Who's going to be the next coach for the Devils?

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

I would like to see some names because I don't think the brass is going to sit back and allow this team to get off to a slow start without making a move?

How about Pierre Maguire? I think he grew up in New Jersey.

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[Ryuji Yamazaki]

Lol they look so bad.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

How about Pierre Maguire?

 

[aufheben]

Hynes is actually their longest-tenured coach in history which always surprises me (I'm 95% sure anyway.) Although I guess it's not really surprising when they had Lou running things most of the time. Didn't he fire Ftorek like 5 minutes before the 2000 playoffs began?

IMO that team just doesn't have as much talent as people are saying.

 

[Shockmaster]

Ray Shero doesn't want to fire his coaches. The only coach he fired (Therrien) wasn't his hire, it was Craig Patrick's. Expect him to handle his coaches the same way David Poile does and keep them a long time.

 

[KPower]

Randy Carlyle

 

[serp]

Is there anyone halfway decent on Hynes coaching staff ?

 

[Dialamo]

Is there anyone halfway decent on Hynes coaching staff ?

There is no one decent on the coaching staff.

 

[Tage2Tuch]

They should hire miroslav Satan.

It would go over well from a PR standpoint.

 

[HisIceness]

I will do it. I will coach them.

 

[serp]

There is no one decent on the coaching staff.

Well too bad because on short notice i don't think there's anyone with a good resume is available . Most well known coaches that don't have headcoaching jobs are assistants right now and teams usually don't like to let assistants take jobs during the year. If Hynes gets fired the most likely solution is an assistant takes over as interim.

Could try Hitch i guess or bring in tank commander Willie D.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Devils coach saves his job tonight. Sharks boss might only last to game 20

 

[BrockLobster]

So theyre not top contenders like i read all summer?

 

[Necrobutcher]

So theyre not top contenders like i read all summer?

Nobody has said they're contenders. Though they have playoff potential they were still a bit overhyped. Their most notable additions were two guys with no NHL experience and two guys coming off very bad seasons.

 

[awegrzyn]

Peter Deboer or Guy Boucher maybe. Best would be someone like Trotz who loves players. Someone that is like a father more than coach.

Things got too negative. They will probably win tonight. Those players are much better than what they are playing as a whole. This is more of a momentum/confidence/locker room/lack of gelling together/coaching problem right now. Still too early to say, even though I really don't like the way this team was built.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Guy Boucher

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

They were heavily overrated this offseason.

Guy Boucher

A trap back in NJ? I hope not.

 

[Zezel22]

Don't think a current assistant like Bylsma is an option. Boucher is out there and he has been somewhat of an "instant impact" type of guy. Scott Stevens is interesting. He has (obvious) history with the organization, has been an assistant and co-head coach at NHL level. Last asst job in Minnesota he reportedly left because he wanted to be closer to his year round home which is in NJ (weird cause I've been told players don't want to be in NJ, yet many seem to stay)... He's currently working at NHLN whos studios are in NJ. Plus his buddy Brodeur is in the front office now. I really have no idea if its viable but interesting name.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Hynes is actually their longest-tenured coach in history which always surprises me (I'm 95% sure anyway.) Although I guess it's not really surprising when they had Lou running things most of the time. Didn't he fire Ftorek like 5 minutes before the 2000 playoffs began?

IMO that team just doesn't have as much talent as people are saying.

I got a ton of hate for suggesting the Devils were not very good. Apparently it was all injuries and they won the off-season. In my eyes, I see a crappy team

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

They were heavily overrated this offseason.



A trap back in NJ? I hope not.

Weird myth, especially when every team runs a trap at times. Especially the Bruins.

 

[General Disarray]

It's odd because their GM has done very well with trades plus they got high draft picks. I don't get it.

 

[serp]

I don't really understand why people thought the Devils would improve that much. Simmonds and Subban both sucked last season but somehow all that was ignored and both hailed as great aquisitions . Not to mention even if Subban was actually still an elite player. The rest of the defense is really not good.

 

[Bramskii]

They were heavily overrated this offseason.

It's easy for people to puff their chests out and say I told you so 3 games into the season. How about you let the season play out a bit before making a claim that may make you look silly in the future.

 

[Oilers Propagandist]

Hynes is okay by my books. Devils look ferocious.

 

[DougieSmash]

IMO that team just doesn't have as much talent as people are saying.

Talent? Their roster is bottom 5 in the entire league. I never understood why 80 % of the people in this forum put them as sure playoff team in their predictions.