Who should be the next coach?

[rumman]

KKK is a bit much.

That comment has nothing to do with hockey, is factually untrue and tells you everything you need to know about said poster imo………..

 

[leafan11]

Patrick Roy on the bench please.

 

[rumman]

You brought up a good point that I overlooked.

Who is making the decisions regarding the players? GM or the Coach.
Lets say Dubas stays at GM and fires Keefe and bring in a new coach. Should the coach at least gets a chance to talk to the players before Dubas deciding who stays and who goes?

Ever watch Moneyball? If hockey is any like baseball it’s the coach/manage’s decision…….

Patrick Roy on the bench please.

That’s a interesting suggestion, former Hab great would go over like a led balloon here, but hey Dryden was accepted………

 

[FreeBird]

Ever watch Moneyball? If hockey is any like baseball it’s the coach/manage’s decision…….


That’s a interesting suggestion, former Hab great would go over like a led balloon here, but hey Dryden was accepted………

Scotty BOWMAN

 

[mydnyte]

I don't believe you can challenge non penalty calls.

i think someone mentioned there is a rule that you can challenge a goal that should have resulted in a stoppage of play ...a penalty is technically a stoppage of play, since the offending team had the puck.

 

[therealkoho]

Patrick Roy on the bench please.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Patrick Roy on the bench please.

nooooo head-case

 

[SprDaVE]

Gallant might be the best of the available coaches with NHL experience. He can't seem to last anywhere though so there are huge red flags. I loved his work with Vegas a few years back.

ZERO interest in Laviolette. I don't know why anyone would have interest in him. Bruce Boudreau just doesn't seem like long-term coach option either... but he loves Toronto.

Andrew Brunette could probably be someone I'd poach. Doing well with Ruff in New Jersey, I think he'd take a head coach job unless promised a job after Ruff.

Our best bet would be to identify good up and coming coaches from other NHL teams, or perhaps promote one of the assistant coaches like Cadbery or maybe even Malhotra. There are so many options across the leagues that it's hard to know as fans.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Our best bet would be to identify good up and coming coaches from other NHL teams, or perhaps promote one of the assistant coaches. There are so many options across the leagues that it's hard to know.

It's easy to know imo: Andrew Brunette. Coached the Panthers to the Presidents trophy with amazing underlying numbers. Then he goes to New Jersey and helps them have one of the biggest turn arounds. Lindy Ruff is coming back so he'll leave for a promotion. Only concern is he had a DUI and idk how MLSE will view that.

 

[SprDaVE]

It's easy to know imo: Andrew Brunette. Coached the Panthers to the Presidents trophy with amazing underlying numbers. Then he goes to New Jersey and helps them have one of the biggest turn arounds. Lindy Ruff is coming back so he'll leave for a promotion. Only concern is he had a DUI and idk how MLSE will view that.

Didn't he just take over Quenneville and then Florida got ousted in the first round?

But yeah he definitely seems like someone that could do well. A lot of NHL and now experience coaching.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Didn't he just take over Quenneville and then Florida got ousted in the first round?

Quenneville resigned in October and they lost in the second round

 

[SprDaVE]

Quenneville resigned in October and they lost in the second round

My memory is wrong. My mistake. Brunette would definitely be someone that would be high on my coaching hires either way.

 

[Shooter14]

I truly believe that Dubas has been extended. The delay of the announcement is that they are interviewing potential coaches and will announce both at the same time, with Shanahan present at the press conference. As who it might be the coach, hopefully not a rookie coach like Keefe when he took over.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Scotty BOWMAN

He's almost 90.

 

[BallardEra]

He's almost 90.

No problem. Hire Cliff Fletcher as the GM.

 

[Maple Leaf]

Mats Sundin

 

[tokyoite]

hire barry trotz as our GM first
let him handle the job

shanahan missed the opportunity
he is a moron. he must

And now I'm picturing them turning the team over to a Discord chat room full of Leaf fans with one of those voting programs attached. That would be the definition of scitzo...


Nashville hired Trotz already.


That tells me my hunch that Keefe spent most of this year coming up with strategies specifically for Tampa Bay and Boston and ignored any possibility that they'd play anyone else was likely correct. They were "surprised" by Florida because they expected to get Boston, and Keefe needs months to come up with an effective strategy (which is one of many many problems with him).

shanahan missed the opportunity.
who's available ?
mark hunter ?

 

[29Potvin]

Shanny starts his presser letting everyone know that he will be stepping down to spend more time with Kyle and his wife, Shanny introduces Mike Babcock as new president, GM and HC - Tells the fans there will be pain

 

[Tak7]

Andrew Brunette is a super intriguing option.

I'd be keeping a very close eye on what's happening in Pittsburgh - if Mike Sullivan shakes loose, he's your guy.

 

[The Iceman]

FUN fact.

3 of the remaining 4 coaches are all new to their team and all are veteran coaches.

Quenville the only guy that sticks out to me as a similar quality coach but he has the cloud hanging over him.

 

[lazyboy]

Keefe had a cloud over his head which I was certain at the time would never fly, but here we are. Bring on coach Q

 

[geo25]

Gallant might be the best of the available coaches with NHL experience. He can't seem to last anywhere though so there are huge red flags. I loved his work with Vegas a few years back.

ZERO interest in Laviolette. I don't know why anyone would have interest in him. Bruce Boudreau just doesn't seem like long-term coach option either... but he loves Toronto.

Andrew Brunette could probably be someone I'd poach. Doing well with Ruff in New Jersey, I think he'd take a head coach job unless promised a job after Ruff.

Our best bet would be to identify good up and coming coaches from other NHL teams, or perhaps promote one of the assistant coaches like Cadbery or maybe even Malhotra. There are so many options across the leagues that it's hard to know as fans.

We need a proven winner...someone who's won at least 1 cup & knows what it takes. Stop with the experiments.

 

[rumman]

Shanny starts his presser letting everyone know that he will be stepping down to spend more time with Kyle and his wife, Shanny introduces Mike Babcock as new president, GM and HC - Tells the fans there will be pain

Nothing good comes from Shanahan and other people’s wives, just ask Craig Janney about the morale fortitude of the Leaf president……….

 

[geo25]

Nothing good comes from Shanahan and other people’s wives, just ask Craig Janney about the morale fortitude of the Leaf president……….

Or Chelios about his character (or lack of)

 

[SprDaVE]

We need a proven winner...someone who's won at least 1 cup & knows what it takes. Stop with the experiments.

How many cups did Cooper have before he won one? Same for Barry Trotz? Or Paul Maurice? You have to start somewhere and there are plenty of good coaches that have not won a cup. How many does Rod Brind'Amour have? Peter DeBoer? Sometimes it takes time. Who cares.