your choice for new assistant coach ?

[deca guard]

ive no idea but started this to hear others , plus have a place to drop off any links to info on the matter

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[simonedvinsson]

Igor Larionov.

 

[FabricDetails]

Igor Larionov.

Does he actually want to be an assistant coach in the NHL though?

 

[odin1981]

Does he actually want to be an assistant coach in the NHL though?

If he did I'd be down with it.

 

[ricky0034]

what's Don Cherry doing these days?

if we're stuck with Blash then f*** it lets at least go all in on the trainwreck and make it fun

 

[Henkka]

Jukka Jalonen - Mastermind from Finnish national team.
Igor Larionov - The professor
Rickard Grönborg - Swedish Top guy

Europe knows it better.

Yzerman will know it.

 

[deca guard]

Jukka Jalonen - Mastermind from Finnish national team.
Igor Larionov - The professor
Rickard Grönborg - Swedish Top guy

Europe knows it better.

Yzerman will know it.

ide like new angles like these two from europe . though lirionov is a bit too arrogant for me

 

[simonedvinsson]

Does he actually want to be an assistant coach in the NHL though?

He wants to be a head coach. Seems to me that assistant to the head coach is a good starting point.

ide like new angles like these two from europe . though lirionov is a bit too arrogant for me

He might be a little arrogant, but he's got bold ideas that could make for some fun hockey if he can get a team to buy in.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Is Houda returning?


Larionov - offense & PP
Robinson (if he's not too old & has the energy/desire) - defense & PK

I think this duo (or very similar) would set us up for an easy transition to a HC upgrade. What current/past HC (Brind'Amour, Gallant), or candidate (Lambert, Larionov) wouldn't wanna work with the others in this group? With Rod, that'd be 3 HOF'ers behind the bench. +SY, LBOH & maybe Kronner one day, in the org.

EDIT: Kronner if Robinson isn't an option. (Fetisov ain't leaving Russia)

 

[Hen Kolland]

Is Houda returning?


Larionov - offense & PP
Robinson (if he's not too old & has the energy/desire) - defense & PK

They didn’t confirm Houda’s status, but he sounds safe

 

[DInTheB]

Not sure if Tampa let’s him go, but I would love Jeff Halpern. He’s TB’s third assistant, so he’s not running any special teams, but he’s been their on ice developmental coach. He’s earned rave reviews for his work, and Yzerman was the one that originally hired him, so there is a connection.

 

[Hen Kolland]

Not sure if Tampa let’s him go, but I would love Jeff Halpern. He’s TB’s third assistant, so he’s not running any special teams, but he’s been their on ice developmental coach. He’s earned rave reviews for his work, and Yzerman was the one that originally hired him, so there is a connection.

I wonder if that’s going to be the plan. Developmental mind with an org that’s developed some really nice players. A guy who has a connection to Yzerman. Someone fresh and relatively unproven in a primary assistant role. Fairly young and with room to grow.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

I wonder if that’s going to be the plan. Developmental mind with an org that’s developed some really nice players. A guy who has a connection to Yzerman. Someone fresh and relatively unproven in a primary assistant role. Fairly young and with room to grow.

The Wings org. praised Halpern in his playing days too.

 

[Gniwder]

Not sure if Tampa let’s him go, but I would love Jeff Halpern. He’s TB’s third assistant, so he’s not running any special teams, but he’s been their on ice developmental coach. He’s earned rave reviews for his work, and Yzerman was the one that originally hired him, so there is a connection.

Hard working 2C/3C out of Princeton. He'd be a good fit for the team in terms of personality, but I'd prefer to have a coach that has more than 28 career PP goals.

He was playing for the Caps when they did their tank and played with Ovy for one season so he knows what a rebuild is. (He's also the only local player to have ever played for the Caps)

 

[Mlotek]

Jukka Jalonen - Mastermind from Finnish national team.
Igor Larionov - The professor
Rickard Grönborg - Swedish Top guy

Europe knows it better.

Yzerman will know it.

I think that's a Blashill decision though.

Would love any of the guys you mentioned.

 

[Hen Kolland]

Hard working 2C/3C out of Princeton. He'd be a good fit for the team in terms of personality, but I'd prefer to have a coach that has more than 28 career PP goals.

He was playing for the Caps when they did their tank and played with Ovy for one season so he knows what a rebuild is. (He's also the only local player to have ever played for the Caps)

Some of the best coaches in all of sports were some of the worst players though. All it takes is a sharp mind to understand why certain things work or identify gaps in the opposition.

 

[Reddwit]

what's Don Cherry doing these days?

if we're stuck with Blash then f*** it lets at least go all in on the trainwreck and make it fun

Cherry’s head would explode behind the bench in low-budget horror film fashion the second his brain processed the impossibility that the grittiest, toughest, most physical Ontario boy on his team was, in fact, undeniably European.

 

[lilidk]

Kronwall, he was working in Sweden helping our prospects.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

If Gronborg is willing to be an assistant, he is my slam dunk vote.

 

[19 for president]

Larionov to coach the offense/pp and either Kronner or Chelios to come work with the young D.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Kronwall, he was working in Sweden helping our prospects.

I like the idea of keeping Kronwall running our farm system in the SHL. Johansson, Berggren, Seider, Veleno and Raymond have all worked with him at some point over there.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Is Houda returning?


Larionov - offense & PP
Robinson (if he's not too old & has the energy/desire) - defense & PK

I think this duo (or very similar) would set us up for an easy transition to a HC upgrade. What current/past HC (Brind'Amour, Gallant), or candidate (Lambert, Larionov) wouldn't wanna work with the others in this group? With Rod, that'd be 3 HOF'ers behind the bench. +SY, LBOH & maybe Kronner one day, in the org.

EDIT: Kronner if Robinson isn't an option. (Fetisov ain't leaving Russia)

I kind of hope Houda is gone as well. The PK wasn't as bad as our PP but it still was far from good.

I'd like to get a defense/PK coach that is a little less "when in doubt chip it off the glass!" than Houda is. We have some prospects coming up with good wheels and good offensive instincts. I'd love the kind of coach that could come in and help improve that aspect of their games to activate the attack better for us. Someone that's better at structuring breakouts, as well.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Anyone would be an upgrade, other than whoever is coaching the Ducks PP.

 

[FabricDetails]

Would we want Hiller (I think his name is?) back?

 

[ShelbyZ]

Can we just have Lidstrom do it via Zoom?