Which of These Coaching Candidates Would YOU Choose?

[hpNYR]

Get me Joe Sacco.

 

[TominNC]

But seriously, I think he'd be a good coach. He is one of the greatest leaders in the history of professional sports, he has an NHL leadership award named after him. He's won SIX Stanley Cups. He desperately wants to coach the Rangers and was considered for the job before already, Edge also said the mutual interest is like the interest between Scrooge McDuck and Money. There are many different schools of thought when it comes to hockey, many bash the old boys club and would even suggest bringing in some analytic nerd with no hockey experience to work for us. Despite my age I'm much more of an old school guy when it comes to hockey. I think all the intangibles that people make fun of are extremely important, having no captain on a team is like a ship without a captain. We saw that spiral out of control here after the departure of Hank, Staal, etc. I think when Mark Messier walks into the MSG locker room he commands respect to a degree that much more tenured coaches don't.

No. Just no.

 

[ETTER DE]

I have no idea who should be the next coach. Hopefully someone more qualyfied than me get to make that call But regarding Boudreau. Minnesota became much better after he left.

 

[TheRedressor]

Bob Hartley should be on this list. Worked his way from humble beginning and has won at every level. . Not to mention the connection of coaching Chris Drury for the first four seasons of his NHL career ( Calder Trophy, 3 Game 7 WCF losses DAL/DAL/DET and the Stanley Cup). Additionally Hartley leaned a lot on Drury in 2001 when Forsberg ruptured his spleen.

 

[Synergy27]

What do we know about Rikard Gronborg?

I’m a Gallant guy assuming Hot Rod isn’t going to be available.

 

[sbjnyc]

The Devils would do this unironically.

Maybe they’ll hire Dennis Potvin as their coach. That’ll show us.

 

[bobbop]

You should add Bob Hartley to this list.

 

[Kupo]

Has a coach ever been rehired by the same team that fired him?

 

[TheRedressor]

Has a coach ever been rehired by the same team that fired him?

Randy Carlyle was Ducks HC from 2005-2011, fired. Then he was brought back from 2016-2019.

 

[Kupo]

Randy Carlyle was Ducks HC from 2005-2011, fired. Then he was brought back from 2016-2019.

Well shit, I couldn’t think of anyone.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

My ranking:

1) Messier
2) Tortorella
3) Gallant
4) Roy

Messier has 0 experience, never put in the world to prepare for a coaching position. He just sits on his ass waiting for the job. No, thank you.

Tortorella? Eh, not sure I want to see a 3rd stint of him but you could do worse

Roy is a headcase. He'd be fired by February

 

[FireGerardGallant]

You should add Bob Hartley to this list.

Bob Hartley hasn't coached in the nhl in 6 years? Is he seriously an option or is it just because him and Drury won a cup in Colorado

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Who was Drury's HC in Buffalo? Ruff?

 

[Tawnos]

Has a coach ever been rehired by the same team that fired him?

The Habs have done it...Julien and Therrien both coached there twice. Lemaire worked for the Devils twice.

 

[CLW]

Just rank them according to proximity to BU, then start ticking them off the list depending on availability.

 

[TheRedressor]

Bob Hartley hasn't coached in the nhl in 6 years? Is he seriously an option or is it just because him and Drury won a cup in Colorado

He hasn't coached in the NHL in five seasons. Three of those seasons he has coached in the KHL, going to a Gagarin Cup Final and then winning the Gagarin Cup. He has stayed relevant and coaching at a high level. He is coaching Latvia at the Worlds this year as well.

 

[haveandare]

I say gallant but I’m a little concerned hearing that he’s not a tactical guy. Not sure if his assistants have done that in the past or what but we badly need someone who can put in a solid structure

 

[Killem Dafoe]

Gallant has my vote.

Hard no to Messier or Torts.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Show yourselves 5 people who voted for Quinn!!!

 

[leetch99]

Gallant as a a rule also has his trusted assistant Mike Kelly with him everywhere he goes . He is a former OHL coach and also from PEI . I would also like to see Knoblauch given a chance if we don't get Gallant . Torts ....I'm 50-50 on . I think our club is too soft for him though .

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Even though his name was not on the list and he most likely would not want the job I would want Dale Hunter because of his record as a Head Coach and that he has tremendous experience with coaching young hockey players.
I voted for Gerard Gallant because of his coaching philosophy when it comes to allowing players to play through mistakes and not benching them. He feels that if he sits them after a bad play all that does is make the player play sacred.

 

[howztheglass]

Gallant as HC

Martin as DC

Knobby as PP / Offensive Coach

 

[Cheapshot]

Knobs

 

[bobbop]

Bob Hartley hasn't coached in the nhl in 6 years? Is he seriously an option or is it just because him and Drury won a cup in Colorado

IMO he's definitely an option and a name I got from a source as someone to watch. He's probably more of an option than half of the names on this list.

 

[I Eat Crow]

I'll throw out an interesting one.

Paul MacLean.