aGENT Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Honestly, of the choices left, he's equal to or better than the other options. The rookie thing I understand some people have an issue with but it's not like we had a 'Babcock' available instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weasel Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 3 hours ago, AlwaysACanuckFan said: WTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nux4lyfe Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, oldnews said: I'd ask you to elaborate on that but I suspect that's all you've got. It's called 'coaching style' if that helps you understand a bit better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 minute ago, nux4lyfe said: It's called 'coaching style' if that helps you understand a bit better. Not really that's still extremely vague honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny in Vancouver Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Why are so many people surprised about this hiring? Travis came back to Utica because there was an understanding with the Canucks that if Willie doesn't pan out this year, Travis would be the top contender for the head coaching job. As far as his qualifications, just look at the number of teams that have asked to interview him over the years - as far as we know, there are at least 3: Calgary, Anaheim and now, Florida. Calgary had a young team; Anaheim had a veteran team; Florida is a mix. Each of those 3 teams has top-notch GM's and for them to want to interview Travis Green for different types of teams speaks to his reputation. His players in the Comets seem to like playing for him. In all honesty, with the talent level of that Comets team (so many of the players that should have been down there ended up staying with the Canucks), I'm surprised that they came close to making the playoffs. Give him a chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, nux4lyfe said: It's called 'coaching style' if that helps you understand a bit better. And how do you know Green has the "same" coaching style Willie had? Do you even know how bad Utica was and they still finished a game outside of the playoffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboarder Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I like Green and I doubt that Sedin and Edler will run the bench because he is his own man. If he sees something he doesn't like, he will be fair and make them miss their shifts to get the message through and if he still doesn't get it, a period or the game and if he still doesn't get it then press box off he goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 15 hours ago, GoBoGo53 said: Saw this on twitter: Coaches to lead rebuilds in past 15 years: McClellan - EDM, Babcock - TOR, Quenville - CHI, Sutter - LA, Hitchcock - STL ...none are Rookies Anyone want to convince me that hiring Green is a good idea when there are plenty of experienced cup winning coaches available? Who comes up with this stuff? So many people buying this absurd story lol. What 'rebuild' did Sutter preside over in LA. What bullcrap. He won a Cup almost immediately upon arriving in LA. When was the St Louis 'rebuild'? Do tell. The Blues were 43-15 in Hitchcock's first year there lol. Quenneville's Blackhawks were 45-22 his first year, went 3 rounds into the playoff and won the Stanley Cup the next year. McClellan stepped into the McMevid Coilers after a decade of rebuilding and half a decade of first overall picks. Cool story. "Lead rebuilds". What a joke. Babcock is the one coach that actually stepped into a rebuild. Are there any Babcocks on the market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Time for Travis Green Day (apparently a few Islanders fans nicknamed him that during his playing career) to bring back Holiday as the Canucks' goal song and lead them off this Boulevard of Broken Dreams, giving his skeptics their Welcome to Paradise. Sorry, that was terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt kilgore Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 32 minutes ago, D-Money said: So, you're saying it's his fault such fantastic young talents such as Alexandre Grenier, Darren Archibald, Yann Sauve, Jordan Schroeder, Alex Friesen, Frankie Corrado, Mike Zalewski, Alexandre Mallet, and Curtis Valk haven't gone on to make an NHL impact? I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that the reason he hasn't "produced a single impact player" is not really due to coaching. You can't make chicken salad out of... and you can add Pedan, Subban, Grenier, Cassels Virtanen...who have either not been even called up, or when they have, not made much impact in the NHL and so sent back onto the merry go round, or in Virtanen's case, has not rebounded in the AHL much. One can't blame bad drafting for everything. Here I thought that was JBs specialty. It is a little troubling, Greens failure to develop good prospects, and in some cases presiding over their demise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, coolboarder said: I like Green and I doubt that Sedin and Edler will run the bench because he is his own man. If he sees something he doesn't like, he will be fair and make them miss their shifts to get the message through and if he still doesn't get it, a period or the game and if he still doesn't get it then press box off he goes. Unlikely the Sedins or Edler will ever have this happen to them by Green. I expect their usage will be similar to this years was. I certainly hope not but that is what I would bet on heading into the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Maybe you have to hire a rookie coach to coach a team that isnt perceived to be a threat to win anything for a few years. Why would an established coach want to come here unless he is drastically overpaid and prepared for an inordinate amount of scrutiny? Its like trying to get a Michelin star chef to work at the greasy spoon restaurant. Who knows, he might turn out to be fantastic - even Babcock and quenneville had to start somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beary Sweet Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Good news to wake up to lol. Excited that TG will be our next h.c. He's been a good hard working coach down in Utica and he's going to be able to develop a few of these players this year and play around with the lineup more. We may see him play the kids like Benning wanted Willie to do but Willie failed miserably. He will bring a good hard forechecking system while being able to be able to get the team to move the ice up more faster to create some offense and not forgetting to backcheck as well which is well better than the system Willie had where we were getting buried and hemmed in our own zone while trying to create some chances through dump and chase which doesn't work anymore and Green brings what Willie didn't in the last couple of years. He will have a decent lineup to work with plus this year's top pick which he may be having a head start to coach depending on the lottery results this weekend. Anyways good and exciting news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboarder Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, timberz21 said: My original comment was that if Benning misses the playoff in the next two years....that will make 4 in a row. And you might want to check you facts, Benning was hired in May 2014.....the Canucks made the playoff in 14-15, missed them in 15-16 and 16-17. Actually it will be 3 in a row, not 4. So far, he has missed the playoffs 2 years in a row. Next May will be his 4th year but if he missed the playoffs, it will be 3 in 4 years that he failed to have his team to make the playoffs unless there's a great surprise that the story will be different with Green on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_Duck Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 11 minutes ago, Brad Marchand said: Time for Travis Green Day (apparently a few Islanders fans nicknamed him that during his playing career) to bring back Holiday as the Canucks' goal song and lead them off this Boulevard of Broken Dreams, giving his skeptics their Welcome to Paradise. Sorry, that was terrible. Wake me up when September ends, so we can get back to watching the Nux. BREAKING: Vancouver's new assistant coaches have just been named: Yeah, I'm terrible x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35Godz1lla Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 6 minutes ago, kilgore said: and you can add Pedan, Subban, Grenier, Cassels Virtanen...who have either not been even called up, or when they have, not made much impact in the NHL and so sent back onto the merry go round, or in Virtanen's case, has not rebounded in the AHL much. One can't blame bad drafting for everything. Here I thought that was JBs specialty. It is a little troubling, Greens failure to develop good prospects, and in some cases presiding over their demise. No, just no!. Pedan is playing himself out of any future chances, it's not like Green benched him in favor of someone else. Subban is a smurf with defensive deficiencies who has a famous last name. Grenier is basically a fourth round pick who's best attributes are physicality, not scoring goals. Cassels had a major injury to end his junior career and by all accounts played very well this year ( a year that should be considered his first True AHL Season ) besides Cassels again has a name that's bigger than his skill set. If you even spent 15 minutes in the Virtanen thread you would know there is allot to be positive about going into next season for Virtanen. Right now Green is the only reason he may yet turn into a serviceable NHL player. Green as head coach may be the only way we see Virtanen given a chance to play the game we all know he has the skill set to play. A Coach can only do so much. He can guide and direct a player to the net but he can't make him put the puck in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Nothing quite as 'entertaining' on these boards as reading the over-reactions to any move this franchise makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, cbdoubleu said: WD didn't choose Vancouver to help give guidance to a bunch of rookie players. Teams with serious playoff aspirations were interested in WD as their coach because he was a winner at every level. So I'd see any comparison between WD and Green at all because the expectations have changed so much since the time WD was hired. You think we lost 43 games last year because of the type of minutes Megna played under WD? What is Green supposed to accomplish, honestly? If Green can guide this team to 69 points next season it will be a success. Especially if Miller doesn't resign. I have us pegged for last place next year, no matter what. We could have a coaching staff of Babcock, Bowman and the craziest Jaques Lemaire trap you've even seen and we will be last place. your assuming we dont trade tanev for a sniper and assuming we dont get a stud like hischier. team might do ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 3 hours ago, AlwaysACanuckFan said: He probably came so cheap that they could afford to give him four years so that he felt 'secure'. I don't think it will be expensive if they need to fire him in year 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, drummerboy said: People keep bashing Greens coaching Systems of late. Does no one remember when JB said they were getting Green to coach the same style systems as Willy? They wanted similar systems to make call up transitions easier and to make some sort of a team identity. Green is adaptable, and will now get a chance to do his own thing. The arguement about Green going to be soft and pamper the Veterns. Nope. Not his style. I watched the Utica season. It was tough at times, but I watched it. I watched him bench whoever needed to be benched. Gaunce, Subban, Virt, Pedan etc..... If you slack off, miss your assignment, don't for/back check hard enough, he will sit you. He doesn't care who the player thinks they are. It seems most the people bashing the hiring dont really know anything about him other than he is a rookie head coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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