Bruce Boudreau
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It's sad that Lindy Ruff keeps getting coaching jobs and yet Bruce Boudreau is still without a job. Ironically, if Bruce does what Lindy did, he could be back as a coach, as in take an Assistant Coach gig somewhere for a year or two and bide his time. Although at his age and maybe his health? He might want to just call it a career in coaching and move into some management or that cushy "scout" role that allows him to stay where he wants to stay and scout the area.
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Wish we hired him in Winnipeg this year
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Naw, he’s almost 70 and not in good shape. (Not that he ever was)
He’s on NHL Network and I don’t claim to be a genius but i disagree with his analysis very frequently. Outdated, simplistic views
Hard to see him reaching young guys in the league these days
He’s on NHL Network and I don’t claim to be a genius but i disagree with his analysis very frequently. Outdated, simplistic views
Hard to see him reaching young guys in the league these days
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‘The Blue & Gold Standard: Lindy Ruff’ to premiere this weekend | Buffalo Sabres
The 1st episode of our new series showcases Ruff’s first weeks back in Buffalo.
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If this crusty old wanker can get a gig as a coach again when he really shouldn't, Bruce should have at least gotten a few calls. Ruff is a terrible coach.
Funny Canucks fans say this, he never coached an actual full season in Vancouver. He came over after Green was fired, had a .649 win percentage, then had a rough half season the next year and was canned.
Edit: Bruce is 69yrs old, even at 64 for Ruff that's pretty up there in age and Hitchcock knew when he needed to call it quits so for Bruce's sake at his age, the travel, stress, etc he should be looking at a head office job somewhere really. I know a lot of his ex players love the bloke, he's a very well liked coach so I am shocked he hasn't gotten a job somewhere in a different capacity. Even Jacques Martin didn't really want to coach, he is 71, the last thing he wanted was to be thrown back into coaching.
Coaches are being hired younger with "older coaches" now being in their early 50's. It's funny when Bylsma was hired he was very young and now he's returning at 53. Carbery, a fantastic coach imo, spent over a decade learning as a coach before he got his head coaching job at 42 and blokes think he's young (Dan was 38 with less experience, which is crazy to think about now).
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I mean, the Sabres aren’t exactly known for intelligent coaching choices. What’s he supposed to do, say no?
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What does shape have to do with it for a coach?
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Oh I'm not saying it's Ruff's fault at all. Him being hired is Buffalo doing its desperation bid by hiring a clueless coach that a decade ago, was someone they used to respect as a coach. Ruff's ego wouldnt let him retire, it's not his fault someone still offered him a job instead of hiring someone better (Gallant, McLellan, Woodcroft, Nelson...)
Brunette inflated his 2022-23 season and then Ruff lost him to a head coaching gig and was so out of his depth he was asking what he should do lol. Somehow he's a bloke the Sabres hired to help them. Bruce is a better coach. But at this age, Bruce is likely better off retiring from coaching and go be a scout and just relax.
Lindt Ruff had recent success with the Devils. Not sure why people trash talk him. Because he's old?
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Because Andrew Brunette made him look better than he was as a coach. The moment AB left for the Preds, Ruff was back to being a crusty ass wanker that needed to retire.
Enter Buffalo.
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‘The Blue & Gold Standard: Lindy Ruff’ to premiere this weekend | Buffalo Sabres
The 1st episode of our new series showcases Ruff’s first weeks back in Buffalo.
If this crusty old wanker can get a gig as a coach again when he really shouldn't,
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Always thought he was decent head coach but he did a bad job with that Vancouver team in 22-23, zero structure or accountability
Health is crucial in every aspect of life. Imagine having high blood pressure in a high stress job. it's a heart attack waiting to happen. Maybe he wants to live a little longer.
Round is a shape.
Seriously though, I could see BB being a great TV personality. Especially if he can be frank with his commentary.
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One of the reasons DJ Smith wasn't fired earlier last year was because Jacques Martin is too old and has minor medical conditions. It's difficult/dangeorus to have him on the ice, which a coach kinda has to do in practice. It got a point where the Sens had to do something, so Martin filled in the rest of the year but was always going to be stepping back once a true replacement was hired.
I'm not sure if this applied to Boudreau, but I figured I'd answer your question as it seemed at least somewhat relevant.
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Sullivan is a top coach in the league, but every coach has an expiration date. His players don't play hard for him and his message is stale. It's difficult to take a coach seriously after so many years of being yelled at when you realize that it means nothing and there's no consequences for poor play.
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I have a feeling that he doesn't want to coach anymore. He's getting up there in years, his style doesn't work anymore and I don't think he would have the time or patience to learn and implement structure that he lacked.
He said that, when he got hired in Vancouver, that one of his dreams was to coach a Canadian team and he got that. I bet that his fan adoration during his time here, to when everyone knew he was done, would have been his swansong
He said that, when he got hired in Vancouver, that one of his dreams was to coach a Canadian team and he got that. I bet that his fan adoration during his time here, to when everyone knew he was done, would have been his swansong
