Chicago Blackhawks: Joel Quenneville’s comments are infuriatingVincent Pariseon August 27, 2021 at 10:44 pm

It came after a tough loss to the Calgary Flames that Patrick Kane wasn’t playing in because he was sick. You have to wonder how things would have shaken out but Joel made it seem like he was upset with the way that things went down there. It was the end of the greatest run in the history of the team and it is sad that it had to happen like that.

The Hawks weren’t bad in 2017-18 because Joel Quenneville wasn’t doing the job right. They were bad because management overreacted to being swept in the first round despite having the best record in the Western Conference. On draft day in 2017, they traded away Niklas Hjalmarsson and Artemi Panarin for a return that isn’t even close to what those two players are worth. Yet, Quenneville took the blame and was let go.

The Chicago Blackhawks did not do right by Joel Quenneville with the way they fired him.

Hearing Quenneville reveal the timeline of events from that year was very tough. Luckily for him, he was able to get a great job as the head coach of the Florida Panthers. They are a legit threat to win the Eastern Conference this year and compete for the Stanley Cup. Their roster is loaded now and they have the perfect guy behind the bench to lead that charge.

With the Chicago roster constructed as is, they would be a much better team with Joel Quenneville behind the bench than Jeremy Colliton. Instead, he will help lead that great Florida roster to lots of wins and success this upcoming year. It is a shame that things had to end like that in Chicago but we have known about Stan Bowman’s lack of skill for a while.