CanucksFanMike Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=428015 Who would be the best candidate to be an assistant coach in Uitca? Foligno's resposability there was PP/offence so we should be looking to hire more of an offensive type guy (Baumgartner is responsible for defence). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Bo Hunter Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Linden! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavel Burrows Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Gretzky or Bure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Bo Hunter Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Gretzky or Bure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 what about naslund? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 mike keane if he's interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neversummer Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 NJ steals another asset from Canucks organization! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Manny Malhotra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFanMike Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 Manny Malhotra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJamIam Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I do too but does he really fit in an offense/PP assistant role? I'd rather he take over for Baums because of his faceoff skill and 2-way expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFanMike Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 In general, I'd prefer someone with more experience (and this is certainly not an endorsement of MM for assistant coach) but as counter-intuitive as it might seem, Manny Malhotra actually might be well-suited for a coaching role running a power play. If you look at his 2010-11 numbers with the Canucks (from before the eye injury), he was surprisingly one of the most effective players on the power play for that Vancouver team: http://stats.hockeya...Tp&sortdir=DESC http://stats.hockeya...Tp&sortdir=DESC In terms of individual stats, Malhotra was 3rd highest in PP points/60 and 2nd highest in goals/60. In on-ice effectiveness (5 man unit team production), he had the fourth best effectiveness rating, after the twins and Kesler. He also boasted a PP shooting percentage over 20%, suggesting that he knows where to go and how to claim and hold high percentage scoring areas during the man advantage. Basically, Malhotra's stats suggest that he has very good knowledge of the individual positioning, team play, and overall systems required for a power play unit to be successful. He might not bring the top-end offensive skills of the highest PP points producers in the NHL, but those skills aren't really teachable. What Manny might be able to provide is the knowledge of the basic things that players need to do while on the ice in order to contribute and be productive on the PP (and regardless of whether or not a player has top-end individual skills and creativity). These are the things that can actually be coached and Malhotra might be someone who has a fair amount to offer in this area. As far as pure offensive skills go, most times guys either have them or they don't (often from an early age) and there's very little coaches can do to actually effect this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lui's Knob Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Guy Boucher!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiDeN Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 As far as I understand, Linden has no interest in coaching, sadly. Malholtra, Bure, Keane are all good suggestions, but have huge if's attached to them. I love the idea of former Canucks going in to coaching. I really wish Linden would do it, but he's got a lot of stuff going on outside of hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Gretzky or Bure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I'd say Manny, but I think he want's to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I'd say Manny, but I think he want's to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerbera Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 there's no way gillis hasn't burned that bridge anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Someone with significant coaching experience would be preferable to Canucks alumni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 If Foligno was in charge of offense and special teams, we're not losing much. Get someone in there with real experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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