Speculation: Your new coach: Guy Boucher?

[the_fan]

I'm all for Boucher.

AV (if fired) or Tippett would be better but I don't mind Boucher. Just please, no more inexperienced AHL coach. I don't even want Roy. Just bring in an NHL experienced coach.

 

[Hennessy]

Two things:

I give no credence to the OP - I am not saying you are a liar; I just can't trust an unknown source.

That said, just like I "knew" we'd get Salo, Tucker and Giguere (gut stuff), Boucher has sounded "right" for a couple years. Less so now with Lacroix taking a back seat. I'd not hate the choice, but I'd be disappointed.

 

[ChibiPooky]

I don't want Boucher. His various zone schemes don't work well with bad defensemen. He'd KILL Varlamov.

 

[cgf]

I ultimately won't be mad until the new coach gives me reason to be with the Avs, but I have accepted St. Patrick coming back to Denver, it just fits. He's great with young players, has that passion and fury you want behind the bench, would take attention and pressure off of our kids by being the center of the media's focus, and I think he'd really turn Varly into the great goaler he can be. Plus he'd still feel like family, despite being one of the only Avs' guys they could get who'd really tear into management when needed and rip anyone a new one.

Plus could mean we sign radulov at some point and I really like him as a player. He's a joy to watch and would be absolutely phenomenal next to either Landy-Radar or Dutchy-Parenteau.

 

[Rschmitz]

while i obviously dont believe your story, id love to have him.

Just passing on some info nothing to gain

 

[S E P H]

Please no for the sake of entertainment.

 

[agentblack]

I wouldnt hate it. Like someone else said your gonna find fault with anyone they end up hiring. Hell even if it was Scotty Bowman you'd still get your Please No or Do Not Wants.

 

[RockLobster]

Just passing on some info nothing to gain

I would appreciate you passing along any more info you should get, other posters are naturally going to be skeptical, that's the nature of the internet...if nothing else it's good for speculation

 

[CobraAcesS]

I would appreciate you passing along any more info you should get, other posters are naturally going to be skeptical, that's the nature of the internet...if nothing else it's good for speculation

Absolutely, everyone takes this stuff with a grain of salt but at least it sparks conversation.

People have kind of forgot that Boucher is a real option, and it seems like most people want Roy or Eakins. So anything different is going to catch a certain amount of flak.

I personally want Tippet or Eakins, then Roy, then Boucher. The one real option I don't really want is Ruff. Hes a east coast dinosaur, with no real significant success in a long coaching career.

There are just way better options in both proven and unproven coaching talent.

 

[Rschmitz]

I understand some might not believe this. So just take it for what it is, unverified source

 

[icesniper]

Okay, please help the hockey noob out. 1-3-1 system means what? I know when TB hired him Columbus also wanted him. I thought he was an offensive talented coach?

 

[Frenchy]

I don't want Boucher. His various zone schemes don't work well with bad defensemen. He'd KILL Varlamov.

As much as i like Boucher , When he got fired from Tampa , that was the rumour arround . They were saying that his System was really bad for Goalies , they even used the term Goalie Killer .

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

I was watching this game live, only Lavio would think of this.

 

[ChibiPooky]

Okay, please help the hockey noob out. 1-3-1 system means what? I know when TB hired him Columbus also wanted him. I thought he was an offensive talented coach?

He gets scoring done for sure.

The 1 - 3 - 1 is a zone defense set up in the neutral zone. It looks like a big plus sign (and you can see in the Flyers video above). The first guy (1) drives the puck carrier to one side, while the three (3) guys behind cut off the passing lanes and prevent him from carrying the puck across the center line. The last guy (1) plays safety/puck retriever. It's designed to prevent the other team from gaining the offensive zone with both speed and possession.

 

[Foppa2118]

Absolutely, everyone takes this stuff with a grain of salt but at least it sparks conversation.

People have kind of forgot that Boucher is a real option, and it seems like most people want Roy or Eakins. So anything different is going to catch a certain amount of flak.

I personally want Tippet or Eakins, then Roy, then Boucher. The one real option I don't really want is Ruff. Hes a east coast dinosaur, with no real significant success in a long coaching career.

There are just way better options in both proven and unproven coaching talent.

I don't think that's really fair. He's the 12th winningest coach in NHL history in the regular season, and the 15th winningest in the playoffs.

He's also younger than Darryl Sutter, Tortorella, Hitchcock, andPaul MacLean who are having success in the NHL.

 

[icesniper]

Thanks for the explanation.

 

[ChibiPooky]

Thanks for the explanation.

No problem

Re: Ruff (how your mother likes it, Trebek), I have my doubts. The Sabres were given quite a bit of talent and he managed to make it crash and burn. I wouldn't want the Avs to be the team that gives him a chance and finds out he just can't hack it anymore (if that's indeed the case).

 

[The Pwnerer]

I'm all for this, he has the passion and a well known system that can easily frustrate the opposition. I remember Tampa two years ago when they made it to the final basically made it because of the 1-3-1, they weren't a very good team from the net out. Forwards were great but that was really their only strength.

 

[bohlmeister]

I was watching this game live, only Lavio would think of this.

Watching the second video the 1-3-1 could be a very good system for the defenders that the Avs have. They are good skaters so they can keep tight gaps on the oponents forcheck. And with their speed they could like end up with a ton of turn overs. Duchene could have at least 1 break away a game.

I think Boucher would be a great hire to try and get this team back mentally and instill some structure.

 

[avsfan89]

I ultimately won't be mad until the new coach gives me reason to be with the Avs, but I have accepted St. Patrick coming back to Denver, it just fits. He's great with young players, has that passion and fury you want behind the bench, would take attention and pressure off of our kids by being the center of the media's focus, and I think he'd really turn Varly into the great goaler he can be. Plus he'd still feel like family, despite being one of the only Avs' guys they could get who'd really tear into management when needed and rip anyone a new one.

Plus could mean we sign radulov at some point and I really like him as a player. He's a joy to watch and would be absolutely phenomenal next to either Landy-Radar or Dutchy-Parenteau.

as much as some guys in here would hate that, I would LOVE it.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

as much as some guys in here would hate that, I would LOVE it.

Would love it if it's the passionate, win at all costs Radulov.

 

[shadow1]

I would be excited if Guy Boucher were named the next Avalanche coach. He's had success at all levels of hockey, and seemed like the next great young coach until Tampa Bay's goaltending situation imploded.

At the very least, an intriguing option.

 

[hawk30]

Am I dreaming or do I recall Roy having some unkind words in the media about him when he coached in the Q? It was something to the tune of killing creative, offensive hockey I thought.

EDIT: Found it: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=339766

Skimming it over, he's not unflattering about Boucher personally, just upset that his style was so widely adopted.

 

[avsfan89]

Would love it if it's the passionate, win at all costs Radulov.

Under Roy, I'm sure he would be

 

[avsfan89]

Am I dreaming or do I recall Roy having some unkind words in the media about him when he coached in the Q? It was something to the tune of killing creative, offensive hockey I thought.

EDIT: Found it: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=339766

Skimming it over, he's not unflattering about Boucher personally, just upset that his style was so widely adopted.

this really helps me ease the idea of him getting the coaching job. I would hate a defense-first avs.

I'm more leaning towards a balanced two way system like the way the hawks play. Hopefully Guy would be like that.