It's still Nickleback
- WelfareWerewolf

Thanks for the heads up...

Exactly..it will be tough for us to get a well regarded veteran coach. I am not sure if Green is any better than Willie. Benning needs to get creative with an assistant coach or somebody in Europe
- CanuckDon

Green is an exNHLer which adds to a resume.
His ability to directly relate to the game is a plus.

Mactavish.
- thundachunk

Dale Hunter

Interesting conversation today on Primetime with Bob McCown. John Shannon and Friedman were discussing the state of Canucks, seemed to imply that at last draft deal for PK and Evander Kane fell through causing this new direction the team is taking with the youth movement.
They appeared to agree that Willie should stay & that Canucks need to have 4 or 5 of prospects be hits.
Couldn't figure out how to get the link but Google primetime if you want to listen.

Dale Hunter
- Kaynine

When you're disgruntled its easy to point fingers but I think there is a lot to those rumours. As in they are true.
- thundachunk

I think there is some truth in there, but i also think it got blown out of proportion, where every poor decision (often in retrospect) is laid at the feet of Aquilini...like who gets drafted...It makes sense in some ways that the owner would have some say in the head coach, but not every little move.

I would keep an eye on Lindy Ruff this summer. He is a guy I would go for and I think he will be canned in the next 18 months

Interesting conversation today on Primetime with Bob McCown. John Shannon and Friedman were discussing the state of Canucks, seemed to imply that at last draft deal for PK and Evander Kane fell through causing this new direction the team is taking with the youth movement.
They appeared to agree that Willie should stay & that Canucks need to have 4 or 5 of prospects be hits.
Couldn't figure out how to get the link but Google primetime if you want to listen.
- Reubenkincade

yuge if tru.

I would keep an eye on Lindy Ruff this summer. He is a guy I would go for and I think he will be canned in the next 18 months
- VANTEL

That is a name i would be quite interested in, if he became available...enter all the ownership animosity theories.

Green is an exNHLer which adds to a resume.
His ability to directly relate to the game is a plus.
- Nighthawk

patrick roy?

patrick roy?
- Retinalz

He's waiting for the new Quebec team.

Interesting conversation today on Primetime with Bob McCown. John Shannon and Friedman were discussing the state of Canucks, seemed to imply that at last draft deal for PK and Evander Kane fell through causing this new direction the team is taking with the youth movement.
They appeared to agree that Willie should stay & that Canucks need to have 4 or 5 of prospects be hits.
Couldn't figure out how to get the link but Google primetime if you want to listen.
- Reubenkincade

If they are implying direction of not adding high end vets ended at the draft then why later sign LE? Doesn't fit the theory. Sounds like attempts to categorize things. We all know the interest JB had even in Stamkos he got fined for it. Kane deal was a no go cause Sabers asked for too much on a depressed asset.

- thundachunk

Was perusing asst coaches (did anyone know that Neidermayer was a coach in Ana?).

asst options:

John Stevens
Rob Brindamour

oh. this list is out of date...nvm.

If they are implying direction of not adding high end vets ended at the draft then why later sign LE. Sounds like attempts to categorize things.
- Nuck4U

Obviously not directly after draft as they signed LE and Benning stated several times that they wanted 20 goal left winger so between that and tdl I guess. Just going on what I sensed from their discussion.

Was perusing asst coaches (did anyone know that Neidermayer was a coach in Ana?).

asst options:

John Stevens
Rob Brindamour

oh. this list is out of date...nvm.
- dbot

Do you think changing out the assistant coaches would change things?

Do you think changing out the assistant coaches would change things?
- Kaynine

Personally if I was changing coaches it would be the whole crew. Let the new head coach have a say in who he wants.

Do you think changing out the assistant coaches would change things?
- Kaynine

sorry, i was more looking at current assistants that could be a good HC option (as the current list of available HC's is lacking a bit).

I think Stevens could be good (but i believe he is the heir apparent in LA), Brindamour i don't know anything about as a coach, was just tossing out names of ex-players that would hopefully be better than Roy, Mctavish or Hunter

Personally if I was changing coaches it would be the whole crew. Let the new head coach have a say in who he wants.
- thundachunk

I agree. I don't think just changing out the assistant will change WD's stubbornness for playing the vets and unwilling to adjust things when they aren't working.

Dale Hunter
- Kaynine

Sheldon Keefe has a bit of baggage but he's been successful coaching. More of a 'new school' type of coach that leans on analytics.

sorry, i was more looking at current assistants that could be a good HC option (as the current list of available HC's is lacking a bit).

I think Stevens could be good (but i believe he is the heir apparent in LA), Brindamour i don't know anything about as a coach, was just tossing out names of ex-players that would hopefully be better than Roy, Mctavish or Hunter
- dbot

Crawford? Slightly aged and matured...might be good for the developing crowd

Sheldon Keefe has a bit of baggage but he's been successful coaching. More of a 'new school' type of coach that leans on analytics.
- LeftCoaster

WD has some strengths that we need to have in a new coach if it goes that way. Communication and respect for the players is really import for today's players.

No coacb at all is needed.
Wait & see if the Caps win the cup.
If not see if Trotz is canned & then jump on him fast.

Crawford? Slightly aged and matured...might be good for the developing crowd
- Bowel-Auger

Crawford is a good example of an old school coach that has adjusted to the new wave of players.

I think there is some truth in there, but i also think it got blown out of proportion, where every poor decision (often in retrospect) is laid at the feet of Aquilini...like who gets drafted...It makes sense in some ways that the owner would have some say in the head coach, but not every little move.
- dbot

Aquilini sat Goblin in his first game. Aquilini insists on more Magma

I think there is some truth in there, but i also think it got blown out of proportion, where every poor decision (often in retrospect) is laid at the feet of Aquilini...like who gets drafted...It makes sense in some ways that the owner would have some say in the head coach, but not every little move.
- dbot

Yeah, I can buy the Torts theory, but I'm sceptical that he's involved in drafts, signings and trades. I'm sure a lot of the major moves are run by him, especially if a lot of money is involved but that's about it. Anything more is pure speculation.