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

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EdgarM Canucks First-Line

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11 minutes ago, shiznak said:

Only speculating, but I’m pretty sure Hughes, Boeser, and Pettersson is part of that “country club” atmosphere.

Yes Boeser for sure but I still have hope for Petey and Hughes. Tocchet will weed out who is on board and who is not. 

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4 minutes ago, Jack Fig said:

Loved Adam Foote as a player .... but he was fired after less than a year as head coach of the Kelowna Rockets ... even as his son was team captain. That doesn't bode well. 

Y, but coaching kids and pro is a bit different. 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, Jaimito said:

No hate for the new group. But success as a player doesn't always translate to coaching. 

 

This team need major surgery. Bruce had one of the highest winning % as a head coach. He knows how to win.  

 

The current roster needs major surgery. I don't want to see a bump this season. Just get a high pick. 

 

 

 

 

A simple check to see how Gretzky did as a coach, shows you are right. coaching and playing are different.

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So, BRUCE, THERE IT IS! could be the new celebration chant after a Canucks goal moving forward?

 

Those that are upset at management, might feel good to send them this message. I feel this chant is a Vancouver thing, and wouldn't be the same with any other fan base in their building. 

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Just now, Fanuck said:

Who? FA has child abuse charges against him that have yet to be proven (or disproved) in family courts - as such he's 'accused' at this point.   

 

Tocchet is a convicted criminal by every definition of the phrase.

Accused, sure.  But he's not convicted of anything so he's not a criminal........yet.  

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45 minutes ago, RWJC said:

I wonder if some of the posters here will redirect and be as self-loathing if proven wrong by these moves. If you’re not going to support the franchise because of this, then i politely wish you good riddance. No offense meant but very easy for people to get caught up in emotion and not think straight.

Years of ineptitude but the entire focus is on Bruce’s treatment. So easily forgotten how little heart this team has shown.
I understand it’s fresh and raw, but real fans will give this chaos a chance to sort itself out and perhaps/very hopefully  build a winner out of catastrophe or at very least some improvement. 
 

shit has gone down in a very distasteful manner but don’t lose sight that this club has gone through 53 years of mediocrity. 
we deserve better, even if it’s painful and pulls at the heartstrings to try and get there.
 

GCG
 

 

 

Thinking straight: there's a way to "fire" people where you follow most HR protocols and let them know, first and foremost, of their personal business. Before you start calling prospective replacements...you let the guy know he's being replaced so he can process it before it hits the airwaves. And his wife has to call to see why he's not on the ice because rumours are leading the charge.

 

Emotional: we need to win/improve so screw the last coach ... onward ...we've had 53 years of this!!"

 

There are no "buts" that disregard the "this has gone down in a very distasteful manner" that you're so willing to just sweep under the rug here. That deserves some pause (and commentary). Even IF things turn around with these moves, it doesn't erase the distasteful event that has unfolded. To ignore that is likely led by the "emotion" of wanting to win and clouding the human element in it all. "Real fans" get that part (too)...how you treat your people likely has a direct impact on it all.

 

It could've been less painful...more of a celebration of a man who's served many years loving this game of hockey by focusing there rather than just tossing him out the back door. Let him know and then have a bit of an in game thank you.

 

At least the real fans gave him a proper send off.  The organization failed miserably in that and anything as an afterthought will be salt in the wounds.

They're really pumping Rick's tires in his little intro. Where's the part about Bruce coming in when not many coaches would want to try to salvage what we saw happening and help turn it around? Catastrophe is right.

 

 

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4 minutes ago, -DLC- said:

I read that too.

And he openly lied about it with no issues when he stated "I haven't signed any contracts" about what, 2 days ago now?

 

I think Tocchet is going to improve nothing honestly. He's pretty much Green with an angry face.

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Hey Canucks fans let's not $#!T on our new coach before he's even introduced. We desperately need some structure here. Give him till seasons end atleast to see what he can do. 

 

This team has been letting in 5+ goals on a bi-nightly basis. The system is broken.

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4 minutes ago, PetterssonOrPeterson said:

Well to be fair, I do also find it kind of ironic that this is the same fanbase that ruthlessly chants out things such as "fire gilllis" or "fire benning" at games but all of a sudden get sympathetic with Bruce.

 

However, I think a lot of people were just so emotionally invested in the situation especially since it had been dragging on for so long.

The way it was handled to brought along a lot of sympathy because of the human side of things and you could tell this was really hard on Bruce. 

 

Hard to find a coach that could be so personable and passionate that this fanbase collectively seems to get behind even amidst a bad record.

I don't think anyone is against the actual firing decision per say, but the way it happened irked a lot of fans.

Agreed, but have to remember there are two sides to a coin and it’s not like Bruce want given as much time as possible here with this flustercuck roster. His job was to see if he could make the status quo work…and it did…until the PLAYERS bailed on him. These are pro athletes, not a fukn midget hockey team still learning the game. It’s simply guys who checked out, don’t want to implement the strategies they are dutifully paid to perform, nor buy in to a coaching system. Fans should be equally upset with the players as they are with mgmt, imho 

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10 minutes ago, Barnstorm said:

I read Tocchet was required to give the tv network where he worked 4 weeks notice of leaving. 
If that’s true and he honoured his contract this decision was made prior to Christmas 2022. 

One wouldn’t want to breach a contract with an employer you might have to return to. Also he had to keep all those highly informative fans in Arizona  happy. 

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3 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

Rick Tocchet deleted his Twitter account this morning.

lul he knew was getting hired a month ago and he just deleted it this morning? 

 

Well may be he didn't want to break the news everyone knew... but still. 

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