Who deserves a shot at coaching an NHL team?

[mikeyfan]

Easy enough question, Who do you think should be given a shot at coaching an NHL team? It may be a former coach who didn't fair well his first time out like Kirk Mueller or a new coach like a Jeff Daniels.

I chose Jeff Daniels because he did well in the AHL with the Checkers and has done well as an assistant with the Hurricanes. New blood may be better with a young team than old retreads.

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[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Keefe

 

[Slyfox]

Keefe

 

[mikeyfan]

Keefe

Why?

 

[BigEezyE22]

Alain Vigneault

 

[TheGoldenGod]

 

[hcg]

Brown should be given a shot immediately.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Me. Could definitely do better than the rest of these jabronis.

 

[Paperbagofglory]

Me, i have 10 years of Eastside hockey manager experience, took my team to 3 finals and won 2 cups in 8 seasons. After dealing with all the stats, numbers and hiring proper staffing, i think i am ready to take the next step and run an NHL team.

 

[MichaelK]

Surprised nobody has hired Sheldon Keefe yet. The guy just wins at every level and has proven he can develop NHL talent.

 

[MyBudJT]

Surprised nobody has hired Sheldon Keefe yet. The guy just wins at every level and has proven he can develop NHL talent.

Guy is getting paid with the Marlies more than he would on many NHL teams.

 

[Jee]

mulletman

 

[sebsisles]

Lane Lambert

 

[eviohh26]

Mulletman

 

[nilan30]

Whatever happened to Randy Cunneyworth after his fiasco with the Habs? I always felt bad for the guy and felt he probably regretted taking that job as he, I think, was considered to be a good up and coming coach. He never really had a chance in Montreal.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Pierre McGuire

 

[Marv Merchants]

Claude Noel

 

[Ctrain2k]

Gulutzan, 4 seasons as a head coach and has a positive record. I was kinda surprised when he didn’t get hired somewhere after he got canned by the flames, but he’s been good with the oilers.

 

[TT1]

Whatever happened to Randy Cunneyworth after his fiasco with the Habs? I always felt bad for the guy and felt he probably regretted taking that job as he, I think, was considered to be a good up and coming coach. He never really had a chance in Montreal.

he became a scout for Buffalo but got fired 2 years ago, dunno after that

 

[stonec]

Jukka Jalonen or Rikard Grönborg, we live in year 2019 and European coaches cannot be hired to the NHL due to some old boys' club mentality.

 

[BHD]

Alright, Comedy Hour is over. Let's get some serious responses or I'll just close this.

 

[Intangir]

Aside from the usual suspects like Sheldon Keefe, there are a couple of pretty good coaches in the AHL or assistant coaches in the NHL that could fill head coaching positions eventually. I'm talking about guys like Ducharme, Groulx, Vincent, McAmbrigde, Van Ryn, and others.

 

[biturbo19]

Benoit Groulx. He'd be the first call i'd make if i were a GM looking for a guy to promote as a rookie coach. He gets wins, works with players and develops talent, has a pretty modern approach to the game. Surprised he hasn't been given a look somewhere yet, actually.

 

[Rowlet]

Malhotra

 

[Blueston]

Brad Shaw?