Who Do You Want to be the Next Head Coach of the NY Rangers?

[GENESISPuck94]

It's hard to disown a team because of their stupid decisions because... a sports franchise it's not always the same people. If this version of the franchise makes a stupid decision its not necessarily a representation of the many different iterations or variants of Rangers. Players come and go. GMs come and go. Coaches come and go. Unfortunately owners don't come and go as often. I'd be very annoyed at the hire. And it would be a big put off. But just because this front office and ownership are a bunch of dweebs doesn't mean the entirety of Rangers existence needs to be blasphemed because of the stupid decisions of one iteration.

Now, have the Rangers over history made many stupid decisions? Yes. Do I sometimes wish I had discovered a different team first and became a fan of another team first? Yes. But can I stop being a Rangers fan because they're stupid? No. Because every once in a while they do something right and are enjoyable. It's like life, can't control everything that happens, even having control over things we think we have control over is all an illusion. But we gotta keep on moving. As fans it's the same thing, I think. At least when the puck drops it's just hockey. And I love hockey, as do we all.

That all said. Please, just make the right hire. go with someone who doesn't have a jumbo jet cargo hold full of baggage, hire someone fresh and hungry, and let's go win some games.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Can someone tell me who Cadbury is and why he is so coveted? I havent heard of him until recently.


Also any news about leach or brunnette? Or even knobby?

He's got a delicious two-tone fondant filling. Not just for Easter anymore.

 

[GAGLine]

Can someone tell me who Cadbury is and why he is so coveted? I havent heard of him until recently.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Can someone tell me who Cadbury is and why he is so coveted? I havent heard of him until recently.


Also any news about leach or brunnette? Or even knobby?

Carbery coached Saginaw in the OHL for a year before joining Jay Leach as an assistant with the Providence Bruin a few years back. The year after that, he was hired by the Hershey Bears to be their head coach, and they were very good under him, getting better all 3 years he was there. They were never worst then 6th overall in the league in his tenure there.

He has been Toronto's assistant coach the last two years and is responsible for their powerplay and working with the forwards. Toronto obviously has been one of the better offensive teams the last two years, and he’s known to be good at coaching offense. Their powerplay has been the best and 2nd best under him the last two years. He’s been a steady riser through the coaching ranks and has been looked at as one of the next head coaches in line over the last couple of years. If I remember correctly, he was going to get the Bruins job, but they decided to go with Montgomery. I’m still expecting him to go to Washington due to his ties with the organization.

Haven’t seen much else on Knoblauch and Leach. Friedman keeps mentioning the link with Brunette and Calgary because of Huberdeau, but no one is really sure what Conroy wants to do as a new GM. He’s also mentioned Kirk Muller as a candidate there, along with one other team who has reportedly asked to talk to him. I haven’t seen any confirmation for it, but I wouldn’t be shocked if that was the Rangers

 

[EpicDing]

Freidman reporting the Rangers are out on Babcock, or at least that's what he's heard.

32 Thoughts: What's next for Leafs, Flames after front office changes

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12. I don’t get the sense any coaching announcements are close, which is a dangerous thing to write at this time of year. Spencer Carbery is interviewing with three or four teams. A couple of teams have asked for permission to speak to Seattle assistant Jay Leach. Brad Shaw’s mystery team was Washington. And, the longer Nashville goes without saying anything, the more you have to believe GM Barry Trotz is, at the very least, considering options. It’s tough to tell with Mike Babcock. I'd heard he was out of both Columbus and the Rangers, but there are still reports he’s in.

 

[McRanger92]

Gallant has got to be in the mix for Calgary right? Veteran team with expectations, familiarity with Hubie/Weegar and he's the anti-Sutter. Seems like the perfect spot for him to take them to the ECF and get fired mid-season after that

 

[Ruggs225]

I am so going to hate hiring laviollette. There seems to be so many good young coaches ready to break through this year and we are going to end up with gallant 2.0

This sucks

 

[tlk]

While I would prefer Babcock, there are other good choices I would be OK with.

What I do know is that Peter Laviolette is not one of them.

Surprised you'd prefer Babs.
Liking him on past glories or you've got some more recent indication he's the guy for us?

 

[nsvoyageurs]

An article on positive coaching; get better results when you're positive; who knew? Lol Some players like being yelled at. Obviously, this should go on a case by case basis:

The power of positive coaching and its impact on the Stanley Cup playoffs

Focusing on what players do right rather than their mistakes is a growing trend in the NHL and seems to be paying dividends for Paul Maurice and the Panthers.

www.espn.com

 

[2Leetch_94]

Does it matter, this new coach will get like a 15 game grace period before the majority of this board turns on him, just like every previous hire. Those 15 games include preseason.

Just buy a Gritty costume for the new hire and the fan base has to guess who's wearing it for the entire season.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Does it matter, this new coach will get like a 15 game grace period before the majority of this board turns on him, just like every previous hire. Those 15 games include preseason.

Just buy a Gritty costume for the coach and the fan base has to guess who's wearing it for the entire season.

What about the players that turn off the coach as soon as they are not happy. Like they have done with Quinn, Gallant and before that AV

 

[RangerBoy]

Drury is still trying to figure who the latest head coach will be?

What about the players that turn off the coach as soon as they are not happy. Like they have done with Quinn, Gallant and before that AV

The players felt Quinn was too hands on and Gallant was too hands off.

 

[RangerBoy]

Freidman reporting the Rangers are out on Babcock, or at least that's what he's heard.

32 Thoughts: What's next for Leafs, Flames after front office changes

In his latest, Elliotte Friedman shares his thoughts on the Maple Leafs moving on from Kyle Dubas, what big decisions face Craig Conroy in Calgary, and more.

www.sportsnet.ca

Yesterday, Elliotte said the Rangers are more advanced in their search than other teams. Anaheim will interviewing candidates at the scouting combine. Calgary is just starting.

This is a big week for Carbery. Apparently, he is interviewing with teams this week.

One of Columbus, Rangers and Washington will go first.

Jarmo went to Europe for the World Championships.

 

[savebyrichter94]

Drury is still trying to figure who the latest head coach will be?


The players felt Quinn was too hands on and Gallant was too hands off.

Goldilocks syndrome

 

[Profet]

players felt Quinn was too hands on and Gallant was too hands off.

The Rangers needed a hands on coach when they hired Quinn. Unfortunately, Quinn was hands on in the wrong way. If he taught team structure/systems this team may have won a cup with Gallant. Instead he was hyper focussed on stick/body position and the players hated it.

 

[McRanger92]

Yesterday, Elliotte said the Rangers are more advanced in their search than other teams. Anaheim will interviewing candidates at the scouting combine. Calgary is just starting.

This is a big week for Carbery. Apparently, he is interviewing with teams this week.

One of Columbus, Rangers and Washington will go first.

Jarmo went to Europe for the World Championships.

Staple reported Carberry already interviewed with the Rangers

 

[Ruggs225]

Rangers get coaches like players. 15 years too late.

Lavs is going to bomb here.

I pray Drury doesnt hire him. Especially with so many young good coaches available. Its time to turn the page on the old guys. The league is changing and the young coaches are the ones leading it.

 

[McRanger92]

Rangers get coaches like players. 15 years too late.

Lavs is going to bomb here.

I pray Drury doesnt hire him. Especially with so many young good coaches available. Its time to turn the page on the old guys. The league is changing and the young coaches are the ones leading it.

Cassidy and Maurice are about to be facing off in the Final. Both guys who got fired and rehired within 6 months.

Edit: I know Maurice quit mid-season (kind of an awesome move in hindsight tbh) but you get my point.

 

[Raspewtin]

gonna let you guys in on a secret

the "fresh new non-NHL retread" coaches are going to have the exact same problems and do the exact same things in the NHL

overplay grinders, don't play the kids, ice "safe play" traffic cones at the bottom of the lineup instead of skill, not bench the veterans when they play lazy, all that stuff you loved about Gallant you'll love about every coach.

 

[Ruggs225]

Cassidy and Maurice are about to be facing off in the Final. Both guys who got fired and rehired within 6 months.

Edit: I know Maurice quit mid-season (kind of an awesome move in hindsight tbh) but you get my point.

I didnt realize how old Maurice was… he still looks so young. Always liked him as a coach. And it helps to take over a team that was supposed to be great and kow is getting ridiculous goaltending at the right time.

Cassidy i have no clue how he is getting it done. Wasnt he just universally hated in boston? He has a track record of success ij the minors, but his first two stints in the NhL were not that good. Granted VGK is just a good team in general. Though he probably learned a lot from his time in boston.

 

[will1066]

I didnt realize how old Maurice was… he still looks so young. Always liked him as a coach. And it helps to take over a team that was supposed to be great and kow is getting ridiculous goaltending at the right time.

Cassidy i have no clue how he is getting it done. Wasnt he just universally hated in boston? He has a track record of success ij the minors, but his first two stints in the NhL were not that good. Granted VGK is just a good team in general. Though he probably learned a lot from his time in boston.

Maurice still looks great admittedly, but he had hair once.

Every time I see the thread title, my brain goes to @Do you want ants .

 

[McRanger92]

I didnt realize how old Maurice was… he still looks so young. Always liked him as a coach. And it helps to take over a team that was supposed to be great and kow is getting ridiculous goaltending at the right time.

Cassidy i have no clue how he is getting it done. Wasnt he just universally hated in boston? He has a track record of success ij the minors, but his first two stints in the NhL were not that good. Granted VGK is just a good team in general. Though he probably learned a lot from his time in boston.

This describes the Rangers quite well. We are a very good team that needs more of a structure and a kick in the pants than anything groundbreaking. We shouldnt lose sight of the fact that we have had 100+ point and a divisional playoff spot the last 2 seasons, even with our 5v5 numbers being shit compared to other contenders. The wheel doesnt need to be reinvented here.

 

[will1066]

gonna let you guys in on a secret

the "fresh new non-NHL retread" coaches are going to have the exact same problems and do the exact same things in the NHL

overplay grinders, don't play the kids, ice "safe play" traffic cones at the bottom of the lineup instead of skill, not bench the veterans when they play lazy, all that stuff you loved about Gallant you'll love about every coach.

The Rangers are special. Pampered veterans who get their way when they don't like the coaches anymore. Every team that has tuned out their coaches get their way eventually, but the Rangers excel at this with the speed that they don't have on the ice. A couple of player exit interviews on breakup day and voila.

This team has a conundrum. They might want to go young coach, but that person, without "street cred," would not be an authority in the room. Go the way of an old-guard, battle-worn coach, the team will probably stagnate the same.

 

[Ruggs225]

This describes the Rangers quite well. We are a very good team that needs more of a structure and a kick in the pants than anything groundbreaking. We shouldnt lose sight of the fact that we have had 100+ point and a divisional playoff spot the last 2 seasons, even with our 5v5 numbers being shit compared to other contenders. The wheel doesnt need to be reinvented here.

I just dont think Lavs will bring that structure.

And we really need someone to get through to Laf and Kakko. Not sure Lavs is that guy.

Bc truthfully this team isnt winning jack all until laf and kakko, become who we thought we drafted or at least close to that.

 

[McRanger92]

I just dont think Lavs will bring that structure.

And we really need someone to get through to Laf and Kakko. Not sure Lavs is that guy.

Bc truthfully this team isnt winning jack all until laf and kakko, become who we thought we drafted or at least close to that.

The new coach needs to play Chytil, Laf and Kakko in the top 6 and on the power play. If that means Kreider/Mika break up or one of the veterans need to switch to RW so be it. If the players don't like it, show them the door. Drury and Laviolette or whoever comes in just need to be on the same page n that regard.