Guy Boucher Not Returning to the Leafs as Assistant Coach

[thegazelle]

Not sure what I think of this news. I am not sure whether it is him as a coach or whether he has had some bad teams (Tampa Bay excepted). Do you think he deserves another head coaching gig in the NHL?

 

[The Shadow]

Berube wants to put his team together. I’m sure Boucher will get another chance. If he was good enough he’d be an NHL head coach right now

 

[KevinRedkey]

Boucher was solid in Ottawa at the start but I think he eventually lost the room - and he never had a good team to begin with honestly. He's good with structure and identity. I'd say he'd be a good fit on a team like Buffalo (just an example).

 

[shaner8989]

Excellent news for Toronto. He was a joke. Murdered a top PP.

 

[NVious]

He looks like someone I want coaching which is a bad sign, ugly/geek coaches (Bowman/Cooper/Trotz) tend to be pretty GOATed, whereas hot/sexy/dangerous studs like Bouch/Gretz/Melrose tend to suck

 

[Terry Yake]

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Guy Boucher looks like a Bond villain. The fact that he won't tell the story of his face scar makes his allure even greater.

 

[The Management]

He wasn't the sole reason the powerplay turned to total rust (it was fine in the earlier half of the season), but he wears part of it. More than anything, I think it's just pretty natural for Berube to want his own people in place.

It's also possible he's aware he won't get to "move up" into a head coaching position in Toronto, whereas I suppose that possibility is still out there in another market.

 

[JianYang]

Excellent news for Toronto. He was a joke. Murdered a top PP.

Boucher being hired to run a PP is like Tomas vanek being hired to run a defense.

 

[Based Anime Fan]

Boucher being hired to run a PP is like Tomas vanek being hired to run a defense.

Boucher historically has great PP teams.

 

[JianYang]

Boucher historically has great PP teams.

First thing that comes to mind with boucher is defensive structure and the 1-3-1.