Management New Assistant Coach John Gruden

[UConn126]

That’s not Savvy

nor is it the John Gruden I was hoping for when I saw the thread here.

 

[DKH]

End of the day any move we can complain about is a good day

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Joey optimistic likes this.

 

[McGarnagle]

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

not the 1st time that video will be shown, whether on Garden HDX or NESN

 

[bbfan419]

Excellent choice to replace Dean. Hopefully Sacco gets hired by the Sharks and we can bring in Marc Savard as well.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

PLEASE SJS …. HIRE SACCO

 

[Gordoff]

Excellent choice to replace Dean. Hopefully Sacco gets hired by the Sharks and we can bring in Marc Savard as well.

If it makes LadyFan happy, I'll be happy!

 

[Gordoff]

Excellent choice to replace Dean. Hopefully Sacco gets hired by the Sharks and we can bring in Marc Savard as well.

Sacco gets hired by SJS and it's CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!!!

 

[PlayMakers]

Very good hire. He ran a top10 defense in the league in 3 of the last 4 years.

 

[Mick Riddleton]

I was hoping they would go with a guy born in the United States but Canada is close I guess

That would be true if Canada took on a special military operation across the Manitoba border to save all the Beavers and Moose in Minnesota. Alas Gruden is still American, he will be a very good asst. coach.

As for a Canadian, please get Savard to run the offense. Let Kelly help out with the PK.

 

[PlayMakers]

So coaching staff this year:

Head Coach: Montgomery
Offense/PP: Sacco
Defense/PK: Gruden
Eye in the sky: Kelly?

Not sure Sacco runs the PP. Cassidy always said that was his baby.

 

[Gordoff]

Not sure Sacco runs the PP. Cassidy always said that was his baby.

He couldn't have been bragging, right?

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

Unless Sacco lands a HC job.

Report: Bruins assistant Sacco to interview for Sharks HC role

Bruins assistant coach Joe Sacco reportedly will interview for the Sharks’ head coaching role.

www.nbcsports.com

Didn't our PP need some serious work by mid season?

I'm all for a revamp of that.

 

[Ratty]

The Sacco interviewing with the Sharks thing was reported by Jimmy Murphy. Given that he reported it I would say there is roughly a 0-0.1% chance of that happening.

Why would Murphy’s reporting on the meeting jeopardize Sacco’s odds of getting the Sharks job?

 

[StonedZboril]

Why would Murphy’s reporting on the meeting jeopardize Sacco’s odds of getting the Sharks job?

Because he doesn’t have sources.

 

[GordonHowe]

I think Kelly would get forward defense/PK duty and Gruden will focus on the D corp

Sacco is the unknown at this point now that he's interviewing for the Sharks gig

From what I understand he was not a very good coach in CO. I don't know what he does as an assistant in Boston, or how good he is at it.

But, intuitivley, I wouldn't be sorry to see him go.

Love Chris Kelly, and hope the new staff is a strong one. Looks good with this hire.

 

[bbfan419]

Sacco gets hired by SJS and it's CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!!!

Yes I agree, the Sharks can have him.

 

[The Andrew Peeke Fan]

Disciple of Trotz

 

[Ratty]

Because he doesn’t have sources.

Well he certainly did here. Other sources including NBC Sports later reported the same story.

 

[DominicT]

Well he certainly did here. Other sources including NBC Sports later reported the same story.

And Jimmy was not the first to report it either.

 

[GoBs]

Unless Sacco lands a HC job.

Report: Bruins assistant Sacco to interview for Sharks HC role

Bruins assistant coach Joe Sacco reportedly will interview for the Sharks’ head coaching role.

www.nbcsports.com

Can they move him along
I don’t see why he is still here

 

[Ratty]

And Jimmy was not the first to report it either.

My point in responding to the OP was questioning his implication that Sacco would not get the Sharks job because of Murphy’s report.

Not fair.

 

[DominicT]

Bruins Hire John Gruden as Assistant Coach

With Bruce Cassidy gone as head coach, Kevin Dean as an Assistant Coach moving on and Kim Brandvold as Skills and Skating Coach moving on as an Assistant, and Joe Sacco reportedly interviewing for …

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[missingchicklet]

Bruins Hire John Gruden as Assistant Coach

With Bruce Cassidy gone as head coach, Kevin Dean as an Assistant Coach moving on and Kim Brandvold as Skills and Skating Coach moving on as an Assistant, and Joe Sacco reportedly interviewing for …

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An addendum to the Flint incident -- Gruden was indeed fired then reinstated and given a 3-year contract extension, but he was fired Feb of the same season, so he didn't finish out the season. Idiot owner's son was on the team and demanded that Gruden play him more, which Gruden actually did, but wouldn't put him on the main PP unit because the kid wasn't all that good. Funny thing is that when the players did their walkout and threw their jerseys on the floor of the front office, Nilsen, the owner's son was one of the players who threw his jersey on the floor. Pretty remarkable that all those kids, some of whom had been drafted, were bold enough to take the risk of packing their bags and walking out. Says a ton about Gruden's impact on young players.