So Fedorov is fired in the KHL, is there any chance he'll get job in the NHL?

[mattihp]

Uhh... they are both part of the old boys club...

Nope. Euro coaches have never been.

 

[BonMorrison]

If the guy can't hack it in the KHL why would an NHL team hire him?

Still would be better than Sullivan.

 

[agent082]

Only 2 European coaches for all 107 NHL existence years. Both briefly. So, what are you talking about now?

It's sad how poor european coaching is.

 

[Breakers]

You have trash like Travis Green in the NHL

So yes, he can still get a job in the NHL.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Federov is a hockey genius. It would be interesting to see how he would do as a coach in the NHL. Maybe he can get Bure to be on his coaching staff.

 

[Canadian Finn]

gotta get all three

 

[norrisnick]

Federov is a hockey genius. It would be interesting to see how he would do as a coach in the NHL. Maybe he can get Bure to be on his coaching staff.

Um... Doubtful going by their off ice history.

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

He won 2 Cups in Russia as CSKA's head coach. And he's an NHL legend.

Doesn't CSKA have a huge competitive advantage in the KHL?

As a Hawks fans whose team Feds absolutely TORCHED on a regular basis, I think the SF is one of the most underrated players of all time. That being said - he seemed to me to be the ultra-skilled type of player who would struggle make the transition to coach.

Yes, though I still doubt he would get outright hired as a head coach. But as an associate, with the promise of getting the nod in the future.

Coaches are not hired into the NHL because of merit, but because of connections. Otherwise guys like Rikard Grönborg or Jukka Jalonen would've been given a chance already. A former NHLer has an easier time getting into a position to succeed, but still not hired straight to the NHL job I would have to imagine.

As a fan of a team who gave Alpo Suhonen a chance - I would disagree! ;o)

 

[DRW895]

How many years did it take for euro players to consistently be drafted in the NHL?

No iron curtain for a while, but even "semi european" Ralph Krueger failed

 

[Voight]

Nope. Euro coaches have never been.

As former players, they are apart of the OBC.

 

[mattihp]

As former players, they are apart of the OBC.

Well, without all the benefits of being seen as a coaching option because of where they were born.

 

[luiginb]

He looks like a pirate.

He looks like he went to Turkey

 

[luiginb]

As a Hawks fans whose team Feds absolutely TORCHED on a regular basis, I think the SF is one of the most underrated players of all time. That being said - he seemed to me to be the ultra-skilled type of player who would struggle make the transition to coach.

??? He was a very hard worker

 

[DRW895]

It's sad how poor european coaching is.

Even American coaches still are far away from Canadian. What can we expect from European?

 

[abax44]

Even the best coaches get fired tbh.

Good thing you threw "tbh" in there otherwise no one would've believed you.

 

[Oddbob]

He looks like a pirate.

But he doesn't want to be a pirate!

 

[HolyGhost]

He won 2 Cups in Russia as CSKA's head coach. And he's an NHL legend.

Does he want to come back to the NHL? Also Wayne Gretzky was sort of an NHL legend and look at his coaching record and Patrick Roy is all over the place as a coach. Very few times do great players make good coaches

 

[Musampa]

Fedorov won 2 cups in KHL with a team that was built by previous coach Nikitin. I don’t think he’s a really good coach.
In addition, for some reason it turns out that attacking players do not become good coaches and, on the contrary, players who were tough and defensive minded become successful coaches.

 

[Deestroyer]

He looks like a pirate.

HF Photoshop legend

 

[Treb]

No iron curtain for a while, but even "semi european" Ralph Krueger failed

I'm sure it's more about old boys club mentality and language barrier than actual coaching talent.

The day will come where there will be more diversity in the front office and coaching staff.

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

Can't imagine that happening under Illitch ownership.

Won't ever happen. They still hold that stupid and petty grudge over him leaving in 2003 and the Carolina offer sheet in 1998.

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

??? He was a very hard worker

Agreed on SF being incredibly hard working. But so was Wayne Gretzky, and he was a terrible coach. I just feel that those uber-skilled players don't necessarily make the best coaches because what made them so successful isn't able to be "translated" to be players who don't have those skills.

 

[Porkleaker]

Detroit

 

[19 for president]

Fedorov won 2 cups in KHL with a team that was built by previous coach Nikitin. I don’t think he’s a really good coach.
In addition, for some reason it turns out that attacking players do not become good coaches and, on the contrary, players who were tough and defensive minded become successful coaches.

I mean I get what you are saying but Feds isn't really a good example of an attacking only player. He was a Selke winner and good enough defensively that the greatest coach of all times occasionally played him for shifts on defense.

What I will say is great players with high hockey IQ often struggle because they see and did a lot of things on instinct and struggle to relate to players without that high of an IQ, thus making them bad coaches. You have to be able to breakdown and explain to a common denominator level and a lot of these super star players simply can't do that.

I think it's why we see more star players succeed as GMs vs coaches because they don't have to explain what to do. They simply need to be able to evaluate and work a cap.

 

[ShelbyZ]

Um... Doubtful going by their off ice history.

Just need to learn how to embrace Eskimo brotherhood.