Proposal: Who would be YOUR hire as the new Head coach?

[Levitate]

The obvious issue with college coaches is that if that's all the experience they have, then they haven't coached adults and professionals and it's a different thing. David Quinn struggled with that a lot in his first year or so and was one reason why the players were frustrated with him (coaching them like they were kids, too micromanaging, etc)

But some come and do well. Jim Montgomery came out of the college ranks and immediately led the stars to the playoffs. Of course he had his...issues, and has been a bit up and down since, but still seems to have made the transition easier than Quinn did

 

[leetch99]

Hadn't heard of him before but just watched some of his coaching seminars on Youtube and he seems like a genuinely Grade-A human being. Seems like a great motivator of young players. The reason why the NHL has a coaching carousel is because there's a huge difference between molding young, impressionable players and trying to coach/motivate professional adults. Not saying he wouldn't be effective, just saying there is a massive difference between a junior and a professional coach.

Most of the guys he would have coached in his college days would be in their 20's . This current venture into strictly Jr hockey is a new one for him . He took over a different club over 3 yrs ago while they sat waiting for the Memorial Cup round ....as that team who were coached by an ex Ranger had lost in the league playoffs and MacDougall was asked to take over and then led them to the Memorial Cup despite not coaching a junior player in 40 years .....now he is leading another jr club in that league and probably to another cup . A couple of seasons back he led his college team to an undefeated season....over 50 WINS and no losses . Mike Keenan was a Canadian College coach.....it can happen .

 

[RangerBlues]

They should hire a guy who does the same stuff every other coach does with a better personality.
That about covers it for two years

 

[RangerBlues]

The entirety of the NHL are recycled coaches, systems and worn out "ideas".
Time to blow this stuff up.

 

[jniklast]

The entirety of the NHL are recycled coaches, systems and worn out "ideas".
Time to blow this stuff up.

Yeah I really find it astonishing how little innovation there is in the NHL regarding coaches. Coaches get recycled forever, whether they had success or not and there's pretty much no international coaches at all.

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

Jeff Halpern or Torts

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Woodcroft or Paul MacLean

Just so you know it was me that reported you to the NHL Commissioner’s office for soft tampering.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Tortorella hiring would be a huge 180 degree turn in team direction by Drury IMO.
Trading a 1st round pick and a promising young d prospect for JT and trading a 3rd for Carson Soucy says we are not rebuilding.
Hiring Torts is UFA repellent.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Tortorella hiring would be a huge 180 degree turn in team direction by Drury IMO.
Trading a 1st round pick and a promising young d prospect for JT and trading a 3rd for Carson Soucy says we are not rebuilding.
Hiring Torts is UFA repellent.

Hire Torts and give away any hope (even if a longshot) of getting a guy like McDavid.

 

[Savant]

Q going to Anaheim

 

[cheech70]

 

[LOFIN]

I would be shocked if he came here

 

[McRanger92]

David Carle welcome to the New York Rangers

 

[Captain Lindy]

There's too much dead weight on this team for any coach to make a difference. Scotty Bowman couldn't coach this bunch.

 

[Boris Zubov]

There's too much dead weight on this team for any coach to make a difference. Scotty Bowman couldn't coach this bunch.

He could, they just would just tune him out.

 

[majordomo]

Hire Torts and give away any hope (even if a longshot) of getting a guy like McDavid.

I wouldn't even entertain delusions that McD even knows where New York is.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Bit surprised he told the hawks thanks but no thanks so early. That was the spot I thought he’d end up at.

 

[RangerBoy]

Carle is not interested in being fired in three seasons. Why leave a great job at Denver to be fired? There is no guarantee of success in the NHL. Hackstol left North Dakota for the Flyers and he out three plus seasons later. Quinn left BU for the Rangers. He was gone in three years. I don't know how much money Hackstol and Quinn were making in college hockey. Carle is still a young guy. He should pick his spot where he has control over personnel. He didn't trust Kyle Davidson to follow through on the rebuild. Too many unknowns.

 

[Mike in Houston]

I don't see anything here that would appeal to Carle. I see way more cons than pros.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

I don't see anything here that would appeal to Carle. I see way more cons than pros.

I'm willing to give Chat GPT a shot at this point.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Lets be the first team that's coached by Artificial intelligence!! LOL

 

[RangersFan1994]

Dan Muse. Not the sexiest pick but if the Rangers are going to get younger, he has to be the top choice. Coached sone of these younger players. I rather have the Rangers be consistently good like Panthers and Lightning, than 1 fluke year. Build through the draft. Need to change the culture of the core. More mentally tougher players.

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

 

[Gardner McKay]

Sullivan.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

Welp we will be back in this thread in 2027 when Sullivan is fired lol