Hockey season is back, and what a wild season we are seeing. Injuries are piling up, and teams are doing unexpected things early on. Even though it is early, the rumour mill keeps churning now that things are happening rapidly. Today’s rumours focus on New Jersey Devils head coach, Lindy Ruff, who seems to be on the hot seat early on.
New Jersey Devils Lindy Ruff Could Be On The Hot Seat
Rumour: Elliotte Friedman on 32TP discusses Lindy Ruff possibly being on the hot seat.
It is a new season for the New Jersey Devils, but this script looks familiar. Great puck possession, poor defence structure, and woeful goaltending has carried over into this season. After numerous off-season additions, the Devils have started the year 0-2. Things have not looked good on the ice, and the results are not what is expected of them.
Tension In New Jersey
There is tension brewing in New Jersey. This year, expectations were for them to take the next step. It is very early, but what is being displayed on the ice is not what they envisioned. After an off-season that saw the team bring in Ondrej Palat, John Marino, and Vitek Vanecek, the roster was looking more complete.
To open the season, the Devils lost 5-2 to the Philadelphia Flyers and followed that up with a 5-2 loss on home ice to the Detroit Red Wings. The Devils have dominated possession in both games and generating chances. In fact, the Devils rank first in Corsi For Percentage at even strength with 66.67%. However, they end up on the losing side of things. Safe to say the fan base is not happy. Head coach Lindy Ruff received boos in the home opening introductions. To make matters worse, the “Fire Lindy” chants broke out during the third period on Saturday Night.
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— 𝑁𝑜𝑘𝑒𝑠 シ (@ixNOKES) October 16, 2022
The fans want more and they want to win and this endless rebuild needs to turn into success.
What’s The Plan?
It remains to be seen when New Jersey Devils Lindy Ruff gets the can. He is one of the great coaches in this league’s history. Ruff is going into his third season as the coach and has a record with New Jersey of 46-76-16. No matter how many additions Tom Fitzgerald makes, the results have not translated to on-ice success.
Management brought in Andrew Brunette and signed him for three years. If things do not turn around quickly, the torch could be passed to Brunette, who took the Florida Panthers to the second round and won the President’s Trophy.
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