Confirmed with Link: Adam Foote Named Head Coach of the Vancouver Canucks

[Vector]

I wonder if Sergei Gonchar and Yogi Svejkovsky stay on with Foote? Or if he brings in a whole new staff?

Svejkovsky, most definitely. They had indicated that Gonchar was gone anyway since his part-time role wasn't working anymore. So unless Gonchar moves to full-time, I can't see that being the case.

 

[Dana Murzyn]

Oof. I'm having a hard time imagining Foote cracking the Pettersson code, whereas I thought Manny might have a shot at it.

 

[credulous]

How long is Malhotra under contract with Abbotsford?

no nhl team is going to hold an ahl/assistant coach to their contract if they're offered an nhl head coaching position elsewhere. it'd sewer their reputation

 

[Attack Vector]

Let's see if GM Q.Hughes picking coaches is as good as his pro scouting (Sherwood)

 

[wonton15]

So Yogi is probably going to stay (same PP), we will probably play a similar system (boring safe defense), and Pettersson probably won’t break out again.

Probably.

 

[HairyKneel]

I hate this.

I love Quinn Hughes but Quinn Hughes should not be making coaching decisions for this team.

Its familiarity while they go through a transition. Because he got fired in Kelowna years ago. The head coach is more the facilitator and communicator. This team needs some stability. Pull Manny up and hire a good veteran assistant or three.

People are so f***ing negative in this town.

 

[bossram]

Wow. Circling the drain. Guy has never even really been a professional head coach and was terrible when he was in the WHL.

Did they even interview anyone? Doesn't really seem like it. I guess they figured nobody, not even Manny, really wanted the Canucks gig.

 

[Flik]

Could be good, could be bad. Stay tuned ~

Glad he has familiarity and has had success with our d corp at least

 

[TruGr1t]

Wow. Circling the drain. Guy has never even really been a professional head coach and was terrible when he was in the WHL.

Did they even interview anyone? Doesn't really seem like it. I guess they figured nobody, not even Manny, really wanted the Canucks gig.

The process seems very tokenish ... I assume only Foote and Malhotra were really ever under consideration.

 

[HairyKneel]

I'm ecstatic by this hire.

Adam Foote is a good coach for the tank.

Odds of nabbing Gavin McKenna just got a bit better.



Imagine we do everything to appease him and he just casually slips to NJ in 2 years time...

Great post.


Will read again.

 

[credulous]

Wow. Circling the drain. Guy has never even really been a professional head coach and was terrible when he was in the WHL.

Did they even interview anyone? Doesn't really seem like it. I guess they figured nobody, not even Manny, really wanted the Canucks gig.

there was that weird report that malhotra may not even want the vancouver job a few weeks ago. pittsburgh and chicago have both been very quiet with regards to their vacancies i wonder if he's already lined up for one of those

 

[MS]

Maybe I'll be totally wrong, but this reminds me of Rick Ley replacing Pat Quinn or Dave Lewis replacing Scotty Bowman in Detroit.

Some guys are just 'good hockey' guy assistant coaches who thrive in that role but lack the personality and X-factor to be quality NHL head coaches, and this is especially highlighted when one of them follows behind someone who was a legitimately dynamic personality. Foote strikes me like this.

And as someone noted above, the only real silver lining to Tocchet leaving was that maybe a fresh start with new coaches could unlock Pettersson. Instead we're going back to essentially the same thing.

 

[ProviesGhost]

"Canucks also officially name Adam Foote as Assistant Coach to improve financial efficiency"

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Well goodbye Manny. What could have been.

That said I'm going to wait until I pass judgement on this. Give the guy a chance. It's his team now.

 

[VancouverJagger]

I'll reserve total judgement til I see the team actually play but Malhotra seemed like a better choice and hopefully this just wasn't done to Appease QH. Hopefully he brings in a strong supporting cast around him.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

Meh, fine.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Great post.


Will read again.

Put in little effort.

Clearly Allvin and JR are now mailing it in.

Time to reciprocate with endless shit posts.

 

[Nuckles]

This might have been the worst possible outcome aside from hiring Quenneville...

 

[Vector]

This might have been the worst possible outcome aside from hiring Quenneville...

I prefer Foote to Tortorella...

 

[credulous]

I prefer Foote to Tortorella...

no way was tortorella coming back here. do you know how much of a pain it is to commute from pt roberts these days?

 

[pitseleh]

I get wanting to keep Quinn Hughes happy, but this feels high risk to blow up and if that happens he’s as good as gone anyway. Hopefully they at least bring in an experienced assistant.

 

[Grip it N RYP it]

 

[Josepho]

They absolutely need to bring assistants with experience as an HC.

No idea who that would be though.

 

[bossram]

The process seems very tokenish ... I assume only Foote and Malhotra were really ever under consideration.

Obvious there was no process. Agreed, it was Foote or Manny the whole time, already anointed. Manny probably didn't want to deal with the dysfunction so they just go and auto-pick Foote.

 

[Nucky]