Confirmed with Link: Tony Granato named as assistant coach

[DatsyukianDeke*]

Haha. Funny in that picture all the different head coaches now.

 

[Flowah]

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.

It's the PP that needs work, not the PK.

I mean the PK could be better but it's not really the problem compared to our PP.

 

[FlashyG]

That's a misconception from the media. They weren't arguing they were negotiating.

 

[InjuredChoker]

That's a misconception from the media. They weren't arguing they were negotiating.

ok, that's awesome

 

[JPE123]

Boy, Babs looks pissed. Did the guy say something about Daniel Cleary?

 

[billybudd]

Is he any good?

Apart from one series against Philadelphia where the PK clicked at, like, 42%, our PK was always decent or better since he got here, even though he sometimes used worse personnel than other guys he had available to him.

He's the only guy on Team Bylsma I considered to have any redeeming qualities. Just be thankful it's not Reirden.

 

[Henkka]

Boy, Babs looks pissed. Did the guy say something about Daniel Cleary?

Nope. Laperriere had just checked Lidström on the boards and he got injured.

 

[InjuredChoker]

 

[Yzerman1919*]

I miss Downey. Stuck up for his teammates whenever needed. Miss McCarty too. We really need a character guy like that. Gut check.

I remember watching it when Laperierre took a huge run at him and Downey absolutely dropped him haha. Beautiful.

 

[silkyjohnson50]

What I took from that video was, man 13 and 40 are magic together.

 

[Eastopia]

I miss Downey. Stuck up for his teammates whenever needed. Miss McCarty too. We really need a character guy like that. Gut check.

I remember watching it when Laperierre took a huge run at him and Downey absolutely dropped him haha. Beautiful.

What? We've got Cleary. Isn't that enough?



No? Okay, don't worry. Ken Holland is on the case!

Welcome back, Todd Bertuzzi!

 

[InjuredChoker]

Red Wings coach Mike Babcock likes Tony Granato's character as much as anything

 

[WayneSid9987]

I feel Granato was the second best we had behind Jacques Martin. Pens poster above probably forgot about Martin. Heh. He's a good assistant hire imo.

Most just had a problem with the personel on his PK. Don't know if Bylsma made the calls on that though.

ETA: After reading the Pens poster above, he was actually correct as Granato was under Team Bylsma and Martin wasn't. Carry on.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

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

Ray Ferraro's wife is Cammi Granato, who is Tony's sister.

Babcock on Granato: "Well, we just felt he's really heavy on the bench. He goes to the hard areas to make a point to a player. He's an everydayer. He's real good at coaching. We had a younger, better candidate, but the tie goes to the veteran."

 

[Captain Hook]

I feel Granato was the second best we had behind Jacques Martin. Pens poster above probably forgot about Martin. Heh. He's a good assistant hire imo.

Most just had a problem with the personel on his PK. Don't know if Bylsma made the calls on that though.

ETA: After reading the Pens poster above, he was actually correct as Granato was under Team Bylsma and Martin wasn't. Carry on.

Yeah, I would have loved to know that too. We got stuck watching veteran scrubs like Adams and Glass on the PK. I was never sure if Bylsma put them in the lineup and Granato was forced to find use for them or if Granato was the one pounding the table to have Glass and Adams in the lineup and on the PK.

The overwhelming difference between the success of his regular season PK and Playoff PK was amazing too. I posted it earlier but Granato's regular season PK had three top 5 finishes in 5 years but his playoff PK finished either second to last or dead last in three out of five years.

 

[Squirrel in the Hole]

Babcock on Granato: "Well, we just felt he's really heavy on the bench. He goes to the hard areas to make a point to a player. He's an everydayer. He's real good at coaching. We had a younger, better candidate, but the tie goes to the veteran."

Man, that's a ringing endorsement

 

[Henkka]

Yeah, I would have loved to know that too. We got stuck watching veteran scrubs like Adams and Glass on the PK. I was never sure if Bylsma put them in the lineup and Granato was forced to find use for them or if Granato was the one pounding the table to have Glass and Adams in the lineup and on the PK.

The overwhelming difference between the success of his regular season PK and Playoff PK was amazing too. I posted it earlier but Granato's regular season PK had three top 5 finishes in 5 years but his playoff PK finished either second to last or dead last in three out of five years.

Babcock has said many times that goalie is your best penalty killer. I could imagine those Fleury collapses were more of a problem for that bad playoff PK ?

 

[ricky0034]

Ray Ferraro's wife is Cammi Granato, who is Tony's sister.

Babcock on Granato: "Well, we just felt he's really heavy on the bench. He goes to the hard areas to make a point to a player. He's an everydayer. He's real good at coaching. We had a younger, better candidate, but the tie goes to the veteran."

is it sad that I actually checked the mlive article to see if that was a real quote?

 

[JPE123]

is it sad that I actually checked the mlive article to see if that was a real quote?

Yes.

 

[Vladdy84]

is it sad that I actually checked the mlive article to see if that was a real quote?

Is it real or not?

 

[Bench]

Red Wings coach Mike Babcock likes Tony Granato's character as much as anything

"It was an interesting process. I was surprised we could get him. He met with three other teams first. We let him do that. We were excited he chose to be a Red Wing. It worked out well."

Red Wings remain desirable destination!

Granato is obviously accomplished, so it's good to see more experience behind the bench.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Helene St. James ‏@HeleneStJames 5 min
Tony Granato deal with #RedWings is for one year, with an option.

babs taking granato with him to his next club.

 

[FlashyG]

babs taking granato with him to his next club.

Possibly, more likely the Wings want Blashill to be allowed to pick his own assistants.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Former foes Tony Granato, Mike Babcock now united on Detroit Red Wings

 

[InjuredChoker]

Adrian Dater ‏@adater 7 t
Happy that Tony Granato named an asst. coach in Detroit. Class man

ok, we're doomed.