Bure to Mogilny Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Murph is stirring the pot a bit. Dan Murphy @sportsnetmurph 2m Willie Desjardins is certainly the front runner for the #canucks head coaching job, but the plan is to still interview Scott Arniel as well. Murph is to late its done we got willie!!! Or willy or whatevr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 @TSNBobMcKenzie: Nothing signed yet, but Willie Desjardins will be in VAN this weekend. Assuming all goes as expected, he'll be introduced as coach next wk. Sounds very promising. Here's hoping Benning can get it done. I'm pretty excited to see what Desjardins can bring to the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neversummer Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 If Pitts want Babcock ... why didn't Rutherford just keep Bylsma for one more year, fire him then, and go hard for Babcock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors_Edge Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Report: Desjardins, Canucks near multi-year deal Sportsnet: Luke Fox June 20, 2014, 2:05 PM Willie Desjardins is on the verge of accepting a multi-year contract to become the Vancouver Canucks’ new head coach, according to a report Friday: According to Sportsnet’s Dan Murphy, the Canucks had interviewed Mike Johnston, Peter Horachek, Marc Crawford and Dan Bylsma for John Tortorella’s old post. There were plans to speak with both Scott Arniel and Desjardins as well. A long-believed frontrunner to succeed Tortorella, the 57-year-old Desjardins led his AHL Texas Stars to the Calder Cup championship Tuesday but skipped the team’s celebration Thursday. Desjardins interviewed with the Pittsburgh Penguins via telephone Wednesday, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. If Desjardins is hired, this will be his first NHL head coaching job. “The most important qualification is the toughest one to identify, and that’s the ability to connect with the players and get them to play for him,” Linden told Sportsnet Thursday of Vancouver’s search for a coach. “You look at past performances from their teams. You try to judge the person. Get a sense of who they are, what they are, how authentic and genuine they are and try to pick up on that. You try to talk to players who’ve played for that coach and had experience with that person.” Linden said there is a good chance a new coach will be announced prior to next Friday’s draft. The Canucks fired Tortorella on May 1 after he posted a 36-35-11 record and missed the playoffs in his lone season with the club. The Canucks had just 13 wins in the 41 games since Jan. 1 and finished 25th overall. TribLive.com’s Rob Rossi reported Friday that the Penguins missed out on their first choice for their new coach. “The guy I had is going to go in a different direction,” general manager Jim Rutherford told Rossi Friday afternoon. He did not name the finalist. “I’ll work off the same list I had, but it will be expanded by two or three names that for whatever reason weren’t considered for interviews the last time.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 My guess is that everything is agreed to pending face to face meeting. Make sure everyone can work and play nice together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie 2m Nothing signed yet, but Willie Desjardins will be in VAN this weekend. Assuming all goes as expected, he'll be introduced as coach next wk. That's probably what people should be listening to. Nothing is signed or finalized lol... Let's not jump the gun ! Remember how many people on here wanted Eakins last year, the " unproven " coach at the NHL level ? I think the Canucks are putting a solid structured vision in place here, but will be interesting to see how this plays out for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I'm a bit surprised Rutherford admitted to not getting his guy. Not much of a vote of confidence to whoever he hires next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhuised Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 A thousand times this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedintwinpowersactivate Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I love the way this organization is going with the hiring of knowledgeable humble hockey people! Linden= Humble Benning= Humble Desjardins= Humble (by all accounts) My 2 favorite players of all time are Yzerman and Sakic! Humble and Classy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure to Mogilny Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Officiall now!!! On front page of nhl.com http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=723270&navid=nhl:topheads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrChill Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 @KevinWeekes: Waiting to confirm,but told multi yr deal w Desjardins & @VanCanucks very close. @NHLNetwork @NHL. TEAM Radio @TEAM1040 · 20m Heads up - @KevinWeekes will join #TEAM1040 today at 1200ish to discuss his Willie Desjardins tweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Officiall now!!! On front page of nhl.comhttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=723270&navid=nhl:topheadssecond page should read "Dreger, real insider or real loser?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Rutherford could be talking about Peters, not necessarily Desjardins. It seemed that Peters was a top candidate for the Pens job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I vote Dreger as a real loser. With really bad hair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_ Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 He lied about his presidency as well Linden is a liar. Great start in management... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Linden is a liar. Great start in management... Necessity of the job sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 It's exciting news, but I'm cautiously optimistic. I guess we'll see what happens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_ Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I love the way this organization is going with the hiring of knowledgeable humble hockey people! Linden= Humble Benning= Humble Desjardins= Humble (by all accounts) My 2 favorite players of all time are Yzerman and Sakic! Humble and Classy! Like... OMG. Did you just like... predict a cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 So what? How else is Linden supposed to get information past the intrusive parasites that make up the majority of press in this city? Anyone who lies to the media is fine by me, especially considering how the media likes to alter their "facts". Linden is acting in the best interests of the team, by keeping the media at arms length. Being butthurt about Linden lying is just sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedintwinpowersactivate Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Linden is a liar. Great start in management... When did he lie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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