Islanders website: Announced that assistant coaches Scott Allen and Dean Chynoweth will not return for the 2012-13 season.
Scott Allen was named Assistant Coach of the Islanders on July 20, 2009.
Dean Chynoweth was named the Islanders Assistant Coach on June 19, 2009.
NYIFC Comments:
Never a good day to see anyone leaving any job.
Dean Chynoweth is a former player with the Islanders so even worse in that regard.
Jack Capuano has had nothing to say since the season ended.
These were both coaches hired for Scott Gordon's second season with the Islanders.
If Capuano wanted them to stay this could be an issue for him, but the question moving forward is does Capuano get to pick his own staff, or will it work like in New Jersey with long time assistant coaches, Larry Robinson & Jacques Laperriere, who stayed behind the bench despite several Devils coaching changes?
Laperriere, has had another role with Devils for a few years now.
No folks, I do not believe for one minute Doug Weight would accept a job as an NHL head coach with this little experience or would Garth Snow offer it to him.
Weights's reaction to this could also be interesting being that he was a full time assistant coach, and part of a staff that has now been significantly changed, as Senior Advisor to the General Manager.
This could take some time to play out depending on what assistant's or former head coaches become available.
If you are asking this blog if someone who makes decisions based only upon watching games/comments of the assistant coaches if these are the correct moves I would have to say no.
I supported Jack Capuano returning, so I have to do the same for the assistant coaches with the exact same reasons.
Of course, it's not that simple if contracts end or if management does not feel the same.