Popular Post AV. Posted October 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2022 It's no secret we've not got off to the greatest of starts. We've broken some records, but the wrong kinds. Yikes! This has me thinking: Should we consider the long-term implications of what such a season might mean for our coach? First thing is first, I am by no means asking to part ways with him for performance-related reasons. He's been a beacon of positivity in an organization that's been rife with a fair amount of toxicity, negativity, and failure stemming from the top all the way down for many years now. But the thing is, with each performance we have this season, it has to be hurting and deteriorating Bruce. We're talking about one of the happiest and fiercest competitors out there, who's been successful everywhere he's gone. He took over a young Caps team, shredded with them. Went to a middling Ducks team, made them a powerhouse. Hell, he even worked wonders with boring-ass Minnesota. It looked like history was going to repeat itself here based off last season, but it hasn't quite gone to plan this season. Bruce is turning 68 and he's no longer the energetic coach he once was. He's talked numerous times about this being his last job, and about the importance of family and life after hockey. Why ruin his swansong years with our team that clearly doesn't grasp the basics and even care to play a 200 foot, 60 minute game? Poor guy looks disheveled out there giving press conferences. He looks lost of answers, confused about what's going wrong. Hell, his stubble isn't even maintained. We should be worried for his mental health and well-being at his age. It's awful and he deserves better. So, how about it? Saturday night, Canucks return home for their season opener. Why not give him the send-off he deserves? 60 minutes of "Bruce, There It Is" and hopefully a win for the occasion. Hand the reigns to Mike Yeo and let him work his "magic" (Being mediocre and missing the playoffs). 8 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 No. He's got one year left and this is on the players. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 This is clearly not on the coach. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckspride Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 It's still the pre-season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 At the risk of this being satire, Bruce isn't a quitter. The last thing he would want is to be given a mercy hook from this mess. Why humiliate him that way? The real person we should be demanding resign is Francesco Aquilini. Ultimately he is the main culprit responsible for the rot that has permeated within the organization since he replaced Gillis with Benning. Every problem that has been allowed to fester within the team from the front office to the locker room starts and ends with him. He has proven throughout this decade of mediocrity that he isn't patient or savvy enough to oversee a sustainably competent NHL franchise. Every rumour of micromanaging the team or abusing migrant workers or his children is just another distraction that detracts credibility from him and the Canucks. I know that the Aquilinis selling the team is a pipe dream, so the only realistic hope is to force him to pass control of the franchise over to one of his brothers. After that, I hope he rots in hell. That's as much as I can say without breaking board rules. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B Cooper Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 It’s hard for a coach to choke on the ice. Blame the team leaders instead. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wai_lai416 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Lol so basically ask Bruce to quit so we can pin all the blame on him?? This is on the management doing absolutely nothing with the defence and going all in with the current group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Not until someone fires their coach so he can step in and coach them to his 600th win against us 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 He's being paid seven figures to coach a game. He'll be ok. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 "This is on the players not Bruce". "This is on Green not the players". Don't we have the same players now that Green had when he was fired? I'm confused, whose fault is it, the players or the coach? Wait until Bruce gets a full training camp and preseason with this group. Sure, we are still waiting, the season has already started, and we lost the first 3 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 This is on the players, 100%. Get rid of some of these fragile coddled babies. I'd rather watch Vinny Arsenault running around and lose the game that way then watch this mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Mods - please lock this topic and ban anyone for 1 week who even hints at getting rid of Boudreau. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS4quality Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Not Bruce... but again I will say the assistant coaches could go. I wish we could get someone like a I don't know a Brad Shaw maybe? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zfetch Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 That’s a ridiculous take. What are we going to do? Hire back Travis Green and be worse? Promote Yeo and be worse? Grab Mr. Gogulla from Germanys 2nd league and be worse? Of course a past coach would suggest releasing Boudreau..good to know he’s still active in the Canucks community despite leaving it some years ago !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-23 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) Yeo gets us Bedard, so it may not be that bad after all Edited October 18, 2022 by J-23 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 All part of AV's plan to get the Canucks to re-hire AV. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 19 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: "This is on the players not Bruce". "This is on Green not the players". Don't we have the same players now that Green had when he was fired? I'm confused, whose fault is it, the players or the coach? Wait until Bruce gets a full training camp and preseason with this group. Sure, we are still waiting, the season has already started, and we lost the first 3 games. Green never had the horses (Bruce doesn't have them now, either) but the team was horrendously bad under Green. Under Bruce they've mostly played to their expectations, problem is the roster has major holes and therefore has no real chance of excelling. We have the firepower but not many players, forwards or D-men, who are good defensively and/or are willing to grind and just play their asses off. Which means we'll score our fair share, but also give up our fair share, and if Demko isn't on his game we will get the results we've gotten so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zfetch Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, kanucks25 said: Green never had the horses (Bruce doesn't have them now, either) but the team was horrendously bad under Green. Under Bruce they've mostly played to their expectations, problem is the roster has major holes and therefore has no real chance of excelling. We have the firepower but not many players, forwards or D-men, who are good defensively and/or are willing to grind and just play their asses off. Which means we'll score our fair share, but also give up our fair share, and if Demko isn't on his game we will get the results we've gotten so far. Spoiler: we don’t have the firepower Lot of firepower!! Edited October 18, 2022 by Zfetch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 It ain't on Bruce. JR owns Bruce a HC job on an actual team to spare him for these tire fire group of players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Wait what? 3 games in? Is that a new record? Bruce There He Goes? Honestly. We did not achieve anything with this EXACT same group last year. We added Lazar, Kuzmenko and an injured Mikheyev. We subtracted...Dickinson. Many of us were quite vocal about the need for actual change and we did what we've done since 2012. Added a few pieces. Changed the air freshener in the locker room. Had management tell us we're trying to, we're going to, we did, we think. Then the season starts and.... But hey 3 games in suggesting for or asking if the coach should be removed. That's honestly impressive. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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