Speculation: Who should be the new head coach of the Washington Capitals?

[PucktotheHead]

Nobody's a 'go for the Cup coach' until the Caps are turned into a 'go for the Cup' team.

Exactly. Trotz has the most experience of those available right now. The Club Kettler guys have never played for an experienced coach in their careers. All of them have been rookies which still boggles my mind.

I think Trotz's experience would give him credibility that no other coach has had in Washington in some time.

I'm hoping we know something about the GM and HC spots this week.

 

[RandyHolt]

I have been wondering if we'd be better off with a tough military type disciplinarian running the Ketter Country Club for a year.

But then I realized, getting a coach with actual experience, someone not in awe of Ovi, it may well serve the same purpose.

That said, your new coach of the Washington Capitals will still likely be a former capital. If it's a former Cap I am taking Scott Stevens.

 

[txpd]

So right now, who is?

I don't know. That was not the question on the table. It was whether Trotz came with go for the cup cred. As he was hired to coach a budget team and try and overproduce his budget, I'd say he doesn't earn that kind of cred. He well might prove to be that kind of coach, but Trotz has never coached an NHL team with deep playoff and cup winning expectations. He was not hired or employed for that.

Bruce Boudreau was hired by the ducks just for that. Whether he has that cred or not is another conversation. Same for Lavy. He is hired with cup winning as his goal.

Again, Trotz would be hired to do something that has never been his job priority in the past. I am not against hiring Trotz. But I don't think its accurate to say he brings that kind of cred.

 

[Hivemind]

I think we need someone who has a fire-wagon offensive mentality who realizes that man-on-man defense is the way to shut down teams, or at least a coach that surrounds himself with assistants that coach this way. No complicated schemes and no weaving for the sake of weaving.

What the hell are you smoking? "Man-on-man defense is the way to shut down teams?"
"Man-on-man" doesn't exist at 5-on-5 in the modern NHL. Literally zero teams use this appraoch. You'll see it at 4-on-4, but that's about it. It's certainly not the way to shut down teams.
"Complicated schemes" and "weaving for the sake of weaving" are how you negotiate the neutral zone in the NHL. You need passing options to players with speed. If you go straight ahead against a trap, you're going to end up playing a lot of dump and chase hockey. Besides, these schemes aren't all that complicated to begin with.

Ill take torts. I wanted lavi but i settle for torts. We need a hard ass in here. There are too many vets coasting in this locker room. Torts is a short term guy, his message will burn out after a while but he will be impactful for this core right now. 3rd choice would be trotz.

A hard ass is a recipe for disaster with this team. When they don't have fun, they don't play well. Turning the regular season into even more of a grind is a great way to get Ovie to check out. Look at how he was playing in the WHC.

 

[PucktotheHead]

I don't know. That was not the question on the table. It was whether Trotz came with go for the cup cred. As he was hired to coach a budget team and try and overproduce his budget, I'd say he doesn't earn that kind of cred. He well might prove to be that kind of coach, but Trotz has never coached an NHL team with deep playoff and cup winning expectations. He was not hired or employed for that.

Bruce Boudreau was hired by the ducks just for that. Whether he has that cred or not is another conversation. Same for Lavy. He is hired with cup winning as his goal.

Again, Trotz would be hired to do something that has never been his job priority in the past. I am not against hiring Trotz. But I don't think its accurate to say he brings that kind of cred.

Agree completely. Given the Preds almost never spent to the cap and they made the playoffs at all says something about the coaching job there. Given the coaches out there right now looking for a job I have to think Trotz is the one best suited to lead this team from the bench. I would think that a rookie GM like Benning, Sweeny or Fenton would be fine with Trotz and his veteran experience as well.

I think Trotz would demand more from these guys than they have been asked to give in the past. Hunter might have been close but not the same. All in all I just would like to see a decision made so the hand wringing over who they choose can begin. lol

 

[Langway]

@Hope_Smoke: Kypreos "we heard that Trotz was interviewing in Washington today"

 

[NoMoreChoking]

@Hope_Smoke: Kypreos "we heard that Trotz was interviewing in Washington today"

Hope Smoke is full of it a lot of times but Kypreos seems to be hit or miss. Not sure what to believe

 

[BrooklynCapsFan]

It would be helpful if there were someone to conduct the interview.

 

[CrashTheNet9]

Hope Smoke is full of it a lot of times but Kypreos seems to be hit or miss. Not sure what to believe

Wasn't Kypreos the first one to mention Hunter being in talks with the Capitals?

 

[g00n]

Wasn't Kypreos the first one to mention Hunter being in talks with the Capitals?

Kypreos was also big on GMGM being for the chop, back in January or earlier. Of course, some here thought it impossible that he could know anything.

Some of that wacky hockey insider talk can be found here:

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1588835&highlight=kypreos&page=13

And earlier, here:

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?p=78057509&highlight=kypreos#post78057509

What's hilarious is the same people accepting the rumor and the source one day, and then dismissing it 2 weeks later. Laugh a minute!

 

[SimplySensational]

Hope Smoke is full of it a lot of times but Kypreos seems to be hit or miss. Not sure what to believe

Hope Smoke is a guy who watches TSN and tweets what the insiders say on TV...

 

[LSnow]

Am i the only one who wants Hunter back? He had awful system and was employing coin flip hockey, but it was first time the team played as a team.

 

[Brian23]

Am i the only one who wants Hunter back? He had awful system and was employing coin flip hockey, but it was first time the team played as a team.

No, I'd rather get a real coach. He's also never coming back.

 

[ForzaItalia]

I think the Caps are trying to hit the Shero/Trotz home run combo.

 

[Blades of Steel]

I think the Caps are trying to hit the Shero/Trotz home run combo.

Yeah , I have a feeling we already have a GM but haven't announced it. Finalizing a coach candidate first to announce both.

 

[PucktotheHead]

Yeah , I have a feeling we already have a GM but haven't announced it. Finalizing a coach candidate first to announce both.

I hope you are correct. The waiting is killing me.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

I think the Caps are trying to hit the Shero/Trotz home run combo.

I guess I'm one of the few that doesn't see that as remotely close to a home run, more due to Shero than Trotz.

 

[PucktotheHead]

I guess I'm one of the few that doesn't see that as remotely close to a home run, more due to Shero than Trotz.

Yeah I'm not sold on Shero either. Sweeney or Fenton would make me feel better about the hire.

 

[txpd]

I guess I'm one of the few that doesn't see that as remotely close to a home run, more due to Shero than Trotz.

it wasn't long ago that shero was being put up as an example that proves all the things wrong with McPhee. at the time anyone here that shot down shero was considered a McPhee lover and shero was defended with vigor.

so....I still see the flaws in shero. I thought much of what he did was deeply flawed and damaging. I wouldn't have wanted McPhee to have done much of if anything of what shero did in Pittsburgh.

but....you know....who was really calling the shots for the penguins? who knows.

maybe the caps will hire someone soon. so, we can get on to hating the move.

 

[Blades of Steel]

Tx I think you're the one who loves the hating brought on personnel more than anyone.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Hope Smoke is full of it a lot of times but Kypreos seems to be hit or miss. Not sure what to believe

gary lawless ‏@garylawless 6 min
Barry Trotz was in Washington yesterday discussing head coaching job . He has more stops to make. Trotz will have decisions to make #nhl

fwiw.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

gary lawless ‏@garylawless 6 min
Barry Trotz was in Washington yesterday discussing head coaching job . He has more stops to make. Trotz will have decisions to make #nhl

fwiw.

glad to hear Ted is at work

 

[RockDaRed]

If we don't select a GM and coach soon I'm gonna freaking snap.

 

[txpd]

Tx I think you're the one who loves the hating brought on personnel more than anyone.

i am not sure what you mean.

 

[Hivemind]

I think the Caps are trying to hit the Shero/Trotz home run combo.

Home run? That's pretty much the intentional walk combo. Two relatively safe picks that nobody will criticsize them for, even if they don't work out. Neither is the best candiate for their respetive job, either.