Yesterday, the Devils announced that they had signed head coach John Hynes to a multi-year extension. The news was met with a mixture of surprise, criticism, approval, and accepting shrugs around the Devils’ fanbase. It was not immediately clear what term “multi-year” indicated, but the moral of the story is that Ray Shero and the Devils seem to be committed to Hynes being the coach through the end of this season and beyond. The timing was certainly interesting, given how the previous two months of Devils hockey have gone (bad, for those not up to speed) and the fact that the Devils started their game the previous night in Dallas by getting outshot 27-2 over the first 30 minutes or so.
What to Make of the John Hynes Extension
