Vancouver Canucks fire Travis Green, name Bruce Boudreau head coach

[JumpierPegasus]

Chiasson.

We prefer to pretend he doesn't exist

 

[Wayward Son]

Bruce f***ing Boudreau.
He's f***ing back.

**** yeah, let’s ****ing go boys

 

[tenken00]

The only surprise was that it took so long. He's a good coach!

He was busy doing important work as a studio analyst on the Capitals.

 

[Kranix]

I still think the roster looks really good on paper and all that was needed was to fire Green.

 

[Breakers]

Easily one of the worst coaches I have ever seen

Stubborn to a fault about changing up his systems, despite having record breaking bad special teams, and being either dead last or 2nd last in odd man rushes against for 4 straight years.

This is all while Putting his lines in a blender more than any coach in history

very weird combination of traits.

 

[M2Beezy]

I wonder how the francophone players will feel abut him.....

Why? Is there some scandal or issue???

 

[jackjohnson]

Bruce has 1 year +1 optional year. He is a short term solution. He makes 2m for the first year. It is clear he was brought to try and salvage the season. When a new president/GM is hired, he can keep him for 1 year, fire or extend him.

Some posters here still think that can't be done, like its impossible because first they have to hire a GM even if they have to wait 2 years and the team crumbles lol. They don't know Canucks situation is different and a different approach is better suited going forward and not everything should be standardized when it comes to firing and hiring GM, coaches etc.

 

[General Fanager]

Why? Is there some scandal or issue???

Jose Theodore has said some things about their days in Washington together. He said that Boudreau says terrible things about French players. Flat out calls him a racist.

 

[EpochLink]

The biggest flaw of Travis Green this year was his non-use of Brad Shaw, who was brought in to coach the defense.

Green’s right hand man, Nolan Baumgartner was brought back to coach the defense and it went on to produce the worst defensive style in the league….oh by the way, Baumgartner also coached probably the worst PK in NHL history. Y’all wanna know why Vancouvers penalty kill was total shit? Baumgartner was in charge of that

That man made no adjustments on the PK, Defense and Green signed off on what was deployed by him.

There was a reason Baumgartner was let go along side Green. Brad Shaw is now coaching what he was brought in to do, the defense. Scott Walker will now coach the PK.

Hands down the f***ing worst assistant coach I’ve ever seen is Nolan Baumgartner, shit NHL defensemen even shittier NHL coach.

 

[Blitzkrug]

They looked great last night. It's only one game but it's incredible just how much that team was done with Green.

I really do believe Boudreau will be a good hire for them. He has his issues in the playoffs, but the guy has shown he can get young teams to take the next step. Did it with Washington, Anaheim to an extent and especially Minnesota. Hell maybe he even figures it out in the playoffs one day. Took Trotz like 20 years to figure out how to win a cup, why can't Bruce?

 

[BCNate]

They looked great last night. It's only one game but it's incredible just how much that team was done with Green.

I really do believe Boudreau will be a good hire for them. He has his issues in the playoffs, but the guy has shown he can get young teams to take the next step. Did it with Washington, Anaheim to an extent and especially Minnesota. Hell maybe he even figures it out in the playoffs one day. Took Trotz like 20 years to figure out how to win a cup, why can't Bruce?

They all looked like they had a Gorilla removed from their backs. They went out and played aggressive hockey. I watched pretty much every period of Canucks hockey under Travis Green, they never played like that, not once, not ever. I'd argue that nearly ever player on the team had their best game of the year last night. The Canucks will still have a ton of up and down games, but getting a coach who has an NHL level game plan and NHL level systems will have a very positive impact.

It's one game, and likely too late to save the season, but that was the most fun I've had watching a game in a long time.

 

[Seattle Totems]

Nearly every team that fires its coach goes on a small win streak. Yes Green and his assistants are not NHL quality but this still is not a playoff roster.

 

[TruKnyte]

Nearly every team that fires its coach goes on a small win streak. Yes Green and his assistants are not NHL quality but this still is not a playoff roster.

Most Canuck fans on this board would probably agree this team isn't making the playoffs.

It does feel nice though (in a really small sample size) to see the team playing like they want to win again.

 

[I am toxic]

It's been over 7 seasons since the Canucks have had an NHL coach.

No surprise it coincides with the departure of the buffoonery of Jim Benning's non-GM'ing.

No surprise at all.

 

[LaVal]

Nearly every team that fires its coach goes on a small win streak. Yes Green and his assistants are not NHL quality but this still is not a playoff roster.

The playoffs are not on the radar. Right now Boudreau is here to try to help reverse the losing culture and negativity that's been ingrained in the team.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

God damn it....I like Bruce....Good hire Canucks.

 

[jackjohnson]

Nearly every team that fires its coach goes on a small win streak. Yes Green and his assistants are not NHL quality but this still is not a playoff roster.

You said Green and his assistants are not NHL quality so how do you know this roster is still bad? Need to evaluate them under Bruce before doing any analysis on the roster.

 

[The Panther]

Can't go wrong with this guy in charge:

I kind of wish the Canucks had hired Mark Messier to coach, just to further piss off the fanbase. Would have been epic!

 

[nturn06]

It is amazing what a coach can do........ when the goalie stands on his head

 

[jackjohnson]

It is amazing what a coach can do........ when the goalie stands on his head

well, Green also had Demko playing great yet they still lost. So necessarily true if you really suck as a coach

 

[RoyalRed]

Easily one of the worst coaches I have ever seen

Stubborn to a fault about changing up his systems, despite having record breaking bad special teams, and being either dead last or 2nd last in odd man rushes against for 4 straight years.

This is all while Putting his lines in a blender more than any coach in history

very weird combination of traits.

Willie D was still worse. Much worse.

 

[Wisp]

The hyperbole around Green is silly. He's an NHL coach, good details/tactical coach and has had a lot of success integrating young players. Like a lot of his coaches, I feel his conservative instincts led him down a wrong path, especially as the situation got more extreme. This Canucks team is massively flawed, especially at in-zone defense, but it's greatest strength was its skilled forward group. Backed into a corner, the situation getting more extreme, Green parked the bus to try and cover for the team's defensive shortcomings and the end result was a team that was good at nothing.

It remains to be seen how much more success Bruce gets playing more aggressively. I tend to think Bruce will do better with the roster if he plays it to its strength. The aggressive forecheck should help mitigate the D corp's terrible puck transition but it's more of a bandaid than a proper fix.

 

[quat]

Nearly every team that fires its coach goes on a small win streak. Yes Green and his assistants are not NHL quality but this still is not a playoff roster.

Yes, you're correct. But we've won the lottery this season just finally dumping Benning and Green. This team will still lose a lot of games, but they'll learn to play a lot better, and it will be value added to the guys that will need to be traded in order to build a team that can compete for a cup in a few years. Doesn't mean the team can't have fun playing for the rest of the year ... game by game. Winning use to mean more rope for Benning, but that dark specter is done!!! Nice to support a team and seeing players trying their best, but the fact is, there's a lot of really good teams in the league and this isn't one of them.

 

[quat]

The hyperbole around Green is silly. He's an NHL coach, good details/tactical coach and has had a lot of success integrating young players. Like a lot of his coaches, I feel his conservative instincts led him down a wrong path, especially as the situation got more extreme. This Canucks team is massively flawed, especially at in-zone defense, but it's greatest strength was its skilled forward group. Backed into a corner, the situation getting more extreme, Green parked the bus to try and cover for the team's defensive shortcomings and the end result was a team that was good at nothing.

It remains to be seen how much more success Bruce gets playing more aggressively. I tend to think Bruce will do better with the roster if he plays it to its strength. The aggressive forecheck should help mitigate the D corp's terrible puck transition but it's more of a bandaid than a proper fix.

I don't understand how you've watched this team play for years under Green and can arrive at the opinion you've shared. Where's the proof he's good at any of those thing? I think he's like a personable guy, and that probably get guys to play their best, but the evidence seems to be that the longer a player is under Green's guidance, the worse they end up playing. Other than Tyler Motte.

Plus, Green was given a huge voice is selecting the players he liked and had a say in developing the roster when he was promoted. He may eventually learn to be a better coach, but there's not much evidence of him adapting or learning on the job. Suggesting he was backed into a corner suggested he was a victim of Benning instead of a very willing participant. I feel sorry for any team that hires Green, because by any measurable metric, he's lousy at his job.

It's good to remember, with out having two incredibly effective goalie during his whole time in the Canucks organization, he would have almost zero success.

The one thing we both agree on however, the roster is most certainly poorly assembled. Bennings lack of ability dwarfs Green's.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

happy to see BB helping turn that team around, he's a very good coach for a young team