Assistant coaches - who's it gonna be. Place your bets

[Kaizen]

I'll go with Mikes for $100 please Alex.
That could be Mike Keenan one of Tocchet's coaches during his earlier playing career.
Mike Stothers who played with and coached Tocchet.
Mike Johnston was head coach in Pitt before Mike Sullivan.
Mike Eaves was an AC back in the day with Philly.


Leaving the possibilities of Mike aside a name I'd really like to see is Larry Robinson. He coached Tocc briefly in LA.


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[Coyotes2000]

Wayne Gretzky and Grant Fuhr imho

 

[_Del_]

Mike Stapleton: ties to the team. Former teammate of Tocchet. Pursued coaching. (I think there is <2% chance of that happening. I'm just playing the Mike game)

 

[Lilhoody]

Keefe and Nolan ... everyone on staff will be rehabbing image.

 

[rt]

If I had to guess, I'd say Adam Oates will be one of them.

 

[Mosby]

If I had to guess, I'd say Adam Oates will be one of them.

Agreed. Then we need our own Jacques Martin running the D. Just a vet guy who can coach some structure.

 

[Kaizen]

Martin would be ideal - maybe he and Tocch were close and he comes along?

Yeah probably not.

 

[AZviaNJ]

Oates & Gonchar

 

[Mosby]

Oates & Gonchar

Hull & Oates seems like a missed opportunity here

Anyway, Pens just named Gonchar as AC. Not sure what their plan is. They have a ton of ACs now (including Recchi, who replaces Tocchet). Same with NYI. Tons of ACs. Greg Cronin may be available.

 

[rt]

If I had to guess, I'd say Adam Oates will be one of them.

Agreed. Then we need our own Jacques Martin running the D. Just a vet guy who can coach some structure.

Martin would be ideal - maybe he and Tocch were close and he comes along?

Yeah probably not.

Hull & Oates seems like a missed opportunity here

Anyway, Pens just named Gonchar as AC. Not sure what their plan is. They have a ton of ACs now (including Recchi, who replaces Tocchet). Same with NYI. Tons of ACs. Greg Cronin may be available.

Maybe Martin is availble with Gonchar joining the ranks? Martin would round out a Tocchet and Oates staff nicely. Pens would want compensation though since it's a lateral move. Might be worth it. Need that extension head coaching experience.

 

[Mosby]

Can't do compensation anymore. I think he'd have to just quit and then we hire him.

 

[Kaizen]

Assistant coach to associate coach is a promotion, no?

 

[_Del_]

Hull & Oates seems like a missed opportunity here

I can't go for that

 

[rt]

Assistant coach to associate coach is a promotion, no?

I doubt we poach one AC for a promotion, circle back and ask for permission to poach another for a very minor promotion, and be met with much more than a "Not at this time" from the Penguins. That said...

HC: Rick Tocchet
AC: Adam Oates
AC: Jacques Martin

...would make me a happy boy!

 

[Heldig]

I am going to say Todd Nelson and Luke Richardson.

 

[rt]

I am going to say Mike Nelson and Luke Richardson.

The 36 year old assistant coach in Erie, Mike Nelson? Hasn't Luke Richardson been doing a whole lot of losing in Binghamton?

 

[Jakey53]

The 36 year old assistant coach in Erie, Mike Nelson? Hasn't Luke Richardson been doing a whole lot of losing in Binghamton?

I thought Richardson is held in high regard? I thought he was mentioned as a candidate for a vacate HC job in the NHL.

 

[Jakey53]

I doubt we poach one AC for a promotion, circle back and ask for permission to poach another for a very minor promotion, and be met with much more than a "Not at this time" from the Penguins. That said...

HC: Rick Tocchet
AC: Adam Oates
AC: Jacques Martin

...would make me a happy boy!

This is where I would like to see one AC being younger. Where is Crawford now a days?

 

[Heldig]

The 36 year old assistant coach in Erie, Mike Nelson? Hasn't Luke Richardson been doing a whole lot of losing in Binghamton?

Oops. Todd not Mike.

 

[Mosby]

The Isles just hired Richardson as AC, unless we want to dress it up as associate or something like that.

Where is Crawford now a days?

Associate coach in Ottawa

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

Hull & Oates seems like a missed opportunity here

I can't go for that

Say it isn't so.

 

[_Del_]

Say it isn't so.

Some things are better left unsaid

 

[Bonsai Tree]

Wayne Gretzky and Grant Fuhr imho

But Wayne doesn't like to run practices. He used to fly in from LA on the day of the game to coach.

 

[Mosby]

Thoughts on Bob Hartley as the go-to experienced vet associate coach?

Great track record (Championships in the Q, AHL, NHL, Euro). Reputation as a *****.

He got a phone interview for the HC job as per Friedman.

He was also the HC in Colorado while Tocchet was his AC.

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Some things are better left unsaid

heh, as fate would have it, they'll be here Monday