TSN: The Vancouver Canucks wish to prolong head coach Rick Tocchet, who doesn’t have a contract past this season. He performed for the Philadelphia Flyers for 11 seasons.
Pierre LeBrun doesn’t assume any of that issues proper now as a the Canucks are within the playoff hunt and Tocchet has stated he desires to attend till after the season to cope with the contract stuff.
“Clearly, his Flyers roots will make him a sizzling identify to be rumoured about with the Flyers’ teaching search. I feel you’ll be able to throw out different names as effectively.
The Flyers haven’t commenced a search, I can let you know. They’re going to attend till after the yr, I feel, to get extra into it. However, Joel Quenneville was cleared to educate once more within the NHL final July. Does he grow to be a part of it?
David Carle is a sizzling identify after the final two World Juniors, proper? College of Denver coach. So, I feel you’re going to see plenty of names however the Flyers are in no hurry right here. They wish to take their time and have a radical search.”
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Geno Reda wonders if there are coaches which have a yr left on their contract, one’s who could possibly be in hassle of shedding their jobs, who may grow to be Flyers candidates.
LeBrun additionally brings up two coaches who’ve the interim stage in Joe Sacco (Boston) and Anders Sorensen (Chicago). Each the Bruins and Blackhawks stated that they’ll wait till after the season to make any ultimate resolution.
As for coaches with one yr left, the record contains Greg Cronin in Anaheim, Lindy Ruff in Buffalo, Ryan Huska in Calgary, Peter DeBoer in Dallas, Kris Knoblauch in Edmonton, Peter Laviolette with the Rangers, and Jon Cooper in Tampa.
Cooper and DeBoer aren’t going anyplace. was advised on Thursday that Sabres GM Kevyn Adams intends on bringing Ruff again.
“I feel the opposite apparent identify to the touch on right here, Gino, needs to be Laviolette. The Rangers had been a Stanley Cup choose from lots of people again in September, Gino. They could miss the playoffs, and in the event that they do, what does that imply for Laviolette?”
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TSN: Chris Johnston says that many will join Rick Tocchet to the Philadelphia Flyers. The Canucks wish to have contract extension talks nevertheless it doesn’t appear to be Tocchet is bound what he desires to do.
“Different candidates – you may go searching, although. Take into consideration a Joel Quenneville – been on the sidelines for a very long time, since final summer season being cleared to work within the NHL once more. Or, perhaps even somebody like David Carle, an up-and-comer, received a gold medal with group USA on the latest World Junior match – though he doesn’t have NHL expertise, and I do consider that’s one thing the Flyers are going to prioritize right here.”
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