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I liked Tippett...

Seems like they just want an entirely new culture. Change for the sake of change is almost never a good idea, but hopefully this will work out.

Tippett was given a raw deal last year by being forced to take Avery and then losing so many players to injury. By the end of the year the Stars were essentially made up of 50% minor league players.

[This message has been edited by tifire85 (edited 6/10/2009 7:44p).]

I am not a huge fan of this move by Nieuwy. I understand that new GMs like to have their guys in as coach, but he should have given Tip a chance.

With a .65-ish winning percentage in his tenure, and all he battled through last season, he shouldve been given at least a couple months into next year. Not sure who we could get that will be as good of a coach as he is.

We had 2 division championships and this was the first year we missed the playoffs under him. and it took a LOT to make us miss them. Terrible start, locker room turmoil w/ Avery, lose Zubov, lose Morrow, get back on track, lose Richards, he comes back and we're 3 points out, and he gets hurt again.

If he got let go b/c of last season, the blame was misplaced. Sad to see him go. Great coach, great guy.

Gig Em and Go Stars!

(edited for spelling)

[This message has been edited by SawEmOff54 (edited 6/10/2009 10:31p).]

I don't mind the firing all that much, it was coming sooner or later, really. But Marc freaking Crawford? Seriously?

Not a fan of this move at all. I don't have much respect for Crawford. Tip should have been given a chance this year with a healthy roster. They certainly had a very good season the year before. I'm not sure if I follow the logic here.

I could have accepted this move (although with some reservations...I like Tippet) were it not for the replacement. I can't stand Crawford.

But hey, I guess we have to give Joe a chance to do his thing. He's still my all-time favorite Dallas Star.