Will Laviolette be nominated for Jack Adams (coach of the year) and win Jack Adams Award ?

[RangersFan1994]

Will Laviolette be nominated for Jack Adams (coach of the year) and win Jack Adams Award?

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[SnowblindNYR]

Probably won't be enough of a jump to win. 110 and 107 points the last two seasons and I doubt they get much more than that since that's already a lot. Maybe nominated.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Probably won't be enough of a jump to win. 110 and 107 points the last two seasons and I doubt they get much more than that since that's already a lot. Maybe nominated.

I don't think points matter when it comes to coaches winning this awards. I hope Laviolette wins it cause he changed the Rangers culture with structure and accountability. Personally I would not be shocked if Torts wins it with what he has done with the Flyers.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I don't think points matter when it comes to coaches winning this awards. I hope Laviolette wins it cause he changed the Rangers culture with structure and accountability. Personally I would not be shocked if Torts wins it with what he has done with the Flyers.

Torts or Caps coach if they keep it up is my guess.

 

[CasusBelli]

Hard to imagine otherwise …

 

[Megustaelhockey]

No Rangers coach has ever won this award. We keep f***ing firing them before they can.

 

[GAGLine]

I think there's a good chance he gets nominated, but I doubt he wins. Montgomery, Tocchet and McLellan will be in the mix. Carbery too if Washington stays in the race.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Yes and he should win it as of right now. Best in the league and look at the injuries and games missed so far for top players.

 

[UnSandvich]

it'll be tocchet unless vancouver seriously falls off

 

[McRanger92]

Runaway Jack Adams winner halfway through. Not that it matters

 

[PANARIN BREAD FAN]

nominees if their teams can sustain success throughout the season: torts, lavi, bowness, tocchet & tourigny.

 

[Cygnus 2112]

He can win the Patch Adams award for all I care. Just win the Cup.

 

[Leonardo87]

You really need to take it easy with the new threads.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

You really need to take it easy with the new threads.

I really never understood this. This is the only discussion board I know where discussion is frowned upon.

 

[pld459666]

I think there is enough of an adjustment to how this team has played and the results thus far to offer strong consideration.

35 games in and not one three game losing streak.

6-0 on back end of back to back games.

#1 on the PP, #5 on the PK

Team defense is light years better.

And where other HCs have failed, Lavy has Lafreniere on pace for 50 points.

Part of that is playing with AP and VT, but he has also not looked like a passenger at all either.

 

[NickyFotiu]

If the award was for less than half a season than the answer is yes he should be nominated but we have a long way to go.

 

[leetch99]

Well....3:36 remaining and he has Bonino out on the ice

 

[Mike in Houston]

No. The team has come crashing back down to Earth so hard no.

Now Tocchet? He seems like the shoe-in.

 

[will1066]

Just became the front runner for Sam Adams Drunk Coach of the Year.

 

[SA16]

Well....3:36 remaining and he has Bonino out on the ice

Well yea, that was a pretty obvious move. The Zibanejad line had just come off with around 3:00 left. They need 30-45 seconds to rest. Then they're going to put out Zibanejad/Kreider/Trocheck/Panarin/Laf when they pull the goalie. They need to have one shift in between and they're not going to put out a line with 0 centers. He was on the ice for 27 seconds which included one stoppage and let the top guys rest up to plan to play the remaining 2:30 with the goalie pulled if needed. One of he or Goodrow was always going to be on the ice for that shift.

 

[bobbop]

Nominated yes, win no.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Dinosaur tendencies are really creeping up lately.

Tocchet has this one in the bag.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Dinosaur tendencies are really creeping up lately.

Tocchet has this one in the bag.

No one who coached pre-2010 can excel in today's game.

 

[NickyFotiu]

No one who coached pre-2010 can excel in today's game.

LOL Rick Tochett coached pre 2010

 

[CasusBelli]

Need to go back to the 1-3-1 if he wants it. We don’t play pond hockey well.

LOL Rick Tochett coached pre 2010

So did Torts. Flyers are outperforming, given their roster.