bleedblue1223
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Agreed.Perfect, really like the potential of this coaching staff.
VERY young staff.
Yeo: 43
Berube: 51
Sydor: 45
Tkaczuk: 38
Ott: 34
Alexander: 35
Interesting that we're going with an associate coach and 3 assistant coaches, it's going to be a crowded bench next year. Tkaczuk surprised me a little bit, but he fits what Yeo was talking about the other day in terms of working more on specific skills for players with specific roles. I think that's the right move.
Good stuff. Now it's time to worry about the rest of the things.
How many coaches do we have now? By my count we added two additional coaching positions beyond the 4 we had previously
How many coaches do we have now? By my count we added two additional coaching positions beyond the 4 we had previously
VERY young staff.
Yeo: 43
Berube: 51
Sydor: 45
Tkaczuk: 38
Ott: 34
Alexander: 35
Interesting that we're going with an associate coach and 3 assistant coaches, it's going to be a crowded bench next year. Tkaczuk surprised me a little bit, but he fits what Yeo was talking about the other day in terms of working more on specific skills for players with specific roles. I think that's the right move.
Good stuff. Now it's time to worry about the rest of the things.
Just one extra.
Berube replaces Thomas
Sydor replaces Wilson
Alexander replaces Corsi
Ott replaces Bennett
Ferrell is still here as Video Coach
Renaghan is still here as Strength and Conditioning Coach
Barille is still here as Head Trainer
Godin is still here as Equipment Manager
Daniel Tkaczuk is the only "new position". He's listed as "Skills Development Coach", but I have no clue what the full scope of his role will actually be. I'd imagine he'll be heavily involved in practices but not overly involved in the actual games.
Actually not even 1 extra because Yeo replaced Hitch and I don't think his vacated assistant position was ever filled.
Just one extra.
Berube replaces Thomas
Sydor replaces Wilson
Alexander replaces Corsi
Ott replaces Bennett
Ferrell is still here as Video Coach
Renaghan is still here as Strength and Conditioning Coach
Barille is still here as Head Trainer
Godin is still here as Equipment Manager
Daniel Tkaczuk is the only "new position". He's listed as "Skills Development Coach", but I have no clue what the full scope of his role will actually be. I'd imagine he'll be heavily involved in practices but not overly involved in the actual games.
Im really liking this part, as the season went on the team was having trouble executing simple plays.
I like it as well. But the youth of the coaching staff makes me think that the Blues are expecting to have a younger roster next season, which would be great. This is just my speculation, but this is even more reason that the Blues should be targeting young top 6 forwards rather than planning to sign an old guy like Williams or Vrbata.VERY young staff.
Yeo: 43
Berube: 51
Sydor: 45
Tkaczuk: 38
Ott: 34
Alexander: 35
Interesting that we're going with an associate coach and 3 assistant coaches, it's going to be a crowded bench next year. Tkaczuk surprised me a little bit, but he fits what Yeo was talking about the other day in terms of working more on specific skills for players with specific roles. I think that's the right move.
Good stuff. Now it's time to worry about the rest of the things.
Just got wind you guys hired Berube, our condolences from the Flyers board. Although at least he's just an assistant.
Just got wind you guys hired Berube, our condolences from the Flyers board. Although at least he's just an assistant.
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Daniel Tkaczuk is the only "new position". He's listed as "Skills Development Coach", but I have no clue what the full scope of his role will actually be. I'd imagine he'll be heavily involved in practices but not overly involved in the actual games.
I like that they'll have a skills coach now. (look up Daryl Belfry - he pretty much started the revolution of skills coaching). Typically, once you got to the NHL, practice was devoted to execution and learning the system, mechanics of certain situations, etc. but not individual skill development. Whatever skills you came with when you entered the league is what you had and you conformed to the NHL system based on your skillset. If you wanted to develop a particular skill you didn't already have (certain moves, improved edge work in particular situations, etc), it was up to the player to figure that out on their own time...and some did by hiring guys like Belfry on the side. Others didn't and their development in terms of their individual skills pretty much stopped.
I have no idea if Tkaczuk is a good skills coach or not but I'm just glad they now have an in-house guy to work on skills individual players want to improve upon.
I like that they'll have a skills coach now. (look up Daryl Belfry - he pretty much started the revolution of skills coaching). Typically, once you got to the NHL, practice was devoted to execution and learning the system, mechanics of certain situations, etc. but not individual skill development. Whatever skills you came with when you entered the league is what you had and you conformed to the NHL system based on your skillset. If you wanted to develop a particular skill you didn't already have (certain moves, improved edge work in particular situations, etc), it was up to the player to figure that out on their own time...and some did by hiring guys like Belfry on the side. Others didn't and their development in terms of their individual skills pretty much stopped.
I have no idea if Tkaczuk is a good skills coach or not but I'm just glad they now have an in-house guy to work on skills individual players want to improve upon.
I wonder if that would help a Yakupov or a Jaskin get over the hump that they have in front of them.