Management Does Joe Sacco deserve to be officially the HC of the Bruins in 2025-2026?

[Over the volcano]

No. I will acknowledge the situation he was put in wasn't exactly great, but nothing i have seen from him indicates he would be the right move going forward.

Guy is the embodiment of the ._. emoji. No emotion shown at any time ever.



All i know is no retreads.

I do not want Mike Sullivan. I do not want Quenneville. I do not want whatever guy gets let off the wheel of jobs like a Laviolette or one of the other guys.

If it's a guy like Jay Woodcroft? maybe, since there's still some surface to scratch there. But none of these guys that have been around 20+ where you know exactly what you're getting.

Could be some interesting routes to go if it's just the coaching staff

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If it's coaching staff and front office they could turn it all over to the Hunter brothers.

I'm afraid it'd end up somewhere like Jay Pandolfo. But also fully admit I have no idea of the effectiveness of any of these guys as coaches in the NHL in 2025

 

[Kate08]

Well said.

Definitely not my most well thought out argument but I stand by it

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

Sacco dealing with a mess is a good bullet point for him to mention in interviews for other teams but it's not a real professional or moral reason to give him the reigns "permanently".

 

[bp14]

Hard no. Like, rock hard.

 

[bruinmann77]

I sure the Bruins will look around

 

[BMC]

Absolutely f***ing not.

Clean house except goalie Bob.

This ^

 

[Trashpass]

I don't care if they win 15 in a row and make the playoffs, absolutely not. He should of been fired years ago from his assistant coaching job. My mind was blown year after year that he was still around.

 

[Mione134]

I don't care if they win 15 in a row and make the playoffs, absolutely not. He should of been fired years ago from his assistant coaching job. My mind was blown year after year that he was still around.

100%

 

[hrdpuk]

Awhile ago I would have said sacco him

Now I'd like to see what he does the rest of the season before judging

 

[lopey]

I like the idea of bringing in someone outside the organization. We need a different mind seymt

 

[Bodit9]

Sacco will lead this new Bruins team to the playoffs

 

[Kazcram]

You have to find the best coach on the market, and there's a 99% chance that it's not Sacco.

I fully expect us to wind up with Sully one way or another

hes under contract to 2027

 

[Johnnyduke]

Umm...no? Not even close.

 

[Ratty]

hes under contract to 2027

He can be bought out or reach a financial understanding if indeed Pitt wants to go in another direction.

 

[Ratty]

This ^

I’d like to hang on to Adam McQuaid.

 

[Boston Bandit]

Sweeney is throwing hints that Sacco inherited a mess this season.

Do you roll the dice and give him a training camp?

 

[Saxon Eric]

David Carle please

 

[JRull86]

No.

Sacco has indeed inherited a mess, and has been a good soldier for a long time, but there's also a reason that he's been an assistant for so long.

Personally I think the entire coaching staff needs an overhaul. They need an outside perspective like they got with Monty, but allow them to hire their own staff, not saddle the next coach with Chris Kelly and company.

 

[The don godfather]

No way hit the road sac we dont want you no more.

 

[Morris Wanchuk]

I hope the stars finally align for some Lavoilette

 

[Dr Hook]

I’d like to hang on to Adam McQuaid.

Yeah I think they will or should keep the player development staff for the most part: goalie coaches, skill and strength guys McQuaid, maybe Mougenel? Just clean out the bench staff in Boston.

 

[Johnnyduke]

I hope the stars finally align for some Lavoilette

Peter Laviolette will not rest until he has coached every team in the eastern conference!

 

[ODAAT]

Sacco put in an impossible situation and has done a nice job but not a chance I bring anyone back from this staff

 

[bigbadbruins1]

a giant **** no. We would've been better off keeping Monty. I get he was thrown into a impossible situation, but the lack of any notable changes showed he just was along for the ride.

I miss Butch.

 

[RoccoF14]

Prior to the Trade Deadline:

Sacco's record as Head Coach of the Bruins: 20-19-5 in 44 games.
Jim Montgomery's record with St Louis: 21-14-6 in 41 games.

I'd argue that both coaches were working with comparable rosters and there's NOTHING that I've seen from Sacco and his staff that merits an extension.

I've seen no improvement since the change was made. I actually think we've regressed and you could make an argument that we'd be in a better playoff position right now if we'd have stuck with Monty.