Former Winnipeg Jets interim HC Dave Lowry joins Seattle as an Assistant Coach
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Scomerica
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Dumb question but is he good? Did Hakstol have an assistant last year or is this a case of ownership giving him more resources to succeed so there are less excuses later?
He’s an honest, tell it how it is type of coach. He’s got a great hockey mind and I could see him becoming head coach one day.
Fistfullofbeer
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Oh good. So Hakstol's replacement is good to go already. Ron Francis playing 4D chess over here.
I really like this hire.
His WHL record as a HC is bonkers.
As a player, he was always highly respected as a vet and great locker room presence.
His well spoken and calm demeanor that he always exuded as as player should be a welcome balance to Hakstol's personality.
While I know it was just a joke, I am hoping there is some bit of foresight to @Fistfullofbeer 's comment above
His WHL record as a HC is bonkers.
As a player, he was always highly respected as a vet and great locker room presence.
His well spoken and calm demeanor that he always exuded as as player should be a welcome balance to Hakstol's personality.
While I know it was just a joke, I am hoping there is some bit of foresight to @Fistfullofbeer 's comment above
The Marquis
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Has to be some foresight there.I really like this hire.
His WHL record as a HC is bonkers.
As a player, he was always highly respected as a vet and great locker room presence.
His well spoken and calm demeanor that he always exuded as as player should be a welcome balance to Hakstol's personality.
While I know it was just a joke, I am hoping there is some bit of foresight to @Fistfullofbeer 's comment above
He’s not attached to the Leafs or Sabres… so it’s new! Or am I wrong?
His run in Victoria was something else. Best that team has ever been. He’s supposedly a development genius of the Mike Johnston ilk. Definitely liking this hire.
The Marquis
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To add…. This hire smells (in a good way) of “don’t f*** up Beniers and Wright”.
RainyCityHockey
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Could also be a more experienced guy to help out Jay Leach as his top assistant if Hackstol's gone.
Though, that's a discussion for the future(or maybe 20 games into the season
) and I think @The Marquis point of Lowry's development skills might be more accurate.
Chet Manley
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I've always been a bit confused about who hires the assistant coaches. I've assumed that is a HC responsibility to pick the assistants but multiple people have speculated that this isn't the case.
Gniwder
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Depends on the organization and the coach. The top coaches pick their own assistants (for example when Trotz went to NYI), when it comes to newbie coaches, a lot of times it's the GM making the choice.
Regardless, this certainly makes it easier to fire Hakstol midseason....
