While I like his expanded role but I kind of liked him as a consultant. As a consultant he was always available to help young players like Fowler and Sbisa and always would be. As a coach he will now end up getting fired at some point in time and we likely lose him forever. Is that perverted?
Now it sounds like he's not a coach at all.AnaheimDucks: Niedermayer says he will coach the team mostly at home at practices and watch the games from the press box. Won't join on road initially.
icemancometh: Niedermayer said he'll remain at home for practices and games but has invitation to join team on road trips.
Now it sounds like he's not a coach at all.
Good news! Maybe Selänne stays as a consultant too after he retires. Would be quite cool seeing Selänne and Niedermayer hanging in the press box with suits on.
Teemu as Anaheim's powerplay co-ordinator
I want to give a big "yay" to this, but we don't really know if he's any good as a coach. Like Eddie said, it may be that I will have preferred him as a consultant rather than as a coach.
Having spent a ton of time under Lamaire can't have hurt, though.
Basically what he still is, by the sounds of it, but with the title of assistant coach, and being a bit more hands on with the big club. I definitely like it, especially with the young defensemen we have coming up.
Bazinga.Next step is to get Penner to be team's dietician.
Basically what he still is, by the sounds of it, but with the title of assistant coach, and being a bit more hands on with the big club. I definitely like it, especially with the young defensemen we have coming up.