Columbus “gaining traction” to hire Todd McLellan per Bucci

[FinlandPanther]

Columbus is the old “Florida”. Hopefully you get out of it soon. I remember those days.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

People talk about guy like Torts living off his early career success

WTF has McClellan done in the last decade+ to justify continued hiring?

Columbus is never going to get things right it seems

He did great with the Kings and got them playing a suffocating D system. I don’t really get the hate.

 

[majormajor]

People talk about guy like Torts living off his early career success

WTF has McClellan done in the last decade+ to justify continued hiring?

Columbus is never going to get things right it seems

McLellan can take a rebuilding Kings team and get them to back to back .600 seasons and people are still like "what has he done???"

I would be tickled pink and purple if he can do that in Columbus.

Good coach, starts out as likeable. Probably because he looks like a koala. Hope y'all like the 131. Also he likes benching the youth unless they're good at skating in circles quickly without scoring.

Why does everyone assume Todd brings the 1-3-1 around with him wherever he goes?

It looks like it makes sense for the Kings roster but I don't see how it would work for Columbus.

 

[FSL KINGS]

McLellan can take a rebuilding Kings team and get them to back to back .600 seasons and people are still like "what has he done???"

I would be tickled pink and purple if he can do that in Columbus.



Why does everyone assume Todd brings the 1-3-1 around with him wherever he goes?

It looks like it makes sense for the Kings roster but I don't see how it would work for Columbus.

Todd was fine for a bit. It was nice to have a decent coach. Then there were a few hiccups. Things got off track. Todd was unable to make adjustments & got himself fired for it instead of making changes.

Also he ran the 131 a few times when the King's were down in some games. Yup, let's sit back while behind. That angered some fans.

The media talks about it non-stop because most of them are in bed before King's games start & it's the only thing they know about the King's.

 

[I3LI3]

People talk about guy like Torts living off his early career success

WTF has McClellan done in the last decade+ to justify continued hiring?

Columbus is never going to get things right it seems

what has he done? uh… I don’t know. made the playoffs in 9 of his 14 full seasons he’s coached.

as a die hard jackets fan, I can speak for our fanbase, we want consistency in making the playoffs every year. we long for it after being mediocre/pretty horrid for most years now. playoffs. playoffs. playoffs. todd has made the playoffs nearly 70 percent of the time he coaches a full season.
keep hating on the guy bud. looks great on you.

 

[bringbacktheskate604]

Man, we haven't seen an old boys club coach win a cup since...checks notes...22 hours ago! The horror!

And when Florida hired him Jets fans did the same lame "I'm so sorry" "my condolences"
Today's youth has been trained to automatically have a negative response to anything. Especially anything with a hint of rich white guy.
Nucks fans shit on the JR hiring and the Tochett hiring.

He's a good coach who keeps getting work because he's a good coach.

 

[PAZ]

Good coach, starts out as likeable. Probably because he looks like a koala. Hope y'all like the 131. Also he likes benching the youth unless they're good at skating in circles quickly without scoring.

JAD must be avoided at all costs. Todd will play him until he gets himself fired. Strangest thing.

Columbus' whole team is youth, so he'll have to pick his poison lol.

 

[CanadienShark]

I always liked Koala.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Well I certainly don't wish any ill will on Tmac, or the Jackets, he's not a terrible coach, but if/when the Jackets get competitive under him, fans might get frustrated with him pretty quick.

He's a good systems coach in the regular season, but when it comes to making adjustments to take a step further to compete in the playoffs.....he becomes stubborn and frustrating.

It would be an interesting hire for that roster, and I sincerely hope it works out for you guys if that's the path Waddell chooses to take

As of right now, thats an issue most CBJ fans would be OK with. If/when its an issue in the future it can be addressed, but that feels like a long way away given the state of the team. So, competitive is the goal. If McLellan can get us there, then I'm on board.

 

[hangman005]

I appreciate the sentiment but I'm not assuming doom quite yet.

I mean, we could do a whole heck of a lot worse, I'm sure.

I'd say..... Babcock is on the market again.

 

[eojsmada]

Not surprising. Teams have been fluctuating in how they hire for front office and coaching positions. Unfortunately the current trend of being averse to hiring coaches without previous NHL head-coaching experience has gone on for a lot longer than it probably should. Eventually someone will hire a really good European coach and they will win a Cup within 2-3 years of their hire and then NHL teams will be looking to poach every decent European coach out there. It's inevitable. Just takes one.

 

[GoldenSeal]

WTF has McClellan done in the last decade+ to justify continued hiring?

He keeps applying. They figure sure, why not.

 

[ScottyK]

Damn it the Bob Hartley ATL reunion dream is dead

 

[Hasbro]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805733861533663242

 

[Viqsi]

I'd say..... Babcock is on the market again.

Too soon.

 

[Look Up]

Babcock coaching tree - Babcock 2.0 for Columbus?

 

[Suntouchable13]

Babcock coaching tree - Babcock 2.0 for Columbus?

One racist asshole, one walrus, one koala

 

[Satoru Gojo]

The NHL's old boys club keeping their buddies hired to brand new jobs.

Well yeah CBJ just had two rookie head coaches fail, so makes sense they will go to a vet

McLellan is a good regular season guy just don't count on playoff success with him

 

[Voight]

Man, we haven't seen an old boys club coach win a cup since...checks notes...22 hours ago! The horror!

The last two SC winning coaches were old boys club members, and 3 of the 4 CF coaches this year were OBC.

 

[Bixby Snyder]

WTF is with his hair, does he cut it himself?

 

[Nogatco Rd]

It really bothered me that they used British accents instead of Russian accents in a movie about Chernobyl, ridiculous.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Todd is what he is, the guy you hope solidifies things before you fire him and bring in the coach to take the next step (hopefully). He won't make adjustments, he won't play kids (unless they play a 200 foot style with little to no risk to their game), but he will have a decent level of success (extremely boring hard to enjoy success). I've described him as the Jeff Fisher of the NHL, a "good enough" coach, who will never get you over the hump

 

[brentashton]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805733861533663242

1-3-1 rides again!

 

[nothingbeatshockey]

CBJ ..... you got the wrong Todd.

Hire Todd ...... Nelson from Hershey.

 

[Lt Dan]

Columbus fans, I think you all know me as an ally. I have O-HI-O connections and I always root for you guys.

Now the contradiction; I am not a sugarcoater, but I have also been working on being more positive.. so here we go

No sugarcoating... I read this when he was hired. This was an Oiler fan asking Shakrs fans about the Koala and it still applies


Trying to be more positive..
He will get your team to the playoffs. You will never win a round, but you will get there.
He does seem like a genuinely good guy who is very stuck to his antiquated principles (read this as sutbborn)
He looks like a koala. so you will have endless opportunities to make koala jokes.

Here is a jumpstart on the koala humor you for guys from Kings, Sharks, and Oilers fans. I am sure you guys will propel the koala humor to the next level

(i'll add more as I find them)

Hold on to these for 4 or 5 years for when the inevitable for anyu coach happens, also feel free to use it after a losing streak

These gifts are from the Sharks board