Although it was certainly slim pickings for an interim head coach I for one certainly was not pleased that Doug Weight was handed the promotion. I felt during his time as an assistant coach for the New York Islanders he hadn’t done enough to be rewarded the title of interim head coach.
Weight was in charge of a power play that sat 26th in the league and has failed year after year to show any significant signs of improvement.
Despite my lack of faith in Coach Weight, he immediately made his presence known and felt like the leader this team had been missing.