NHL Bruce Cassidy wins the Jack Adams Award ( Coach of the Year )

[Jean_Jacket41]

Boston didn’t fail in this summer tournament because of COVID-19.

Like I said, Bruins the much better team this year and big favorite to win the Cup before the pause.

And Cassidy a big part of it.

 

[Alicat]

Congrats Bruce!

 

[Fenian24]

Proof NHL broadcasters drink too much. What a joke. Still hope this clown gets fired.

 

[bruins19]

Like I said, Bruins the much better team this year and big favorite to win the Cup before the pause.

And Cassidy a big part of it.

 

[bruins19]

Boston didn’t fail in this summer tournament because of COVID-19.

Rask does not leave in the middle of the playoffs absent COVID.

 

[JOKER 192]

Did the best he could with the team he had and the circumstances. He may even have overachieved. Congrats Bruce.

 

[VanIsle]

Great coach, does what he can with what he has.

Congrats.

 

[talkinaway]

Well deserved. With the perspective of a little over a week, I still don't see the reason for calling for Cassidy's head on a platter. The biggest complaint about Claude was that he never shuffled the lines, and Cassidy has proven to be quite adaptable. He can only work with the pieces he's given, and he's done a damn good job maximizing the players' potential from what I can see from afar.

In short: My. Man. Bruce.

Interesting to note that the four coaches remaining have 29 points total, while Bruce got about 10 times that. Does coaching win Cups? Who knows, but it can't hurt.

 

[GordonHowe]

A very good coach, from what little I know of coaching. Congratulations, Bruce.

Make sure they give you the horses.

 

[GordonHowe]

Well deserved. With the perspective of a little over a week, I still don't see the reason for calling for Cassidy's head on a platter. The biggest complaint about Claude was that he never shuffled the lines, and Cassidy has proven to be quite adaptable. He can only work with the pieces he's given, and he's done a damn good job maximizing the players' potential from what I can see from afar.

In short: My. Man. Bruce.

Interesting to note that the four coaches remaining have 29 points total, while Bruce got about 10 times that. Does coaching win Cups? Who knows, but it can't hurt.

The players are the players, and their play, or lack thereof, is on you know who.

Cassidy has done about as well as one could hope, given the circumstance. And the circumstance hasn't been dire; the Bruins are a very good club, though no longer elite. We'll see what Sweeney and Neely do to address this.

 

[Baddkarma]

GJ Bruce. Nice job on the President's Trophy as well.

Now, go gather up Don from his theoretical physics book and build a better roster.

Lets hunt bigger game...

 

[Ivo]

Well deserved, congrats! I am a bit surprised, because this award usually goes to the coach of the most improved team (not that it should, necessarily). His record since taking over is otherworldly.

 

[bbfan419]

Congrats to Bruce, well deserved considering the regular season we had. I still want Gerrard Gallant as the B's head coach.

 

[TheReal13Linseman]

Well deserved. With the perspective of a little over a week, I still don't see the reason for calling for Cassidy's head on a platter. The biggest complaint about Claude was that he never shuffled the lines, and Cassidy has proven to be quite adaptable. He can only work with the pieces he's given, and he's done a damn good job maximizing the players' potential from what I can see from afar.

In short: My. Man. Bruce.

Interesting to note that the four coaches remaining have 29 points total, while Bruce got about 10 times that. Does coaching win Cups? Who knows, but it can't hurt.

I thought he was rather slow to make both intragame-adjustments and inter-game adjustments during this playoffs, particularly in the TBL series. For example, he stuck with Bjork much too much and used Studnika too little and too late. Also waited too long to mix up the top lines.

But, even if he had, I don’t think it would’ve made much of a difference with what he had to work with.

 

[TD Charlie]

There you go. Talk to em. Motivate the boys. That’s my guy Bruce!

well deserved

i also can’t help but feel a little sad about the whole thing. I don’t know. It’s bittersweet i guess.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Proof NHL broadcasters drink too much. What a joke. Still hope this clown gets fired.

The only joke is this post. Nothing you say is factual. Actually whenever you complain about Cassidy it makes you look like you don’t have a clue what you’re talking about. You’ve created this idea in your head that he sucks because he doesn’t ice a lineup you want?

That’s ridiculous and you know it.

 

[cat400]

Congratulations to Bruce.

He is not only a good coach, but is one of the most refreshing and straightforward ones when answering questions from the Sportswriters.

 

[BigGoalBrad]

Good coach. We've been a consistent top 5 team with him. 2 Tampa series and St Louis ones take away any luster.

When you have Vezina finalist Rask leaving the bubble and go up against the best goalie in the league playing lights out there is no way a different coach makes a difference.

 

[Ratty]

He earned the trophy and the accolades. Wonder if he has a J.A. bonus clause in his contract.

 

[mjhfb]

Good coach and congrats, but part of me thinks he should share it with Chara.

 

[HockeyMomx2]

Congrats Bruce. It's nice to see some good news while my world around me is being burnt to the ground.

 

[Estlin]

Rask does not leave in the middle of the playoffs absent COVID.

Even with Rask, I doubt that Boston would have beat Tampa.

 

[HockeyMomx2]

Like I said, Bruins the much better team this year and big favorite to win the Cup before the pause.

And Cassidy a big part of it.

I actually think the second "pause" hurt them far more. By the time they got back on the ice their anger and hurt pride from a 7-1 loss had dissipated. It was over right then IMO.

 

[HumBucker]

The players are the players, and their play, or lack thereof, is on you know who.

Cassidy has done about as well as one could hope, given the circumstance. And the circumstance hasn't been dire; the Bruins are a very good club, though no longer elite. We'll see what Sweeney and Neely do to address this.

How does a non-elite club go to the SCF one year, and then end up at the top of the regular season standings the next?

 

[Dr Hook]

Leave it to HF Bruins Can't even have a thread where a guy can win pretty presitigious and well-deserved award without some people pissing on his parade.

Congratulations to Bruce, he's done a great job with the team, even if I (and others) have not always liked some of his decisions.