Huh, never even occurred to me as a possibility.
Well, for me Joey Mullen is an obvious replacement.
Looking over the AHL guys, I'm not seeing an obvious standout for an assistant. Sheldon Keefe gets a lot of praise as a quality young coach, but I just can't see past his history.
I think we have an internal replacement in case Martin leaves, in Sergei Gonchar, so I am not concerned about that.
What about hiring Dave Tippett as Sully's assistant? I hate him as a head coach, but I think he would be good behind Sully. Just like Martin is.
They'll probably look at Mullen or Mike Kitchen.
I think we have an internal replacement in case Martin leaves, in Sergei Gonchar, so I am not concerned about that.
What about hiring Dave Tippett as Sully's assistant? I hate him as a head coach, but I think he would be good behind Sully. Just like Martin is.
Left field choice - Gonchar as replacement. Just seems like he'd be great on the bench and add a further element to Martin. Comfortable with all the players and can make himself be heard.
Gonchar also isn't willing to go full-time yet, seems like he's another year away from that (I'm assuming that it's family-related).