Head Coach 2, When a Coach Comes Along You Must Tippett

[Bryanbryoil]

Tip toeing through the horse **** of the Oilers.

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[Fixed to Ruin]

10/10 thread title.

 

[The Hound]

Tippett good

 

[Beerfish]

Are we not men? We are oilers. O-i-l-e-r-s

 

[Cloned]

Just the tip in.

 

[Del Preston]

GM: Holland
Coach: Tippett

I think this is what Seattle was supposed to look like in two years.

 

[Former Referee 68]

Tip it..Tip it real good. .

 

[Del Preston]

 

[guymez]

GM: Holland
Coach: Tippett

I think this is what Seattle was supposed to look like in two years.

I agree.

Is this an improvement from last season? I think it is a huge improvement.
Especially in terms of facial hair.

 

[Canada Drai]

He keeps the stache im all aboard.

 

[belair]

I'm still partial to the Holland-Oates wordplay.

 

[LTIR]

ARI improved once they replaced Tipp with Toch.
Proves the Tippet's snoozing system may not be the only reason why ARI looked good vs us.

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

Still vying for Nelson tbh

 

[Del Preston]

ARI improved once they replaced Tipp with Toch.
Proves the Tippet's snoozing system may not be the only reason why ARI looked good vs us.

Big improvement this season but they had the same points (70) in Tocchet's first year as they did in Tippett's last.

 

[MoontoScott]

I agree.

Is this an improvement from last season? I think it is a huge improvement.
Especially in terms of facial hair.

I agree that the GM spot is greatly improved (no where to go but up) but I have my doubts as to whether Tippet will be any more effective than Hitch. Sure he's a decade younger but certainly doesn't have credentials that are superior to those that Ken offers.

Hitch overplayed his stars but really what choice did he have when you look at the quality of the roster outside of the top 3 forwards? The guy wanted to make the playoffs and we can't blame him for that. Add a still suspect defence, injuries and very shaky goaltending and I really wonder who would have done any better?

It seems to me that Drai had enormous confidence after Hitch took over and for the first time it seemed that Nurse might be reaching his offensive potential. There were arguably 5 guys on the club who had career years when he entered and I really got the feeling that the team respected him even if he is an eccentric character. Many coaches are. In Montreal the press used to call Scotty Bowman "Rain Man."

Well, let's hope for the best, I guess Hitch will be waiting in the wings if it goes south in a hurry.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

To be an elite coach you need to be able to grow a sick stache. Think about it...

 

[Husker Du]

Mongoloid he was a mongoloid
Happier than you and me...

 

[guymez]

I agree that the GM spot is greatly improved (no where to go but up) but I have my doubts as to whether Tippet will be any more effective than Hitch. Sure he's a decade younger but certainly doesn't have credentials that are superior to those that Ken offers.

Hitch overplayed his stars but really what choice did he have when you look at the quality of the roster outside of the top 3 forwards? The guy wanted to make the playoffs and we can't blame him for that. Add a still suspect defence, injuries and very shaky goaltending and I really wonder who would have done any better?

It seems to me that Drai had enormous confidence after Hitch took over and for the first time it seemed that Nurse might be reaching his offensive potential. There were arguably 5 guys on the club who had career years when he entered and I really got the feeling that the team respected him even if he is an eccentric character. Many coaches are. In Montreal the press used to call Scotty Bowman "Rain Man."

Well, let's hope for the best, I guess Hitch will be waiting in the wings if it goes south in a hurry.

I am not sure what you mean by credentials.
But let me ask you this...what credentials do the other candidates have?

 

[MoontoScott]

I am not sure what you mean by credentials.
But let me ask you this...what credentials do the other candidates have?

I don't know if some of the other guys have credentials superior to Tippets but it looks like they are out of the running for whatever reason.

I wonder how many potential head coaches really wanted to come to Edmonton?

-Coaching graveyard
-Tight Cap
-No real roster relief in sight
-Dysfunctional organization once you get past Holland
-big questions about who really runs the show (hope its Holland but there will be some strife with life time members).

Maybe some of the other coaching names discussed here said wait for another offer. Tough gig in Edmonton.

 

[bobbythebrain]

 

[guymez]

I don't know if some of the other guys have credentials superior to Tippets but it looks like they are out of the running for whatever reason.

I wonder how many potential head coaches really wanted to come to Edmonton?

-Coaching graveyard
-Tight Cap
-No real roster relief in sight
-Dysfunctional organization once you get past Holland
-big questions about who really runs the show (hope its Holland but there will be some strife with life time members).

Maybe some of the other coaching names discussed here said wait for another offer. Tough gig in Edmonton.

Could be that this wasnt a desirable situation...could very well be.
Who knows for sure.

Just trying to get a sense of what you mean by credentials...what specifically are you referring to?

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Could be that this wasnt a desirable situation...could very well be.
Who knows for sure.

Just trying to get a sense of what you mean by credentials...what specifically are you referring to?

Todd Nelson’s 17 wins in the NHL probably.

 

[Suxnet]

Yeah I'm not drinking the Tippett koolaid. Terrible if he gets the job.

 

[MoontoScott]

Could be that this wasnt a desirable situation...could very well be.
Who knows for sure.

Just trying to get a sense of what you mean by credentials...what specifically are you referring to?

Division titles, career wins, sense of humor when you realize what you are up against. Hitch had at least 2 out of 3.

 

[PBandJ]

Could be that this wasnt a desirable situation...could very well be.
Who knows for sure.

Just trying to get a sense of what you mean by credentials...what specifically are you referring to?

Nelson has championships at every level he's coached on his own and has a reputation as a players coach who can work with younger players. Tippett has never won a championship and has a reputation as a hardass.