Player Discussion Tocchet What Is/How He Doing?

[Breakers]

Why the hell would you a coach an extension when the team is in complete disarray ?

 

[VanJack]

I remember some posters wondering last season whether or not there was a 'shelf life' for Tocchet's style of coaching.

It requires an incredible amount of effort and commitment from every guy on the ice, up and down the lineup. It's a grind to play it game in, and game out. And inevitably it seems, his teams just start to back-slide.

Seems to me that's what happened to his teams in Arizona, and it's happening again in Vancouver. Then again, the coach can't do much about the personnel he's been given. This Canuck blueline was a disaster waiting to happen. And when Cole and Zadorov left and then when Hronek went down, it's basically imploded.

Tocchet will ride out this season and survive. But if the Canucks are slow out of the gate next season, all bets are off.

 

[Hit the post]

Seems to me that's what happened to his teams in Arizona, and it's happening again in Vancouver. Then again, the coach can't do much about the personnel he's been given.

Toe Blake couldn't do anything with those Arizona teams.

 

[RebuildinVan]

Everyone knew the D personel was near the bottom overall and he has $20M in centres that are checked out