Confirmed with Link: Rangers hire Gallant as HC

[duhmetreE]

Guys like Karlsson exploded with Gallant.

I’m excited to see what he can do with a team dripping with young talent.

P.s. imagine a world where Kreider finally realizes his potential

 

[Machinehead]

They have to be a priority. There's a point where you want to teach kids how to play, but then they also have to learn by doing. I hope he does a better job of that than DQ did.

Beyond the obvious names, I'm also someone who thinks we have a chance to develop useful support players like Gauthier.

I don't need to see more than 25 percent of our on-ice forwards look like an AHL roster.

People would defend Quinn by saying "but Machinehead, you say Kakko has great defensive analytics, isn't that development?"

And my thing was always "yes, but then why is he still playing 10 minutes if he's great at the exact thing the coach wanted?"

 

[One Winged Angel]

I feel like this is a big opportunity for him.

If he can get over the hump here, with how much young talent this roster has, he has a chance to win multiple championships in a decent-sized window. If he does that, he enters that elated level where he can pretty much demand what he wants in a contract and will have offers until the day he decides he doesn't want to, or can't be an NHL head coach any longer.

So the upside is definitely there for him.

I'm with you on this.

Winning in NY is big. Look at Mike Keenan and how long he got job offers for afterward, despite the fact that he was pretty much toxic as a coach.

What I like about him is that he's very good with young talents. Look at what he did for Barkov, Huberdeau, Trocheck, Marchessault and Smith in Florida and then again for the latter two in Vegas. Karlsson was a throwaway in Columbus and Gallant helps turn him into a top-6 forward.

From what the players have said, Quinn stifled them and gave them short leashes to work with. Gallant has shown that he's the exact opposite way.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

poggers

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

If Gallant can build out a solid staff this has the chance to go from a great hire to phenomenal one

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Little Tuna

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

again I am not calling you a liar or anything but I have never seen anything that indicates this.

he has run airtight systems since 2015.

Both Carp and Friedman mentioned it, which is why it got into my head. I love the way his teams have played however.

6/7/21 | Elliotte Friedman said on 31 Thoughts, “I think there has been a little bit of disrespect toward Gerard Gallant, what he did in Vegas, I think it has been discounted a little bit and I don’t think it’s fair. Gerard Gallant is not a guy who is an x’s and o’s master, but he gets people to play and he puts people around himself who can handle that stuff, but he convinces people that can play, he empowers them…..right now the most important thing you do as a coach is empower your players and if anybody has forgotten how well Gerard Gallant can empower his players, they were just reminded of it.”
NYR News > Gerard Gallant has also interviewed twice with the Rangers

"Gallant’s X’s and O’s may not be his strong suit, according to one former NHL coach."
How would Gerard Gallant fit as the Rangers' next head coach?

 

[Edge]

People would defend Quinn by saying "but Machinehead, you say Kakko has great defensive analytics, isn't that development?"

And my thing was always "yes, but then why is he still playing 10 minutes if he's great at the exact thing the coach wanted?"

The playing time drove me nuts. It really did.

Watching Kakko and Laf go out there, and earn time, only to see Blackwell out there in every scenario imaginable, was like death by papercut for me.

 

[Machinehead]

I think a lot of successful coaches figure out how and when to pivot just enough to put their players in the best position to succeed. If he can do that, on top of the buy-in, the talent is there to do the rest....or will be there in decently short order.

If he adds an element we're looking for and then we hire somebody else to win the Cup, that's still a win.

Honestly, while I would like to get our feet wet in a serious playoff series where we win a couple of games (not that Carolina joke), I still think it's summer of '23 before you can say with a straight face "I think the Rangers take the Cup this year."

 

[thethirdhockeyman91]

thank god it wasn’t that asshole Tocchet.

 

[Edge]

I'm with you on this.

Winning in NY is big. Look at Mike Keenan and how long he got job offers for afterward, despite the fact that he was pretty much toxic as a coach.

What I like about him is that he's very good with young talents. Look at what he did for Barkov, Huberdeau, Trocheck, Marchessault and Smith in Florida and then again for the latter two in Vegas. Karlsson was a throwaway in Columbus and Gallant helps turn him into a top-6 forward.

From what the players have said, Quinn stifled them and gave them short leashes to work with. Gallant has shown that he's the exact opposite way.

The leash can cut both ways though. If my vets want longer leashes, they need to show me more than they did last season. Because otherwise the accountability needs to be even greater for them. Don't f***ing sleep walk through an important game where your ass should've been benched and then tell me you think you played a good game. Because otherwise you're coming out the lineup altogether.

I am hopeful that Gallant can help Kakko and Laf take the next steps, especially because two guys they've drawn some comparisons to are very familiar to Gallant.

 

[NYblades]

Any ideas as to who brings in as his staff? Please hire a face-off coach.

 

[EdJovanovski]

LETS f***ING GOOOOOO
DYNASTY

 

[One Winged Angel]

Wasn’t that because of a lack of adjustments?

They lost to a better team. That doesn't have anything to do with adjustments. Gallant took a team that wasn't supposed to sniff the playoffs and got them to the SCF.

Ovechkin won the Conn Smythe over Kuznetsov who had over 32 points and had 5 more points than Ovechkin with only 3 less goals. Kuznetsov had 9 more points than Backstrom, who was still a point per game player. Oshie and Carlson also had over 20 points.

Vegas had 2 point per game players, Smith and Marchessault and then only 1 other player had 15 or more points and that was Karlsson.

 

[Edge]

If he adds an element we're looking for and then we hire somebody else to win the Cup, that's still a win.

Honestly, while I would like to get our feet wet in a serious playoff series where we win a couple of games (not that Carolina joke), I still think it's summer of '23 before you can say with a straight face "I think the Rangers take the Cup this year."

I'm almost exactly in the same boat as you on that.

I think next year was the ascent regardless of Gallant. But if he can at least give them a boost on top of that, that's fantastic.

My gut still tells me that he's going to be prepping this squad for the guy who comes after him, but I'd have no problem if he proves otherwise in a positive way.

 

[bleedblue94]

Does anyone know if he stresses a higher level of fitness and stamina than what has been allowed here recently? I know all these athletes are in good shape, but there are players that are clearly above others. Hartnell recently was talking about when torts showed up with the jackets they quickly realized they needed to be in better shape. This is not a torts comment, I am just curious if gallant has a history of demanding a higher level from guys. We definitely have players that would benefit from that and it's good for the organization

 

[NYSPORTS]

Solid coach, solid hire. With the right roster Gallant should be able to maximize it, so time to get the right roster.

should be some significant changes. There had better be.

 

[Kendo]

You generally commit to a coach for 3ish years. It's much easier to jump for the "best available coach in free agency," than it is to overbid for a Danault or RNH or whatever player in order to fill a need. It's also easier to "get rid of" a coach in the last year or so of a contract than it is a player.

GG is the right guy at the right time. If we find the "perfect coach" for the 2024-25 season and beyond, then cool. We have a good coach for the last chapter before we enter the prime of our next core.

 

[One Winged Angel]

The leash can cut both ways though. If my vets want longer leashes, they need to show me more than they did last season. Because otherwise the accountability needs to be even greater for them. Don't f***ing sleep walk through an important game where your ass should've been benched and then tell me you think you played a good game. Because otherwise you're coming out the lineup altogether.

Couldn't agree more with that. Mika being demoted was long over due. The Howden experiment needed to end. Blackwell is not good at all defensively, but somehow got power play time over players like Lafreniere and Kakko. One of my biggest criticisms of Quinn was the fact that he never practiced what he preached when he claimed to want a meritocracy. The showings against Carolina in the play in series and against the better teams this past season, especially the Islanders down the stretch were just pathetic. The veterans have to be better and that's why I'm wary of giving Zibanejad that next big deal. He always seems to come up short in big games.

I am hopeful that Gallant can help Kakko and Laf take the next steps, especially because two guys they've drawn some comparisons to are very familiar to Gallant.

Two guys that are very underrated that play in South Florida.

 

[rangers1314]

Both Carp and Friedman mentioned it, which is why it got into my head. I love the way his teams have played however.

maybe this is where Mike Kelly comes in?

 

[DanielBrassard]

Wonder if we see any of the guys he had in Vegas become targets. Reaves has been mentioned, but thinking more of a Tomas Nosek who would be a fine pickup for the 4th line.

 

[One Winged Angel]

Any ideas as to who brings in as his staff? Please hire a face-off coach.

Is Michael Peca available?

 

[Kendo]

I don't think anybody will argue that Gallant is Diego Simeone at the whiteboard but what hockey coach is? They all subscribe to the "just get pucks in deep" culture.

I'm a firm believer in the notion that you're rarely going to have a truly good coach so just don't have a bad one.

This is why I'm a fan of the signing. There were 4 or 5 bad options, so I'm excited.

 

[LORDE]

"This guy looks like a palooka"

-My dad on the hiring

I have a friend who legit looks like him.

Can confirm... My friend is a "palooka"

Indeed.

 

[One Winged Angel]

If he adds an element we're looking for and then we hire somebody else to win the Cup, that's still a win.

Honestly, while I would like to get our feet wet in a serious playoff series where we win a couple of games (not that Carolina joke), I still think it's summer of '23 before you can say with a straight face "I think the Rangers take the Cup this year."

Why do you think I continuously use Buck Showalter as an analogy on here and on twitter?