Confirmed with Link: Morgan: Coyotes, Tocchet agree to part ways

[rt]

Just cracked a beer.

 

[KG]

Great news. Glad Armstrong made the right decision.

 

[Bandit34]

Armstrong did not waste any time.

 

[TheLegend]

Morgan updated his story with possible candidates.

If you’re looking for some names who might be in consideration, here are four:

• St. Louis Blues assistant coach Mike Van Ryn, who won a Stanley Cup with Armstrong in St. Louis in 2019. Van Ryn was the Coyotes development coach in 2016-17, and he coached the Tucson Roadrunners from 2017-18, giving him familiarity with many players in the system.
• Providence College coach Nate Leaman, who guided the United States to a gold medal at the 2021 World Junior Championship with a 2-0 win over host Canada.
• Ottawa 67s coach André Tourigny
• Columbus Blue Jackets assistant coach Brad Larsen

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Guys, the best part about this is that now whenever anyone here says something like "I don't agree with rt", I won't be confused whether they're referring to Rick Tochet or @rt

That confused me so many times.

 

[ParisSaintGermain]

Guys, the best part about this is that now whenever anyone here says something like "I don't agree with rt", I won't be confused whether they're referring to Rick Tochet or @rt

That confused me so many times.

Never agreed with either, problem solved.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Never agreed with either, problem solved.

 

[Mosby]

It won’t be Tourigny. He has too much stuff going on with Hockey Canada.

 

[Neighborhood Coyote]

I didn't wanna count my chickens before they hatched.... Now I'm so excited it's done! Finally!

Now hire a good coach please.

Also I'm gonna crack open a victory drink as well!

 

[XX]

It won’t be Tourigny. He has too much stuff going on with Hockey Canada.

His time with the Avs wasn't good either. D coach.

I think it will be between MVR and Leaman (if he even wants the job).

 

[Mosby]

He’s a great coach he just has too much going on right now.

 

[Tom Polakis]

Morgan updated his story with possible candidates.

I'd have no problem with John Tortorella returning to Arizona after, what, 22 years?

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

Who here wants to do the exit interviews?

 

[Heldig]

I think it will be Van Ryn.

 

[XX]

Leaman is an extremely good speaker and has the developmental track record. He believes in volume shooting and making every player an option on the attack. I would be stoked if he actually wanted the job.

 

[TheLegend]

LeBrun has a list…. could go as high as 10.

 

[Matias Maccete]

Good cast a wide net.

 

[Heldig]

Nate Leaman is an intriguing candidate.

 

[moosemeister]

XX for coach

 

[XX]

Effortless speaker/recall.

This is my dude until something shinier comes along.

Quote of the day: "I want to be a team that dictates, not a team that sits back"

 

[rt]

Guys, the best part about this is that now whenever anyone here says something like "I don't agree with rt", I won't be confused whether they're referring to Rick Tochet or @rt

That confused me so many times.

The “rt” in my username stands for rICK tOCCHET. He was my favorite player as a kid.

 

[rt]

His time with the Avs wasn't good either. D coach.

I think it will be between MVR and Leaman (if he even wants the job).

I’m personally not a big fan of hiring Leaman. I wouldn’t do it. NCAA guys with no professional or especially NHL coaching experience of any kind don’t excite me. Makes me think of Dave Hakstol. His former players all say the same thing about him. Nice guy, in over his head, used to dealing with kids. Didn’t know how to work with the pros.

It’s especially worrisome for me if they never played at any high level, like excelling in minor pros or even getting cups of coffee in the bigs. And NoDak was a much bigger program than Providence.

A guy like MVR just has such a superior resume of experience in terms of how well-rounded it is. His level of exposure to all levels and situations. Think of how much he’s learned. He played in the NCAA and OHL and AHL and NHL and coached in the OHL, AHL, and NHL. He’s had a ton of success in all of those roles at all of those levels.

Leaman is the flipside of the Tocchet coin for me. Tocchet didn’t have anywhere near enough coaching experience or experience outside of the NHL. But Leaman doesn’t know Jack shit about the pro game, let alone the big leagues. He’s got the opposite problem as Tocchet. But for me, in term as of absolute value, it’s equally concerning.

If we can’t afford a name brand like Gallant, Boudreau or Julien, I want a journeyman like Nelson, Laxdal, or MVR.

 

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

Smart guys like Leaman or Lambert excite me until I remember that Tocchet excited me too. I wish we would bring in a veteran coach with a history of coaching teams the right way.

 

[Mosby]

I’m so, so much more confident in BA today. He didn’t even wait one day. This is a fantastic sign for our future under BA’s leadership.

Any mention of Housley?

Agreed. This is an important offseason. No time to f*** around.

I hope we talk to a good number of candidates but move just as quickly in the HC search.

 

[rt]

Smart guys like Leaman or Lambert excite me until I remember that Tocchet excited me too. I wish we would bring in a veteran coach with a history of coaching teams the right way.

I’d love to hire Boudreau or Gallant. I really don’t think we’re going that route. I think if we’re guessing who it’ll actually be, the list will look something like this as a top 10 candidates list (no particular order):

Jay Varady
Cory Stillman
Mike Van Ryn
Todd Nelson
Lane Lambert
Kris Knoblauch
Mike Vellucci
Rocky Thompson
Derek Laxdal
Manny Viveiros