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David Quinn has been fired as San Jose Sharks coach, the team announced Wednesday.
“After going through our end of the season process of internal meetings and evaluating where our team is at and where we want our group to go, we have made the difficult decision to make a change at the head coach position,” Grier wrote in a statement. “David is a good coach and an even better person. I would like to personally thank him for his hard work over these past two seasons. He and his staff did an admirable job under some difficult circumstances, and I sincerely appreciate how they handled the situation.”
Quinn’s dismissal comes after the Sharks finished with the worst record in the NHL during the 2023-24 season (19-54-9).
Quinn inherited a rebuilding Sharks squad before the 2022-23 season, but it’s clear Grier didn’t see the progress he needed to see.
Quinn finishes with a 41-98-25 record in two seasons as Sharks coach.
Read More: https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks/coach-david-quinn-fired/1669798/
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Jay Woodcroft, you are the next San Jose Sharks head coach!
The young players grew in spite of Quinn’s tight leash. Eklund would be our best skater and he’d put him on the 4th line because…..? So happy he’s gone, worst coach in franchise history
Naturally I think people are going to look at the record during Quinn's tenure and have potential to tie that to this move by GMMG. But I think this move needs to be looked at with Grier's comments at the locker room clean out last week held to give this context. Grier said "We need to be harder to play against.", and this year we really weren't hard to play against. Not because we struggled to score, not because we had multiple games giving up 7 or more goals. The roster at the end of the day really didn't have a high level of compete around the roster. Yes the lund line came together and had a lot of compete to them, but what about the rest of the guys though? Ultimately I think that lack of compete and effort on a night to night basis from game 1 through 82 was why Grier elected to make this change now.
I'll also add, Grier may have been rushed to select a coach after being hired 2 years ago after the previous regime elected to keep Boughner whom Grier wasn't interested in retaining. Quinn and the rest of the staff did an exceptional job at keeping the energy up amongst this past season's roster and doing so well at minimizing the negativity and/or the infighting that can occur during the course of a 50+ loss season with a group of professionals that all want to win.
This was a shocker to me, as Quinn is a really good coach in terms of knowing the game of hockey and coaching. Mike Grier always has more inside knowledge and reticence to keep some of the reasons private, so it does seem like unfair scapegoating of a good coach sunk by a rotten team with no chemistry. Quinn will probably get over this shock and get a better job with another NHL team, and do much better. Sharks were starting to make some progress in changing team identity and now another coach will continue the experiment, hopefully with better player procurement by Grier and scouts. A player-coach like Joe Thornton or Joel Ward could probably relate better to young players more than a detached, highly intellectual/thinker type like David Quinn. I think Quinn did try his hardest and it was not good enough. Let us see if Mike Grier can hire a better or more effective coach. NHL is really a cruel business for players and coaches, but at least Quinn gets another year of salary from his 3 year contract with Sharks until he lands another job. Maybe Quinn will heal from this shock faster rather than go through another big losing season. MIke Grier keeps disposing of players and staff that fans liked, so he must do better or move on himself as the buck stops with him. GM is ultimately responsible for the team on the ice and its supports. Grier's win-loss record as GM is also the same as David Quinn's after 2 years.
Wow, just saw this! I have to hear more. I am shocked, that the Sharks, sort of, did Quinn dirty? Which coach wants to come in, and coach a team, that, is, not only rebuilding, but publically, tanking!? That's worse! The writing is on the wall "This is a stop gap/temporary job, so don't get to settled in." Quinn, doesn't even get to develop players, that Grier drafted/signed.
Saying that though, I didn't care for the Quinn hire. His resume, along with his coaching, didn't do it for me. However, I got it. He was the type of coach, to get you through, those down years , a Stop gap coach. (Plus, which established veteran coach, wants to coach during a "tanking year"? That is a lot of work.)
Quinn was not the coach to develop high end talent, that is about to come. The future is reserved, for a more bona fide Head Coach. Who that is? I don't know
Like you said Brodie, it wasn't a surprise, it was unexpected. But there isn't anyone to blame at all because this Sharks team had old and young players. To me, you can't expect any team to do good just because they have new players and new coaching staff. But hopefully we get to see the Sharks turn things around and of course, it's going to take time for them to get where they want to be. So thank you David Quinn for trying you best in helping San Jose get back to the playoffs and I hope you get a Stanley Cup with another team. Maybe with Tampa if they let Jon Cooper go or with the new Utah Hockey Club.
The 2-10ga games showed the team wasn't prepared and (I feel) Quinn didn't do enough to hold them to a high standard. That was his downfall.
I might be wrong, but I thought Quinn was a good coach that had a roster that was very poor.
Individual players don't make the team – need cohesiveness
I am so over the moon he’s gone I’ve been saying it all year he needs to go and I think that John McCarthy should be next and sent packing as the Barracuda were not able to reach their full potential this season after the heartbreak of missing out on the last playoff spot on a tiebreaker last season 🦈🦈🦈
Brodie it seems there is a consensus of fans who supported David the team he was given was not the greatest!
This is crazy! How could Grier fire him after what he had to work with!? As a lifelong Sharks diehard I was completely fine with him staying and getting a chance with a actual roster
I think Quinn's fate was sealed after the Sharks gave up that 10 spot to Pitt at home after giving up 10 the game before. Nothing says "I've lost the team" more than that pathetic response to an embarrassing loss.
The Sharks are probably going to have to settle for a washout who is willing to take his lumps for another shot at a head coaching job. Woodcroft fits the bill, but I don't think McLellan needs the aggravation.
But….why?
Oof.
I really can't argue with this. Bad team or not, every interview the guy sounded defeated. If the Sharks are going to turn this around, fresh blood is necessary. We need an Antonio Pierce-type coach to build a new culture in the locker room.
I honestly thought (and hoped) Quinn was going to get one more year. He has been a good coach stuck with a crappy rebuild process.
Todd McLellan came to my mind right after the news, since he successfully made LA to be a contender recently. If the Sharks don't hire him, I believe another team will hire him sooner or later.
Firing was unfair for Quinn, this team was built to lose and we accomplished that goal. Not much in sports in fair though – tell that to Mark Jackson in 2014. Hoping for a similar turnaround here
My pick for next coach would be Jay Woodcroft – he was just the fall guy in a tough sports market, the season prior they had 50 wins
As a casual fan, I think the Sharks need to finish near the bottom of the standings next year as well, so Grier can get more Top 5 draft picks.
Honestly, I want somebody that has never had an affiliation with the team before to be the next coach. Pining for Todd and Jay back doesn’t give the Sharks any FRESH eyes on the team.
Idk man kinda pissed at this move, mostly because it doesn’t seem like there’s a worthwhile replacement lined up. I think Quinn did about as well as could be expected with this team, but as others have mentioned dropping two consecutive losses with ten allowed goals doesn’t exactly reflect well on his abilities as a coach. He was definitely going to be replaced as part of the rebuild but this just feels premature
I’d like to see Marco Sturm get an interview. Coached Team Germany in a past Olympics and currently in the LA King system (AHL Coach). Oh hey, how about Sturm, Jumbo & Marleau?
Quinn seems like a good man & I wish him well going forward, but I’m pleased with this move. Other teams would have done the same thing. Lastly, Quinn’s still got 1 year left on his contract, so he’ll be fine.
Sharks fan here but Neptune couldn't have turned this talentless train wreck of a team around. The Sharks were PAINFUL to watch. If Grier is putting Quinn out of his misery as a "mercy firing" yeah, well, okay, I can see that. If the locker room was toxic towards Quinn, I can see that too. My question otherwise is: what's the point? Taking heat off the GM or ownership? Why? Who can't see that this team is re-building from the ground up? This isn't going to happen overnight. Even with the huge salary cap space the Sharks have, this team is 3 years away from being competitive.
Im curious to see who available and who we hire
My issue with the Sharks has been that they don't always play as a team. I've seen too often them playing like everyman for himself. That, in my opinion, comes down to coaching, not just roster. I honestly think that played a roll in some players wanting out more than the losing record. I think if they're looking to turn things around, this was a good move.
Quinn was a fall guy, both for the Rangers and the Sharks. Ownership/management knew the teams they put on ice was not playoff-capable.
Lots of collapses in the third period with a lead. That for me is warranting enough
As a fan of the NJ Devils, I’ve been rooting for the Sharks. With recent trades between the teams, I know some of the guys on the roster. It’s been great to see Fabian Zetterlund getting a chance to shine when he could barely crack the lineup in NJ, and Mackenzie Blackwood seemed to have more consistency to his game as well (though the injury bug is still there). Next year I hope Vitek Vanecek can return to form as well – he’s a really nice, humble guy, great in interviews, who just had a bad year here. Possibly due to the coaching staff here, which is also a candidate for wholesale changes in the offseason.
As far as head coach’s jobs go, fans like us often like to predict (demand?) their fate based on what we see on TV. What we don’t see is the interactions they have with the players and GM, and most importantly the assistant coaches. Last year when Lindy Ruff was candidate for the Jack Adams (then fired this year), was it because of his own coaching or was it because he was the figurehead of a coaching staff that included Andrew Brunette? Fans will likely never know. There is so much about staffing that fans don’t know.
Well look at the Example the Rangers are doing after his departure.
Surprised but not surprised. Coaching is not going to make this group of players good. The defensive players are not NHL level. 1/3 of the players will be out of the league when they leave the Sharks. There are a few interesting players but would be 3rd and 4th line on most teams 8:53 . A 500 record is still 3-4 years away. It’ll be ugly the next couple of years no matter the coach.
Rehiring todd would be god awful