Speculation: Our Next Head Coach(es)

[EliasFTW]

What are you talking about? John MacLean retired from hockey, worked as an assistant coach under Burns, Robinson, Julien, and Sutter and came back years later to work as an analyst for MSG network.

That is the only memory of John I have.

Dont forget he was head coach in Albany

 

[Drewr15]

What are you talking about? John MacLean retired from hockey, worked as an assistant coach under Burns, Robinson, Julien, and Sutter and came back years later to work as an analyst for MSG network.

That is the only memory of John I have.

Wait there was a period there...



No wait you are right that's all I remember too

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Dont forget he was head coach in Albany

too similar - I erased all head coaching data.

 

[Drewr15]

Well the one thing about Boucher is if he was talking to Toronto then he is obviously on board with a bit of a rebuild process.

 

[Bleedred]

I think scott stevens will be named head coach....

I don't.

 

[Zippy316]

Well the one thing about Boucher is if he was talking to Toronto then he is obviously on board with a bit of a rebuild process.

Or he just wanted the money.

 

[Drewr15]

Or he just wanted the money.

I highly doubt Toronto was offering him anything close to what they gave Babcock.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Well the one thing about Boucher is if he was talking to Toronto then he is obviously on board with a bit of a rebuild process.

I could see him be amenable to any process a team wanted as long as he was given another crack at an NHL head coaching gig. That's how I'd be if I were in his situation anyway.

 

[GhostofKenKlee]

If anyone here loves Lemaire, you need to take his opinion on Boucher as close to gospel. He said he's the smartest guy in coaching at the moment.

 

[Burner Account]

French Canadian bias

 

[Tretyak 20]

I think scott stevens will be named head coach....

I think there was a real chance of this when Lou was making the decision, but I doubt Shero picks him. I don't think he's the best option, and Shero won't be influenced by personal loyalty.

 

[GhostofKenKlee]

French Canadian bias

Perhaps and his son's Best Friend as well.

 

[Drewr15]

If anyone here loves Lemaire, you need to take his opinion on Boucher as close to gospel. He said he's the smartest guy in coaching at the moment.

Well I'm old so Lemaire is definitely gospel to me.

 

[GhostofKenKlee]

Well I'm old so Lemaire is definitely gospel to me.

I'm not too far behind ya there.

I watched the Nilan Documentary on Netflix, the fact that Lemaire turned Nilan into a 30 goal scorer is borderline divine.

 

[Drewr15]

I'm not too far behind ya there.

I watched the Nilan Documentary on Netflix, the fact that Lemaire turned Nilan into a 30 goal scorer is borderline divine.

I did not know it was on netflix. Adding it to my library now.

 

[Torts]

I'm still hoping Shero will go out and land Bylsma. Go get it done Ray!

 

[DenisSamson3]

I'm still hoping Shero will go out and land Bylsma. Go get it done Ray!

"Repeating the same thing and expecting different results"

 

[GhostofKenKlee]

Correction, 21 goal scorer (Nilan).

I hope Shero DOESN'T get Disco Dan, it would oh so cliche of him. Unless, he and Disco Dan channel the Blues Brothers and get the band back together ie Crosby and Malkin.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Even if the smartest is a slight exaggeration or a debatable opinion, I did get the impression that Boucher was a smart guy. I don't think being a dolt is likely to be his downfall; probably outsmarting himself is more likely to be his undoing. Also, possibly devising a system that would be too hard for some or many of his players to understand or play could be an issue, but if he could use his smarts to design an appropriate system that won't confuse our young defense or expose the lack of skill in our aged forward corps, that could be very good. At least he can always call on Jacques Lemaire for advice

 

[glenwo2]

Boucher all the way, imo.

There's no other realistic option out there that I would accept without gagging.

 

[GhostofKenKlee]

Boucher system irked alot of the other coaches, notably Laviolette. He did manage to make Chicken Salad out of Chicken @@@@ there for a bit.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Boucher system irked alot of the other coaches, notably Laviolette. He did manage to make Chicken Salad out of Chicken @@@@ there for a bit.

An important quality for a Devils coach, and I see it as a positive if Boucher could irk other coaches with his system, because it means that they didn't have an answer for it.

 

[GhostofKenKlee]

An important quality for a Devils coach, and I see it as a positive if Boucher could irk other coaches with his system, because it means that they didn't have an answer for it.

http://www.broadstreethockey.com/20...s-lightning-trap-peter-laviolette-guy-boucher

http://www.thehockeynews.com/articl...ling-defensive-systems-tricky-to-address.html

 

[Brooklyndevil]

I want see what coaching staff has the nerve to pop off to Boucher and Stevens if there both on the Devils bench next season. One looks like hit man while the other is a madman.

 

[Marshal Rochambeau]

http://www.broadstreethockey.com/20...s-lightning-trap-peter-laviolette-guy-boucher

http://www.thehockeynews.com/articl...ling-defensive-systems-tricky-to-address.html

This is what I think they are saying: "You can't just coach a team to success, you need to have good players too." and then Guy Boucher just ignores them.