Confirmed with Link: Washington Capitals Hire Peter Laviolette to be 19th Head Coach in Franchise History

[tenken00]

Since you're talking about Rierden, who oversaw the PP when it was clicking? There where a couple seasons where it looked like something out of a video game, only to falter near the end.

I know that Blaine Forsythe was working with the PP all the way back in 2013. Yes, he predates even Trotz' time (Forsythe has been with the team in some capacity for 15 years now... ). I think its been noted recently that Reirden was working on the PP as well during his time as an assistant coach here, and they probably did work on it together. But yeah, Forsythe was known as the guy for awhile now.

 

[Corby78]

Pretty sure that was Forsythe. The long and short of the Caps pp is how committed the oppo is to taking Ovechkin away and how the other 4 guys respond. Its basically always been the same pp game

the first question Lavi needs to ask is “who had the idea for using the slingshot, and dealt with entries during practice?” Then he should immediately fire that individual. Once they were set up it wasn’t that bad, but they couldn’t get to that state far too often.

 

[Carlzner]

I saw RMNB post try to take credit for not hiring Babcock.

I'm sure the noise Friedman was referring to was in reference to Twitter replies under RMNB's blog posts, not the entire Toronto media machine.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I’m pretty sure Ted at least is fairly active on social media. I bet he reads comments

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

I'm sure the noise Friedman was referring to was in reference to Twitter replies under RMNB's blog posts, not the entire Toronto media machine.

Sad to see what RMNB has become. Used to be such a fun site to go to and they really filled a need in terms of covering different aspects of the team, it’s players, and the community. Now, most of it is unreadable and their social media presence is cringe-worthy.

 

[txpd]

Sad to see what RMNB has become. Used to be such a fun site to go to and they really filled a need in terms of covering different aspects of the team, it’s players, and the community. Now, most of it is unreadable and their social media presence is cringe-worthy.

Well...that came from 31 thoughts

 

[Carlzner]

Well...that came from 31 thoughts

Pretty sure he's referring to RMNB + their fans genuinely claiming credit in the replies re: the Friedman comment.

 

[twabby]

I think they’re kidding. Lighten up a bit

 

[sycamore]

Overheard at a John Tortorella press conference: "Boy, that Peter Laviolette, what a hothead! Lock that guy up!"

 

[Hivemind]

I think they’re kidding. Lighten up a bit

It amazes me that people can't understand how blatantly tongue in cheek that was on their part.

 

[Ridley Simon]

It amazes me that people can't understand how blatantly tongue in cheek that was on their part.

So much so, that you needed to piggy back off someone else’s comment....versus mentioning it yourself.

well done!

 

[Bieronymus Trotz]

So much so, that you needed to piggy back off someone else’s comment....versus mentioning it yourself.

well done!

Almost as if he...wasn't online first. Crazy!

 

[Ridley Simon]

Almost as if he...wasn't online first. Crazy!

@Hivemind ia always on line here. He’s got a government job

 

[tycoonheart]

he is now two coaches removed and you know it wasn’t that simple. Let’s give it a rest.

Never.

 

[AtNightWeFly]

Always been a fan of this man so I'm exited to see how the team looks with more fire!

I also think Todd will be a great head coach in the future but now's not the time to experiment on the Caps. He was too nice and laid back, if he were coaching kids it would work great. But pros need a swift kick in the ass when they get lazy and he gave no kicks. I still really like him though and wish him well.

 

[John Price]

Word is from Tarik and his latest Athletic piece that Kevin McCarthy isn't interested in a full time role and that he may not follow Laviolette to Washington. He's a good assistant coach so that's a bit of a disappointment. Hopefully Laviolette will be able to find other talented assistants

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

BB looking like a better option now that Kevin is looking to retire.

 

[g00n]

If Lavi is ok with a former Caps HC waiting in the wings as an assistant I'll be shocked.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

I don’t get the BB love. He was kind of a buffoon with a great team...

 

[Hivemind]

I don’t get the BB love. He was kind of a buffoon with a great team...

Compare that same team under Hanlon to the version under Boudreau.

Not to mention the .635 career pt% (3rd all time among coaches with 500+ games coached) and the 8 division titles in 13 seasons.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I don’t get the BB love. He was kind of a buffoon with a great team...

You don’t think he can help the PP? Has anyone scored more goals then Ovie and Green did under BB?

 

[hockeykicker]

BB looking like a better option now that Kevin is looking to retire.

boudreau already said the only team he would be an assistant on was toronto

 

[hb12xchamps]

Thinking out loud here. It was reported that Bruce moved back to Hershey. Maybe they hire him as some kind of consultant or development coach in the meantime while he waits for a HC opening. Or if Carbery somehow joins Lavi’s staff, maybe Bruce takes the Hershey job for a year since it would be tough to find a quick replacement at this point in the game

 

[Hivemind]

Thinking out loud here. It was reported that Bruce moved back to Hershey. Maybe they hire him as some kind of consultant or development coach in the meantime while he waits for a HC opening. Or if Carbery somehow joins Lavi’s staff, maybe Bruce takes the Hershey job for a year since it would be tough to find a quick replacement at this point in the game

You're more confident that Hershey will be playing in 2021 than I am.

 

[hb12xchamps]

You're more confident that Hershey will be playing in 2021 than I am.

Always gotta hold out hope. Start date most definitely gets pushed back