Confirmed with Link: Rangers Hire Peter Laviolette as Head Coach, Assistants Michael Peca & Dan Muse

[HFsNumber1Heel]

1 of 2 goalies original Rangers. The starter
5 of 7 projected D are
Atleast 5 F are projected to be
That’s rebuilding believe it or not

The problem is the other than Shesterkin and Fox, the main guys aren't ELCs. Two home grown Rangers have hit 30+ goals since the lockout; Prucha almost 20 years ago and Kredier twice.

They don't draft centers.

Their skills coach is terrible at his job.

 

[UnparalledPark]

Teams that do it correctly. Rangers haven't. And that's why they're nowhere near being a Cup contender.

I mean, I agree the Rangers are way too impatient with their youngsters, I just think using the Panthers as an example of a team winning with a young core was surprising. I doubt if any other team in the league has fewer contributing home grown players than them. No big deal.

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

Haven’t seen this posted but I would love this

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Know nothing of Peca as a coach.

 

[Synergy27]

Know nothing of Peca as a coach.

Know a lot about him as a player. I hated him.

Perhaps he can inject some scum into these vanilla veins.

 

[Avery16]

Rangers can switch things up by hiring youthful Marc Savard for new staff

 

[Synergy27]

Rangers can switch things up by hiring youthful Marc Savard for new staff

Interesting thought Larry.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Savard would be cool as an assistant, wont happen. We’ll get Mccarthy, Peter’s boy.

 

[Barnaby]

I like the idea of a younger guy on the staff. Savard would be a good fit. Peca would probably be too if that’s accurate.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

I just wanted a younger guy who knew analytics and knew how to implement a system that works in the modern NHL.

Getting run out of Washington for killing his young players there... Man. Hard to be optimistic about this.

That's not what happened to Laviolette in Washington. First of all, his contract expired - he wasn't fired. This past year was his 3rd year there on his 3 year contract. They hired him as a last "go for it" coach with their old core. Their core got super old and had bad injury luck last year and it became clear a retool or rebuild was on deck so they parted ways and Washington hired the guy who coached their AHL team from 2018-2021 to be the coach during that period which makes complete sense. Laviolette surely didn't want to coach a rebuild either so they both decided he was not coming back.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

Everyone knows Dolan cares only about franchise value. And value is not tied to results. It’s tied to branding, real estate, tv deals, broadcasting rights, etc. The narrative is that Dolan is relatively hands off with the Rangers so that’s good. But what good is being relatively hands off when his one email per year is an impulse firing or a demand to sign/trade for some random aging star.

He’s definitely not hands off, Dolan’s biggest issue is unwavering support and belief in Sather. A lot of people believe Sather was the reason JD/Gorton were fired by Dolan, so should tell you that narrative is incorrect. Dolan definitely is involved in Rangers operations, there too many stories over the years not to think he isn’t

 

[MrAlmost]

Haven’t seen this posted but I would love this

I don't know who if that guy has any sources. But if true, I wonder in what capacity. I hated Peca. He was fantastic. Haha

Assistant on the Rangers? Maybe Knob moves up and Peca becomes Head Coach in Hartford? Possibilities are endless.

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

I don't know who if that guy has any sources. But if true, I wonder in what capacity. I hated Peca. He was fantastic. Haha

Assistant on the Rangers? Maybe Knob moves up and Peca becomes Head Coach in Hartford? Possibilities are endless.

He’s a respected writer. He works for the Hockey news and some other places and is followed by Mercogliano, Kypreos, Dan Rosen so he’s not some nobody making stuff up. I believe he’s also the guy who stole Emily Kaplan from @will1066

 

[Baby Punisher]

Rangers can switch things up by hiring youthful Marc Savard for new staff

Meh. Pass on him too.
Promote Knoblauch and be done with it.

 

[RangerBoy]

Peca was on the same Rochester staff as Mike Weber. Peca was a better defensive forward than an offensive forward. He knows what is difficult to defend on the PP as a PKer. Peca runs Rochester's power play which is actually pretty good.

Peca would be a very good hire. Not one of Laviolette's coaching cronies.

Peca played for Laviolette with the Islanders. Darcy Tucker took out Peca's knee in the playoffs in 2002.

They need an assistant coach to run the D and the PK. Hire someone fresh. Please. I read McCarthy was planning retire after they were fired in Nashville but the Caps wanted to hire McCarthy in addition to Laviolette.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Just because Peca was a defensive player doesn't mean he doesn't understand offense or vice versa for a offensive player.

I'd be open to Peca or Savard. Can't believe Savard is still only 46.

 

[RGY]

Can we get both Peca and Savard? Or would they be going for the same position? I have always read great things about Savard.

 

[RangerBoy]

Does Zdeno Chara want to be an assistant coach? I remember reading he would take some time off after playing but he could be interested in returning in some capacity. He retired after the 2021-22 season. Chara played for Laviolette in Washington during the 2021 season. Everyone who has known Chara says he is a great guy who was basically an on ice coach. Bruce Cassidy. Claude Julien. Barry Trotz. Teammates. They all love him. He is a really good communicator.

Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy, 23, was Chara's defensive partner with the Bruins for three years. He still remembers the day he first met him in 2017. He described Chara as "larger than life," with the 6-foot-9 captain towering over him as the two shook hands.

"From the beginning I come in and just believe in him and I knew he was the best and if I had this guy in my corner and telling me things to do, I knew I needed to listen to him," McAvoy said.

McAvoy still describes Chara as a role model. On the ice, Chara taught a once-quiet McAvoy to communicate more, a skill that McAvoy now tries to pass on to the other Bruins blue-liners.

"He puts everything together and still is such an incredible hockey player, which I feel like defies so many laws of physics and everything," said McAvoy, who called Chara his "on-the-fly teacher" when he was first entering the league. "He truly is an incredible athlete."

Boston winger David Pastrnak, who entered the Bruins locker room at age 18, also found a guide in Chara, who showed him how to carry himself both on and off the ice.

"He (taught) me how to be a pro, to be honest," Pastrnak said. "Sounds like one of the simplest things. But at the same time, for a young player to become a real pro and act like a pro and behave, it's not always easy."

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Larry Robinson retired after the 1991-92 season. He took one year off before returning to the NHL as an assistant coach for the Devils under Jacques Lemaire in 1993-94. Robinson made all of their D better. Scott Stevens. Kenny Daneyko. Bruce Driver. Tommy Albelin. All of them were veteran D and Robinson made them better players. I heard Stevens and Daneyko talk about how much of an impact Robinson had on them and they had been in the NHL for a while. Scott Niedermayer was a young guy and learned from the best.

Chara is one year removed from the game. He would be the perfect guy for the Rangers D.

Peca running the forwards and PP. Chara running the D and PK.

Peca has worked with young forwards in Rochester.

This setup would work.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Can we get both Peca and Savard? Or would they be going for the same position? I have always read great things about Savard.

They’d be in the same position.

It’s one or the other.

 

[CsideEr]

That's not what happened to Laviolette in Washington. First of all, his contract expired - he wasn't fired. This past year was his 3rd year there on his 3 year contract. They hired him as a last "go for it" coach with their old core. Their core got super old and had bad injury luck last year and it became clear a retool or rebuild was on deck so they parted ways and Washington hired the guy who coached their AHL team from 2018-2021 to be the coach during that period which makes complete sense. Laviolette surely didn't want to coach a rebuild either so they both decided he was not coming back.

This. Part of this was Backstrom having hip surgery, the same surgery Kane just had. It’s basically a hip replacement for guys in their mid-late 30’s. Another reason Kane will likely never be the same player he was and probably saw coming to the Rangers as his last chance to have an impactful playoff run.

 

[RangerBoy]

Maybe Peca becomes Drury's Brind'Amour after Laviolette is gone

Chara was on that team in 2021

“He’s been really good. He’s a quiet guy. … He’s played the game for a long time,” Dowd, who’s 129 defensive zone draws (he is just under 47% efficient at defensive-zone draws) are 30 ahead of center Lars Eller for the most on the team, said of Peca. He added that Peca has helped the team out “a lot” on draws and has done a good job with it. “I think we’ve gotten a lot better [in the dot] since he’s gotten here.”

Dowd told the media that he stays close down first in defensive zone draws compared to ones in the offensive zone.

He said that “you have to win [the defensive draw at end of the game].” At the very least, it needs to be a 50/50 draw but the goal is to snap it back right to one of his teammates. Dowd says that the Capitals’ centermen cannot allow the opposition to run their plan by giving them the win at the faceoff circle.

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The Rangers need someone to teach them how to win face-offs.

 

[Avery16]

They’d be in the same position.

It’s one or the other.

The org can hire 15 coaches if they want. They could hire Savard to run the PP (this is what he did with the Blues) and they can hire Peca for PK. Again, if they want.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

What about Mitch Love?

Meh. Pass on him too.
Promote Knoblauch and be done with it.

Knoblauch will be the HC at Hartford. What difference would it make to you if he's an assistant with the Rangers or HC of the Wolfpack?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Love and one of Peca/Savard would quiet a lot of the noise.

 

[RangerBoy]

While serving under Peter Laviolette's staff this past season, Peca was tasked with doing everything from running optional practices, running the taxi squad, cutting game video, putting up pre-scout videos and meetings, and much more. After the season, Laviolette told Peca he would love to have him back, but he felt it was more important to go out and get more responsibilities somewhere.

Amerks hire Michael Peca as assistant coach

After spending the 2020-21 season with the Capitals as a development coach, the Rochester Americans announced Tuesday the hiring of Michael Peca as an assistant coach on Seth Appert’s coaching staff.

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