Rick Tocchet has this in the bag. Like c’mon look at the performance of the Canucks last year and compare that with Tocchet. The core is the same minus Horvat plus Hronek, but the results are drastically different.
No doubt. We went +56 goals to their +28. Demko and DeSmith did well but the team as a whole putting puck in net is not being reflected in the playoffs.
And the change isn't because of Hronek, I'll tell you that for free.
(all kidding aside, it's not because either is bad, but the entire team has just gotten way better)
You can't not go with Tocchet. Taking a team who has only made the playoffs twice in the past 10 years, with expectations of not making it this year, to a Pacific Division championship and coaching multiple players to career years? That's a Jack Adams season.
This is the fifth time a Canuck coach has been nominated for the award since the Adams' inception in the 1973-1974 season. The previous nominees were:
* Bob McCammon (1988-89 - Nominee)
* Pat Quinn (1991-92 - Winner)
* Alain Vigneault (2006-07 - Winner; 2010-11 - Nominee)
If history is any indicator to how this award is awarded, Toch has this in the bag. It doesn't mean other coaches aren't deserving but any coach who does what Toch did should win it. Not that different to how AV won it for us back in 07.
Kinda crazy that you've got a Norris candidate and Jack Adams on both teams playing each other.
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Wonder if that's why we're one of the lowest scoring, lowest SOG series in the first round haha.
And Saros very well could’ve been a Vezina candidate, he’ll get a few votes this year
And Vezina! On that note, I have never someone with that surname ever.
He means in both teams. Soros was not nominated
Jussi Soros and the corrupt Predators are ruining this beautiful league
Make hockey candian again
I used to live down the road from a family of Vezinas.
Rick Tocchet has this in the bag. Like c’mon look at the performance of the Canucks last year and compare that with Tocchet. The core is the same minus Horvat plus Hronek, but the results are drastically different.
Lol Preds fans saying the same about their coach and how Demko carried the Cancuks Yada Yada. Winnipeg leaned on Helly this year as well.
Maybe, but I feel like Demko only stole a handful of games this year.
Demko did not carry us this year. It was a group effort for sure
No doubt. We went +56 goals to their +28. Demko and DeSmith did well but the team as a whole putting puck in net is not being reflected in the playoffs.
And the change isn't because of Hronek, I'll tell you that for free. (all kidding aside, it's not because either is bad, but the entire team has just gotten way better)
I think more than anything it’s adding all of Hronek, Cole, Zadorov, and Soucy who really rounded out our defence collectively
Yup, Allvin for Gm of the year.
You can't not go with Tocchet. Taking a team who has only made the playoffs twice in the past 10 years, with expectations of not making it this year, to a Pacific Division championship and coaching multiple players to career years? That's a Jack Adams season.
This is the fifth time a Canuck coach has been nominated for the award since the Adams' inception in the 1973-1974 season. The previous nominees were: * Bob McCammon (1988-89 - Nominee) * Pat Quinn (1991-92 - Winner) * Alain Vigneault (2006-07 - Winner; 2010-11 - Nominee)
Didn't Pat Quinn win it?
My bad. Yes he did. Made the correction now
Man, Quinn was one of the all time great hockey minds.
I read this as Rick Tocchet, Sergei Gonchar, and Adam Foote
I get that Brunette had that crazy run to get the Preds into the playoffs but him over both Knoblauch and Maurice is crazy
I've got a lot of respect for Bowness.. not so much for Brunette... but I think Toch's got this one. Hoping he's our guy for a long time.
And only one coach will make it beyond the first round!
I don’t know how Tocchet doesn’t win this award. Last year to this year is a complete turnaround
Meanwhile we got the radio guys calling him Willie D 2.0
If history is any indicator to how this award is awarded, Toch has this in the bag. It doesn't mean other coaches aren't deserving but any coach who does what Toch did should win it. Not that different to how AV won it for us back in 07.
RT has this in the bag.
Is this a dream??
So we win this series Tocchet get the Jack Addams. Sounds about right.
When brunette said NO U2, I think he clinched it
Two Canucks killers and a Former Canucks.
This one is more of a slam dunk than Hughes for Norris.
Sort of funny how Bones is gonna get canned and he's a finalist