Huckleberry Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Has he signed yet ? because nothing on sabres.com or nhl.com about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Has he signed yet ? because nothing on sabres.com or nhl.com about it Article said it would be made official sometime next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 A Patrick hire? Question mark. As Dan Rather used to say, underline it, italicize it, put it in bold type. A Patrick hire? Before or after he resigned in disgrace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Honestly not sure how I feel about having a head coach, and now an assistant, who have been out of the NHL for so long. I'm still hoping for somebody a bit more...modern? Maybe not the right word, but it'll go with it for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 does terrible hockey get worse if it's a terrible NZ trap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Honestly not sure how I feel about having a head coach, and now an assistant, who have been out of the NHL for so long. I'm still hoping for somebody a bit more...modern? Maybe not the right word, but it'll go with it for now. Agreed. If I could get anyone to be an assistant coach, it'd be Nicklas Lidstrom. He was hired by the Red Wings as scout following his retirement, but would later leave that job. When Babcock offered him the assistant coaching job, he didn't want it (Babcock would go on to hire Tony Granato). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl Shannon's +/- Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 What has he been doing since 2002? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 What has he been doing since 2002? Polishing his cup rings ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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darksabre Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hey while we're at it lets grab Adam Oates and Wayne Gretzky along with Irbe and we'll have the most skilled coaching staff in the NHL. Good hiring, bringing in more cup experience and greatness never hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I like it. This: ? Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) Not being an ass but why? He's a big name as a former player but what does he bring as a coach? He was an assistant coach for the Penguins from 1993-97 and the Avalanche from 1998-02. In his four years in Colorado, he won the Cup once and went to game seven of the conference finals the other three times. According to wiki, he receives praise from well-respected players- he was Steve Yzerman's favorite player and Y wore #19 in honor of him. Admittedly, his time as the Rangers' head coach was vexed. He tried to implement the trap on a team that wasn't well-suited for it, which gathered the ire of Rangers fans and media, in addition to being lambasted by local Islanders fan as a traitor for taking the NYR job. Edited July 30, 2014 by IKnowPhysics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Not being an ass but why? He's a big name as a former player but what does he bring as a coach? He won a cup as an assistant in Colorado. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 But seriously: what's he been doing since 2002? Anything hockey-related beyond boozing it up and telling stories with the guys at the track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MILFHUNTER#518 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Good hire, hopefully Ted continues the trend and surrounds himself and the players with proven winners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 He was one of my favorite players back in the day, but as an Assistant Coach choice... meh. Not sure the logic of hiring a guy who has been away from the league for over a decade. Maybe, it is a genius move, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 But seriously: what's he been doing since 2002? Anything hockey-related beyond boozing it up and telling stories with the guys at the track? Talking mad sh!t about that t1t fukcer Brian Bellows. (Point taken.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerme1 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Um, kudos Bucky!?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I'm hopeful they get a tactics guy with recent NHL experience in the other slot. The fact Trottier has been out of the game so long concerns me. Stinks of old boy. His competitiveness and credibility as a player are big pluses. If he can mould Reinhart in his image, major win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Um, kudos Bucky!?? Fair point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I'm hopeful they get a tactics guy with recent NHL experience in the other slot. The fact Trottier has been out of the game so long concerns me. Stinks of old boy. His competitiveness and credibility as a player are big pluses. If he can mould Reinhart in his image, major win. I like the way he smells though ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Um, kudos Bucky!?? Fair point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Would love to see them bring in a younger guy with major hockey smarts to do "X's and O's" that way he could learn some of the other sides of coaching but still provide strategy. What's Chris Drury doing? lol J/K. In all seriousness this move seems interesting and I am curious to how it plays out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Dance Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 He was one of my favorite players back in the day, but as an Assistant Coach choice... meh. Not sure the logic of hiring a guy who has been away from the league for over a decade. Maybe, it is a genius move, but... I haven't worked in a histology lab for well over a decade, but I've no doubt that I can still cut sections at least as well as someone currently working in the lab. So, perhaps Trottier (and TN) are more of "character building" coaches than Xs and Os guys. If they hire another assistant with more current NHL experience, he brings Nolan and Trots up to speed and now we have something. It's not like NHL hockey has changed THAT much in the last 15 years. Actually, maybe "old school" is the way to go. Secondly, what happened to all of the tank talk? If we want the team to suck, they could hire Captain Kangaroo as an assistant. (Yes, and the Captain is still dead). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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