Confirmed with Link: Brind'Amour named head coach

[CandyCanes]

I so hope Rod is the coach we need him to be. We all look at him so highly, I'd hate to see his legacy tarnished by a bad stint at being a head coach.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Now that I read your post, you might be right. I read it differently at first. I read the "how he wants them to play" and "lump them into the same bin" more as he wanted every player to play the exact same style, even if it didn't fit their strengths. For instance, having guys like Skinner and Lindholm play the same way as McGinn vs. taking advantage of their skills.

The two could go hand in hand. But I had a long day at work and I’m tired so I don’t want to think about the connection, it just feels like they could both be the issue.

 

[GoldiFox]

I so hope Rod is the coach we need him to be. We all look at him so highly, I'd hate to see his legacy tarnished by a bad stint at being a head coach.

How could it fail? Just look at what Wayne Gretzky did behind the bench. Winners are winners.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Now that I read your post, you might be right. I read it differently at first. I read the "how he wants them to play" and "lump them into the same bin" more as he wanted every player to play the exact same style, even if it didn't fit their strengths. For instance, having guys like Skinner and Lindholm play the same way as McGinn vs. taking advantage of their skills.

HCRB told Friedman- who asked for a specific example of something he picked up from the various head coaches over his hockey career- that Laviolette's success is getting everyone to feel their role is equally important to the success of the team. Didn't register at the time, but the way he said made it sound like having different players play different ways is something Rod plans to incorporate.

 

[Unsustainable]

HCRB told Friedman- who asked for a specific example of something he picked up from the various head coaches over his hockey career- that Laviolette's success is getting everyone to feel their role is equally important to the success of the team. Didn't register at the time, but the way he said made it sound like having different players play different ways is something Rod plans to incorporate.

You don’t have 4 grinding lines.

 

[AD Skinner]

Peters more than once went on record in interviews saying he wanted better players. And I'm sure every coach in the league wants better players- but when you hear that as a player I can imagine it's easy to resent it after a while

 

[Ole Gil]

How could it fail? Just look at what Wayne Gretzky did behind the bench. Winners are winners.

I always thought it would be tough for guys of that skill level to coach. Gretzky thinks "here's what I'd do in that situation." And 0 other players in the history of the game could do that. A lot of what he does just isn't transferable.

 

[MinJaBen]

I always thought it would be tough for guys of that skill level to coach. Gretzky thinks "here's what I'd do in that situation." And 0 other players in the history of the game could do that. A lot of what he does just isn't transferable.

This is what I worry about with Rod. He is going to have a blind spot to effort and dedication because that was easy for him. “Give 150% effort...no problem.”

 

[Navin R Slavin]

This is what I worry about with Rod. He is going to have a blind spot to effort and dedication because that was easy for him. “Give 150% effort...no problem.”

But that's the one thing everyone can actually do. Supposedly.

 

[MinJaBen]

But that's the one thing everyone can actually do. Supposedly.

Yeah, I don’t think everyone is built that way. And no one can give the way Rod could. I hope he is not blind to that.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Yeah, I don’t think everyone is built that way. And no one can give the way Rod could. I hope he is not blind to that.

Maybe so. But if you're going to err in one direction, that's the way to go.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Yeah, I don’t think everyone is built that way. And no one can give the way Rod could. I hope he is not blind to that.

I think if that was a big issue, it would have been an issue when he was Captain too.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I mean, yeah, not everyone can give 150%, but as long as you're giving as much as you can, I think it shows on the ice.

 

[tarheelhockey]

I can see that. "We weren't good enough" becomes "not a single one of you was good enough", and eventually people tune out or shut down.

“Not a single one of you was good enough” is scary close to the way Dundon has been describing his approach.

 

[CanesFanBudMan]

“Not a single one of you was good enough” is scary close to the way Dundon has been describing his approach.

While this is true it is very different coming from the coach than it is coming from the owner or even GM.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

And it was clear Dundon was firing for effect to set the tone. If he repeats it again and again and again, then it may be an issue.

 

[RodTheBawd]

HCRB told Friedman- who asked for a specific example of something he picked up from the various head coaches over his hockey career- that Laviolette's success is getting everyone to feel their role is equally important to the success of the team. Didn't register at the time, but the way he said made it sound like having different players play different ways is something Rod plans to incorporate.

I hope that's the case, because that's exactly what I've been harping on with Peters for the last 4 years.

 

[gocanes88]

Yes.

This time we will actually die.

I love this board.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

This is another fun bump.

 

[HisIceness]

I am ****ing livid. Absolutely ****ing livid.

LOL U mad bro?

 

[Canes]

This is another fun bump.

This and say, the Sebastian Aho draft pick thread, are always good bumps to remind us that none of us know what we're talking about.

 

[Svechhammer]

Willing to give it a chance. I'm willing to bet it goes much better than people are expecting.

Phew. This one went better than that Mrazek one

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Clears up the GM thing, too. We're going with what we have. Bummed about everything right now. Really hard to maintain any kind of optimism.

FORMERLY SAD MAN NOW GIVES HEAD COACH "PASS FOR LIFE"

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Solid article by Luke:

Underestimate Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour at your peril

Brind'Amour was responsible for the power play, yes, but was still operating under Peters' direction. He could communicate with the players informally, but managing the locker room and handling the captains was Peters' job, and for Brind'Amour to interfere would undercut the head coach's authority. As was the case under Francis, some of Brind'Amour's unique talents were impinged under Peters by the nature of his role.

So yes, there are risks here. Brind'Amour is an easy choice for new owner Tom Dundon, someone willing to take the job on the owner's terms, still without a general manager in place. But that does not mean he is the wrong choice.
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It's fair to question whether Brind'Amour is the right choice for coach, but underestimate him at your peril. When given the responsibility to lead, and the autonomy to do it his way, he has yet to fail.

Looks like Luke had the right take all along.

 

[Canes]

FORMERLY SAD MAN NOW GIVES HEAD COACH "PASS FOR LIFE"

For someone who fancies himself as Mr. Positive, you are pretty mean-spirited.