Speculation: The coaching search continues

[Micklebot]

Damn, even his junior playoff record sucks. What’s up with this guy?

To be fair to his playoffs lack of success with the wild, they've been operating with a 12-14 mil buyout penalty the last two years and weren't using LTIR loopholes like some teams do to ice a turbocharged playoff roster.

 

[Qward]

Not Dean. Craig.

 

[Tragedy]

What about that winning pedigree they mentioned? Guy hasn't coached an NHL team to a playoff series win

Maybe we worry about getting a date first before we start complaining about what time the dance starts

 

[Cosmix]

To be fair to his playoffs lack of success with the wild, they've been operating with a 12-14 mil buyout penalty the last two years and weren't using LTIR loopholes like some teams do to ice a turbocharged playoff roster.

I hope the NHL does something about this Vegas "cheating" method in the next season.

 

[Cosmix]

He’s gotten a lot out of some subpar rosters and has done well analytically.

My first choice is still probably Gallant, but apparently he has a high price tag or something.

"Best in Class" has a price. Will Andlauer pay it?

Joel Quenville Anyone?

Has Joel attended Morals and Ethics classes?

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Joel Quenville Anyone?

Great coach, Has to get by Betman still.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Fantastic news that we're interested in experienced head coaches with winning track records

 

[StoicSensFan]

Maybe we worry about getting a date first before we start complaining about what time the dance starts

As @2CHAINZ would say, losers stay home and winners go home with the prom queen.

Tkachuk potentially in the playoffs should have coaches lining up around the corner.

 

[DrEasy]

As @2CHAINZ would say, losers stay home and winners go home with the prom queen.

Tkachuk potentially in the playoffs should have coaches lining up around the corner.

That's not exactly what @2CHAINZ says...

 

[TonySoprano11]

Why isn't Daryl Sutter part of this conversation?

The guy has been able to quickly turn things around anywhere he goes. Granted, his coaching style has a short shelf life but I feel like he is exactly what we need to completely transform the identity of this team very quickly.

 

[GCK]

What about that winning pedigree they mentioned? Guy hasn't coached an NHL team to a playoff series win

Or an AHL playoff win

I don’t think i can handle having a coach that is from a place called Flin Flon

Bobby Clarke is from Flin Flon.

I hope the NHL does something about this Vegas "cheating" method in the next season.

No chance.

 

[GCK]

My preference

Mike Sullivan
Jon Cooper
Craig Berube
David Carle

 

[Micklebot]

My preference

Mike Sullivan
Jon Cooper
Craig Berube
David Carle

If you're going to lead with two guys that aren't yet available, might as well include Brindamour...

 

[Hale The Villain]

What about that winning pedigree they mentioned? Guy hasn't coached an NHL team to a playoff series win

Weren't an easy out in any one of his 3 years coaching the Wild.

They took Vegas to 7 games in 2021, Blues to 6 games in 2022 and the Stars to 6 games in 2023.

Blues were the only team they were better than on paper and should have beat IMO.

.638 point percentage coaching the Wild, who never had an elite roster on paper during his tenure, is pretty damn impressive.

 

[GCK]

If you're going to lead with two guys that aren't yet available, might as well include Brindamour...

My understanding is Brindamour has an extension and they are working on his assistants.

 

[redbrick98]

Why isn't Daryl Sutter part of this conversation?

The guy has been able to quickly turn things around anywhere he goes. Granted, his coaching style has a short shelf life but I feel like he is exactly what we need to completely transform the identity of this team very quickly.

Sutter won't leave his farm in Viking Alberta

For him it would need to be a Western Conference team

My understanding is Brindamour has an extension and they are working on his assistants.

They've been working on his assistants all year before the season started

 

[Cosmix]

Interesting stats:

NHL Totals by Birth City - Career Stats

NHL player statistics aggregated by birth cities - Regular season stats

www.quanthockey.com

 

[2CHAINZ]

As @2CHAINZ would say, losers stay home and winners go home with the prom queen.

Tkachuk potentially in the playoffs should have coaches lining up around the corner.

Losers whine about getting a date first. Winners go home and make love to the prom queen.

 

[Adele Dazeem]

Why isn't Daryl Sutter part of this conversation?

The guy has been able to quickly turn things around anywhere he goes. Granted, his coaching style has a short shelf life but I feel like he is exactly what we need to completely transform the identity of this team very quickly.

Getting too old and I would wager he's not as 'hungry' to win because he's done it multiple times.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

To be fair to his playoffs lack of success with the wild, they've been operating with a 12-14 mil buyout penalty the last two years and weren't using LTIR loopholes like some teams do to ice a turbocharged playoff roster.

He has a 590 something pt% in his NHL head coaching career.. Not terrible.

If people complain he never won a playoff round .. ok but should they have... Were they the favorites that underachieved ?

If we limit the coaching search to coaches that have had success through several playoff rounds and maybe did it more than once .. we'd have a short list

 

[JD1]

Fantastic news that we're interested in experienced head coaches with winning track records

Hale did you see the article in the hockey news on Jake Voracek? I laughed when I read it thinking about you because you're always on about trade trees and how bad some of our deals became

I don't think we can top what Columbus did with Voracek. They traded Voracek and 2 picks to Philly for Carter. Carter only played 39 games for Columbus. We all know what Voracek became for Philly, but the draft picks turned into Sean Couturier and Nick Cousins.

Now that's grand larceny

 

[StoicSensFan]

That's not exactly what @2CHAINZ says...

Losers whine about getting a date first. Winners go home and make love to the prom queen.

I was hoping you'd come on and correct me.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Hale did you see the article in the hockey news on Jake Voracek? I laughed when I read it thinking about you because you're always on about trade trees and how bad some of our deals became

I don't think we can top what Columbus did with Voracek. They traded Voracek and 2 picks to Philly for Carter. Carter only played 39 games for Columbus. We all know what Voracek became for Philly, but the draft picks turned into Sean Couturier and Nick Cousins.

Now that's grand larceny

I didn't see it but yeah Holmgren selling high on Carter and Richards was insanely smart.

Turned those two into Voracek, Couturier, Simmonds, Schenn, Cousins and millions in cap space.

 

[GCK]

Losers whine about getting a date first. Winners go home and make love to the prom queen.

And true champions take the prom queen to brown town.

 

[Tuna99]

Losers whine about getting a date first. Winners go home and make love to the prom queen.

What do Sens fans do?