2021-22 San Diego Gulls/Tulsa Oilers

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He was "co head coach" of the reign before this.

Now edited to the assistant coach in Anaheim, not San Diego. First tweet incorrect.

 

[duxfan1101]

 

[bsu]

Cowboy tie eh.

 

[jiggsawpuzzle35]

San Jose has been bad the last 3 seasons. Don’t know if this is a good signing or not.

 

[Duck Off]

1 year deal is interesting. I've been hoping that once we move on from Eakins (inevitable IMO), I'd love to see him go back to San Diego.

 

[jiggsawpuzzle35]

1 year deal is interesting. I've been hoping that once we move on from Eakins (inevitable IMO), I'd love to see him go back to San Diego.

That’s the ideal scenario but I’ve never seen a coach get demoted before in this manner. I know he loves San Diego, but kind of seems like a slap in the face.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Not sure I've ever seen a hockey coach rocking the bolo tie

 

[duxfan1101]

Not sure I've ever seen a hockey coach rocking the bolo tie

He said in the press conference that it has been in his family for over 100 years and he breaks it out to stop losing streaks.

 

[Kalv]

I liked Deneen when he was with SD

 

[Hockey Duckie]

I liked Deneen when he was with SD

Murray wanted to try out something different and Bouchard was getting all the raves. Plus, there was that possibility of securing Bouchard at the AHL level to eventually become the next Ducks' head coach. That was the weirdest thing that Murray's done on the hockey side b/c he usually just tinkers and b/c we were doing well with Dineen. I credit Dineen for creating a spark for Lundy when he was sent down two seasons ago to be a winger b/c Lundy was lackluster in the NHL as a winger. Lundy did so well in the AHL pre-season that he was called up before the AHL season started.

 

[Kalv]

Murray wanted to try out something different and Bouchard was getting all the raves. Plus, there was that possibility of securing Bouchard at the AHL level to eventually become the next Ducks' head coach. That was the weirdest thing that Murray's done on the hockey side b/c he usually just tinkers and b/c we were doing well with Dineen. I credit Dineen for creating a spark for Lundy when he was sent down two seasons ago to be a winger b/c Lundy was lackluster in the NHL as a winger. Lundy did so well in the AHL pre-season that he was called up before the AHL season started.

Yeah, it seemed that Deneen does a decent job. Btw, he was also coaching the Pirates in the AHL in that one year when Getzy and Pears were torching that league. It was his first year as a coach IIRC.

And yeah Bouchard thingy... it was a mess, none of the players seemed to progress under him, and the on-ice product was a mess as well.

 

[bsu]

Sign Frk for Gulls

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Yeah, it seemed that Deneen does a decent job. Btw, he was also coaching the Pirates in the AHL in that one year when Getzy and Pears were torching that league. It was his first year as a coach IIRC.

And yeah Bouchard thingy... it was a mess, none of the players seemed to progress under him, and the on-ice product was a mess as well.

Bouchard didn't focus as much on systems, but rather individual player development. The older players benefitted from Bouchard like Limoges and older vets. They're more of a finished product and Bouchard knew where to fine tune their individual skills. Our youths are still trying to figure themselves out and Bouchard is trying to find their limits. Youths are inconsistent and their limits would also be inconsistent, which meant their individual development was inconsistent. At least in a system, there's a bar of expectations of where to be and how to play could develop. It's easier to gauge progress within a system, but will the skill shine through?

Dineen is a systems guy. His role at Portland was to play the same style the NHL club was playing so that learning curve wouldn't be as steep when a prospect gets called up. Getz, Perry, Penner, Maroon, etc... didn't struggle when called up. It's crazy! I can't say if the role was the same b/c the west coast doesn't report as much as the east coast, but I know Dineed is a systems guy. Zegras and Drysdale looked too good to be in the AHL under Dineen. Groulx looked great too and slated to be the 4C starter in 2021-22 season. When Groulx was sent back down to the AHL, Groulx stuggled under Bouchard. I guess with Dineen, the skills still shine through within the system.

 

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[bsu]

The Gulls fans really are awesome. Glad to see they are recognized around the league.

 

[cheesymc]

He sounds like he is going to enjoy his retirement year with some weekly golfing...

Maybe PV has his long term sights on someone still on contract because a one year commitment is pretty weak. Or he is keeping that open for his good yes-man in Dallas once he is eventually demoted...

 

[Hockey Duckie]

He sounds like he is going to enjoy his retirement year with some weekly golfing...

Maybe PV has his long term sights on someone still on contract because a one year commitment is pretty weak. Or he is keeping that open for his good yes-man in Dallas once he is eventually demoted...

I was thinking the same thing that Sommer could be holding the fort down for Eakins!

 

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