Speculation: Rangers Head Coach Search (Laviolette being finalized? According to Vince and Friedman)

[Boris Zubov]

If there's no coach by the end of this week, you know it's Quinnville.

#No Quenn in NY

 

[alkurtz]

I don't think Cup credibility is of any consequence when it comes to coaching. Just because Roy won a Cup 30 years ago is of little consequence to players, many of whom were not even born when he did.

What matters is coaching ability, ability to put players in positions to succeed, establishing a system, etc., etc., etc.

Players are caught up in there here and now: in their own performance, where they are in their careers, how the team is doing, etc.

I love Messier, but do you think he would be a successful coach? Yeah, everyone knows his record and persona....but would it matter in game 35 of 82? Or when a team is down two goals going into the third period?

The only questions with Roy should be: can he coach and bring out the best in players, is he open to new ways of looking at the game, is he open to the new structure of management where GMs have more say in line-ups, does he have the personality to deal with 23 players of differing temperaments, different motivation points, etc.?

He might be able to "overpower" impressionable 16-18 year olds in the Q., but that is not going to fly when it comes to dealing with men.

 

[Ruggs225]

f*** it maybe Drury coaches the team himself.

Would he be the first person to fail as player, captain, coach, AGM and GM all for one franchise? that would be impressive.

 

[NYR94]

I think we're down to 2 vacancies now, NYR and Calgary.

 

[NYblades]

He's just a puppet for Sather anyway. Everything he's done has been like watching a replay of Sather's years as GM here.

Sather Mini me.

 

[haohmaru]

There's no hire yet because Drury doesn't like his options. Not sure how that's going to change the older this gets unless they're waiting for Q.

 

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

How did Dallas Eakins look in his three regular season games and four playoff games for us in 1997?

 

[EdJovanovski]

I have information that will lead to Chris Drury’s arrest.

 

[RangersFan1994]

How did Dallas Eakins look in his three regular season games and four playoff games for us in 1997?

Maybe they should hire Ken Gernander as coach

 

[KennyWu]

Have we reached out to Rex Ryan yet?

 

[alkurtz]

How did Dallas Eakins look in his three regular season games and four playoff games for us in 1997?

He was fine. I was so proud of how that team performed in the playoffs. They were beat up and dealing with an enormous amount of injuries. Yet they fought hard, gave it everything they had...made me proud. Eakins was part of that.

There's no hire yet because Drury doesn't like his options. Not sure how that's going to change the older this gets unless they're waiting for Q.

Yes, I agree totally. And that is the gist of the problem. They are no good options. I don't think they are even considering Q. He is boxed into a corner without a way out.

 

[17futurecap]

“Okay, I fired Gallant.”

“Great Chris, so now what’s the plan for head coach, what are we looking for?”

 

[Machinehead]

I think Roy's performance in Colorado is still scaring away NHL front offices, and it's valid.

Those teams had analytics that would make Dan Girardi wince.

 

[Boris Zubov]

How did Dallas Eakins look in his three regular season games and four playoff games for us in 1997?

Overmatched. We were scraping the bottom of the barrel when him & Gernander had to step into the lineup vs Philly.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Drury is a dumb guy

How dare you! He went to HAHHHHHHHHVARD

 

[Boris Zubov]

How dare you! He went to HAHHHHHHHHVARD

Wrong Drury.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

IDK what would be worse: Drury looking like a complete buffoon and just hiring Laviolette or Hynes, or Drury panicking because the whole hockey world knows he's a joke and hiring Quenneville

Wrong Drury.

Oh yeah, brainfart. BU boyz. Of course.

I think we're down to 2 vacancies now, NYR and Calgary.

And potentially Ottawa and Toronto

 

[EdJovanovski]

This is a disaster

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

How does Messier make sense, but Roy doesn't?

 

[The Crypto Guy]

How does Messier make sense, but Roy doesn't?

Messier isn't becoming coach.

IDK what would be worse: Drury looking like a complete buffoon and just hiring Laviolette or Hynes, or Drury panicking because the whole hockey world knows he's a joke and hiring Quenneville

Well, with one of those options you are at least getting a good NHL goal. The other option you arent.

 

[Daves a mess]

Hope Dallas Eakins doesn't get a call.

 

[TopShelfSnipes]

Overmatched. We were scraping the bottom of the barrel when him & Gernander had to step into the lineup vs Philly.

A few of those games he even played left wing because of all the injuries to the forwards.

He was still instinctively backing up to the circles to try and block shots.

Wrong Drury.

Yup that was Ted.

Chris went to BU.

Since they were a rival school, we always used to say "Sucks to BU" lol

 

[Synergy27]

So, my preferred candidate is apparently still in the running but I somehow feel defeated and embarrassed.

That pretty much sums up my 30+ year fandom of this team.

 

[Avery16]

I’d take Eakins over Hynes or Lavs.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

I’d take Eakins over Hynes or Lavs.

LOL, why?