The place Will The Vancouver Canucks Discover A New Head Coach?
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet joined Scott Laughlin and Gord Stellick on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio Morning Skate and was requested in regards to the Vancouver Canucks and the place they’ll go of their teaching search contemplating the drama that unfolded this season.
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Scott Laughlin: “Fridge we had been simply speaking earlier about Jim Rutherford making the announcement (Tuesday) that expectedly, possibly considerably expectedly, Rick Tocchet, after the provide, determined he was going to maneuver on. So what are your ideas on the place Rick finally ends up now, and what the Vancouver Canucks are going to do?
As a result of possibly that’s not the job that you’d assume it might be primarily based upon the strain of the market. The truth that Quinn Hughes is perhaps there for one more yr, yr and a half, possibly, earlier than he strikes on.
You’ve received Elias Pettersson, the maligned celebrity that he’s, with a contract that he will get, that comes his method, and he’s wanted to rediscover his kind. An oft-injured primary goaltender in Thatcher Demko. What do you concentrate on Tocchet transferring on, as to the place he might land? And secondly, for Vancouver, what do they do subsequent?”
Elliotte Friedman: “I do know, I believe, in Tocchet’s case, I believe a variety of eyes can be on Philadelphia. , as he can have choices. There’s no query about that. I haven’t spoken to him immediately, however Jim Rutherford mentioned he needs to go East. I had puzzled if he could be a contender in Anaheim. I undoubtedly assume he would have been a contender in Seattle. However in case you take Rutherford at face worth there, it wouldn’t appear to be that.
The Rangers, I believe Sullivan is the primary man on their radar. However Philly, I believe is the one rather a lot, Boston is open to, however Philly, I believe could be the one that individuals would key on. I believe the longer this went on, the extra I believed that Tocchet could be leaving. Rutherford talked about private causes. And I don’t know what these are, and I don’t wish to get into these, however I do assume that this was a massively disappointing yr in Vancouver.
In case you return a yr, I don’t assume lots of people believed it might have gone like this. And even in case you believed they wouldn’t have been nearly as good a staff, I don’t know in case you would have seen all of the drama unfolding because it did. And I simply assume he was burned out. I believe he had sufficient. And it was, he determined, as soon as he sat down and actually thought of it, it was time to go. And he did.
So I believe it’s too early to say extra, the place Vancouver goes to go right here. I’m curious to see in the event that they consider Manny Malhotra, who coaches their AHL staff, is a contender. And the opposite factor too, is that they’re form of in an fascinating spot. Vancouver is within the sense that a variety of the primary, the highest candidates, Rutherford once more, mentioned Sullivan unlikely to go there.
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In case you have a look at a number of the prime names which can be obtainable, I believe Sullivan could be a no for Vancouver. Tocchet clearly isn’t going again. (Joel) Quenneville, I don’t assume could be a Vancouver candidate. You have a look at a number of the prime names who could be obtainable, I don’t assume that’s in Vancouver’s wheelhouse. That doesn’t imply you possibly can’t get a great coach, however I believe their search is perhaps a little bit extra open than a number of the others.”
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