Forever_Habs10 Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 If Available....whom would be your choice for the habs next head coach next season? EDIT: Updated thread title, added official link: http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=633838&navid=DL|MTL|home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Edited the choices slightly to reflect a little closer the names of candidates who have come up in the media to date. Vigneault is currently employed and not part of the discussion and I can't see the Habs ever hiring Therrien again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Anyone but Bob Hartley or Marc Crawford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 I'm not overly excited about anybody on that list. Likely to be a few more candidates available come the off season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncivilengineer Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 GHC. Now lets move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 GHC. Now lets move on. There we go. Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreekHockeyCoach Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 GHC. Now lets move on. I'm available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncivilengineer Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 I'm available. Plus with all the coaching tips we give on here we'd win a stanley cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 I think we should add Coach to our poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatethosebruins Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Well GHC whos gonna run the bank? hopefully a trusted teller I wouldnt mind tortorella or bylsma but both arent leaving their teams soon, unless we trade for them like the rangers did with Michel bergeron HEY theres a guy, the french media would love him and he has the fire and intensity the fans all want. Seriously, that sounds like who some people describe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever_Habs10 Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 I wouldnt mind tortorella I wanted him when he was available last season....OMG,I love his style behind the bench (holding under-performing players accountable)....god help subban or whoever if they had bad back to back shifts,coming off the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine1One Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Ya Torts seems like a really good coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeanCountingHab Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I'm actually warming up to the idea of Roy a bit. My preference would be a proven NHL coach with experience, but if we insist on going French, he might not actually be a bad choice. Unlike Carbo who was brought in just because he was a Hab, Roy has actually put in the time in the Q and has been extremely successful so far. I admit I had dismissed him as just another unqualified former player and just pictured him as a hot head (incident with his son). Once you dig into his coaching record and look at his career with the Remparts so far though, it's pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I'm actually warming up to the idea of Roy a bit. My preference would be a proven NHL coach with experience, but if we insist on going French, he might not actually be a bad choice. Unlike Carbo who was brought in just because he was a Hab, Roy has actually put in the time in the Q and has been extremely successful so far. I admit I had dismissed him as just another unqualified former player and just pictured him as a hot head (incident with his son). Once you dig into his coaching record and look at his career with the Remparts so far though, it's pretty impressive. Carbo was never a head coach, but he had been an assistant coach with us twice and with Dallas once. It's arguable whether being a head coach in the QMJHL or assistant in the NHL is of more value. I'd still like Roy to get a bit more experience in the AHL or NHL first, rather than have him learn the league with us. Guys like Julien and Vigneault became better coaches once they got experience, but we've given been the learning tool for too many guys the past two decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeanCountingHab Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Carbo was never a head coach, but he had been an assistant coach with us twice and with Dallas once. It's arguable whether being a head coach in the QMJHL or assistant in the NHL is of more value. I'd still like Roy to get a bit more experience in the AHL or NHL first, rather than have him learn the league with us. Guys like Julien and Vigneault became better coaches once they got experience, but we've given been the learning tool for too many guys the past two decades. That would be my preference as well. As I said, he certainly wouldn't be my first choice, but I wouldn't be particularly upset if they made that move (I was pretty strongly against it initially). This is more me calling myself out on my own ignorance when it comes to Patrick's coaching abilities/experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 That would be my preference as well. As I said, he certainly wouldn't be my first choice, but I wouldn't be particularly upset if they made that move (I was pretty strongly against it initially). This is more me calling myself out on my own ignorance when it comes to Patrick's coaching abilities/experience. If PG had been on his toes,,,he would have hired PR to coach the Dogs when Boucher left, or hired him as an assistant when Muller left, just to get him into the system. But what do I know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIASUN Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Whomever it is will be fired in less time than you can say salary cap, if they don't fix that abomination of salary:results ratio on the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepingminotaur Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Doesn't make a lick's worth of difference who the coach is if the roster doesn't change, but I'd cast my vote for Randy Carlyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I vote for GHC too, he has a lot of experience with small players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry-Launstein-Jr Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I voted "other" because I think if he were to become available, I would want to get Mike Babcock. His record in Detroit speaks for itself. But you see, I don't think this discussion should just center around who the next coach should be. I think we should be thinking in terms of the next GM as well. And I say get the best one available, or the best one we can wrest away from one of the top teams in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Regis2 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 lol http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/boone/about-last-night-with-audio-3 François Gagnon was nominating Vincent Damphousse as the Canadiens’ next general manager and wishing him luck in dealing with coach Patrick Roy. lol Didn;t we go down this route before Houle and Tremblay messed up the organization for years Now this guy wants Damphousee and Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 lol http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/boone/about-last-night-with-audio-3 François Gagnon was nominating Vincent Damphousse as the Canadiens’ next general manager and wishing him luck in dealing with coach Patrick Roy. lol Didn;t we go down this route before Houle and Tremblay messed up the organization for years Now this guy wants Damphousee and Roy Maybe we should hire Roy as GM after PG hires Tremblay as Coach. That should serve as enticement for Patrick to take the job. REVENGE. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepingminotaur Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 What is the obsession with getting ex-players to coach or manage the team? We had Bob Gainey for six years and it's not like his Cup rings helped him be a better GM, which is a vastly different job from being a hockey player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSD Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 What is the obsession with getting ex-players to coach or manage the team? We had Bob Gainey for six years and it's not like his Cup rings helped him be a better GM, which is a vastly different job from being a hockey player. This organization will never learn. They're going to be another Toronto Maple Leafs for years to come unless they actually smarten up and go a different route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habby67 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Difference between Roy and other past players is that Patrick has earned a shot by being coach for many a season in the Q. I have lost count of how many times we have hired former players to coach since the 80s that have virtually no experience but people would get excited because of their past glory as players and would be deemed the next Jesus.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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