Speculation: 2024-25 - Free Agency/Trade Thread

[WhatTheDuck]

I’d love to add Cozens but idk that we have the pieces outside of mctavish, and I don’t think I’d do that.

Brady is prob the only name I’d put mctavish up for(in terms of realistically available).

A healthy zegras
A new coach
A legit nhl top 6 forward
And I think we could be close to playoff caliber

Still on board for trading gibson

Can I make an amendment? Not just a new coach - a good coach! Someone who has proven they can lead an NHL team to some level of success. Not a career assistant, not a second chance guy who failed elsewhere, and full apologies to all the great upcoming coaches out there who deserve a chance somewhere - I hope they get that chance on another team. We need a battle tested NHL head coach who has proven (recently) that he can get a team playing on the same page.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Can I make an amendment? Not just a new coach - a good coach! Someone who has proven they can lead an NHL team to some level of success. Not a career assistant, not a second chance guy who failed elsewhere, and full apologies to all the great upcoming coaches out there who deserve a chance somewhere - I hope they get that chance on another team. We need a battle tested NHL head coach who has proven (recently) that he can get a team playing on the same page.

Ya we don’t have the roster to mess with unestablished coaches

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Ya we don’t have the roster to mess with unestablished coaches

No more coaches who people around the league are happy to see get the job here, we want someone who people question why he'd want to be here

 

[Kalv]

No more coaches who people around the league are happy to see get the job here, we want someone who people question why he'd want to be here

Is there really any other candidate than Gallant, in that case?

I was thinking Hakstol, but the more I looked into it, his teams had problem scoring in Philly and Seattle. Sounds like no bueno.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Is there really any other candidate than Gallant, in that case?

I was thinking Hakstol, but the more I looked into it, his teams had problem scoring in Philly and Seattle. Sounds like no bueno.

Hmm no one that jumps to mind. The next time a Montgomery level coach gets fired (and doesn't have massive connections to another club who immediately hires them), we need to pounce.