Confirmed with Link: Penguins to name Dan Muse as Head Coach

[Honour Over Glory]

I would be cool with them hiring Kim Weiss as a third Assistant.

 

[Michael Farkas]

Surprised he was deemed ready to be a head coach (now...or at all).

Hope it works out. But not super pumped about it.

Development guru? Not sure I agree with that (I'm assuming, blind) assessment...

Whatever, hope it works out and we go 82-0.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Also what could have been...



Now I can't stop looking at that dent in his forehead.

 

[Factorial]

Before it was anybody but Sully, then it was no retreads, now people are mad because they dont recognize the name

And i think people forget that until recently, the only real development for US players was in the new england area and minnesota, so of course lots of US born people in hockey are going to be from that area.

If @Pens x won $100mm on the lottery, he'd bitterly complain that he has to pay taxes on it.

 

[Pancakes]

Surprised he was deemed ready to be a head coach (now...or at all).

Hope it works out. But not super pumped about it.

Development guru? Not sure I agree with that (I'm assuming, blind) assessment...

Whatever, hope it works out and we go 82-0.

He's been an assistant in the NHL for 5 years and a head coach in the USHL for 2.

Probably would have been nice if he could have squeezed some AHL head coaching experience in there but it's not the worst resume.

 

[Michael Farkas]

He's been an assistant in the NHL for 5 years and a head coach in the USHL for 2.

Probably would have been nice if he could have squeezed some AHL head coaching experience in there but it's not the worst resume.

Resumes and results can be brought about by virtually any means. Process matters more. That's where I'm concerned.

I'm also not interested in what state he was born in or whatever half-cocked rubbish is going on the last page or two haha

In any case, it's new blood, which checks off a ton of people's only box haha - which is valid to a degree.

 

[Ryder71]

Isaac Howard to PIT seems way to obvious at this point

For?

 

[WickedWrister]

Dubas dropped the ball… could’ve gotten this Russian coach

 

[Empoleon8771]

Surprised he was deemed ready to be a head coach (now...or at all).

Hope it works out. But not super pumped about it.

Development guru? Not sure I agree with that (I'm assuming, blind) assessment...

Whatever, hope it works out and we go 82-0.

I mean, numerous young NHLers like Will Smith and Ryan Leonard spoke glowingly about the work he did with them as the head coach for the US NTDP. Hard to say they're wrong with how promising they look as prospects.

 

[Ryder71]

Lol

Before the team announced it, this guy wasn’t even considered. Now, HFBoard likes the hire of this chooch, despite his limited nhl experience. Never-mind the fact that most posters never knew this guy existed until today.

Those are frontrunners who love almost everything the team does.

That said, this coach isn't very likely here for the long term. So, as long as he gives opportunities to young players and doesn't mitigate their development it should be fine.

 

[DearDiary]

Dubas isn't just hiring a guy to help players develop, but also a coach that has a lot of room to develop as well. The worst coaching hires are the guys like Sullivan who are stuck in their ways of what's to be expected and the right way to play.

That's why I'm excited about this hire, a guy focused on helping players improve their skill and not molding them to play a certain system. It disgusted me when Dubas said WBS was going to be team that sets up players to play Sullivans system and I'm glad that's completely gone.

 

[Michael Farkas]

I mean, numerous young NHLers like Will Smith and Ryan Leonard spoke glowingly about the work he did with them as the head coach for the US NTDP. Hard to say they're wrong with how promising they look as prospects.

No one is saying they're "wrong". Though, Leonard is an interesting case study.

No young player is going to come out and say what rotten situation they were in in this day and age anyhow...(well, except a ton of young players on the Rangers haha)

I'm not on the ice with him, so I can't be sure. Just going by what I know, I'm just a little surprised by the move...and a little surprised that he was auto-assigned "development guru"...

 

[Zbynek]

Dubas dropped the ball… could’ve gotten this Russian coach

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This is incredible

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Dubas dropped the ball… could’ve gotten this Russian coach

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I don't know how to explain it properly but he looks like a Russian dude cosplaying a British dude.

 

[Empoleon8771]

No one is saying they're "wrong". Though, Leonard is an interesting case study.

No young player is going to come out and say what rotten situation they were in in this day and age anyhow...(well, except a ton of young players on the Rangers haha)

I'm not on the ice with him, so I can't be sure. Just going by what I know, I'm just a little surprised by the move...and a little surprised that he was auto-assigned "development guru"...

The praise that these guys gave Muse for their work with him doesn't suggest that, though.

“He showed me what real hockey is, honestly,” said Ryan Leonard, a center who could go anywhere from No. 6-10 on Wednesday. “What it takes to become a professional athlete, how to make a living at it. He was awesome. I can’t say enough good things about him.”

“He taught me a lot about my game, where I can fit into a lineup,” said Oliver Moore, a center who was ranked eighth among North American skaters by Central Scouting. “He gave me a lot of confidence and just trusted in me. He was a strong voice in our room, we all listened to him when he talked and soaked up all the information he gave us. For me personally, it was the hockey IQ aspect of the game he helped me with most.”

“He really helped my all-around game and even off the ice too,” said Will Smith, a center who could go as high as No. 4 on Wednesday. “If I ever needed to talk about anything he was there. He’s awesome as a coach and awesome as a person, so it’s pretty cool seeing him get that job with the Rangers.”

I can't comment on the reality because I wasn't in those rooms, but the quotes given don't suggest that he was putting players in rotten situations.

 

[Rudy Russo]

Dubas dropped the ball… could’ve gotten this Russian coach

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Hey Moe!

 

[3074326]

NVM I'm dumb

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Turns out Muse may not be much of a Massachusetts guy after all. @Honour Over Glory won't know how to react.

While he is a native of Canton, Mass., Muse and his family roamed around the country, making stops in Northern California and Alabama. The Deep South, of all places, is where he first played organized hockey on the ice as a kid.

In Dan Muse, Penguins pick coach with uncommon resume, knack for development

Dan Muse has won in Pittsburgh before. In this case, “before” was April 13, 2013, when the Frozen Four was staged here. As an assistant coach, Muse helped Yale win the first NCAA title in program history and was celebrating with players as well as fellow staffers on the ice

triblive.com

 

[Pens x]

If @Pens x won $100mm on the lottery, he'd bitterly complain that he has to pay taxes on it.

Sadly, I’ve been right about most things here.

 

[Ulf5]

Dubas dropped the ball… could’ve gotten this Russian coach

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Looks like Moe Howard and the Two Fat Ladies (of British cooking show fame) had a menage a trois and popped out a kid.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Turns out Muse may not be much of a Massachusetts guy after all. @Honour Over Glory won't know how to react.

While he is a native of Canton, Mass., Muse and his family roamed around the country, making stops in Northern California and Alabama. The Deep South, of all places, is where he first played organized hockey on the ice as a kid.

In Dan Muse, Penguins pick coach with uncommon resume, knack for development

Dan Muse has won in Pittsburgh before. In this case, “before” was April 13, 2013, when the Frozen Four was staged here. As an assistant coach, Muse helped Yale win the first NCAA title in program history and was celebrating with players as well as fellow staffers on the ice

triblive.com

I posted a video where he explains it and why he does not have that accent, you wankbucket.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

The praise that these guys gave Muse for their work with him doesn't suggest that, though.







I can't comment on the reality because I wasn't in those rooms, but the quotes given don't suggest that he was putting players in rotten situations.

But then again a lad would never tell the truth because he could be seen as problematic especially in hockey circles and culture.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I would be cool with them hiring Kim Weiss as a third Assistant.

@farscape1 Why you mad mate? Not a fan of female coaches?

 

[Andy99]

Dubas dropped the ball… could’ve gotten this Russian coach

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lol…was this guy’s favorite movie “A Hard Day’s Night?”

 

[Deport Ogie]

Lol

Before the team announced it, this guy wasn’t even considered. Now, HFBoard likes the hire of this chooch, despite his limited nhl experience. Never-mind the fact that most posters never knew this guy existed until today.

Wait you....you don't like it? I'm honestly taken aback. I never expected this. I'm going to need a few minutes to gather myself.