MoneypuckOverlord Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Luongo and lund are as equal as it gets. The only two generational talents in the league. No one else can string a decade like those two Well Brodeur too but he prolly has a year or two left you gotta be !@#$%ing kidding me if you think Lundqvist and Luongo are = this season. Lundqvist is contending for a vezina. Also look at his playoff performance. We have a Stanley cup right if it was Lundqvist over Luongo. Your out of your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 you gotta be !@#$%ing kidding me if you think Lundqvist and Luongo are = this season. Lundqvist is contending for a vezina. Also look at his playoff performance. We have a Stanley cup right if it was Lundqvist over Luongo. Your out of your mind. Lundqvist wasn't disrespected by the fans and organization and unfairly thrown under the bus either, so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Lundqvist wasn't disrespected by the fans and organization and unfairly thrown under the bus either, so. To be honest the difference Lundqvist never choked as bad as Luongo did. I'm sorry to say. I'm not hear to slam Luongo, but he is no means in the same level of Luongo. The difference really is Lundqvist mainted his high level of player. Although its extremely unrealistic to expect a goalie to totally shut the door, but he's played much better then Luongo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 To be honest the difference Lundqvist never choked as bad as Luongo did. I'm sorry to say. I'm not hear to slam Luongo, but he is no means in the same level of Luongo. The difference really is Lundqvist mainted his high level of player. Although its extremely unrealistic to expect a goalie to totally shut the door, but he's played much better then Luongo. Your sig... sigh. Most of the penalties taken by the Canucks were either careless or just plain undisciplined. Canucks had a chance to win but they kept shooting themselves in the foot. Stop blaming the series on the refs. The Canucks were an AWFUL team in the playoffs this year. That was why they lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lui's Knob Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Lp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Jensen Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Eakins or Guy Boucher please :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newgm Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 It's difficult to dismiss Ruff altogether, I always admired him as a player with an edge and he's got a better playoff winning percentage than AV, who had Superior talent for longer periods than Ruff. His best teams were the 1998-99 Stanley Cup Finalists that had only three 20 goal scorers Satan, Peca and Ward and the more talented 2006-07 team of smurfs that dominated the league offensively for a couple of years featuring Daniel Briere, Chris Drury and Derek Roy with a sophomore Thomas Vanek and an emerging Brian Campbell on the backend. My take on Ruff is that he's at least proven that he can coach an offensive juggernaut as well as employ a solid defensive system. When financially weak Buffalo ownership blew up the team and let the smurfs walk as free agents and held a fire sale for what was left, Ruff still remained competitive. He never had the solid kind of ownership group behind him willing to max out on the cap like the Aquilini's and while he's never won a cup, his teams were prepared and put up a fight even when they were outgunned. I think the obvious coaching candidates are Ruff and Eakins unless Tippet becomes available, what I would dismiss is equating Ruff's coaching style with AV. IMO, Ruff is a far superior coach than AV will ever be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocklovich Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Luongo and lund are as equal as it gets. The only two generational talents in the league. No one else can string a decade like those two Well Brodeur too but he prolly has a year or two left Oh come on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J529 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie 30 May Now that VAN has interviewed Dallas Eakins, I would imagine veterans Lindy Ruff and/or Paul Maurice may get a look from the Canucks. No thanks to Maurice. Who I really don't want as coach: Eakins, Stevens, Maurice (if he's interviewed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J529 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Gretzky and Messier have interest in Rangers vacancy. Strange how that rumored came out that Gretzky was interviewed for our vacancy. Also came across this for what it's worth: Jason Botchford @botchford 10h @RobTheHockeyGuy And the management team here doesn't want him to coach. But one day I could see aquilini bringing him here to be pres/gm Jason Botchford @botchford 10h @RobTheHockeyGuy if Gretzky is interviewed here ever it will be for gillis's job, not the coach's[url=@RobTheHockeyGuy if Gretzky is interviewed here ever it will be for gillis's job, not the coach's— Jason Botchford (@botchford) May 31, 2013 Jason Botchford @botchford 11h @NucksNiners @BakesTakes84 if Gretzky is ever interviewed here, it's to replace gillis, not the coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Thats why MG won't hire Ted Nolan the best coach out there, but he is said to be hard on GMs. I wonder why "the best coach out there" has been without an NHL job for so long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J529 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Thats why MG won't hire Ted Nolan the best coach out there, but he is said to be hard on GMs. The best coach out there currently available is AV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J529 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Recent interview Ted Nolan did. http://sports.yahoo....11178--nhl.html Ted Nolan hasn’t coached in the NHL since 2008, but whenever a spot opens up somewhere, his name always seems to be mentioned. The 1997 Jack Adams Award winner has only coached a total of four seasons in the NHL, but still aims to get back one day. “I have never quit hoping, for hope is a good thing,” said Nolan via email. Since leaving the New York Islanders in 2008, Nolan spent two years as Vice President of Hockey Operations with the AHL’s Rochester Americans and, since 2011, has been head coach of the Latvian men's national team, who qualified for the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia last month. When he was hired for the Latvia job -- becoming the first North American coach to take the gig in 72 years -- Nolan wasn't the only former NHL bench boss up for the job. Mike Keenan was also in the running. “We were looking for a neutral, authoritative coach with lots of experience and good hockey knowledge,” said Latvian Hockey Federation President Kirovs Lipmans at the time. “This is exactly what we found with Ted Nolan.” That experience and knowledge helped Nolan lead Latvia to their fourth straight Olympics, beating out Kazakhstan, France and Great Britain in final qualification. Despite the new face in a new land, Nolan didn’t face any difficulties trying to get through to his new charges. “The players and fans were very welcoming and very open,” said Nolan. “I couldn't have been more proud. For the size of the country, the talent level was very impressive.” “Our biggest challenge in qualifying was unifying a group of individuals into a team." For Sochi, the Latvians are grouped with the Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerland. Last spring, Latvia finished 10th at the World Championships in Helsinki and Stockholm, earning Nolan a one-year contract extension, with the clause that if Latvia qualified for the Olympics, it would be extended through May 2014. A few weeks after the Worlds, Nolan was the ultimate hockey dad, following his son Jordan as the Los Angeles Kings won their first Stanley Cup. They spoke daily, but Nolan served only fatherly advice and left the coaching part up to Darryl Sutter. For Nolan, trying to qualify Latvia in a short, three-game-in-four-day tournament was much easier than playing hockey dad. “I felt it was more nerve wracking watching my son." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 The best coach out there currently available is AV. Well depending on what "best" means, it's actually Lindy Ruff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoasting Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 1). Eakins 2). Stevens 3). Tippett. that's the order...book it. Have they interviewed Stevens? Or Tippett for that matter? Slow down on 'booking' it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lui's Knob Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I'd take 99 for gm ... We'd become liked again league wide... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigs_eye10 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Jeff Blashill is the guy that the Canucks should be looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Jeff Blashill is the guy that the Canucks should be looking at. He just started his AHL coaching gig and my guess is that he's being groomed to eventually take over for Babcock. Maybe the guy he took over for would be worth a look... Curt Fraser: Former Canuck. Former NHL head coach. Former coach of the Belarussian National team. Stints as an NHL assistant in Long Island and St.Louis...currently an assistant with the Stars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 I'd take 99 for gm ... We'd become liked again league wide... If we want to become liked all we have to do is finish 30th place for a couple years and they'll love us again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lui's Knob Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 That too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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