Confirmed with Link: Sabres fire Amerks coach Chadd Cassidy and assistant John Wroblewski

[DazedandConfused]

Actually, his only surviving daughter plays ice hockey for Cornell in Ithaca, which is only an hour away from Binghamton. He's said before he doesn't really doesn't want to leave the area while she's there, which to me is not surprising after the trauma his family went through losing the other daughter. Although Rochester is only an extra 45 min further away, you never know if he thinks it's too far.

I'm well aware of his family situation, Ottawa has a pretty tight-knit hockey community, he also only saw Morgan play like 3 times last year anyways.


All he's done in terms of becoming an NHL coach is throw his name in the ring, I doubt there's going to be a long list of teams seriously considering him because he doesn't want to be an assistant again either.

 

[DazedandConfused]

http://ottawacitizen.com/sports/hoc...hl-job-is-offered-luke-richardson-will-listen

Won't interview for anything other then an NHL coaching job

Nowhere does it say in that article that he won't interview for anything beside NHL Head Coach, he just doesn't want to be an assistant which has been common knowledge for quite some time.

 

[Bps21*]

I think we should all be done explaining to him why a coach who is interviewing for an NHL job won't become your AHL coach.

I know I'm done reading about it. Into the ignore zone go you.

 

[Chainshot]

Not unsurprising.

Now does Murray actually try to stock some AHL talent to build around down there or not is the next question.

 

[jBuds]

Well. Dddduh. See what I did there?

 

[1972]

Grigorenko is a coach killer

 

[26CornerBlitz]

Grigorenko is a coach killer

1972 was not a vintage year.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

Well. Dddduh. See what I did there?

Check the 1st page. You were beat to the punch.

 

[DazedandConfused]

What's the timeline for hiring an AHL coach, do we have to wait until July 1?

 

[Sabretip]

What's the timeline for hiring an AHL coach, do we have to wait until July 1?

I would think it depends on whether the replacement Murray wants to hire is under contract to another team or not.

I hope it doesn't go this way but suppose Richardson gets hired for the Sabres' job, maybe his assistant in Binghamton (Steve Stirling, the former NYI coach) gets the head coaching job in Rochester.

 

[jBuds]

Beaten to the punch big time dddudes

 

[TehDoak]

I gotta think the NHL coach and staff comes first and AHL coach is hired with the new NHL coach involved in the process

 

[CatsforReinhart]

Maybe it is a move to help entice a coach to Buffalo.

 

[Tapu Coco]

A lot of posters around here that follow the amerks more closely had a very negative opinion of him. Why exactly was that? Don't keep up with the amerks as much as I should

 

[Moskau]

A lot of posters around here that follow the amerks more closely had a very negative opinion of him. Why exactly was that? Don't keep up with the amerks as much as I should

He's just not head coach material for a pro league. He was in over his head and I feel bad for the position Regier put him in. He and Rolston had styles much more suited to stay with the US development team. You can't really complain too much about the growth the players had under him but his in game coaching was abysmal.

 

[Husko]

Don't worry guys he's going to be our nhl coach

 

[Husko]

But anyway, for real regarding Richardson. It's really not outlandish to believe he could come to Rochester. Depends on who we hire and of course if anyone offers Richardson an NHL gig. If no one does, and we hire someone like Murray that could be out within a few years, definitely reasonable for Richardson to move from Binghamton to Rochester to put himself in a bette position for a head coaching job. Don't see it happening if we get an all star though.

 

[Woodhouse]

 

[Duddy]

Where is Dineen, when you need him?

 

[Woodhouse]

Where is Dineen, when you need him?

On the Blackhawks staff as an assistant.

 

[Jim Bob]

http://ottawacitizen.com/sports/hoc...hl-job-is-offered-luke-richardson-will-listen

Won't interview for anything other then an NHL coaching job

Where did it say that?

The only thing I saw in there from Luke was that he wasn't interested in being an assistant coach, even at the NHL level.

 

[DazedandConfused]

Where did it say that?

The only thing I saw in there from Luke was that he wasn't interested in being an assistant coach, even at the NHL level.

It doesn't say a damn thing about it at all. Is it going to happen? Who knows, but I'd think it's more likely he coaches in Rochester then Buffalo off the bat if he comes to our organization.

I think it'd be a good fit.

 

[joshjull]

Wonder why there was a gap between firing Cassidy and his assistant.

 

[joshjull]

It doesn't say a damn thing about it at all. Is it going to happen? Who knows, but I'd think it's more likely he coaches in Rochester then Buffalo off the bat if he comes to our organization.

I think it'd be a good fit.

Why would it be more likely he coaches the Amerks than the Sabres? Not saying you're wrong just curious what your reasoning is.

 

[DazedandConfused]

Why would it be more likely he coaches the Amerks than the Sabres? Not saying you're wrong just curious what your reasoning is.

I don't have any serious conclusive reasoning really. I just don't think Murray would want to bring him in to crash and burn in the bigs with a very likely young team. He's a guy Murray trusts and we're going to be having a ton of kids coming into the system through Rochester in the next few years who we hope to be solid contributors on the parent team.

Someone mentioned today either in this thread or the coaching thread to bring in Richardson as the potential placeholder/stopgap coach for 2-3 years. I think it'd be better to have him as the guy replacing the placeholder in 2-3 years. Let him be our own Blashill in a round about way.