Confirmed with Link: John Tortorella Has Been Fired and the subsequent coaching search

[GregSirico]

Hank should get to interview the coaching candidates, and I'm not even kidding.

NO! It's one thing if a player and coach don't mix and you go with your star (happens all the time) but the player should not hand pick the coach.

 

[Gardner McKay]

This.

My guess? Boyle is out as well. The bottom-6 is revamped. Lots of changes coming this off-season as well.

I think that would be a huge mistake.

 

[0ddManRush]

Can we hire Shanny, for ***** and giggles? Will also make us tough + good offensively.

Give him some skates and a stick and he might be our second leading scorer next season.

 

[Krams]

My shortlist:

Billy Smith
Perry Pearn
Mike Sullivan
Ken Gernander
Paul Coffey
John Muckler

Al Arbour

 

[nevesis]

“@stevezipay: Thought Torts saved his bacon with defeat of Caps & would at least start next season. Thinking Richards $$$, Lundqvist mood were factors”

 

[Thirty One]

Hank should get to interview the coaching candidates, and I'm not even kidding.

Yeah, if we let his head get that big, it should stop more pucks.

 

[Son of Steinbrenner]

Or Vigneault as it would be an expected choice.

When Sather goes "outside the box" we end up with Trottier.....

 

[FJB]

I don't care who replaces Torts as long as he doesn't run dump and chase on the $(@*%$! powerplay!

 

[Bardof425*]

Who cares what that butt hurt ****** has to say?

Sean should get in shape and come to camp in September. This team needs alot of what he brings. Torts was the only reason he's not playing anymore.

 

[DoTheBlue]

Whoever the Rangers hire will be hated by more than half the posters at this time next year.

Aren't you being generous

 

[Kane One]

Yeah, if we let his head get that big, it should stop more pucks.

Awesome.

 

[Zappy]

I wouldn't mind Pierre either. Him or Tippet would be my top choices.

I was going to post this as a semi-joke but wow, a bunch of you want Pierre.

That move would have my support; although it won't happen.

 

[Bgav]

No one should ever want av as their coach

 

[OverTheCap]

Yes, including himself once. Will be the 6th coach in 13 years.

I wonder what the problem is???

And if the team doesn't perform well offensively again next season, clearly it will be the new coach's fault and not the GM. I love how some are already patting Sather on the back - let's see who he hires first...

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Whoever the Rangers hire will be hated by more than half the posters at this time next year.

Yep.

 

[*Bob Richards*]

Sean should get in shape and come to camp in September. This team needs alot of what he brings. Torts was the only reason he's not playing anymore.

Yep. Torts' fault. Not Avery's stubborn inability to grow past his own childish nonsense.

Please.

 

[nyrpassion]

He doesn't like playing young players. He has had problems with both Kassian and Hodgson in his time in Vancouver. His teams dive all over the place. He is not a good offensive coach. He was blessed with the Sedins.

I didn't watch the West all that much, so I can't argue, but out of the available coaches, he seems like one of the top candidates.

 

[KreiMeARiver*]

No, just no.

Care to give a reason why not?

 

[Bardof425*]

Vigneault will love Boyle. He'll start him in the offensive zone 10% of the time like he did Malhotra. Pair him with Torres and we're set.

Vigneault would love him. Not rooting for AV as the next coach.

 

[ChrisKreider20]

Dallas Eakins...

 

[Clown Fiesta]

Only good news is if it is Ruff I'll probably get to meet him, has a place near my hometown and my uncle's close friend knows Lindy well.

 

[0ddManRush]

Mike Francesa just called Ruff by the first name Lindsey.

 

[Thirty One]

Kassian didn't play because Vigneualt doesn't like dealing with growing pains for the long-term health of the team.

Hodgson was pretty much ostracized by Vigneault for being weak mentally when he had a serious back injury to the point he asked to be traded instead of playing in Vancouver.

Like every other coach, he doesn't like to play players who are bad at hockey.

His public questioning of injured players (Kesler, Hodgson) is a bit mystifying though. Solid point, there.

 

[nyranger61494]

Dallas Eakins...

How's his penmanship?

 

[chosen]

Aren't you being generous

You are right. The coach will be hated by 75% of the posters.