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I think Eakins is a good coach. He just was at the wrong place. Honestly in my opinion no one would have had success with the Oilers that time.

Agreed. Anyone who coached there in the Lowe/MacTavish era was doomed to fail.
 
Agreed. Anyone who coached there in the Lowe/MacTavish era was doomed to fail.

But he didn't do anything to make things easier you can easily say he actually made things worse. Coaching at NHL level is very different then AHL levels. Ralph Krueger coached the Oilers during that time and was much better then Dallas Eakins was.
 
But he didn't do anything to make things easier you can easily say he actually made things worse. Coaching at NHL level is very different then AHL levels. Ralph Krueger coached the Oilers during that time and was much better then Dallas Eakins was.

I agree. Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's fair to write off Eakins, but there were some things mentioned that don't give me much faith in the guy. Even our LA/SD fan, who watches most of the Gull games talks about how much of a liability his structure can be.

Again, not writing off Eakins yet, but no way would I consider hiring him this soon after that Edmonton debacle.

Hoping for Green or the Walrus myself.
 
Samuelli's get drunk, open up the checkbook and sign Sutter either leading us to a cup or to a Great Bambino style situation in which we're barren for 100 years.

Who am I kidding, they won't open up the checkbook for a head coach :)
 
Samuelli's get drunk, open up the checkbook and sign Sutter either leading us to a cup or to a Great Bambino style situation in which we're barren for 100 years.

Who am I kidding, they won't open up the checkbook for a head coach :)

I agree and disagree with you. I think Sutter is the right choice, and would be the idea candidate. He is gruff, strategic, and structured. He is basically the polar oppoiste of BB, where BB is the better regular season coach, but Sutter is the better playoff coach. Looking at the Kings board, that Sutter is not a lock to re-sign with Kings. He loves living in LA, but he wants to win another cup, and he questions whether Kings will be be able to win another cup, considering their salary cap limitations, lack of quality prospects, and lack of defensive depth. Therefore, he is looking around for more attractive opportunities...Ducks may have some fiancial restrictions, but they have plenty of young prospects, defensive depth, contending team, and he can stay in LA area.

As for Samuelli's, they are not cheap-skate owners, they have been on budget because they were getting tired of losing twenty million dollars every year. This situation has improved over last few years due to Ducks being elgible for receiving revenue sharing. They are muliti-billionares, whose main line of business at this stage of their life is that they are philanthropists. They are in the business of giving away their money. So if the Samueli's perceive that Sutter's leadership will help win the cup, they may very well be open to seduce Sutter down south on the 5 Freeway.
 
I agree and disagree with you. I think Sutter is the right choice, and would be the idea candidate. He is gruff, strategic, and structured. He is basically the polar oppoiste of BB, where BB is the better regular season coach, but Sutter is the better playoff coach. Looking at the Kings board, that Sutter is not a lock to re-sign with Kings. He loves living in LA, but he wants to win another cup, and he questions whether Kings will be be able to win another cup, considering their salary cap limitations, lack of quality prospects, and lack of defensive depth. Therefore, he is looking around for more attractive opportunities...Ducks may have some fiancial restrictions, but they have plenty of young prospects, defensive depth, contending team, and he can stay in LA area.

As for Samuelli's, they are not cheap-skate owners, they have been on budget because they were getting tired of losing twenty million dollars every year. This situation has improved over last few years due to Ducks being elgible for receiving revenue sharing. They are muliti-billionares, whose main line of business at this stage of their life is that they are philanthropists. They are in the business of giving away their money. So if the Samueli's perceive that Sutter's leadership will help win the cup, they may very well be open to seduce Sutter down south on the 5 Freeway.

I mostly agree with you and am admittedly being a bit sarcastic with my post. I actually do think the Samuelli's are decent owners, and (begrudgingly) mostly understand their position in not spending to the cap. Obviously, I wish they would though. I'm not sure they'd bust the bank open for Sutter. I'd be okay with being wrong though if they deemed him a fit.
 
I agree and disagree with you. I think Sutter is the right choice, and would be the idea candidate. He is gruff, strategic, and structured. He is basically the polar oppoiste of BB, where BB is the better regular season coach, but Sutter is the better playoff coach. Looking at the Kings board, that Sutter is not a lock to re-sign with Kings. He loves living in LA, but he wants to win another cup, and he questions whether Kings will be be able to win another cup, considering their salary cap limitations, lack of quality prospects, and lack of defensive depth. Therefore, he is looking around for more attractive opportunities...Ducks may have some fiancial restrictions, but they have plenty of young prospects, defensive depth, contending team, and he can stay in LA area.

As for Samuelli's, they are not cheap-skate owners, they have been on budget because they were getting tired of losing twenty million dollars every year. This situation has improved over last few years due to Ducks being elgible for receiving revenue sharing. They are muliti-billionares, whose main line of business at this stage of their life is that they are philanthropists. They are in the business of giving away their money. So if the Samueli's perceive that Sutter's leadership will help win the cup, they may very well be open to seduce Sutter down south on the 5 Freeway.

Don't get me wrong here, I think Daryl Sutter would be the ideal coach for this team next year

I just don't think your last paragraph considers reality. The reality is our owners aren't willing to spend the extra dough on players, what makes you think they'll throw that extra money at a coach? That's the reason I think they'll just tell BM to hire Maclean or Yawney

Maclean is a fine candidate to coach this team. But I think Sutter would be the best coach possible for our 2 most important players
 
I wonder if Minny's interim coach Torchetti was interested in an assistant coaching position? He seemed to do a pretty good job there, forced a desprerate Wild team into the playoffs and even got a few wins against the top-seeded Stars.

MacLean - HC
Torchetti - Assistant
Yawney - Assistant
Preston - Assistant
Roloson - Goalie coach
Scotty - Special development coach

Don't know what to make of Rich Preston, the third assistant coach. Seems to have a pretty convincing resume, FWIW.
 
How much is a top-end, non-Babcock coach?

I wonder how the team would consider the coaching staff's salary in relation to player budget? Is it one budget that the president gets to split how he wants? Are different portions budgeted separately?
 
If he doesn't resign with the Kings, Sutter is probably best available atm.

Bonus is we'd have Chris dancing in a Ducks sweater during games. That dude is just adorable.
 
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I think its best to promote Paul MacLean to head coach. He has NHL head coach experience, getting an average Ottawa Senators team to play above expectations. Also since he has come on as an assistant coach the power play has improved dramatically compared to last year when it seemed to kill the team's momentum most of the time. He is familiar with the team's roster and prospects and I believe would have opinions on how to improve in the future. I don't know if he will be an improvement over Boudreau but I feel he is our best option.

Travis Green seems like he would be a good choice. He has Anaheim connections from his playing career and I have heard good things about his coaching style and systems. I wouldn't mind if he became our head coach.

Marc Crawford has won a Cup in Colorado coaching stars like Sakic, Forsberg, and Roy, so he may be able to reach Getzlaf and Perry. He has spent his time in Europe coaching younger players so it is possible he can give our young defenseman a boost in development, as well as Nick Ritchie.

As for Sutter, I feel if he doesn't resign with LA that he will just retire back to the farm in Alberta. It is not worth pursuing him, and I don't think he would coach his old team's biggest rival anyway.
 
Pauls interview is tomorrow. Still don't understand the theory of making a change when he was on the Bench the whole time. I wonder what effect him being the head coach would make.
 
I assume PM gets the nod, but I wonder if Travis will be asked to take over PMs old assistant coaching position?
 
My only issue with MacLean is his being on the bench during this year's playoffs. I realize he had a different role, but the PP stunk and he couldn't get that going. It seems pretty obvious he didn't have any more influence on the players than Boudreau. I just don't see where this really changes anything other than the demeanor of the head coach. This will be a disaster.

John
 
I assume PM gets the nod, but I wonder if Travis will be asked to take over PMs old assistant coaching position?

He could, be a good way for him to get NHL experience, but he's obviously not going to do that if he's offered a top gig. Also tough to say if Walrus wouldn't want his own guys as his assistants, which could also mean Yawney's gone. Same goes for any hire, can't assume they'll be just thrown in BB's spot with the same staff.

Wonder if we'll see another vacancy or two open. I could see Capuano get the boot, and definitely Hitchcock if they blow this series IMO. If not, best case IMO is for Calgary to hire RC (which I doubt happens, even with the Burke connection), leaves us in a really good spot.
 
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