kinot-2 Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 DD to be head coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 Not surprising! I wonder if they will bring in any new assistants... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 Not surprising. The team made it to the Finals. Of course he was going to be kept on. Here's to hoping 2021-22 is another success! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis22 Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 12 minutes ago, maas_art said: Not surprising! I wonder if they will bring in any new assistants... Depends if Alex burrows becomes Head Coach of the farm team ( read this on instagram - Take it for whatever ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddude Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 A one year deal to see how he does for a full season would have been the smart thing to do. Then again the smart thing to do would have been to give Bouchard the job in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted July 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 DD has a presser just after 2 est. today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis22 Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 20 minutes ago, olddude said: A one year deal to see how he does for a full season would have been the smart thing to do. He probably wouldn’t have accepted . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claremont Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 14 minutes ago, olddude said: A one year deal to see how he does for a full season would have been the smart thing to do. Then again the smart thing to do would have been to give Bouchard the job in the first place. I am not so sure about the latter comment - Joel Bouchard had 2 years of AHL coaching with only the last year his star was rising from a development perspective, and 4 years of QMJHL success. Ducharme 7 years coaching in the QMJHL, silver medal and gold medal coaching team Canada Juniors and 3 years being groomed as the successor in waiting with Montreal as an assistant coach. His credentials far exceed Bouchard's accomplishments. Time will tell but the players seem to respect him but I hope he makes better personnel decisions especially on defense with Kulak and Romanov vs. useless Merrill and a treadmill in Gustafsson exhibited in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted July 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 15 minutes ago, kinot-2 said: DD has a presser just after 2 est. today. On TSN 690. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 Well he earned it, tough to take over mid season in a crazy year like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 How many years we sign a coach for is not relevant to our Cap restraints so that's a non starter. My only concern is does he have full control over the lineup or is he just MB's lap dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Regis22 said: Depends if Alex burrows becomes Head Coach of the farm team ( read this on instagram - Take it for whatever ) An interesting idea. Is a HC in the minors more appealing than AC in the NHL? I guess it depends on the coach. 1 hour ago, claremont said: I am not so sure about the latter comment - Joel Bouchard had 2 years of AHL coaching with only the last year his star was rising from a development perspective, and 4 years of QMJHL success. Ducharme 7 years coaching in the QMJHL, silver medal and gold medal coaching team Canada Juniors and 3 years being groomed as the successor in waiting with Montreal as an assistant coach. His credentials far exceed Bouchard's accomplishments. Time will tell but the players seem to respect him but I hope he makes better personnel decisions especially on defense with Kulak and Romanov vs. useless Merrill and a treadmill in Gustafsson exhibited in the playoffs. I LOVED Bouchard's candor and frankness. I think he was the ideal development coach. But i agree, we really don't know what he would be like at the NHL level. Coaching young players & developing them does not necessarily mean you can make the jump to a results-oriented coach. Bouchard was the first to admit this saying his job was to develop players, wins were secondary - at the NHL level its the opposite. So we shall see. I dont mind 10 minutes ago, H_T_L said: How many years we sign a coach for is not relevant to our Cap restraints so that's a non starter. My only concern is does he have full control over the lineup or is he just MB's lap dog. Agree. I dont really care how much of Molson's money is going to coaches. I would assume he and MB have some of the same philosophies. That said, MB has shown he can learn from things so maybe DD teaches him a thing or two. Ultimately they both want to win, there's no question about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARBORSPORT Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 wow...didnt see THAT one coming...lol ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony5775 Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 I am very pleased with this signing. At 1.7 million for three years, seem like a steal. Claude I am pretty sure signed at 5 million for 5 years. First time in many years that the coaches make sense to me. If Bouchard does not want to be here, we’ll I wish him well elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddude Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 19 hours ago, claremont said: I am not so sure about the latter comment - Joel Bouchard had 2 years of AHL coaching with only the last year his star was rising from a development perspective, and 4 years of QMJHL success. Ducharme 7 years coaching in the QMJHL, silver medal and gold medal coaching team Canada Juniors and 3 years being groomed as the successor in waiting with Montreal as an assistant coach. His credentials far exceed Bouchard's accomplishments. Time will tell but the players seem to respect him but I hope he makes better personnel decisions especially on defense with Kulak and Romanov vs. useless Merrill and a treadmill in Gustafsson exhibited in the playoffs. The highlighted part is the reason I would have limited the contract to one year, as far as coaching team Canada goes a chimpanzee could likely pick up a medal there. But like you say time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddude Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 19 hours ago, Regis22 said: He probably wouldn’t have accepted . I'm not so sure about that, it's not like you have NHL teams offering you a coaching job every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 hour ago, olddude said: I'm not so sure about that, it's not like you have NHL teams offering you a coaching job every day. Lol. He just took his team - a heavy underdog - all the way to the SCF... Yeah, he'd be getting coaching offers from other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis22 Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 3 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 I don't understand the concern about a coach being given term. So what?? If he doesn't do the job he gets fired,,, even if it's halfway through his first year. Rich teams like the Habs and Leafs can afford that perk, so why not exploit it? It has zero impact on our Cap numbers so i say knock yourself out. Give the guy 10 years if it's what it takes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 Im not sure if his philosophy has changed, or if Julien didnt let him have as much input but ive been pleasantly surprised with his moves as a coach (specifically he handles defense & the PK). Was interested to see if the rumours were true that he was taking the HC position in Laval but i still think an assistant at the NHL would be considered 'higher up' than HC in the minors so, not surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted July 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 Just listened to his presser. He sure sounds like a HC in the making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis22 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis22 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 He coached Canada’s jr team with D D . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted July 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Letowski, 44, has been the head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires since 2018, and previously worked with the Sarnia Sting. He's also represented Canada at three world junior championships as an assistant coach, helping the team take home the bronze medal in 2014 and gold in 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Trevor who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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