Confirmed with Link: Tony Granato named as assistant coach

[ChadS]

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger now

Tony Granato has accepted a coaching job with the Detroit Red Wings. Wings still looking for a second assistant. #TSN

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[InjuredChoker]

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 1 min
Tony Granato has accepted a coaching job with the Detroit Red Wings. Wings still looking for a second assistant. #TSN


https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/488741349491867648

 

[crashman]

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger now

Tony Granato has accepted a coaching job with the Detroit Red Wings. Wings still looking for a second assistant. #TSN

That's interesting. Wasn't it him a Babcock that got into it when Ian Laperrière hit Lidstrom?

 

[GBFP]

Babcock just wants to pick his brain about coaching in Pittsburgh...

I'm kidding. I think...

 

[The Geelee]

Is he any good?

 

[InjuredChoker]

Is he any good?

as a assistant he did good job with pens pk.

terrible HC though, not that it matters.

 

[sully6one]

Well looks like Landon Ferraro will be with the big club

 

[Vladdy84]

Well looks like Landon Ferraro will be with the big club

So long Clears!

Were not that lucky.

 

[Flowah]

This is kind of a win, right? Yay! Off-season win!

 

[JmanWingsFan]

Why do people keep talking about Ferraro in relation to Granato? Some kind of connection?

 

[InjuredChoker]

Why do people keep talking about Ferraro in relation to Granato? Some kind of connection?

nephew.

 

[Henkka]

So also Renney did leave already?

 

[Captain Hook]

Granato has been with the Pens since the year after they won the Cup. He worked mostly with the PK and forwards and his success mirrored the Pens. By that I mean he was good in the regular season and not so much in the playoffs.

Regular Season PK
2009-10 84.1% 9th
2010-11 86.1% 1st
2011-12 87.8% 3rd
2012-13 79.6% 25th
2013-14 85.0% 5th

Playoffs
2009-10 72.1% 15th
2010-11 70.4% 15th
2011-12 47.8% 16th and 18.9% lower than the next closest team.
2012-13 92.3% 2nd
2013-14 81.1% 10th

To be fair, he did have to deal with Fleury who mostly sucks in the playoffs.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Helene St. James ‏@HeleneStJames 1 min
Mike Babcock on hiring of Tony Granato as ass't coach: "It's a great fit. He's a good player guy, will help me be a better coach." #RedWings

Helene St. James ‏@HeleneStJames nyt
Mike Babcock said Tony Granato orig. hired to run defense & PK. Might change now that Tom Renney gone. #RedWings

 

[Chance on Chance]

His wikipedia was updated quickly. I remember my friend whos an avs fan hated him in Colorado

 

[SirloinUB]

Helene St. James ‏@HeleneStJames nyt
Mike Babcock said Tony Granato orig. hired to run defense & PK. Might change now that Tom Renney gone. #RedWings

It would seem odd to change his role to pp and fwds given his recent experience was pk in pitt

 

[InjuredChoker]

His wikipedia was updated quickly. I remember my friend whos an avs fan hated him in Colorado

do a search for granato at the abs board. your friend isn't the only one.

 

[Frk It]

Helene St. James ‏@HeleneStJames nyt
Mike Babcock said Tony Granato orig. hired to run defense & PK. Might change now that Tom Renney gone. #RedWings

Hopefully he's running the PK

 

[InjuredChoker]

It would seem odd to change his role to pp and fwds given his recent experience was pk in pitt

he was in charge of F's in pitt.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Hopefully he's running the PK

Agreed He can't be any worse then what we have had the past couple of seasons.

 

[TCNorthstars]

Agreed He can't be any worse then what we have had the past couple of seasons.

Are you kidding? They could be significantly worse. 12th in the league in PK% the last 2 years. Yes, room for improvement, but not horrible.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Helene St. James ‏@HeleneStJames 54 s
#RedWings can't formally announce Tony Granato b/c still under contract with Penguins. Wings talking to Jim Rutherford about release.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Are you kidding? They could be significantly worse. 12th in the league in PK% the last 2 years. Yes, room for improvement, but not horrible.

And tons of Injuries did'nt help the situation either.

 

[Frk It]

 

[InjuredChoker]

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