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A couple of my friends have Phantom tickets and they think Gordon did a phenomenal job. He would be a great hire as an assistant.
Confirmed with Link: David Quinn - New Rangers Coach (Officially official on 5/23)
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I wouldn't mind MSL. Different breed of guy who processes hockey better than the rest. But with little coaching experience I am not sure how big a role he would have if any, seeing players to coaches isn't always very good.
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After 10 years of struggling to find a decent powerplay (aside from the year Yandle was here) I am starting to think we don't have the personnel for a top-5 powerplay.
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Lil Stevie trying to figure out the magic equation to build a champion.
Not all that dissimilar to his first 14 years in the NHL.
Not all that dissimilar to his first 14 years in the NHL.
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This seems to be a plague for us. It seems like we can never get a sound powerplay unit, players, and coach. Understandable that it doesn't always work, but for a lot of the seasons, Rangers units just look clueless.
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He seemed to be one of the lightning rods for Tampa fans anger after their season ended
Shattenkirk getting injured and then missing half the season is probably a pretty big factor in the power play success last season. If he's healthy the power play should be good almost regardless of which coach is running it
It could have also helped if the team choose to outnumber the defenders in front of the net , or in corners. They were far too buys prancing on the perimeter instead of quickly shooting and taking away line of sight.
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Is there any fanbase that DOESN’T hate their assistants?
Apparently, the assistant coaches are the root of all problems on HF.
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When things go wrong, coaches are blamed
When things go right, players are praised
It's the way it is. In every sport.
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He must have been the one who told them all to play the last two games like it was preseason.
One of his closest friends and a former BU assistant Scott Young, but he just took a front office job with the Penguins this past year.
Albie O'connel his longtime BU assistant?
Maybe another assistant, longtime Princeton Coach/assistant coach Len Quesnelle?
His assistant coaches in the AHL were former Rangers Dan Laperriere and David Oliver.
Steve Rohlik, head coach of Ohio State was also an assistant at U of Nebraska with Quinn.
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We’ve mentioned Scott Gordon and Joe Sacco in here. To piggyback your other point, Clark Donatelli also played 3 years with Quinn at BU.
I think they're lazy w their approach. They take a way too calm approach to the PP. Hot potato passing, standing still, no net presence. They think that bc there's more of them that they can just pass around the perimeter until something easy opens up. Guess what? Something easy wont always open up. Sometimes you have to bust open an opportunity. That's why this team was pathetic against teams that stacked the blue line. It's not easy enough to break through. It takes actual physicality.
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Yeah I feel like the “our powerplay sucks meme” is outdated by like 4 years.
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