John Shaw
John Shaw
offer performance record royal valuable
Our offer is the most valuable and the most straightforward, ... Our record of performance is significantly better than Royal Bank's.
advised coaching condition consulting head indefinite met perform period physical result today unable
(Martz) advised us today that after he met with his consulting physician, his physical condition has worsened and he will be readmitted to the hospital...As a result of his condition, he will be unable to perform his head coaching responsibilities for an indefinite period of time.
difficult factor left maybe performance time wait
Maybe the team's performance up to the time he left was a factor of his health. I just don't know all those things. So, it is kind of a difficult thing to assess. We'll just wait and see.
coaching head indefinite perform period result unable
As a result of his condition, he will be unable to perform his head coaching responsibilities for an indefinite period of time.
agree based coaches extension felt performance prove respect response themselves view
Mike's response was that he didn't really have to prove himself, ... So he wouldn't agree on an extension based on a performance level. And I respect his view that he felt he didn't have to prove himself. But there's also a view that coaches have to prove themselves every year.
heard recent topic
I have heard these things, ... I think that's so overblown and overstated. But it's become, I guess, a recent topic of discussion.
battered felt tough
It's been a tough time, just brutal. We've all felt battered in some way.
concern contract expect
Our No. 1 concern is his health. He has a contract and we expect him to coach.
expectation guess
I guess there was a sense of expectation that it was going to happen. He was very cordial.
actions discuss handled prefer weeks
I think I told you (two weeks ago) it would be handled internally. I would prefer not to discuss what actions have been taken. But like I said to you, he was reprimanded, and it is being handled internally.
coming couple expecting felt four hours last met mike time tuesday weeks
I met with Mike last Tuesday for about four hours at his house. I felt at that time that he thought he was coming back after the bye. I think he felt that he was just a couple weeks away. So I was kind of expecting him to come back after the bye.
address coach coached extension head issue mind offer whether
In my mind, we need to address the issue as to whether we would even offer an extension to a head coach who hasn't coached here this year,
couple felt weeks
I think he felt he was just a couple of weeks away, so I was very surprised,
balance good guess increase labor players terms
It's a significant increase to the players in terms of the cap. It's more costly to the teams, but I guess on balance it's a good deal. It maintains labor peace.