4/20/2009
Great Whites Heads Roll...
Calgary (AP) - In a move that would seem more fitting for the rival Severed Heads organization, Great Whites ownership did some severing of their own. Posting what could well be a franchise (if not League) record minus-163 Omnivore rating, changes had to be made. In a year that was for fans a hopeful Cup-run, the Great Whites were coached to near Turkey winners from a draft baseline second from best, topped only by the Highlanders. After firing their coach, Great Whites ownership announced that the GM's tenure will be probationary for the coming year. Presumably, only the rising of acquired prospects like (John) Tavares, (Zach) Bogosian and (Paul) Stastny, and anticipated (but still awaited) blossoming of future FP (Carey) Price will keep the GM's head attached. Many expect current FP (Brad) Richards to also pay his share of the price for the team nearly sleeping with the fishes this year. The future still holds promise, but the franchise has to prove that they can take the tools they have and do something they haven't done in far too many years - take a legitimate run at the Predator Cup.
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What happens if you execute the Gm? Do you just clone another the way the Shadowmen do?
Is it like Weyoon on DS9 where they give him so many chances and then just box his line if he can't cut it?
To my knowledge the Severed Heads have never fired their coach - though on several (uh...three) occasions they clearly had good reason too.
I should also ask if you have a -163 Million Omnivore score, why would you fire the coach?
That seems more like a GM issue...
I would have to agree with Doug on this one, and similarly rank Brian as coach of the year, Darrell as GM of the year.
To me, the Omnivore reflects what you are able to gain from the cards you were dealt to start the year, which is a balance of line-ups, TG, +/-, and trading. While the latter is more a GM duty, I still feel the Omnivore shows what the Coach" achieved.
The Predator Cup and overall team accomplishments better reflect long term decisions like FPs and prospect grooming (because if you do it well, the prospect contributions will be reflected in your Omnivore baseline) which is a reflection on the GM.
I guess I disagree with you and Doug about what the value of the Omnivore award represents - Brian's massive total (and your massive decline) was more related to trades than anything else.
Brian hosed Rob early on exchanging deadweight (an injured Gonchar) and prospects for active roster players that boosted his score substantially. No TG decision he made over the course of the year comes close to the impact that trade had on his Omnivore score.
Similarily, your trades of active roster players for prospects is clearly what sank your Omnivore score - not poor +/- decisions or mistakes on who to bench each week.
The omnivore includes those coaching decisions, but they get swamped out by the far larger impact that trades have.
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