Half-Season Awards: Jack Adams

[amnesiac]

Who has been the league's best coach UP TO NOW? (not who you think it will be at season's end)

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[AhosDatsyukian]

I don’t think there’s a single good candidate for Adams at the halfway point honestly

 

[Namikaze Minato]

Torts or Tocchet or Bowness?

 

[Albatros]

Knoblauch EDM

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Tocchet by a lot right now. No one predicted Vancouver to be in first in the Pacific and second in the league just one point out of first.

 

[jetsv2]

Tocchet by a lot right now. No one predicted Vancouver to be in first in the Pacific and second in the league just one point out of first.

You can say basically the same thing about Bowness and the Jets. A lot of people were expecting a collapse by them this year.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

You can say basically the same thing about Bowness and the Jets. A lot of people were expecting a collapse by them this year.

Sure. But the Jets had 95 points last year and the Canucks had 83. The turn around has been huge. Not taking anything away from Bowness at all.

 

[nbwingsfan]

I would think Toccet or Montgomery again.

Boston lost such an insane amount of depth and even star power and are still battling for 1st in the league again.


The Canucks showed potential last season and made some good additions but I think most expected a fight for the wildcard

HM to EDM coach if they keep this tear and end up high in the standings

 

[wetcoast]

You can say basically the same thing about Bowness and the Jets. A lot of people were expecting a collapse by them this year.

Sure that's true to an extent but the Jets had the pieces and the Canucks looked lost at times before this year.

Either way not many people care about the award do they?

 

[Atoyot]

I'm definitely biased, but I can't imagine it's anybody but Bowness at this point. 1st in the league, 3 or fewer goals allowed in 30 straight games, I wasn't a fan of the hiring but he has the Jets playing the best hockey I've seen them play since their return. He's getting the best out of so many players.

 

[jetsv2]

I'm definitely biased, but I can't imagine it's anybody but Bowness at this point. 1st in the league, 3 or fewer goals allowed in 30 straight games, I wasn't a fan of the hiring but he has the Jets playing the best hockey I've seen them play since their return. He's getting the best out of so many players.

31 straight games, and 24 of those 31 are 2 or less, that is a crazy run of defensive hockey in the Modern NHL.

 

[Connor McConnor]

Torts or Tocchet or Bowness?

Torts is the 3rd best candidate in the east alone let alone in the top 3 overall

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Tochett or Bowness for me.

Still do a double take when I see where the Jets are at the halfway point. Thought the wheels would fall off, but they look legit.

 

[Deno]

Tockett or Bowness.
Bowness has never won the award and has been in the league for what seems like forever so I'd like to see him win it. Most likely it will go to whichever coach who's team ends up ahead of the other by the end of the year.

 

[Voight]

Tockett or Bowness.
Bowness has never won the award and has been in the league for what seems like forever so I'd like to see him win it. Most likely it will go to whichever coach who's team ends up ahead of the other by the end of the year.

Crazy thing is, he's only ever coached a full season (or close to one) 7 times. Has another 5 seasons where he was fired or promoted during the season.

He was a widely respected assistant for years tho.

 

[Boreal01]

Bowness by a hair over Tortorella

 

[Satoru Gojo]

1. Tochett
2.Bowness
3.Torts

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Tocchet
Bowness
Montgomery

Philly is not good and starting to fall off.

 

[ricky0034]

Tocchet and Bowness are the obvious frontrunners but Bowness had a full season with the Jets last year whereas Tocchet only took over for the Canucks last year at the end of January, gives him a clear edge IMO

 

[Draiskull]

Jets, Nucks, Oilers (Knob) maybe Kraken if they make the playoffs

 

[biturbo19]

Sure. But the Jets had 95 points last year and the Canucks had 83. The turn around has been huge. Not taking anything away from Bowness at all.

Yeah. I think this factor swings it for Tocchet at this point. The Jack Adams is often as much a "most improved team" award as it is a pure "best coach" accolade. Barring a team achieving something truly historic or absolutely dominant, i think the award tends to defer to the coach whose team has come the furthest from last season, compared to expectations.

 

[zar]

Bowness or Tocchet

 

[Three On Zero]

Tocchet
Bowness
Torts

 

[The Nuge]

Pretty safe to assume Knoblauch, Tocchet, and Bowness are top 3 at this rate

 

[dirtydanglez]

i went with montgomery. that roster on paper shouldnt be doing what their doing.