NotOpie
"Puck don't lie"
From Coach V
Sometimes you got to trust coaching
Diagnose problem. Solve problem.
From Coach V
Sometimes you got to trust coaching
Sometimes you got to trust coaching
I worry so much that we're going to lose this guy in the off season.ALWAYS trust Vellucci.
I kind of long for the soothing autumn days when we were certain that we will move on to Vellucci as the head coach in the 2019 off-season after Rob has bombed.I worry so much that we're going to lose this guy in the off season.
Diagnose problem. Solve problem.
Wouldn’t hurt our power play...
He is a terrific coach, but also assistant GM. Maybe with the talk about Dundon changing duties he becomes the GM.I worry so much that we're going to lose this guy in the off season.
I worry so much that we're going to lose this guy in the off season.
The most enticing thing I could think of would be Dundon moving DW to Hockey Ops manager etc and hiring Velluci as GM/ Assistant coach (as he has said he wants to coach previously). Would be very non typical but DundonPeople will definitely come calling. Can Dundon convince him that he's better off staying? We shall see.
Whenever I watch the Checkers I see Necas and Bean making progress. Both are going to be hard to keep in Charlotte.Necas is ready for full time 'Canes play next season.
Necas has been a slow project, and while he's obviously improving I wouldn't assume he's there yet. I would assume we'll give him every chance in the world. He's down there because he struggled with defensive awareness and learning how to slow himself down. They moved him back to center out of necessity when Mckegg got recalled. I would bet it would still be easier for him to break in up here as a wing (where'd he'd still be needed/wanted), and with Staal around I don't know that Rod would trust the kid as the third center over Wallmark.
I just want another right shot in the lineup - I don’t care if he’s center or wing. The PP could use one.
Maybe Vellucci doesn't want to be an NHL head coach? IIRC, he stepped down from the coaching job in the OHL at one time so he could spend more time on the Executive duties, but later returned to coaching. He might be a guy that likes the executive and player development side of things better. Sure a whole lot less stress than an NHL HC gig.