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

[EdgarM]

12 minutes ago, canuckfromlangley said:

None of them have experience winning championships at the coaching level.

None of them come from a Country Club atmosphere either, which is the bigger issue for me.

[Devron]

I’d be telling other teams to pay up for Horvat now. We are moving him. I just want all the sh!t to end 

[stawns]

Just now, Ghostsof1915 said:

Stanley Cup, defensive orientated Trotz? You know Trotz is only 2 years older than Tocchet right?

I don't want tocchet either

[We_Are_All_Canucks_4_life]

Not a fan of this. But the new head coach could help us get a good player in the draft, I guess. It was still handled like garbage, can't wait for them to mess up the horvat situation as well.

[Spoosh]

Like most people, I really like Bruce Boudreau and how honestly and solemnly he does his job. The results obviously didn’t come so I can understand the result we have here.

 

Rick Tocchet. Haven’t really followed his career after his playing days. His record isn’t great but coaching Arizona seldom does you any favors. People say he is tough and demanding - we’ll see. And I really look forward to the new chapter. Foote and Gonchar both have my respect as great players, like Tocchet. I hope they all have the tools we need to get the team on track.

 

Lastly, how on earth are such underachievers like Mike Yeo and Jason King still here? Absolutely nothing against these guys personally, but the team has definitely not improved its performance under these guys. Trent Cull, I really dunno, his contribution was not noticeable. Actually noticed him for the first time behind the bench tonite against Edmonton. I was like who is this guy still in Movember mode 

 

 

[Ghostsof1915]

Yeo, King and Stillman.

The Total Tank Trio!

[Canuck You]

You give a man a screwdriver while other teams have power tools and expect him to make hay..I lost all respect. Playing with 2nd 3rd string goalies..and a crap D, I will miss Bruce. He was such a lovable person and I got to meet him. Let he new regime make a mockery of this team and hire their clowns for the circus.

[Kenny Blankenship]

28 minutes ago, MaxVerstappen33 said:

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

No kidding. Seems like a load of bull to me. 

[5nothincanucksohno]

41 minutes ago, Fanuck said:

This could've been handled so much more professionally.   JR certainly should have known how to deal with this better.   Shame.

Especially considering they kept Yeo...he could have been interim coach for a week or two. 

[Ghostsof1915]

1 minute ago, stawns said:

I don't want tocchet either

I'd take Trotz over a lot of options right now. At least we'd have a system, and he's able to coach. However I think he still wants a break from coaching. He can pick and choose the team he really wants to work with.

[aGENT]

8 minutes ago, stawns said:

As I've said, I loathe tocchet, absolutely hate him.  But, if he can come in and implement a strong system and get this team playing some halfway decent defense then I'll swallow some of that loathing. 

 

I want my team to do well

Pretty much where I am.

 

Love Bruce as a person but he wasn't coaching this team to play with structure or puck support, regardless of what I may think of the roster. He had to go.

 

If Tocchet and Co. can come in and get them to do so/help sort out the guys who won't, I'll set aside how I feel about him personally, and cheer on the team and their improved play.

[I.Am.Ironman]

19 minutes ago, kodos said:

“We’re bringing in a Freedom Convoy loving criminal to fix the culture” 

What's the story here?

[EP Phone Home]

Not the first time this franchise has done a hockey legend dirty. Everybody remembers how this ownership treated Trevor Linden. Just a horrible way to treat classy and respectful hockey people. Such a embarrassing time to be a fan. 

Edited January 22, 2023 by EP Phone Home

[NewbieCanuckFan]

46 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.

Doubt our 10 million plus 30+ year old defenseman (OEL) doesn't support this either.

[Ghostsof1915]

1 minute ago, 5nothincanucksohno said:

Especially considering they kept Yeo...he could have been interim coach for a week or two. 

Special Stealth Tank Operative.

[RWJC]

1 minute ago, Canuck You said:

You give a man a screwdriver while other teams have power tools and expect him to make hay..I lost all respect. Playing with 2nd 3rd string goalies..and a crap D, I will miss Bruce. He was such a lovable person and I got to meet him. Let he new regime make a mockery of this team and hire their clowns for the circus.

Ask yourself why this might happen…especially when mgmt initially indicated off the hop this club was not good enough to compete in the playoffs, devoid of top drawer prospects and picks…and all the while we’re in an amazing draft year.  It’s about finding opportunity through decomposition. Ugly and smelly, but like a dying salmon at the end of its spawning cycle, new life will form from the decay. 

[Nucker 67]

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.

[EdgarM]

11 minutes ago, Heretic said:

So, the Canucks fire a head coach with a winning lifetime coaching record (0.575 )  and replace him with one that has a losing record (0.406)?

What ever it takes to rid ourselves of the Country Club atmosphere once and for all. Bo gone will be the last piece to go.

[PetterssonOrPeterson]

40 minutes ago, Muttley said:

No idea who composed this;

 

Taken from a script lol.

[Slegr]

1 minute ago, EdgarM said:

What ever it takes to rid ourselves of the Country Club atmosphere once and for all. Bo gone will be the last piece to go.

Don’t forget Boeser!