It would prove rash I'm sure, and I'm still a bit of a Pascal fan, but I'd hire this guy to coach the CBJ right off this interview, despite the fact that it's not the kind of interview you usually see in the job-search process.
Sharks just hired Warfosky.. if I’m Waddell, I’m signing Vogelhuber to 5 year deal, laying out vision to the fans of a roadmap . He’s special , you can see that when he speaks , how structured his team played.. multiple times they continued to answer late . Team had pretty pedestrian forwards and he took them to the brink of the finals . He’s been in Cleveland now 4 years
Throw him in while EVERYONE is young, struggle, learn and grow as a unit then become a serious contender as a TEAM.
Look I said it would be rash.
It's is definitely different coaching guys who are fighting for their careers to make it to the show versus established guy who've already made the show. he oviously cares a lot and the players this year really worked for him but let's not forget Brad Larsen was an emotional, kumbaya type coach and we see how that worked out.
We went to a press conference type thing after a game earlier in the year. The players there all said that they liked playing for Vogelhuber because he wasn't that far removed from his playing days, and that the game he played was similar to the game they play now and it was easy to be on the same page with him when it came to tactics.
That certainly sounds like a good mix. Ultimately when it comes to him getting an NHL job, it's going to come down to how guys making millions respond to him. Much of that will be outside of his control and what roster he is given to work with as well.
