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

[UnSandvich]

Now offer Jay Leach double what he’s currently making to run our D and we’ll be set

 

[bobbop]

It looks like Laviolette won the press conference. That‘s good.

Of course, so did Gallant and Quinn.

 

[RangersFan1994]

I already posted this lol

 

[Pawnee Rangers]

I feel pretty safe in the assumption that 21-22 year olds are going to improve. You wouldnt know it from reading some takes here though.

2 out of 3 would be something.

 

[EdJovanovski]

I already posted this lol

My bad, you posted the MSG version which had a diff thumbnail, I must've assumed it was a video of MSG network talking about it when I was scrolling through

 

[Jauffre]

Very Excited! Go Lavy! Go Peca! Go Drury!

 

[alkurtz]

Overall reaction to the presser: confident, experienced, professional, and serious. But I've seen so many of these conferences in all sports that I don't put much stock in them. But, you have to believe that he knows what he is doing.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

I loved his answer regarding Lafreniere and Kakko, what ive been saying all along, they need to feel a part of the solution or you don't get the best from them. Chytil as well and it kinda makes you wonder what a guy like him feels like when they signed a center to a long term deal in Trochek.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Overall reaction to the presser: confident, experienced, professional, and serious. But I've seen so many of these conferences in all sports that I don't put much stock in them. But, you have to believe that he knows what he is doing.

He has won before and is the best American coach in the NHL for a reason . he has had more success than Shreklant and is a much better coach. Huge upgrade. But the players have to buy in or try to get rid of the ones that have issues with that.

 

[alkurtz]

Well, Neil Smith is on record saying that when he was deciding on a coach for the 93-94 season, it was Mike Keenan, Scotty Bowman, or Al Arbour.

and if he is to be believed, Keenan tried to convince the beloved Denis Potvin to join the Rangers that season.

Mike Keenan was brought in with one thought: to win the Cup. Not: "I think we can contend, I think we can win the Cup," but to actually win the Cup.

The year before had been such a disaster. The year before that Mess was brought in and we won the Presidents Trophy (IIRC). There were high hopes for the next year but the team underperformed. There were coaching problems and Ron Smith replaced Roger Neilson during the season. The only time I have ever given any credence to a "curse" was when Brian Leetch, a world class skater, stepped out of a cab in NYC, slipped on the ice and broke his ankle and missed half the season. Really?

Keenan was thought to be the right man for the job: a taskmaster, bad-tempered, demanding, no nonsense. He established the mindset from the first day of camp: we are going to win the Cup. No matter what he did afterwards and how much he left the organization in the lurch, he will always be tops in my book.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Was reading a NY Post column on the press conference. In the comments below a fan welcomes Lav to NY then tells him how to win. It made me laugh. Some fans really think they know how to win more than a 3 time finals coach? Really?

 

[MrAlmost]

Was reading a NY Post column on the press conference. In the comments below a fan welcomes Lav to NY then tells him how to win. It made me laugh. Some fans really think they know how to win more than a 3 time finals coach? Really?

You new here? Haha

 

[duhmetreE]

so no word on Defensive Assistant?

Is this Chara thing just a HFboard wish or is there smoke there?

Would Hynes take an assistant job for a year?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

so no word on Defensive Assistant?

Is this Chara thing just a HFboard wish or is there smoke there?

Would Hynes take an assistant job for a year?

HFBoard wish.

I think @Mac n Gs suggested Hynes as an assistant to handle the D. I think there are worse hires out there and he may ultimately just be one of those guys whose true calling in this league is "good assistant."

Its hard to ignore his NHL tenure, but Hynes' roots are pretty deep in player development.

 

[RangerBoy]

The Rangers added an ideal mentor for their struggling group of young forwards, most notably 2020 No.1 draft pick Alexis Lafrenière. Peca was in charge of Rochester's young forwards and his coaching helped several top prospects have success in the American Hockey League, including Jack Quinn, JJ Peterka, Jiri Kulich and Isak Rosen. Peca also oversaw the Amerks' power play, which was the AHL's best entering the Eastern Conference final this spring.

The approach Peca used with the Sabres' prospects in Rochester helped those players produce promising seasons to inch closer to reaching the NHL.

Quinn, a first-round draft pick in 2020, earned AHL player of the year honors for 2021-22 as the winger produced 26 goals and 61 points in 45 regular-season games. Peterka, a second-round draft pick in 2020, used the habits that Peca taught to become more of an offensive threat. The German winger produced 28 goals in the regular season, then seven goals and 12 points in 10 playoff games last year.

Peca wanted his forwards to have the same attention to detail that he carried with him throughout his stellar NHL career. He helped Kulich have a historic campaign at 18 years old, as the 2022 first-round draft pick totaled 24 goals in the regular season and seven in 12 playoff games. Rosen, a first-round draft pick in 2021, transformed from a winger who played on the perimeter too often into a consistent threat to score. Peca also had a hand in the successful development of Lukas Rousek, Linus Weissbach and Brett Murray, among others.

Michael Peca leaving Rochester to join New York Rangers' coaching staff

Seth Appert has another hire to make for his coaching staff with the Rochester Americans.

buffalonews.com

The Rangers need to find Peca version to run their D.

 

[RangerBoy]

Now offer Jay Leach double what he’s currently making to run our D and we’ll be set

The Rangers need to find their Jay Leach and offer him the assistant coaching position.

 

[Machinehead]

I like the Peca hire just from a conceptual standpoint. I get wanting a proven coach, but adding a fresh assistant shows they're at least willing to try it.

 

[Synergy27]

I’m officially excited by this start to the off-season. Signing Jones and bringing Peca into the fold indicates to me that Drury has correctly identified what needs to be addressed.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Now offer Jay Leach double what he’s currently making to run our D and we’ll be set

Still need permission from the Seattle Kraken to talk to him.

 

[McRanger92]

Bring back Ulf Samuelsson to coach the D

 

[Maliks PlusMinus]

Growing up in Scotland and first getting into hockey without getting to see much at all (would get two random games a week in the middle of the night I’d have to sneak out of bed for) one of the first things I learned was I hated Peca.

Time to give him my support more than 20 years on

 

[RangerBoy]

Mike Van Ryn was let go in St.Louis after the season. He was a head coach for Arizona's AHL team. Van Ryn was part of the Blues which won the Cup in 2019. Van Ryn was in the running for the Arizona job in 2021 which went to Andre Tourigny. Jay Leach was interviewed for that job. Van Ryn ran the Blues D. He played for Blues, Florida and Toronto. Devils draft pick. Emily Kaplan had him on her list of future NHL head coaches.

Todd Nelson has NHL assistant head coaching experience with Dallas. He worked with their D. Nelson is the head coach in Hershey. Interim head coach in Edmonton. Assistant coach in Atlanta.

 

[bleedblue94]

preaching to the choir

This sounds great but someone tells me what happens when panarin panarin's and undermines this concept?

Will lavy take bread off the pp? Does he have the stones?

 

[RangersFan1994]

I’m officially excited by this start to the off-season. Signing Jones and bringing Peca into the fold indicates to me that Drury has correctly identified what needs to be addressed.

Wait until he makes another stupid trade lol now if he moves up from 23 in the draft and pulls that off to select someone worth selecting then maybe he has learned.

This sounds great but someone tells me what happens when panarin panarin's and undermines this concept?

Will lavy take bread off the pp? Does he have the stones?

Maybe Panarin will want out. Maybe Drury is doing this to get out of that bad contract hmm

 

[Avery16]

How about some of the names on here?