Anthony5967
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I'd love to pluck him from jersey. He could take so much from Panarin and become a 65-70 point guy, in my opinion.
Confirmed with Link: Lindy Ruff hired as head coach of NJD
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Ulf is part of Seattle's coaching staff, I doubt he leaves that job to come here.
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I expect it will be
Murphy(continuously served as NHL AC from '02 until this season) or
Brown (6 years as Q's associate HC at BU before these 2 seasons).
If its KK, then one of these 2 takes over Pack, but i expect KK stays as Pack HC for season 2.
Gorton and Drury are fairly conservative and supportive of guys on their staffs.
I would welcome Ulf back, i doubt that happens.
NYC/NHL/NYR is not the right role for Monty's return to coaching.
If its Brown or Murphy, i could see their backfill being a rising college or junior coach
McSauer
Defense Wins Games
Scott Stevens, maybe? Getting past any Devils stigma, would welcome him as the new D coach.
I wouldn't expect any replacement for the play-in round assuming that ruff is announced before we play....brown will go behind the bench. hartford staff will probably be around to help. replacement will come for next season...
and I think that it will either be brown or an outside guy...I don't see them promoting gord murphy from hartford for the simple reason that he was hired for a reason to help develop the young dmen in hartford and that remains a critical job.
and I think that it will either be brown or an outside guy...I don't see them promoting gord murphy from hartford for the simple reason that he was hired for a reason to help develop the young dmen in hartford and that remains a critical job.
SingnBluesOnBroadway
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Our own bias notwithstanding, I don't know how the Devils could think he's the best candidate. They are very young team. And if they were looking for a veteran coach, there are better options out there, like Gallant and Laviolette.
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NY Rangers = America's Team
1. Greg Brown
2. Gord Murphy
3. Scott Stevens
4. Steve Greeley
5. Brian Leetch
Who else are we missing?
2. Gord Murphy
3. Scott Stevens
4. Steve Greeley
5. Brian Leetch
Who else are we missing?
SingnBluesOnBroadway
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Larry Brooks
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Hartford assistant coach Gord Murphy will join NYR for tournament, temporarily filling vacancy left by Ruff’s departure.
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Hartford assistant coach Gord Murphy will join NYR for tournament, temporarily filling vacancy left by Ruff’s departure.
LiveLongandProspal
NY Rangers = America's Team
Oscar Lindberg
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Hoping Murphy isn’t permanent
Evidently either Quinn or Gorton don’t trust Brown to coach the D by himself
Evidently either Quinn or Gorton don’t trust Brown to coach the D by himself
Oscar Lindberg
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A full staff?
If anything the team was overstaffed
Does any other team in the league have two guys coaching defense?
Well for starters, Laviolette is an offensive specialist. Which is one reason I'm surprised the Devils didn't hire him over Ruff.
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Both Tampa and St Louis have 3 assistants along with a goaltending and video coach.
It's not that uncommon. One guy usually sits in a suite and observes from the sky.
McSauer
Defense Wins Games
Umm, would hardly say next to zero track record...close to 4 years coaching (NJD + MIN combined); learned from one of the greatest in Larry Robinson; one of the best D of all time. Even brought up by our beat back in 2018 when looking for an AV replacement.
I don't know that learning from a great is necessarily a big endorsement. Who exactly did he have a hand in developing? How did the defense of those teams perform under his eye? Because I don't think he had a positive impact at either of his coaching locations, I know the Devils sucked moose balls while he was there.
He also ditched his last position to spend time with family. That doesn't really strike me as a sign of a guy who really wants to deal with the travel/lifestyle. Our beat dropped Brian Leetch and Mark Messier's names too, neither would have been smart hires.
HockeyBasedNYC
Feeling it
Loving that Ruff is gone. I know a lot of us killed him, for good reason. But I'm sure he had more value with the Rangers than we know given his experience.
However - the defense was stale and they needed a change, like last training camp. Nice that there will be a new D coach brought in and one that Quinn can approve of.
I always thought Ruff was a decent head coach but I wouldn't be thrilled if I was a Devils fan right now. Im happy that they took him off our hands.
However - the defense was stale and they needed a change, like last training camp. Nice that there will be a new D coach brought in and one that Quinn can approve of.
I always thought Ruff was a decent head coach but I wouldn't be thrilled if I was a Devils fan right now. Im happy that they took him off our hands.
Harbour Dog
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I'm not a Ruff fan by any means (especially not as a head coach - lol Jersey), but I'm surprised at how much celebration there is here.
Was our assistant coach; who answered to one of the most hands on coaches we've had in recent memory, and who wasn't even the only AC looking after the defense, really the most responsible guy for their performance?
Was our assistant coach; who answered to one of the most hands on coaches we've had in recent memory, and who wasn't even the only AC looking after the defense, really the most responsible guy for their performance?
his track record prior to coming here suggests that he was a big part of the issue.
he isn’t the only part (forwards, inexperience, Staal) but him taking the NJ job is definitely addition by subtraction.
