Confirmed with Link: MacLellan named GM, Trotz Head Coach

[WNY to NoVA]

Cant vote yet but it would be

*I like the hire of Trotz, but not the hire of MacLellan*

so you are done with ovechkin as a cap?

 

[CapsJunkie]

Cant vote yet but it would be

*I like the hire of Trotz, but not the hire of MacLellan*

ha...same here

 

[RandyHolt]

MacLellan thinks FA pool is shallow, won't be drastic right away unless something comes up that really improves the team, really excited about 5-6 young guys that he "cant wait for them to get up to speed at this level".

BM better bring some food and a portapotty to his hammock because he will be waiting a long time for the 5-6 young guys to make an impact on our team.

I do not foresee any significant moves forthcoming. The big news will be to Grabo, or not to Grabo. And adding a vet backup G.

 

[Brian23]

so you are done with ovechkin as a cap?

Huh...?

 

[MyCapsCap]

so you are done with ovechkin as a cap?

What??? I don't get it?

 

[BrooklynCapsFan]

I know nothing about Mclellan but I do know our pro scouting has been terrible for years.

Looks like yet another cog who earned his promotion by sticking around.

 

[usiel]

Re: Chris Patric= Nepotism alert. Man the whole GM aspect is really...ugh. Sure wait to see what turns out but from the start... man.

 

[CapsJunkie]

What??? I don't get it?

I think because of Radulov in Nashville...I think Trotz and Ovi will be good together, Ovi came here with such incredible world class talent and his learning curve may have been effected of not having a good coach for him the last couple of years

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

Like the Trotz, don't get the GM hire. Why get rid of GMGM just to hire his 10+ year assistant? Also feels like a Jim Zorn situation in regards to MacLellan, the Caps interview a bunch of experienced GM's then ask themselves "Why not MacLellan?" A puppet GM to cater to DP and Trotz's every whim.

The only hope I see for a culture change for the Caps is for Trotz to be the dominate hockey man inside the Caps organization. If he isn't then it will be more of the same stale/mediocre culture that has taken hold of this franchise over the last 2-3 years. Dick Patrick's culture.

 

[itsjustsurvival]

Sigh. Not sure how to feel about it yet. But obviously a little bit disappointed.

However, if he makes Brooks Laich disappear, then I'm all in.

 

[RandyHolt]

I know more about BM from his playing days than his management career. Which ain't much.

IIRC, a big rangy RW that brought a whole lot of nothing. Think Eric Fehr, less the big shot, less offensive awareness, less the scrappy play, and add 2 good shoulders.

Sounds like the dude likes to take naps if he chills in a hammock all day. Maybe he has a sleep disorder like the Redskins Fred Davis.

I can understand Simpson's tweets, how do you work with a guy in a hammock all day. I would struggle to take him seriously. At least its not a banana hammock.

 

[caps4cup]

@AdamVingan: MacLellan to @VogsCaps: "There's going to be a more serious work ethic being stressed. It'll be a more serious attitude going forward."

 

[g00n]

Sigh. Not sure how to feel about it yet. But obviously a little bit disappointed.

However, if he makes Brooks Laich disappear, then I'm all in.

That's a good question. What does this mean for guys like Laich? My first take would be status quo non-move on Laich. This is feeling like a lateral move at GM and bringing in Trotz to see if he can do what Oates couldn't with a similar roster.

 

[g00n]

@AdamVingan: MacLellan to @VogsCaps: "There's going to be a more serious work ethic being stressed. It'll be a more serious attitude going forward."

The Seriousening III

This time, it's SERIOUS

 

[MyCapsCap]

Homer: Sir, I need to know where I can get some business hammocks.

Hank Scorpio: Hammocks? My goodness, what an idea. Why didn't I think of that? Hammocks! Homer, there's four places. There's the Hammock Hut, that's on third.

Homer: Uh-huh.

Hank Scorpio: There's Hammocks-R-Us, that's on third too. You got Put-Your-Butt-There.

Homer: Mm-Hmm.

Hank Scorpio: That's on third. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot... Matter of fact, they're all in the same complex; it's the hammock complex on third.

Homer: Oh, the hammock district!

 

[ChibiPooky]

That's a good question. What does this mean for guys like Laich? My first take would be status quo non-move on Laich. This is feeling like a lateral move at GM and bringing in Trotz to see if he can do what Oates couldn't with a similar roster.

I mean, I'm a fan of seeing what a good coach can do with this roster. It's been a while, but we already saw one good coach take this core to dominant regular seasons. The offensive talent is there, and if Trotz can add good defensive structure without handcuffing that offensive talent, there's a lot of potential.

 

[usiel]

The Seriousening III

This time, it's SERIOUS

I have to 'this' this post even though I generally do not have the same world view as g00n.

 

[g00n]

I mean, I'm a fan of seeing what a good coach can do with this roster. It's been a while, but we already saw one good coach take this core to dominant regular seasons. The offensive talent is there, and if Trotz can add good defensive structure without handcuffing that offensive talent, there's a lot of potential.

Offensively. The defense needs a facelift.

edit: although, one would suspect that the same roster this past season with Trotz as coach instead of Oates would at least have made the playoffs before flaming out in a first round chokefest. So there's that.

 

[ForzaItalia]

Is hammock talk a joke or for real?

 

[BrooklynCapsFan]

Sigh. Not sure how to feel about it yet. But obviously a little bit disappointed.

However, if he makes Brooks Laich disappear, then I'm all in.

As the guy in charge of pro scouting he was likely behind the Laich extension. And unless he makes a big move, Laich is our 2c next year.

 

[ChibiPooky]

From MacLellan's bio on The Hockey News:

Nicknames: "Mac, Big Mac, Grape Ape."

http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/48908-Brian-MacLellan.html

Grape. Ape.

 

[PucktotheHead]

As the guy in charge of pro scouting he was likely behind the Laich extension. And unless he makes a big move, Laich is our 2c next year.

How's that? WWBD?

 

[ChibiPooky]

Leonsis and Patrick spent the last month interviewing several candidates for the GM vacancy, eventually identifying MacLellan as the man for the job. MacLellan was then instrumental in reaching out to Trotz and getting him to Washington for an interview. Leonsis and Patrick were impressed by the way that MacLellan and Trotz quickly bonded together and shared a similar vision for both the short- and long-term future of the franchise, and ownership had the cohesive duo it was seeking for the relatively rare twin openings.

Well we got one thing we wanted: a cohesive strategy with GM and coach on the same page. I don't know anything about the dude they got to replace MacLellan as AGM, but hopefully he's got a better approach to pro scouting than MacLellan did. IMO that was the worst part of the Caps' front office during McPhee's tenure.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

From MacLellan's bio on The Hockey News:



http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/48908-Brian-MacLellan.html

Grape. Ape.

Closest Hockey Friends: "Probably George McPhee."

 

[Cashville]

Congrats on Trotz; I live in DC now and am excited to see him behind the bench at the VC.