[Report] Canucks fire Bruce Boudreau, Trent Cull; name Rick Tocchet as head coach, Adam Foote as assistant coach, Sergei Gonchar as defensive development coach

[Gurn]

[SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME]

11 minutes ago, BertaNuck said:

Seriously 

Yeo and King survived ? 
 

 

how???

I doubt they’re safe. Tocchet will likely use the remainder of the season to assess their work and decide if will stay for next season or get replaced.

 

It also makes some sense to keep a couple coaches around for continuity.

 

Plus, King coached the power play, which ranked 13th in the league over his tenure. Not great, but not really the problem either. Certainly better than the 31st ranked PK over the same period, or being 20th in points percentage, 21st in goals against, etc.

 

Yeo was a Rutherford hire. That probably buys him some time. 

[naslund.is.king]

Can't wait for the JR talking points tomorrow 

It's like they're trolling us at this point

[HorvatToBaertschi]

I say every time we lose, we start a Bruce there it is chant. Let management know how we feel until they can't ignore it like they've done all season. 

[Canadian]

Keep chanting Bruce There It Is fans in the arena. Make it abundantly clear to Management and Ownership that this wasn’t okay.

[TheRussianRocket1994]

12 minutes ago, King Heffy said:

Been nice knowing you all.  I'll probably stick around the off-topic and WJHC, but I can't support this.

Good riddance! 

[stawns]

1 minute ago, Canadian said:

Keep chanting Bruce There It Is fans in the arena. Make it abundantly clear to Management and Ownership that this wasn’t okay.

Terrible idea

[King Heffy]

2 minutes ago, stawns said:

Abby

 

Still run by this management and ownership.  Can't do it, but I'll stick around the off-topic and the private forum.

[nergish]

Gonchar is going to love working with Quinn Hughes.

The rest of the D group, not so much...

 

I do like the fact that they're all cup winners, though. 
Adam Foote doesn't have much of a coaching track-record, but he was one heck of a player.

[naslund.is.king]

The scariest part about this whole situation is in a very short time this managment group is going to be tasked with making trades that will effect this team for years

 

[-Vintage Canuck-]

 

[MaxVerstappen33]

So no Gonchar at the bench. But i think Foote will take Yeos place even though yeo is still on the staff ?

[MaxVerstappen33]

Just now, Muttley said:

 

The media better not make this a freaking self fulfilling prophecy. Back off ffs 

[PistolPete13]

10 minutes ago, Qwags said:

Yeo and King still here 

Gotta take the pressure off the new hires.

 

Good luck Tocchet. 

[DownUndaCanuck]

Ouch, was hoping all the assistants would go. Gonchar and Foote are the only guys I'm excited about. Nice to hear BB talk so highly of Yeo and Cull but Yeo will drag this team down.

[Devron]

7 minutes ago, stawns said:

Abby

 

What is the best way to watch ABby on TV? Is there a channel or crappy streaming?

[Fanuck]

For the record,  before people get too excited:

 

Foote has zero professional coaching experience and only ever coached 1 'meh' season in the WHL when his son was on the team.

 

Gonchar only has coaching experience with one other NHL team, of which he was a former player.

 

Tocchet has a career losing record as an NHL coach.

[48MPHSlapShot]

@MaxVerstappen33We're you the dude that was so adamantly against Rutherford's last year? If so, I owe you an apology.

[canuckfromlangley]

9 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

 

This is so disingenuine.

[DeltaSwede]

Adding Gonchar and Foote to the fold is intriguing. Sedins, Higgins, Samuelsson, Komisarek, Gonchar, Foote. 
 

Maybe it’s nostalgia, but that’s quite a group to learn from in practice.