Confirmed with Link: Canucks announce HC Rick Tocchet will Not Return

[Just A Bit Outside]

So mgmt brought in Tocchet because he was "their guy".

Now he's gone at the first opportunity.

Awesome.

 

[ephmrl]

I think they’ll end up hiring a middle of the pack candidate like Jay Woodcroft and promote Manny as an assistant coach. Low chance they’ll pony up for a Mike Sullivan.

Woodcroft has one of the strangest faces i’ve seen and for that reason I don’t want him to be our coach.

 

[I am toxic]

 

[Bleach Clean]

Tocchet is an average coach.

I'm not happy that the organization loses stability due to his departure, but I'm hopeful they can improve upon him.

This may have been decided by money anyway.

 

[wonton15]

Woodcroft has one of the strangest faces i’ve seen and for that reason I don’t want him to be our coach.

Agreed. He looks like he skinned his last victim and is wearing their face as a mask. I say we hire him.

 

[dbaz]

So now they have pissed off hughes more.
Is it time to sell?

 

[I am toxic]

Rats

 

[Canuckle1970]

The writing was on the wall.

I think it was a PR decision on his part to take this long, to make it look like it was not an easy decision to leave.

 

[VanCanucks53]

This is bad. I don’t care how you felt about him as a coach (I thought he was just fine and the least of our problems) but this is embarrassing. How many times has a coach willingly left an organization? With everything else that has been going on we are looking like a very unserious franchise. The joke of the league.

Hughes is most likely gone. I think he was gone either way but now I would say it’s almost a foregone conclusion. Unless somehow we become a good team next season but there is far too much work to be done on that front with the way EP has declined.

From the hope we all felt last season at this time to the current state of the team now… it really is unbelievable.

 

[drax0s]

“I'm choosing to move on from the Vancouver Canucks,” said Tocchet. “Family is a priority, and with my contract lapsing, this becomes the opportune time. While I don't know where I'm headed, or exactly how this will play out for me over the near term, I feel like this is the right time for me to explore other opportunities in and around hockey.

Vancouver Canucks Announce Rick Tocchet Will Not Return as Head Coach | Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver, BC – The Vancouver Canucks announced today that Rick Tocchet has decided not to return as Head Coach for the upcoming season. After thoughtful discussions with the team and management, Tocchet has opted to step away from his role, concluding his tenure with the Canucks. “After a very long

www.nhl.com

Family.. Huh.

 

[Hansen]

Unmitigated disaster of a season. The Willander drama is an absolute joke as well.

Guillotine is looming for this management group.

 

[Bubbles]

Malholtra can have the job but he's got to pay for his own soda.

 

[ProviesGhost]

Meh, tear it all down. Might as well, as Francesco seems to be "interested" again which means we're generally f***ed.

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

Petey right now.

 

[PavelBure10]

Tochett wanted a lot of money for a coach. I didn't mind him but I am extremely worried that this could be the nail in the coffin for Quinn Hughes future as a Canuck. Hughes loved Tochett.

This sucks.

 

[December5th]

im down to bring bruce back

 

[wonton15]

Tocchet to New York and coaching JT again would be fun to watch.

 

[Attack Vector]

This season just gets worse. Look there’s no point of speculating on Hughes, he’s still signed for the next two seasons, that’s a lot of hockey to play.

What we should speculate is who will be Canucks next coach. Rutherford is probably trying to convince Sullivan but realistically, we end up with Malhotra who is Tocchett lite.

 

[Hodgy]

Vancouver Canucks Announce Rick Tocchet Will Not Return as Head Coach | Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver, BC – The Vancouver Canucks announced today that Rick Tocchet has decided not to return as Head Coach for the upcoming season. After thoughtful discussions with the team and management, Tocchet has opted to step away from his role, concluding his tenure with the Canucks. “After a very long

www.nhl.com

Family.. Huh.

Very vague. We will know more once he lands somewhere.

 

[Phrasing]

Winning changes everything. Bring a coach in that can put the Canucks back on the winning side and everyone might be singing another tune next year just like last summer.

Just terrible optics when the coach you bring in says no thanks two years later. You can’t attract free agents or retain your own with a carousel of coaches.

 

[Attack Vector]

Tocchet to New York and coaching JT again would be fun to watch.

Tocchett, Trocheck, and Miller is going to be entertaining.

 

[arttk]

Vancouver Canucks Announce Rick Tocchet Will Not Return as Head Coach | Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver, BC – The Vancouver Canucks announced today that Rick Tocchet has decided not to return as Head Coach for the upcoming season. After thoughtful discussions with the team and management, Tocchet has opted to step away from his role, concluding his tenure with the Canucks. “After a very long

www.nhl.com

Family.. Huh.

Dude just wants more money and the practice facility is just a lame excuse. this is not a criticism, I am on board with people grabbing the bag and it makes sense for him to chase the bag considering Philly is willing to give him a blank check.

But seriously let's not pretend practice facility is even remotely a reason he didn't want to stay.

 

[Raistlin]

This + the Willander holdup reeks of organizational dysfunction and makes for a brutal start to the offseason.

More upset about losing Foote and Gonchar than Tocchet, but the fact that Tocchet was clearly their guy and they couldn’t retain him is pretty embarassing.

yeah, and the lack of a practice facility after many years of this being an issue is also embarrassing.

is this enough to conclude that management is pinching pennies though? Its Tocchet stepping away from Vancouver, no indication that management is not willing to pay him.

 

[LemonSauceD]

I’ve had enough. Sell the franchise, relocate to Surrey, build an arena, name the team the Surrey Jacks and call it a day.

/s

 

[Bleach Clean]

Tocchet to New York and coaching JT again would be fun to watch.

He is exactly what NYR needs. They play without any structure.