National Hockey League ‘22-‘23 (1 Viewer)

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

Tried to stay awake until the end, but was unsuccessful.

Good to see Bob bounce back and try to make this a decent series.

 

[town123]

Pretty good tilt. I really do hate watching hockey when the weather is great and my team isn't playing. I flip it on mid 1st just to see what the score is and BAM! I'm hooked for the rest of the game....lol

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

VGK just one game away.
Cup will be in their house Tuesday night.

 

[killerdescore]

Everything is going according to plan

 

[RaginCajun83]

Only one more Vegas win and we get to see the greatest trophy in sports

 

[RaginCajun83]

Oh yeah tonight the cup will be in the building

 

[RaginCajun83]

Rangers hire Peter Laviolette as new head coach after lengthy search

The Rangers’ month-long search for a new head coach is over.

nypost.com

 

[SteveSBrickNJ]

Rangers hire Peter Laviolette as new head coach after lengthy search

The Rangers’ month-long search for a new head coach is over.

nypost.com

Did you ever notice that the NHL has a basket full of familiar names?...Laviolette is one of them....and they just shuffle around from team to team.
In the NFL coaches often rise up from their coordinator positions.
In MLB if guys do a great job managing at the AAA level they have a shot at the big leagues... SOMETIMES anyway.
The NHL seems so fixated upon the names in my pretend basket.
Agree? Disagree?
Thoughts everyone?

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

Nah, you’re not wrong. The NHL seems to recycle more coaches than anyone. Heck, Joel Quenneville has a legit shot at getting back in the league, even after everything that occurred under his watch while with Chicago.

 

[RaginCajun83]

Yeah it does seem as the same coaches keep getting jobs in the NHL just with different teams. Didn’t Mike Keenan end up coaching a couple more teams after NY, a couple others come to mind just can’t remember their names

 

[DaveXA]

Did you ever notice that the NHL has a basket full of familiar names...Laviolette is one of them....and they just shuffle around from team to team.
In the NFL coaches often rise up from their coordinator positions.
In MLB if guys do a great job managing at the AAA level they have a shot at the big leagues... SOMETIMES anyway.
The NHL seems so fixated in the names in my pretend basket.
Agree? Disagree?
Thoughts everyone?

That happens in pretty much every league. Recycled coaches are a dime a dozen everywhere. Finding an up and coming young coach in college or semi-pro leagues is the hard part. Some leagues promote from within more than others. But the NBA, NFL and MLB all tend to look for experienced coaches or within the organization before taking risks elsewhere.

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

Yeah it does seem as the same coaches keep getting jobs in the NHL just with different teams. Didn’t Mike Keenan end up coaching a couple more teams after NY, a couple others come to mind just can’t remember their names

After the Rangers ?


Believe it was St Louis, then Vancouver, then Boston, then Florida, then Calgary.

Last I recall he was coaching in the KHL but he may have finally retired.

 

[RaginCajun83]

I looked up Mark Crawford and he was I think it was 4 or 5 NHL teams

 

[town123]

I thought the NY Strangers would have finally hired a newbie, there's a few to chooses from that will end up being good NHL coaches from Sweden the US and Canada.

I guess the pressure to hire a known entity is a thing. (Looking at you Saints)

 

[RaginCajun83]

3-1 Knights

LG