Player Discussion Tocchet What Is/How He Doing?
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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.
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.
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RebuildinVan
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Everyone knew the D personel was near the bottom overall and he has $20M in centres that are checked out
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Ernie
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I have mixed feelings about Tocchet at this point.
I think his systems construction is lacking, but that could be solved with adding some experience to the Canucks' very thin coaching roster.
His player management has been generally good, and it's not his fault that divisions from previous regimes are coming back into focus. However, if he was the one who told Miller to "toughen" Pettersson up, that is unfathomable stupid. At this point though, I suspect it might have come from higher up..
Unless the Canucks have a clear upgrade available, I think you have to bring him back next season. If things are back on track at the midseason mark, you extend him, but if not, it's in everyone's best interest to find a different path.
I think his systems construction is lacking, but that could be solved with adding some experience to the Canucks' very thin coaching roster.
His player management has been generally good, and it's not his fault that divisions from previous regimes are coming back into focus. However, if he was the one who told Miller to "toughen" Pettersson up, that is unfathomable stupid. At this point though, I suspect it might have come from higher up..
Unless the Canucks have a clear upgrade available, I think you have to bring him back next season. If things are back on track at the midseason mark, you extend him, but if not, it's in everyone's best interest to find a different path.
I can see us snapping up Laviolette or Sullivan if they become available. Will we give a rookie head coach (David Carle? Marc Savard?) a shot?
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Tocchet talking about needing a 4 man set to be a rush team. That the defense has to jump up in the play and overload the opposition.
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Losing and playing a boring style, both resulting in an increase in empty seats, is a bad sign for the coach. Allvin and Jimmy are loyal to the guy, though, and did rather embarrass themselves with the whole Boudreau saga to facilitate getting him in here. Crazy times for such a short tenure.
Horrible team to watch play. I remember in the Coliseum during the dog days of the 80s, with just an organ for ambience and no piped in music and shenanigans, what crowd was there would go silent for excruciatingly long stretches only to be broken up by a lone, loud "B-O-R-I-N-G!" from way up in the blues or greens. Sometimes that would get the loudest cheer of the evening.
Horrible team to watch play. I remember in the Coliseum during the dog days of the 80s, with just an organ for ambience and no piped in music and shenanigans, what crowd was there would go silent for excruciatingly long stretches only to be broken up by a lone, loud "B-O-R-I-N-G!" from way up in the blues or greens. Sometimes that would get the loudest cheer of the evening.
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Tochett looks defeated himself. The Pettersson/Miller saga has taken its toll on everyone including the coach. At this rate the Canucks will be running the coach right out of town.
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That is very subtle shade at management if I've ever heard it. "You want me to coach them this way? Give me guys who can actually play that way."
Bleach Clean
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It's the opposite: Tocchet wants his trees that can't pass or skate, and that's what they end up doing when they play. Why is he shocked they can't do what he's expecting them to do?
Tocchet is very involved in who they acquire and keep on this roster.
Normally I am all for the coach helping make these choices… but I think he should lose his privileges after he asked for this defence
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The main reason Alvin called a press conference a few days ago was to back up Tocchet. He even made excuses for the style of play. Tocchet is getting resigned.
Stuff like this always follows defensive coaches around. Whether it's Tippet or Boucher
Stuff like this always follows defensive coaches around. Whether it's Tippet or Boucher
Bourne Endeavor
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If that is the case, and he pushed for this horrendous defense, then he shouldn't be back next season regardless of what happens.
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I think when the team still doesn't have a middle pairing (even if they're trees), or a full top6, then it's difficult to judge Tocchet's impact on the team.
Usually though, when nearly everyone but 1 player (Hughes) plays well, that is a signal of coaching incompetence. But I want to see the roster improvement first and then decide.
