No, his contract ended at the end of the season.
The same day Adam Oates, former Cap, entered the hall of fame, he was made Caps coach. i can't fault him all that much, he's the third coach in a yr's time basically. I fault the players. But for instance the other day the practice was OPTIONAL. there should not be any OPTIONAL practices. if we had TORTS as coach, those guys would be busting their behinds every single day. xshub's opinion= they are treating this like a dang country club.
Optional practices allow those who are banged up a little rest. It’s a discretionary thing.
When Scotty Bowman was coaching the Penguins it got so he was not allowed on the ice with the players when they were practicing. Yes, the head coach was banned by the players!
These things go in cycles. You need someone to come in and crack heads every once in a while. Therien did that in Pittsburgh with the current crew.