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Proposal: 2025 off season HC search - candidates

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TLEH said:
The coach just needs to focus on playing modern hockey and implement systems around that. We don't need to play a certain way to win games or not lose games. We need to play to their philosophy and the results should come.
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Problem is the results tend to not come in short order if much of the roster is still guys just starting their career. It takes years. The old man in the rebuild is Vlasic and he's 24 next year.
 
Wally1112pac said:
If he loses his job, my vote is for Rick Tocchet.
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Gross
CallMeShaft said:
Absolutely no on Torts.

Sullivan and Tocchet are good names if they are canned from their current jobs. I'd also be cool with Gallant.

Carle would be interesting, he's apparently the next big thing coaching wise, but not sure I want yet another coach new to the NHL.
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only reason I would step up to bat for Carle is that his track record has lot more than what Colliton, LuRich and Derek King had as coaches.

Also feel like most of the coaches in the league now are newer faces at this point. Gone are the days where teams were racing to try and hire Claude Julien, Alain Vinauglt (sp), Bruce Boudreau and co the moment they were available.

Besides Mike Sullivan (should the pens even chose to fire him as reports are that upper management loves him) there really aren’t any proven coaches out there anymore.

Gallant and Tochett in particular both had bad tenures in previous teams and neither were great with young talent.
 
I won’t be surprised to see someone like DJ Smith be hired. He did well developing the kids into NHL hockey players in Ottawa.

Yes he couldn’t get that team into the playoffs. But the Hawks need to take several steps in development before they even talk about the playoffs. Kids love to play for a guy like DJ. I don’t think they’ll look towards a 10-15 year vet coach or older, or someone looking to take a team to contender status.
 
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Malagahawks said:
I didn't really see a thread but maybe there was one. Who is your pick & why? I'll start with Torts.



Tortorella has chastised players in the middle of the dressing room or even on the bench during games, and there were times the confrontations were uncomfortable. They left the rink angry with him on occasion, and they often disagreed with his coaching decisions and/or his approach. But they also were emphatic: They never witnessed Tortorella crossing the line to being verbally or physically abusive. But he will go through a "brick wall" for them.

Is he the guy to take this ship & turn it around, possibly?
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Sure, just like he turned around Philly. Oh, wait.....
 
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Giovi said:
The potential uproar would probably be too much for ownership to do it, but from a purely hockey standpoint, Q would probably be a really good coach for this team.
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There would be a generational amount of pearl clutching on the main board if we rehired Q. I'm afraid the strain would be more than this site could bear.
 
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Hattrick Kane said:
This is going to be a frustrating coaching search. Needs to have NHL experience but not a dinosaur. Needs to have fire and a bit of asshole in him but players want to play for him. Needs a modern system but preach discipline.

Looking for a unicorn that I don’t think exists this offseason.
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Too bad Bruce Boudreau is 70 and I’m guessing just done coaching at this point. Otherwise even 65 year old version of him might’ve been a good option.


But yeah, there just really aren’t that many good options unless someone unexpectedly gets fired.
 
Jeff Blashill could be an option. He was HC for Detroit during the rebuild and has learned from Cooper for the past year.


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Ferschweiller (NCHC Cocah of the Year) - AC
Dean-AC
 
HeisenBaez said:
Agreed. To me Q has the same issue that Torts has and that is they would both bench youngsters and lean heavily on the vets. The Hawks don't need that kind of coach.
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If they were 2-3yrs down the road, I would think about bringing Q back. I agree that he isn't the right coach right now.

I hope Cooper in Tampa is the guy.
 
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