Speculation: Who's the next coach?

[SirloinUB]

On paper I like the idea of Quenneville, in reality I want nothing to do with that guy.

 

[Squirrel in the Hole]

A hockey version of Dan Campbell

 

[Dotter]

Unless he's desperate for anyone to hire him, I doubt Quenneville would want to coach this team currently. Yes, it's an original six team and Yzerman is a big name, but there's too many holes and question marks.

Quinnville is on record saying he would love to join a rebuilding team and would welcome the challenge. He basically is posturing to come to Detroit.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

@Bench . Because he'll find a way to fix the defense...

...even if it means multiple goalies on the ice.

6 goalie lineup! An all new low-scoring era of the NHL.

 

[GMR]

Quinnville is on record saying he would love to join a rebuilding team and would welcome the challenge. He basically is posturing to come to Detroit.

Really?

Has he seen our defense and goaltending?

 

[ShelbyZ]

What's Bob Hartley up to these days?

 

[GMR]

A hockey version of Dan Campbell

Jessica Campbell is one of Seattle's coaches.

What's Bob Hartley up to these days?

Probably playing with Hasek's autographed stick.

 

[lilidk]

On paper I like the idea of Quenneville, in reality I want nothing to do with that guy.

He's overrated

What's Bob Hartley up to these days?

He was successful in a chill coach, don't know why did he go to KHL

 

[lilidk]

Watson worked with Kasper, Edvinsson, AJo, working with Danielson, Lombardi, Buium, Wallinder and others. Next season MBN should be there also. He is good choice in couple of years to be Detroit next coach

 

[RabidBadger]

At the complete opposite end of the spectrum, is it too early for David Carle?

You beat me to the punch. That would have to wait til next year. He's going for back to back WJC Gold and NCAA titles this year.

 

[PelagicJoe]

It needs to be someone who has a definitive system other than "Just pass it east and west a bunch of times until the pass gets tipped out of the offensive zone by a defender." We don't shoot enough or very well. Our power play is total ass cheeks with, you guessed it, a bunch of bad passing left and right. We can't attack, defend, or hit for beans. Get somebody.

 

[Michael Brand Eggs]

Hopefully someone that plays more of an uptempo game.

 

[RED WINGS STOMP]

Mike Sullivan? I mean, the Pens have to fire him at some point, right?

 

[Squirrel in the Hole]

What's Bob Hartley up to these days?

Nah, go for gold. Marc Crawford

 

[FMichael]

I know who I want because he's best available and says he's eager to back to coaching, but I doubt Yzerman wants the stigma around the brand.

Joel Quenneville.

Agreed.

With this being Lalonde’s last season under contract we’ll likely have a new coach hire sometime in June or July 2025.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Nah, go for gold. Marc Crawford

I mean, at that point why not go full Keenan?

 

[FMichael]

Nah, go for gold. Marc Crawford

Was gonna post the same...Requirements: must have awesome head of hair!

 

[SantosHalper]

A hockey version of Dan Campbell

So a guy with the biggest neck veins. Marc Bergevin, since Rod the Bod ain't available.

 

[GarlicbreadTB]

 

[Dotter]

Really?

Has he seen our defense and goaltending?

Yeah, it might of been on NHL Network interview. He was talking about "up for the challenger" to coach a rebuilding team. It sounded to me like borderline posturing. He seems eager to get back to coaching. It's in the blood. I think if Yzerman called him he'd shout "YES" before Stevie even gets the question out. Quenneville is hungry.

 

[AlwaysSunnyInDetroit]

i vote for ron wilson

 

[kook10]

get Todd Nelson back in the org. He just won 2 Calder Cups in a row and was part of the Griffins' cup.

 

[lilidk]

If Lalonde is so bad , we need to get rid of him then maybe he will help us at the next draft.
Next season bring Watson as assistant coach, bring also top 4 defender and ASP and if it is still not working your assistant coach becomes head coach.

 

[Bench]

A hockey version of Dan Campbell

Campbell has that team paying with energy and a killer instinct, absolutely, and he deserves every bit of praise he's getting. But GM Brad Holmes has been killing it with his draft and signings. He's injected the right talent, often elite talent, into every position required and is taking bold swings that are paying off. Conventional wisdom said the team didn't need Gibbs and Montgomery but here we are, with the Lions dominating the run game and having two guys fresh and pounding at every phase of the game. Brilliant.

Unfortunately due to the molasses nature of hockey drafting, guaranteed and long contracts for anyone remotely good, and usually meh free agency there hasn't been that kind of immediate impact for the Red Wings. Overall I've liked the steady hand and drafting of Yzerman, I see the vision, but the free agency and trades have been a mixed bag at best so we're left with a middling roster that will steal games here and there but ultimately needs the high draft picks to hit, and hit hard, or else we're going to be cycling coaches for the next decade.

The Lions didn't just get a coach with a great gameplan and attitude, they also rebuilt core components of their team in the span of a few years which is entirely possible in the NFL and dreadfully, boringly not possible in the NHL.

Honestly the older I get, the more I dislike the incredibly slow build of teams in the NHL. Without one of two significant draft gifts, McDavid or McKinnon level, you're staring down the barrel at 10 years of "We're building something!" games rather than believing you can actually get hot and win the whole damn thing.

I'm not sure what the answer is, but this is my longwinded way of saying I'm not sure cycling coaches is going to do much for this Red Wings team other than give us something new to talk about.

 

[dalem177]

Nah, go for gold. Marc Crawford