Confirmed with Link: Rangers finalize coaching staffs in NY and HFD

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

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[cwede]

Steve Smith - decent depth D guy on Sather's Oil,
but always remembered for this

 

[CasusBelli]

Know Gord Murphy from his playing days. No idea who the others in the NYR staff are.

 

[Thirty One]

I'd be interested to hear Jim Midgley's story. Resume looks a little light.

 

[Thirty One]

Had no idea that Steve Smith played in 3 seasons after his first assistant coaching gig.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

It’s Little Person

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

I'd be interested to hear Jim Midgley's story. Resume looks a little light.

i know he doesn’t pay close attention to his LinkedIn page. Geez Louise, there are spelling errors galore.

 

[Thirty One]

i know he doesn’t pay close attention to his LinkedIn page. Geez Louise, there are spelling errors galore.

Amatuer sxout lol

 

[Irishguy42]

 

[cwede]

I'd be interested to hear Jim Midgley's story. Resume looks a little light.

the guy has been working continuously for 18 years, since immediately after his playing career ended
Jim Midgley at eliteprospects.com

doesn't look light to me, just not flashy names
9 years coaching in the Q, plus another in Germany
4 gigs w Hockey Canada, a few more with Provincial teams out east

I am quite glad they included a 43 year old, with all the other guys a bunch older
and that they include a guy who has committed to building his career, not relying on his name recognition from playing

 

[Zezima]

Really surprised Smith didn't get another NHL job but I guess when you leave Buffalo you have limited options. He did great in his time in Carolina, is attributed w helping in the development of Slavin and Pesce. Should be good news for your defense prospects

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

With the way she said it, you’d think that Midge was replacing Gallant. Haha

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Really surprised Smith didn't get another NHL job but I guess when you leave Buffalo you have limited options. He did great in his time in Carolina, is attributed w helping in the development of Slavin and Pesce. Should be good news for your defense prospects

But was he helpful in the development of Muhsin Muhammad?

 

[cwede]

Really surprised Smith didn't get another NHL job but I guess when you leave Buffalo you have limited options.
He did great in his time in Carolina, is attributed w helping in the development of Slavin and Pesce.
Should be good news for your defense prospects

if not hired by mid-August, options are fewer
if you're gonna go AHL, the northeast is the least hard gig travel wise.
and working with Schneider, Robertson, Jones, maybe Lundkvist or even Miller, should earn him attention down the road
I am glad he took the job, should be good for those guys and the rest- Skinner, Tarmo, Hajek, TonyB

 

[RangerBoy]

I was thinking about this topic yesterday. Training camp begins in four weeks from tomorrow. The Rangers had not named a 3rd assistant or a replacement for Murphy in Hartford. We knew about Kelley and Murphy a few months. Kelley is a longtime assistant coach/friend of Gallant's. Murphy was an assistant in Columbus under Gallant.

Smith was a very good player. He won the Cups with Edmonton. Chelios and Smith were a great pair in Chicago in the early 1990's. Keenan rode them so hard. He played them so much. Smith just needs to help the young D reach the NHL.

Drury needs to fill out the front office. We know about Ryan Martin as AGM/GM of Hartford. The Rangers have more slots to fill. The Knicks have put together an excellent front office. The overall product is better. Leon Rose hired Brock Aller to deal with the salary cap. Aller was formerly with the Cavaliers. Rose hired Walt Perrin from the Jazz to run the college scouting department. Frank Zanin was brought in from Oklahoma City to run the pro scouting department. The Knicks drafts have gotten much better. Their cap management is better.

 

[leetch99]

I'd be interested to hear Jim Midgley's story. Resume looks a little light.

Maybe he is our inside track to Nathan MacKinnon who played under him in Halifax...it's a reach but certainly cannot hurt .

 

[Thirty One]

the guy has been working continuously for 18 years, since immediately after his playing career ended
Jim Midgley at eliteprospects.com

doesn't look light to me, just not flashy names
9 years coaching in the Q, plus another in Germany
4 gigs w Hockey Canada, a few more with Provincial teams out east

I am quite glad they included a 43 year old, with all the other guys a bunch older
and that they include a guy who has committed to building his career, not relying on his name recognition from playing

It's definitely not the traditional route to a first-time NHL coaching gig. In the last three years, his coaching experience consists of one year as an assistant coach in the DEL and an assistant coach of the women's national team in a short tournament. I'd be interested to know why he only got one year as head coach, after what looks like a successful year in Halifax.

I'm not declaring judgement. Looking at Jon Cooper's resume prior to getting his first AHL coaching job, I would have said the same thing.

 

[Thirty One]

I think the real story here is that a room full of women were able to keep a secret.

 

[eco's bones]

I would think Smith would be a great replacement for Gord Murphy in Hartford. I like that like with Murphy we're going with a guy who played a long time in the NHL and had a very successful career.

On Midgely he's put in the time and has been at it for a long time. It tells you he has commitment. Jacques Lemaire started his coaching career in Division 3 college hockey. If I remember right it was at Plattsburgh which I'm not sure has ever turned out an NHL player. Lemaire went on to win Cups with the Devils and had a long career as an NHL coach.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Steve Smith - decent depth D guy on Sather's Oil,
but always remembered for this

Things of these moments are life lesson building blocks that help one grow and evolve into a more complete person which should also translate into a better coaching experience for the young men he will be shepherding along in Hartford.
I’ve been having a premonition for years now that Steve Smith would one day be coaching in our organization. I believe I posted his name as a candidate in a previous thread. I’ll search and see if I can find it.
Needless to say, I am happy about his hiring.

 

[cwede]

I think the real story here is that a room full of women were able to keep a secret.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761989811/

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Things of these moments are life lesson building blocks that help one grow and evolve into a more complete person which should also translate into a better coaching experience for the young men he will be shepherding along in Hartford.
I’ve been having a premonition for years now that Steve Smith would one day be coaching in our organization. I believe I posted his name as a candidate in a previous thread. I’ll search and see if I can find it.
Needless to say, I am happy about his hiring.

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[Thirty One]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761989811/

lol

 

[will1066]

I think the real story here is that a room full of women were able to keep a secret.

They'd be better than this board, if the secret were told to this board instead.

 

[Thirty One]

They'd be better than this board, if the secret were told to this board instead.