new Canucks coach
The Vancouver Canucks are currently looking for a new head coach having fired Marc Crawford last week. I will now look at each of the top candidates to replace Crawford as coach of the Canucks:
Paul Maurice
This is a guy who led the Carolina Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in '02. He has a very defensive style of coaching. I see him as being the next coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs as he has been familiar with the team through the AHL Affiliate the Toronto Marlies.
Pat Quinn
As a former head coach of the Canucks Quinn should be and will be considered a top candidate to replace Crawford behind the bench. When Quinn was fired in 1996-97, the team had current players Trevor Linden, Mattius Ohlund, and Markus Naslund. Quinn is considered to be a players coach who has the tendency to be too soft with certain players. The upside is that he trusts back-up goalies more than Crawford did which is what the team desparately needs to be successful. I'm not entirely sure if Quinn is able to adjust to the new NHL, however, his familiarity with the team must be taken into consideration.
Don Hay
Hay has done a tremendous job as coach of the Vancouver Giants. He has taken the young team under his wing and guided them to WHL finals. This proves that he can handle the younger players such as Ryan Kesler and Ryan Rypien and help turn them into prominent hockey players. His coaching style emphasuzing work ethic and hard work is just what the new NHL is all about. The downside to hiring Don Hay is that he only has half a season under his belt worth of experience when he was briefly interim coach of the Calgary Flames. Also, although he has done well in the junior level of hockey, the NHL is leaps and bounds above the WHL in terms of the development of the players and the the speed of the game. Nonetheless Hay should be given a lot of consideration
Scotty Bowman
This is a coach who hasn't coached since he retired after winning his final Stanley Cup in 2002. It's unlikely that he will come out of retirement to lead a team that's as fragile as the Canucks are unless he wishes to challenge himself. Also, the NHL has changed a lot since he last coached and it would be a real risk that he would be effective in the new NHL. That Sais, if Bowman was willing to come out of retirement to coach the Cannucks, the team would be getting one of the best coaches in the history of the game with a proven track record.
Kevin Constantine
He has a good track record as an NHL head coach, however he has not coached in the NHL since '02. He has also never made it past the second round in the playoffs as an NHL coach. Like Don Hay, his proven track record in the WHL will make him attractive to Dave Nonis as this proves he can work well w/ the younger players.
I believe that Pat Quinn or Don Hay will likely end up as coach of the Vancouver Canucks. Although, current coaches in the Canucks system such as Mike Johnston and Stan Smyl will certainly be looked at, I believe the team should hire a coach with whom the players are unfamiliar with. That said, Quinn would make an excellant choice still because he left before Ohlund and Naslund really matured and Linden thrived under Quinn's tutelage.
Paul Maurice
This is a guy who led the Carolina Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in '02. He has a very defensive style of coaching. I see him as being the next coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs as he has been familiar with the team through the AHL Affiliate the Toronto Marlies.
Pat Quinn
As a former head coach of the Canucks Quinn should be and will be considered a top candidate to replace Crawford behind the bench. When Quinn was fired in 1996-97, the team had current players Trevor Linden, Mattius Ohlund, and Markus Naslund. Quinn is considered to be a players coach who has the tendency to be too soft with certain players. The upside is that he trusts back-up goalies more than Crawford did which is what the team desparately needs to be successful. I'm not entirely sure if Quinn is able to adjust to the new NHL, however, his familiarity with the team must be taken into consideration.
Don Hay
Hay has done a tremendous job as coach of the Vancouver Giants. He has taken the young team under his wing and guided them to WHL finals. This proves that he can handle the younger players such as Ryan Kesler and Ryan Rypien and help turn them into prominent hockey players. His coaching style emphasuzing work ethic and hard work is just what the new NHL is all about. The downside to hiring Don Hay is that he only has half a season under his belt worth of experience when he was briefly interim coach of the Calgary Flames. Also, although he has done well in the junior level of hockey, the NHL is leaps and bounds above the WHL in terms of the development of the players and the the speed of the game. Nonetheless Hay should be given a lot of consideration
Scotty Bowman
This is a coach who hasn't coached since he retired after winning his final Stanley Cup in 2002. It's unlikely that he will come out of retirement to lead a team that's as fragile as the Canucks are unless he wishes to challenge himself. Also, the NHL has changed a lot since he last coached and it would be a real risk that he would be effective in the new NHL. That Sais, if Bowman was willing to come out of retirement to coach the Cannucks, the team would be getting one of the best coaches in the history of the game with a proven track record.
Kevin Constantine
He has a good track record as an NHL head coach, however he has not coached in the NHL since '02. He has also never made it past the second round in the playoffs as an NHL coach. Like Don Hay, his proven track record in the WHL will make him attractive to Dave Nonis as this proves he can work well w/ the younger players.
I believe that Pat Quinn or Don Hay will likely end up as coach of the Vancouver Canucks. Although, current coaches in the Canucks system such as Mike Johnston and Stan Smyl will certainly be looked at, I believe the team should hire a coach with whom the players are unfamiliar with. That said, Quinn would make an excellant choice still because he left before Ohlund and Naslund really matured and Linden thrived under Quinn's tutelage.
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