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

[Nucker 67]

With all of the toxic negativity around here lately, I'm just hoping they don't shut this forum down. The attacks on Tocchet are not fair. He was just hired this morning for crying out loud. Give them a chance. 

[VancouverHabitant]

1 minute ago, 204CanucksFan said:

 

First, Tocchet is a terrible human and coach. 

Terrible human?  

 

Wow, what's up with judging people you have never met or interacted with? 

[Warhippy]

5 minutes ago, EddieVedder said:

8? 

 

Av, torts, willie, green, bruce, toch.  Who am i missing?

Fat thumbed that.  Meant 6

[48MPHSlapShot]

Just now, BlakeQuinnAndEggs said:

So let Me guess. Psychotic rioting fans like Heffy have been harassing Tocchet already so he deletes his Twitter?

 

Good job Vancouver. The real embarrassment is some fans, not management.

He probably liked some tweets from people that Vancouver fans would consider "undesirables" or something. We demand uniformity of opinion here after all. 

[jyu]

13 minutes ago, mikeyman109 said:

Im not expecting much from the team, as long as Tocchet is the coach. Yeo is and has been a loser all through his coaching career . There was no reason to expect  it would change. I knew we were in trouble when they changed the coaching staff and hired him of all people. to support Bruce. Tocchet is a loser coach as well.

 

When we hired Crawford as a coach you knew things would improve because he had just wont a Stanley cup in Colorado.

When we hired AV he had a good run in Montreal and Manitoba.

What we should have done this time was look to the assistant coaching ranks of teams that either won a cup or have been able to play into June. Someone off the Avalanche staff or Tampa. Someone with a winning pedigree. Hiring a coach that has lost at every level; like Yeo, or one that has had basically no success at the NHL level like Tocchet tells me we are in for a few years of losing and JR needs a scapegoat coach. Tocchet is that coach. Yes we need a re build. Yes we needed changes. How we went about it, who we hired and what direction we go now doesnt look too bright for the foreseeable future.

 

This feels like when the hired Bill Laforge and his PHD pride hustle and desire disaster. Wanting accountability and knowing how to get it from the players is two different things.

So much dysfunction in canuckville. Its just keeps going on.

Wasn’t Tocchet on Sullivan’s coaching staff when they won cups in 16, 17? It’s been five years but I guess he has cup wins in his coaching resume. 

 

Sucking is to follow, I agree with that. I mean, we don’t have an NHL goalie so it doesn’t take a genius to see that. 
 

But we need to tank and rebuild so maybe it’s fine. 
 

I have set my expectations extremely low for the next few seasons with JR at the helm. 

[Maginator]

7 minutes ago, 48MPHSlapShot said:

Can we not do this please? 

Fanbase & media is so toxic we can't even give people a chance.

[BlakeQuinnAndEggs]

27 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said:

Some so-called fans are jumping off the Canuck ship? Okay, well, see you later when the Canucks are good again. I'm not going anywhere, I love this team and I'm happy that things are finally starting to happen. Better days ahead.

10000%

 

This team sucks. Did people think keeping Boudreau and Horvat would change things? I'm not saying they are the problem but tough decisions have to happen 

 

I hope they are making the right ones.

[EddieVedder]

1 minute ago, Warhippy said:

Fat thumbed that.  Meant 6

Still bad 

[Ted Lasso]

1 hour ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said:

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. 

Agreed. They’ll help bridge the coaching change, bringing Tocchet and Foote up to speed, while being evaluated

[Gurn]

6 minutes ago, -DLC- said:

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 is interesting to see the amount of folk that can 'look past' the bad stuff, as they feel the results are worth it.

Likely many of them would be fine with the team hiring coach Quenville, as all that "bad stuff' doesn't matter to them as much as wining.

Probably a few psychiatric papers written on the difference of where people place ethics.

[stawns]

3 minutes ago, Attila Umbrus said:

It's come down a lot since AHLTV was first started. One thing to note. They charge you in USD, so it's a bit more than 30 if I remember correctly. Still worth it I think. I really enjoy the AHL brand.

True enough, they do.

 

I'm very much enjoying and, though I'd rather not pay to watch hockey, it's a much needed spirit lifter and I still get to support my team.

 

If they weren't playing well, I wouldn't have done it, but watching podz and hogz gaining confidence and becoming difference makers is worth it.........not to mention the other prospects as well.

 

I think all those who said the prospect cupboard is bare should sign up.

[Fanuck]

2 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

 

Biggest take away  -  who gives their phone number to a basement blogger?

[XxS3E3DI2N2SxX]

2 minutes ago, VancouverHabitant said:

Terrible human?  

 

Wow, what's up with judging people you have never met or interacted with? 

Sounds like the alphabet mafia is all in on Tocchet hate. Lol

[Warhippy]

4 minutes ago, BlakeQuinnAndEggs said:

So let Me guess. Psychotic rioting fans like Heffy have been harassing Tocchet already so he deletes his Twitter?

So...you weren't aware of what he posted regularly then?

 

K.

 

It's probably more apt that the team that fired the anthem singer for covid protesting told Tocchet to delete his pro convoy conspiracy laden account full of anger and hostility so as to start in Vancouver with a clean slate.

[chon derry]

8 minutes ago, Barnstorm said:

I know squat about twitter. 
Any thoughts on why his account is suddenly deleted? 
Content?

New start?

I say buckle buttercup your in for a rough one in vancity. 

[Bounce000]

3 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said:

With all of the toxic negativity around here lately, I'm just hoping they don't shut this forum down. The attacks on Tocchet are not fair. He was just hired this morning for crying out loud. Give them a chance. 

Honestly I don’t see much difference from the other days we call bloody murder.

[Maginator]

Just now, 48MPHSlapShot said:

He probably liked some tweets from people that Vancouver fans would consider "undesirables" or something. We demand uniformity of opinion here after all. 

How dare you believe in anything other than what I believe! Bad!

 

.... 

[Mando27]

Can't believe how classless this whole thing has gone down, it has got to be one of the lowest points in this franchises history. I hope more and more people stop going to games and buying merchandise.

 

 

 

Lets go Kraken

[Alflives]

4 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said:

With all of the toxic negativity around here lately, I'm just hoping they don't shut this forum down. The attacks on Tocchet are not fair. He was just hired this morning for crying out loud. Give them a chance. 

Who are “they”? The owners?

[EdgarM]

18 minutes ago, -DLC- said:

Did y'all notice the guy who stayed on the bench with Bruce as he broke down?

 

(Sure....maybe some will chime in with "yeah but Bruce is part of why he's still here and he knows it". But, bottom line, JT's a guy who cares and this was his making a statement about his coach. Stand with him to the end...there's something admirable in that. Even IF it's because Bruce was a staunch supporter of JT...what goes around comes around stuff. It's important to me that he stood beside Bruce too).

I agree I noticed that too. Its like the Captain going down with the ship. Speaking of Captain............I didn't see him there beside the Coach anywhere? Hmmm.......