OT: To Trotz or not to Trotz

[BrookswasHere44]

Would Trotz come here? Would we want Trotz?

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[wgknestrick]

 

[Andy99]

He wouldn’t come here but of course, we should if we could

 

[Gurglesons]

I'd take any other coach at this point. So tired of hearing Mike Sullivan.

 

[66-30-33]

Yes I want the team to Trotz away from Sullivans contract.

But he would only come here if he's gonna also have a chance to be the GM.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

They'd aim to play Trotz hockey and they'd get Johnston hockey. They're just not built for it--namely in goal.

 

[SomeDude]

I'd rather watch them lose 6-5 than 2-1. No thank you.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Trotz has expressed interest in a larger front office role, either in combination with head coaching duties or in totality.

So, no.

Besides, he's a bad fit for this team.

 

[BrookswasHere44]

Trotz has expressed interest in a larger front office role, either in combination with head coaching duties or in totality.

So, no.

Besides, he's a bad fit for this team.

Who is on the desirable list?

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I really just don't want to watch Trotz hockey either. Even if he rights the ship and they eek into the playoffs, I'd rather not watch the kinda "muck up the neutral zone, bend but don't break, rely on your goalie and counter attack" style.

Like SomeDude said; Give me 6-5 losses for the rest of the season than low scoring, boring affairs. I mean, what we're getting now is pretty f***ing boring, but it can still get worse. That's what you'd get with Trotz or Julien, imo.

 

[66-30-33]

We will hire that Russian guy that had Malkin play PK before he came to the Pens as our coach and Malkin will be a main PKer for us. Forget his name.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Who is on the desirable list?

Short of going full evil empire and somehow getting Rod Brind'amour, Jon Cooper or Jared Bednar, I don't think it's a sitting head coach or recently fired head coach.

I'd look at tenured, experienced assistant NHL coaches who have had success. Jeff Halpern in Tampa. Joe Sacco in Boston. Nolan Pratt in Colorado. Jeff Daniels in Carolina. Guys with some pedigree and success.

 

[Malkinstheman]

I dont care who they get, just not Sullivan or any of his assistants.

 

[66-30-33]

Who is on the desirable list?

If Caps fire their coach i'd probably want him the most. Not much out there worth a damn.

 

[dogthateats]

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

If Caps fire their coach i'd probably want him the most. Not much out there worth a damn.

Lavvy can kick rocks. Dude's got one Cup in 21 years of coaching and it was almost 20 years ago.

 

[dogthateats]

Friedman recently said that Trotz wants a role where he starts as a head coach and transitions to GM

 

[66-30-33]

Lavvy can kick rocks. Dude's got one Cup in 21 years of coaching and it was almost 20 years ago.

Not much to choose from. We had our chance in the summer.

 

[jmelm]

Friedman recently said that Trotz wants a role where he starts as a head coach and transitions to GM

Fine with me. He couldn’t be worse than Hextall or Burke.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Not much to choose from. We had our chance in the summer.

Which is a big reason I think Sully survives the season regardless of the outcome. Between a pretty barren field of coaching options and the team owing Sullivan like 5 years of salary, I highly, *highly* doubt he's fired any time soon.

Hextall on the other hand. There were reports from May back when the Pens botched the Rangers series that FSG basically called him in and asked him to explain himself and the direction of the team. Dude barely made it to the off-season as GM. He's as good as gone if this team's still floundering around by Christmas/NYE.

 

[Pens x]

Yes I want the team to Trotz away from Sullivans contract.

But he would only come here if he's gonna also have a chance to be the GM.

So give him Hex’s job??? Hextall is a f***ing clown. Why is he still here???

 

[66-30-33]

Which is a big reason I think Sully survives the season regardless of the outcome. Between a pretty barren field of coaching options and the team owing Sullivan like 5 years of salary, I highly, *highly* doubt he's fired any time soon.

Hextall on the other hand. There were reports from May back when the Pens botched the Rangers series that FSG basically called him in and asked him to explain himself and the direction of the team. Dude barely made it to the off-season as GM. He's as good as gone if this team's still floundering around by Christmas/NYE.

Still sometimes wonder how we would look with MacFarland here as GM. It was between Hex and MacFarland.

 

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Alain Vigneault is still unemployed

 

[66-30-33]

So give him Hex’s job???

He doesn't have any experience.

 

[Andy99]

Friedman recently said that Trotz wants a role where he starts as a head coach and transitions to GM

And also that he wants to coach for an Original Six team lol