John Shannon

I think he's tough.

And I think that just like everything else, though, I mean, coaches have shelf lives.

He had a shelf life with the Boston Bruins.

He had a shelf life in Vegas.

And, you know, Kelly did exactly what he thought was best for the organization late in the season.

And it's proved to be correct based on the wins and losses of the Golden Knights in the playoffs.

And we'll just have to wait and see where Bruce ends up.

I think it would have been difficult to fire a Stanley Cup champion coach, yes.

Quite frankly, Bob, I still think it's...

it's difficult to fire the coach after two times to the Stanley Cup final without winning.

You know, did he have some faults this year?

Yeah, and he wasn't alone on this squad, whether it be on the coaching staff or management.

management or players uh chris was the one that uh in the end paid the price and he paid the price knowing full well that he's going to get paid for three years i think chris understands that um you know you know chris well i think i know chris well enough to know that uh as when you just sign up to be a head coach in the national hockey league the this is one of the liabilities you get hired to be fired and then you work you work your way through it again

I have no doubt in my mind in the next 12 months, Chris Knobloch will be behind an NHL bench.

Good question.

I would suggest that he would be near the top of the list.

You know, I think that there are, and I want to use this word correctly.

I mean, when you talk about retreads, a guy like Peter Laviolette, I just don't see him fitting in in Edmonton.

From that perspective, I've read a couple of things from people about Mike Babcock.

I'd be disappointed if the team hired Mike Babcock.