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

[ToTellTheTruth]

1 hour ago, Smashian Kassian said:

Everything I've heard from Tocchet so far is in-line with what needs to improve.

 

I'm excited to see what he's able to do here & how certain guys respond. 

Linden said the same, so did Benning, so did Willie, so did Green and guess what Torts was right, the core is old and tale, this team needs more young players.

 

Talk is cheap.

[Dr. Crossbar]

Good to see some people coming around. It's important to give Tocchet, Foote, and Gonchar a fair shot. 

 

I didn't think the Tocchet change would happen. Still have my doubts whether this market can handle his style and not run him out of town before he does get a fair shot. 

 

But ...

 

When it was clear he was coming in, bringing Gonchar and Foote, I quickly saw the upside if things go right. If they can get our guys playing like all three of them did in their careers, we'll be in good shape. I feel good about our D with Gonchar and Foote. Hoping their approach is indeed the structure we've needed. 

 

Actually glad they've got the remaining games to get acclimated and assess, with less focus on gunning for wins. If Allvin makes good at the deadline and offseason, next year could be the start of something good ... hopefully. 

[Kragar]

1 hour ago, TNucks1 said:

@Jack in the box gotta make a tocchet elephant card lol

I've been away from CDC through much of the past week... what does the elephant emoji represent?

[TNucks1]

4 minutes ago, Kragar said:

I've been away from CDC through much of the past week... what does the elephant emoji represent?

i asked that eariler because i wasnt sure, but some one said it was from the presser with the tocchet hiring with PA/JR/RT, cause he was attempting to qoute an old saying but pretty sure he butchered it.

[Kragar]

12 minutes ago, 6of1_halfdozenofother said:

Maybe they have hops that they could lager their way into the post-season?

That's an astout observation 

[tas]

1 hour ago, EdgarM said:

Which one has 3 Stanley Cups again? 

neither has any as a head coach. 

[tas]

52 minutes ago, MaxVerstappen33 said:

Which one had

 

Bieksa-Hamhuis

Edler-Tanev

 

Loungo

Schnieder ?

 

what was nyr's d like?

[Ghostsof1915]

30 minutes ago, TNucks1 said:

i asked that eariler because i wasnt sure, but some one said it was from the presser with the tocchet hiring with PA/JR/RT, cause he was attempting to qoute an old saying but pretty sure he butchered it.

It's a quote you can't eat an elephant with one bite. Everyone on CDC sort of chuckled, made a bunch of elephant jokes, and voila our amazing Mods had an elephant emoji. 

I think Tocchet was trying to sound smart. But he kinda flubbed it. 

 

There was a lot of references. Damn now I'm hungry for elephant, etc. Just roll with it. 

[JeremyCuddles]

Tocchet isn't the best speaker by any means. Lol. Very awkward and somewhat uncomfortable. But if you dive past that, he seems like a very inclusive guy. Always mentions leaning on others. Team player stuff. I do really like the additions of Gonch and Foote. I think our biggest weakness isn't just the blueline, but team defense as a whole. We can't really shakeup our blueline, but these guys can hopefully maximize what we do have. I want Bedard, but I just don't have it in me to cheer for losses. I want this team to stop looking like the walking dead on the ice. Hopefully the new additions can breathe some life into our blueline.

 

I hate talking about Miller, cause it's usually negative and I feel like a hater. But I defended that trade hard when we made it. I know he has the talent to be great. But we really need him dialed in consistently and his emotional energy directed positively. He's not a lazy back checker. It's non-existent. Yelling at teammates, in practice it's sort of accepted. Horvat did it, but he didn't make a habit of it. But you don't do it in the middle of games. I don't know if coaching can fix that, or if we need a strong vet voice in the locker room to do it. But his contract does not look nearly as bad if he dropped the negative emotions. Cause he's been a frickin' point per game guy since he's been here. He is hard nosed. By all rights he should be beloved here. But his emotions are his biggest enemy. I really wanna see how he does under this new regime. If it's not improved, we should move heaven and Earth to find him a new home.

[Rabid Rooster]

So, was hiring Tocchet the major surgery our team required? If not, why was Boudreau fired. You’d think that after making major roster changes, a coach like BB would be perfect for us.

So now are we going to fight for a pick late in the 1st round?

[TNucks1]

2 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

It's a quote you can't eat an elephant with one bite. Everyone on CDC sort of chuckled, made a bunch of elephant jokes, and voila our amazing Mods had an elephant emoji. 

I think Tocchet was trying to sound smart. But he kinda flubbed it. 

 

There was a lot of references. Damn now I'm hungry for elephant, etc. Just roll with it. 

[Ghostsof1915]

Just now, TNucks1 said:

Perfect....

[JayDangles]

5 hours ago, Harold Drunken said:

Yeah, I don't like how many are writing him off immediately just because they liked Bruce's personality. Hey, I did too Bruce seems like a grade A human being but at the end of the day the on ice results weren't there. Yes, the roster is flawed but its not this flawed....some of this has to be structure/coaching related. 

Correct. Also whenever anyone brings up Tocchets "criminal" history it completely deflates their argument. Too much of that going on.

Guy ran a small time sports book. Jeeze big deal. Look at all the gambling adds being shoved down our throats. The whole NHL is one giant sportsbook nowadays.

[Ghostsof1915]

Just now, 6of1_halfdozenofother said:

He was just trying to practice what he preached, breaking it down to bite-sized pieces.  

Exactly!

[JayDangles]

5 hours ago, Zerofaith said:

 8 million $ JTMILLER said all the “right” things  prior to season too, but he has yet to show up and back his words. I’ll believe it when I see it. Let’s see if Pouty miller will change for the better. 

If new tough love leadership doesnt turn him around then nothing will. 

The dangerous game he is playing is if he comes out flying for the next 6 games. Hitting, being engaged at both ends of the ice etc. Then he shows the fans that he still has another level, which means he sets the new bar high and it becomes the standard. I will expect this from him moving forward regardless. 

[Ghostsof1915]

Just now, JayDangles said:

If new tough love leadership doesnt turn him around then nothing will. 

The dangerous game he is playing is if he comes out flying for the next 6 games. Hitting, being engaged at both ends of the ice etc. Then he shows the fans that he still has another level, which means he sets the new bar high and it becomes the standard. I will expect this from him moving forward regardless. 

Let's go with baby steps.

How about no blind passes, or giveaways to the other team? 

[MaxVerstappen33]

FWIW Just heard Pittsburgh beatwriter say that Tocchet phoned Kessel at 10 at night once

 

"Hey , just watching some video here. You sucked a bit on the powerplay. Do this better"

 

 

 

[TNucks1]

Just now, JayDangles said:

If new tough love leadership doesnt turn him around then nothing will. 

The dangerous game he is playing is if he comes out flying for the next 6 games. Hitting, being engaged at both ends of the ice etc. Then he shows the fans that he still has another level, which means he sets the new bar high and it becomes the standard. I will expect this from him moving forward regardless. 

hopefully tocchet, torts his ass, could actually see an improvement with a hard ass with this team, although i hope we keep losing for bedard or even top 5, i cant remember when is michkovs KHL deal done?

[JayDangles]

1 minute ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

Let's go with baby steps.

How about no blind passes, or giveaways to the other team? 

That, and some toughness. I don't expect him to scrap people. After all, he is scorer not a tough guy, but play physical in the corners, finish your checks, show the kids how to play hard hockey and make life a little more difficult for the opponent. Thats all i really want from him and many other guys. Take away time and space by being physical

 

[-Vintage Canuck-]