Confirmed with Link: Manny Malhotra hired by TOR as assistant coach

[Canuckle1970]

Congrats and all the best, Manny. Hope it goes well, and you wind up as a HC in the not too distant future.

 

[sting101]

Congrats to Manny. All the best.

 

[Jay Cee]

Well that was kind of a Pat Quinn hire, otherwise Mike Penny!

I forgot about Penny! I bet they wish they could have that one back.

 

[F A N]

I forgot about Penny! I bet they wish they could have that one back.

Ya no doubt. Imagine having both the scout who discovered Pavel Bure and the scout who discovered Peter Forsberg on the same scouting staff! What a missed opportunity.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Malhotra one of my fav players, hopefully he's on his way to head coach eventually.

 

[Breakers]

Good hire
Toronto is one of the mentally weaker teams
probably trying to fix that

 

[Juniorhockeyguru]

Also it’s funny how TOR keeps hiring former Canucks staffs
Quinn
Burke
Nonis
Gilman

Maybe that's why they haven't done much over the years.

 

[2011 still hurts]

big loss for us but happy for manny

hoping he comes back to us in the future to play an even bigger role

 

[F A N]

Good hire
Toronto is one of the mentally weaker teams
probably trying to fix that

Malhotra calls Matthews: Hey Auston. I just wanted to introduce myself...

*hears a woman screaming and men laughing in the background*

Malhotra: Is this a good time?

Matthews: Ya...er...wait... I need to put my pants back on...

 

[crazychimp]

That’s a big loss for us, was hoping he could stick around a little longer to help develop our centerman guys like Gaudette and Petey & Motte could do a lot better in the faceoffs. Good for him though, moving on up in the coaching world.

 

[Didalee Hed]

Hopefully it works out for him and the Leafs

Half true

 

[Didalee Hed]

Me too. Very much so, he was a joy to work with. Some NHL'ers have a real presence, and Vancouver has been blessed with many of them.

My kid learned a lot about faceoffs from him. I believe there are several Canucks who could say the same.

I’m very curious. In what capacity did you work with manny malhotra?

 

[I am toxic]

I’m very curious. In what capacity did you work with manny malhotra?

Not real work. Volunteer coaching with our kids. I can't say enough good things about him, on and off the ice.

And you can imagine how much is asked of NHL'ers when they show up in public, whether it is at the kids rink, or travelling back on the ferry from their kid's tournament on the Island, or surrounded by literally a hundred kids getting their team photos taken at the rink. These guys are so classy, and Manny has that outgoing personality that is so charismatic.

I'd like to see him learn the ropes as a bench AC in the NHL and then graduate to HC. The league would be better for it. But the travel is tough on the family. Wish him and his family the best.

 

[Ninjadude]

Congratulations Manny - you're a class act and wish you the best.

 

[mathonwy]

Well..

With so much veteran leadership in the line up, Manny really felt that there was nothing more he could contribute.

So long Manny and thanks for sacrificing your eye for this team!!

 

[Didalee Hed]

Not real work. Volunteer coaching with our kids. I can't say enough good things about him, on and off the ice.

And you can imagine how much is asked of NHL'ers when they show up in public, whether it is at the kids rink, or travelling back on the ferry from their kid's tournament on the Island, or surrounded by literally a hundred kids getting their team photos taken at the rink. These guys are so classy, and Manny has that outgoing personality that is so charismatic.

I'd like to see him learn the ropes as a bench AC in the NHL and then graduate to HC. The league would be better for it. But the travel is tough on the family. Wish him and his family the best.

Ahhhhh, I did not even consider that. That is very cool. Glad to hear the reputation holds up.

 

[PG Canuck]

Why is it when a personnel of the Canucks is quite clearly doing good, they end up not being with the Canucks shortly after.

Does that mean Benning is next?


Couldn’t get so lucky...

 

[Zippgunn]

Why is it when a personnel of the Canucks is quite clearly doing good, they end up not being with the Canucks shortly after.

Does that mean Benning is next?


Couldn’t get so lucky...

Maybe it's the fan base...

 

[Didalee Hed]

Maybe it's the fan base...

The fans chased brackett and malhotra out of town?

 

[Zippgunn]

The fans chased brackett and malhotra out of town?

...not just them...

 

[ProstheticConscience]

"Yeah met Manny when he volunteered with the kids. Great guy, can't say enough nice things about him. Wish him well for the future."

5 posts later:

Maybe it's the fan base...

...not just them...

lol so much self-loathing. Seek professional help.

 

[Rowlet]

I met Manny and Kesler together at a STH event in 2011, Manny was stoked to talk to, shake hands with (remember when we could do that?), autograph for people while Kesler was very much not interested in human beings.