Speculation: Who Will Be Our Next Coach ?

[racerjoe]

Sounds like the first round of interviews are happening this week with in-person interviews expected to take place next week. A possible complication seems to be that they are talking to AHL coaches and some of them are still in the playoffs (Malhotra and Nelson for example).

I would expect the Canucks to have a head coach within the next two weeks, however.

I would also add Mitch Love may not be available for interviews for a little while.

 

[Vector]

Some coaching stuff from Rick Dhaliwal's interview with Halford (Dodd) & Brough.

Canucks’ Coaching Search

• Adam Foote is still in the mix; he hasn’t told the organization he’s leaving
• Keeps hearing Malhotra’s name
• Cites Rod Brind’amour getting a head coaching job with no experience and points out how Rutherford played a role in making that happen after he retired
• Rutherford has hired coaches without NHL head coaching experience before
• If the Abbotsford Canucks keep winning and the Vancouver Canucks don’t name a coach, then we’ll know Malhotra is the next head coach of the Vancouver Canucks
• Waiting for Malhotra will mean that other candidates drop out
• Canucks are interviewing a lot of AHL coaches right now
• Don’t underestimate the impact the Sedins have had on the Abbotsford Canucks
• If the Canucks hire Malhotra, they need to hire some experienced assistant coaches
• Doesn’t know what Adam Foote is going to do; is a very important piece in Vancouver
• Thinks Pascal Vincent is on the Canucks’ radar
• There are some timing issues because several coaches are still in the playoffs
• Says money is a factor

 

[Bleach Clean]

I made a suggestion earlier about Malhotra as the HC and Laviolette as the AC.

I think that makes for the best short term case. Long-term, they can't risk losing Malhotra imo. Beyond his ability on tactics and strategy, he's a positive role model and someone the players will work hard for. That is even more important than the IQ part of the equation right now.

 

[Vector]

I made a suggestion earlier about Malhotra as the HC and Laviolette as the AC.

I think that makes for the best short term case. Long-term, they can't risk losing Malhotra imo. Beyond his ability on tactics and strategy, he's a positive role model and someone the players will work hard for. That is even more important than the IQ part of the equation right now.

It's an interesting idea but I can't see Laviolette agreeing to that. Could be totally be wrong, though.

 

[F A N]

Man when I started this thread a few weeks back I put Marco Sturm in this discussion because he interviewed for the Sharks head coaching job a year ago that went to Warofsky in the end and I saw his name in an article about potential head coaching candidates because I figured the Canucks would do a thero search .

Never in my wildest dreams did I actually think he would have a shot at the job . What a surprise

I think the fact is that there aren't that many former "good" NHL players who have paid their dues in coaching and who has achieved some coaching success. Sturm is one of them. He also presents well.

 

[F A N]

It's an interesting idea but I can't see Laviolette agreeing to that. Could be totally be wrong, though.

Going from one of the highest paid head coaches to associate coach? I can't see that either.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

It's an interesting idea but I can't see Laviolette agreeing to that. Could be totally be wrong, though.

Why would Laviolette agree to that after spending the last 20 years as a head coach? He can likely still land a head job somewhere with his tenure.

 

[Bleach Clean]

It's an interesting idea but I can't see Laviolette agreeing to that. Could be totally be wrong, though.

Lavy needs a reset. Sure, he could get another coaching gig right away, but it wouldn't be the most aware thing he could do.

I'm likely wrong here though. He'll get a job somewhere.

 

[nowhereman]

I made a suggestion earlier about Malhotra as the HC and Laviolette as the AC.

I think that makes for the best short term case. Long-term, they can't risk losing Malhotra imo. Beyond his ability on tactics and strategy, he's a positive role model and someone the players will work hard for. That is even more important than the IQ part of the equation right now.

Laviolette is the winningest American-born coach in NHL history and seventh overall among all NHL coaches. He's not going to be an assistant to a rookie.

 

[F A N]

Lavy needs a reset. Sure, he could get another coaching gig right away, but it wouldn't be the most aware thing he could do.

I'm likely wrong here though. He'll get a job somewhere.

He's one of those coaches who has continuously held an NHL head coaching job. He's also 60 and will be paid $$$ to not coach next year. I'm thinking he'll try to land somewhere. Is he tied to the Flyers' job at all? He coached Briere.

 

[Bleach Clean]

Laviolette is the winningest American-born coach in NHL history and seventh overall among all NHL coaches. He's not going to be an assistant to a rookie.

We get coaches with better resumes working for younger coaches all the time. Julien being an assistant for Montgomery for one.

It's not likely to happen, but if he had some sense as to where his career is headed, and the environment Rutherford could provide for him, maybe.

If not him, then another assistant is likely to bring more experience Malhotra doesn't have (as a rookie), per Dhaliwal's report.

 

[Josepho]

Laviolette has spent his entire career working in the US. I do not even know if he would want an HC position here, let alone an AC one.

 

[Attack Vector]

Marco Sturm would be the worst choice, I think they're interviewing him as a courtesy but Canucks won't roll next season with Sturm as the HC. They need a coach that commands the room and has experience to go far in the playoffs.

 

[Vector]

 

[F A N]

Some coaching stuff from Rick Dhaliwal's interview with Halford (Dodd) & Brough.

Canucks’ Coaching Search

• Adam Foote is still in the mix; he hasn’t told the organization he’s leaving
• Keeps hearing Malhotra’s name
• Cites Rod Brind’amour getting a head coaching job with no experience and points out how Rutherford played a role in making that happen after he retired
• Rutherford has hired coaches without NHL head coaching experience before

This is a bit of BS analysis from Dhaliwal that he sometimes like to throw out there. Whatever role Rutherford had in Brind'Amour getting a "head coaching job with no experience" revolves around hiring Brind'Amour as an assistant coach. Ex-NHL player turned assistant coach happens all the time. It was also quite common for NHL assistants to get a shot at the head coaching position (Brind'Amour at the time had 7 years experience as an assistant).

Rutherford has hired coaches without NHL head coaching experience and I don't think the discussions here regarding Malhotra has anything to do with him not having NHL head coaching experience. The question is whether we should hire someone with more experience running his own bench.

 

[Vector]

This is a bit of BS analysis from Dhaliwal that he sometimes like to throw out there. Whatever role Rutherford had in Brind'Amour getting a "head coaching job with no experience" revolves around hiring Brind'Amour as an assistant coach. Ex-NHL player turned assistant coach happens all the time. It was also quite common for NHL assistants to get a shot at the head coaching position (Brind'Amour at the time had 7 years experience as an assistant).

Rutherford has hired coaches without NHL head coaching experience and I don't think the discussions here regarding Malhotra has anything to do with him not having NHL head coaching experience. The question is whether we should hire someone with more experience running his own bench.

Yeah...no one should turn to Dhaliwal for insightful analysis.

I will say, he's a really good dude.

 

[F A N]

Yeah...no one should turn to Dhaliwal for insightful analysis.

I will say, he's a really good dude.

I like Dhaliwal too but just wanted to point that out. I've seen a lot of writers etc. talk about Malhotra's lack of NHL head coaching experience and threw out names like Jon Cooper when that's really besides the point. Martin St. Louis is an example of a NHL head coach with zero pro coaching experience but I don't consider him to be a good coach. Brind'Amour is probably the most successful current NHL head coach with no previous pro head coach experience.

NHL head coach hiring trends do change. The trend is to lean more towards more experienced guys these days.

 

[Canucks LB]

Yeah...no one should turn to Dhaliwal for insightful analysis.

I will say, he's a really good dude.

Dhaliwal is a great guy, really chill dude, really oldschool, he even did an interview here on HF Boards ages ago.

He is also the best source of canucks news, mostly because of the team and agents leaking "bias" information towards him.

But when it comes to actual analysis, there's better people in the market to listen too, like Harman for example and even if this is controversial, i like drance takes.

 

[ManVanFan]

I made a suggestion earlier about Malhotra as the HC and Laviolette as the AC.

I think that makes for the best short term case. Long-term, they can't risk losing Malhotra imo. Beyond his ability on tactics and strategy, he's a positive role model and someone the players will work hard for. That is even more important than the IQ part of the equation right now.

F that.

 

[ManVanFan]

Marco Sturm would be the worst choice, I think they're interviewing him as a courtesy but Canucks won't roll next season with Sturm as the HC. They need a coach that commands the room and has experience to go far in the playoffs.

I doubt Sturm is getting this many interviews if he hasn't earned it.

 

[Vector]

Using this thread as a catch-all for coaching moves around the league.

 

[me2]

Marco Sturm would be the worst choice, I think they're interviewing him as a courtesy but Canucks won't roll next season with Sturm as the HC. They need a coach that commands the room and has experience to go far in the playoffs.

The more important question "is he the cheapest?"

 

[Diablo2020]

Willie Desjardins followed by solving the center position.

Jayson Megna and Michael Chaput.

Tidy bits of business.

 

[Coffee]

Willy’s final go

 

[FilHronek Orchestra]

He is also the best source of canucks news, mostly because of the team and agents leaking "bias" information towards him.

It's biased. But the one that would have made me being dead would have been had you said that you yourself were bias. Almost nobody is bias. One of the few was Len Bias. And he died a very tragic death. You don't want to be bias.