Posts About "NHL Coaches"
Roger Neilson: Coaching Genius & Innovator
July 25th, 2020 The late Roger Neilson will forever go down as one of the most unique coaches in NHL history. His style, personality, and willingness to do anything to gain an upper hand is the stuff of legends. He was an innovator who was responsible for many of the rules the NHL has today because he just knew how to exploit a loophole in the rule...
The Rangers Are Better Off Without Lindy Ruff
July 10th, 2020 Hindsight is 20/20, but the New York Rangers' decision to hire Lindy Ruff as a defensive assistant in 2017 was a mistake. Bringing him on seems to have been based on his relationship with the coaching staff, rather than his ability to build a reliable and consistent defense. It's unbearably obvious that Ruff has never been a good...
McLellan Has Kings Playing the Right Way
March 28th, 2020 Before the ‘pause,’ the sports world was consumed with the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal. So, when Los Angeles Kings’ head coach Todd McLellan said, “we’re not cheating a lot to win,” it raised a few eyebrows. Just saying the word “cheat” gets attention, but during this hyper-sensitive time in the same city as...
Red Wings Need Blashill for the Rebuild to Succeed
February 26th, 2020 The media has been having a field day with discussions about the future of Jeff Blashill as the coach of the Detroit Red Wings. Based on this season's mass firing of underperforming coaches, it's understandable why people think it could be a possibility. However, the Wings wouldn't succeed in this rebuilding phase with any other...
Jets Need New Blood Behind the Bench
February 13th, 2020 The Winnipeg Jets and head coach Paul Maurice have agreed on a multi-year contract extension the club announced yesterday. Related: Jets’ Struggles Will Continue Maurice was believed to be in the final year of his current contract that was set to expire at the end of the 2019-20 campaign and his future with the organization has...
Jets Smart to Extend Maurice's Contract
February 13th, 2020 The lingering question of whether Paul Maurice would be the man to lead the Winnipeg Jets after this season was answered Wednesday as the team announced they had agreed to terms with their head coach on a multi-year extension. https://twitter.com/NHLJets/status/1227650852040663040 Re-upping the bench boss — who was widely...
Golden Knights Better With DeBoer but Time Will Tell
February 2nd, 2020 Twenty-eight games to go, five teams separated by three points, and games in hand, the Vegas Golden Knights' road to the Stanley Cup Playoffs is going to be an adventure. Oh, and did I mention they fired their much-beloved head coach and replaced him with the coach from their arch rival, the San Jose Sharks? It's Been a Tumultuous...
NHL Notebook: Coaching Carousel Has Seen 7 Dismissed in 2019-20
January 29th, 2020 Bruce Cassidy watched from afar as coach after NHL coach was shown the door. A lot of good ones, too. All in the span of eight weeks. It started when the Toronto Maple Leafs fired Mike Babcock on Nov. 20 and culminated with the Vegas Golden Knights axing Gerard Gallant — the man responsible for leading the...
Flyers Have Deep Experience Behind the Bench
January 26th, 2020 When an NHL team gets talked about and analyzed, the brunt of the attention goes to the players (for obvious reasons). If attention goes elsewhere, it is on the general manager or head coach. In the case of the Philadelphia Flyers, Alain Vigneault is the one mainly taking care of business as the head coach in his first season with...
Stars Fans Make Case for Coaching Change
January 19th, 2020 Saturday night’s loss to the Minnesota Wild gave Dallas Stars fans looking for a reason to dismiss coach Rick Bowness plenty of ammunition. The Stars were outclassed in every phase of the game as the Wild cruised to a 7-0 victory. It was the first game with defenseman Miro Heiskanen missing after an injury. Most people thought losing...
Stars Should Keep Bowness as Head Coach
January 17th, 2020 The Central Division is now between two teams, the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues. After the Stars swept the season series against the Colorado Avalanche in Denver Tuesday night, Dallas finds themselves 10 points behind the Blues in the standings. They are also ranked seventh in ESPN’s power rankings, which ultimately means nothing,...
Golden Knights Fire Gallant, Name DeBoer New Coach
January 15th, 2020 Gerard Gallant was abruptly fired as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday less than two years after leading them to the Stanley Cup Final in their first season of existence. Peter DeBoer takes over immediately, a month after being fired by the San Jose Sharks. General manager Kelly McCrimmon announced the stunning change...
6 Coaching Changes a Highlight at Midpoint of NHL Season
January 15th, 2020 NEWARK, N.J. — Firing coaches has been the norm in the NHL for decades. It's just gone to another level this season in our instant-gratification society. Halfway through the season, six coaches have been either fired or forced out, and in all likelihood there will be more disappearing from some struggling teams. To be clear,...
