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Speculation: Who should the Bruins hire as their next Head Coach?
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The don godfather
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I am under no illusions Bruins hire this guy,but a coach I like in Quebec League is Gardiner MacDougall of the Moncton Wildcats .His 1st season after leaving University of New Brunswick Red Devils or Reds now I believe ,and has them ranked 2nd in Canada last I looked.Serious Memorial.Cup threat.His resume is nothing short of outstanding if you care to Google him.
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BiteThisBurrows
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Players generally like him (except for the slackers). They generally say he is tough but fair and just very direct. Isn't that the same belief that we had here with Marchand as captain?
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I went to a coaching symposium in Ann Arbor last summer where he spoke and Gardiner MacDougall was one of the speakers. He was great, high energy, really charismatic and funny, you can see why he does so well with college and junior teams. I don't know how he'd translate to the NHL but he's a legend in coaching circles.
Torts grew up as a fan of the Bruins, and he would not be afraid to go on Felger & Mazz.
One thing I am certain of - The Jacobs Family will accept this year as a failure but will demand a team to be in contention for a playoff spot in 2026. NOTICE that I said the Jacobs Family, as Charlie has to answer to his 2 older brothers who run Delaware North.
One thing I am certain of - The Jacobs Family will accept this year as a failure but will demand a team to be in contention for a playoff spot in 2026. NOTICE that I said the Jacobs Family, as Charlie has to answer to his 2 older brothers who run Delaware North.
quietbruinfan
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Probably so but that will be a tall order for Sweeney to re-tool this trainwreck in one summer. Do not think even a good GM could do it-never mind Neely and Sweeney. ....Torts grew up as a fan of the Bruins, and he would not be afraid to go on Felger & Mazz.
One thing I am certain of - The Jacobs Family will accept this year as a failure but will demand a team to be in contention for a playoff spot in 2026. NOTICE that I said the Jacobs Family, as Charlie has to answer to his 2 older brothers who run Delaware North.
Charlie approved all the moves for 2022/2023, as he desperately wanted his father to win another Cup.
Cam knew what the mandate was and told Don to comply.
2019 haunts them, and then came COVID.
The Atlantic Division is tough, and having 2 teams in Florida that have no state income tax makes it harder to compete - just ask Detroit, Montreal, Ottawa and Buffalo. Toronto also deals with the tax issues but can sell being on the team that has a parade on Yonge Street.
This player on the 67 Leafs opened a donut shop in Hamilton
Can you imagine what players on the next Toronto team to win the Cup could earn outside of hockey????
Boston is a tough sell to free agents. The practice rink in Brighton is top-notch, BUT is a pain to drive to.
quietbruinfan
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Tim Horton, I regret not having seen him. Though I hear he wasn't flashy. ...
quietbruinfan
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You laid it out there perfectly, let's see how it is debated. Should be interesting.
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If Joe Sacco comes back, we better strap ourselves in. That will be a sign that the tank will be in full mode next season.
Forget not challenging offsides, we'll be pulling the goalie when we are ahead in games.
Forget not challenging offsides, we'll be pulling the goalie when we are ahead in games.
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I can't say. But if a mod wants to confirm the source, I'll be happy to give it to them.
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22Brad Park
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Unless they can find a top line centre really quick they might want to lower the bar for a while.If they draft one it will take some time no doubt to mature.Torts grew up as a fan of the Bruins, and he would not be afraid to go on Felger & Mazz.
One thing I am certain of - The Jacobs Family will accept this year as a failure but will demand a team to be in contention for a playoff spot in 2026. NOTICE that I said the Jacobs Family, as Charlie has to answer to his 2 older brothers who run Delaware North.
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He won a cup 21yrs ago. In his last 10 seasons as a head coach, his team has made the playoffs 4 times. Of those 4 appearance they only made it past the 1st round once.
To me Torts is the guy that gets hired because management feels like the room isn't holding each other accountable. Torts comes in and treats everyone the same. He doesn't care if you're a superstar or a career AHLer, you're held the same standard.
I agree with you that he's not the right fit for this team.
Joe Sacco is our coach by default because you're not hiring someone mid season after you fired your head coach. He was a piece of duck tape that Sweeney & Neely threw a bone to because of how long he's been with the organization.
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Patdud
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Whoever it is needs to be able to build his own coaching staff from the ground up. Clean the whole staff out and start fresh.
