News Article: Alain Vigneault retires from coaching

[RangersFan1994]

Alain Vigneault says his NHL coaching days are behind him | TSN

Alain Vigneault believes his coaching days are behind him. In an interview with the Journal de Quebec's Stephane Cadorette, the 62-year-old former bench boss confirms that he is not seeking a return to the NHL.

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What is your favorite memory of AV beides Good Looks and playing Tanner Glass over Buchnevich lol

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[NickyFotiu]

2014 cup run!

 

[RangersFan1994]

2014 cup run!

But sadly he choked here like he did with the Canucks

 

[Hire Sather]

But sadly he choked here like he did with the Canucks

Or we get a couple bounces in OT and he wins a cup

 

[NickyFotiu]

But sadly he choked here like he did with the Canucks

Never saw it as us choking. Thought that team played above their heads before some bad puck luck and bad ref calls made it too hard to overcome a very good LA team.

 

[will1066]

Alain Vigneault says his NHL coaching days are behind him | TSN

Alain Vigneault believes his coaching days are behind him. In an interview with the Journal de Quebec's Stephane Cadorette, the 62-year-old former bench boss confirms that he is not seeking a return to the NHL.

www.tsn.ca

What is your favorite memory of AV beides Good Looks and playing Tanner Glass over Buchnevich lol

Favorite memory is the Nick Holden -- Marc Staal pairing.

I kid. It is the gum-chewing.

I kid again. It is definitely the 2014 Cup run. People would not like to admit, but he did make the team play faster and the stretch-passing game was ahead of the competition at the time. But he also steered the franchise toward a finesse style that was overmatched by LA and from which it is still struggling to get out today.

 

[RosensRug]

To this day i still wonder what he said in his final press conference after his last game that caused the team to never release it.

Even the beat writers who were there and recorded it never released it because it was wild.

 

[GENESISPuck94]

Thanks, goodbye.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

Never saw it as us choking. Thought that team played above their heads before some bad puck luck and bad ref calls made it too hard to overcome a very good LA team.

I say it was, they up going to the 3rd period in Games 2 and 5 and classic AV style, they turtling to hold on to lead instead of playing their normal game. It’s a completely different series if they win those games.

 

[NYR94]

Wow, I was just thinking about him the other day when I was trying to figure out what head coaches were out there without NHL jobs.

 

[NickyFotiu]

I say it was, they up going to the 3rd period in Games 2 and 5 and classic AV style, they turtling to hold on to lead instead of playing their normal game. It’s a completely different series if they win those games.

They had a 1 goal lead in game 5. If every team that let up a 1 goal lead choked then every team is a choker. LA also started that game with a 1 goal lead. That 2014 team is one of my favorites of all time. NOt only were we not favorites in that series but we were underdogs much of the playoffs. In fact a month in to that season there was a long thread on this board saying we should tank the season.

 

[nyr2k2]

That was always going to be a tough matchup for us. I still firmly believe had Chicago finished off LA we'd have won that Cup. Sometimes the matchups just don't work. LA outplayed us. We could have won, sure. A couple bounces, Nash doesn't miss, etc.

Reminds me of the Mets in the WS a few years ago. Toronto was the matchup you really wanted. KC was like the Mets' kryptonite. Same for LA--they just played a game that was going to be tough for us to counter.

I respect AV for what he did here. I'm surprised he wasn't able to win one in his career, but it is what it is.

 

[frozenrubber]

To this day i still wonder what he said in his final press conference after his last game that caused the team to never release it.

Even the beat writers who were there and recorded it never released it because it was wild.

Any references to this occuring?

That last press conference AV spent a lot of time chronicling his successes (and legacy), but I don't remember any editing storyline.

 

[Carlos Ranger]

 

[RangersFan1994]

His best memory

 

[Machinehead]

Good

 

[Levitate]

A guy with a good idea that he wasn't able to adapt and evolve as the rest of the league changed. Also needed a fantastic goalie to make it work.

 

[JCProdigy]

His best memory

Watching that, I saw this, which I think is better:

 

[Peltz]

He gave us one extremely memorable year - the best since 94. For that, I thank him.

 

[RangersFan1994]

A guy with a good idea that he wasn't able to adapt and evolve as the rest of the league changed. Also needed a fantastic goalie to make it work.

Sounds like Galant with more success

 

[Rongomania]

Blew the MF'n wheels off Hank with that system.

2014... will bother me until the end of time.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

They had a 1 goal lead in game 5. If every team that let up a 1 goal lead choked then every team is a choker. LA also started that game with a 1 goal lead. That 2014 team is one of my favorites of all time. NOt only were we not favorites in that series but we were underdogs much of the playoffs. In fact a month in to that season there was a long thread on this board saying we should tank the season.

My point is that AV’s gameplan in those 3rd periods to sit back instead trying to extend the lead and/or finish the game is why they choked. Even if had won Games 2 and 5, there is no guarantee they win the series, but it would’ve been fun to see that series go the distance. That’s why I much I enjoyed that run, that SCF and 2015 ECF still leave a bitter taste in my mouth.

 

[Kravtsov420]

@Machinehead ’s reaction be like

“It’s finally over, Sam..”

 

[UnSandvich]

The first bit when it was a hybrid of Torts system/guys with AV it worked well. As soon as we started bringing his guys in, we sucked.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Most overrated coach the Rangers have had in my lifetime. Luongo and Hank fooled the league into thinking he was competent.