text: Always been a massive fan of Turk both as a man and a coach. His playing days with Detroit served him well having been part of the Yzerman legacy. Plus  playing for the Illitches ( owners of the Red Wings and Detroit Tigers) was probably the best ownership group he's ever encountered. And having coached junior with  the St. John Sea Dogs  ( qmjhl) to a Memorial Cup was a nice feather in his cap.
  I'll also back him on analytics too.  They work when you're winning and like Gerard said, he couldn't stand a certain player regardless of his great rating. Analytics don't measure character of which Turk had an abundance. Winning usually solves many of a team's faults and the addition of injuries certainly was a contributing factor. Hope he lands somewhere soon.