titans04 Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 (edited) I'd be alright with Deboer and Maurice (assuming he becomes available) The coach I would like to see here is Bob Hartley. He has plenty of experience dealing with Allstar talent and getting the most out of it from his days in Colorado and he managed to take an AWFUL Atlanta team to its only playoff berth in franchise history. He also has experience with Kovalchuk and all that is involved with getting everything out of his massive tanks of talent. So my vote goes 100% for Hartley this year unless someone else shows up late to the race. Hartley recently signed a two year deal to coach overseas. ZSC LionsOn March 14, 2011, Hartley signed a two-year contract to coach the Zurich Lions, replacing former Team Sweden coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, the man behind the bench for Sweden’s 2006 Olympic Gold Medal in Turin Edited April 10, 2011 by titans04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caron14 Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Bob Hartley have a special close in his contract were he could leave for a NHL or a KHL job But i think Lindy Ruff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Ruff is not leaving Buffalo. He'll sign a new contract after talking with Pegula following the post season. He wasn't happy before because of the team's lack of willingness to get players to help, not just one's off the discount rack. Regier got him Boyes who has 13 points [i think] since joining the Sabres. Ruff will remain in Buffalo, book it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Deboer is intriguing. Lord knows the Florida franchise is the definition of failure, so no one can really succed there. Plus he coached Clarkson in Kitchener, so there's that connection. From what I read on another board about DeBoer, Bryan Murray was interested in him the first time around and Ottawa hapens to have an opening now too, so if we want him we might have competition. I'd take him, he's like Sutter only not hermetically attached to Western Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 If you can't beat him- hire him. Irony of ironies, those three wins over Carolina in eight days during February pretty much kept them out of the playoffs, as it turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Pride 26 Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 I remember Jas0n bringing up the idea of bringing in DeBoer to run our PP back when Sutter was here and DeBoer was still in the juniors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I remember that too DP. I just hope Lou places a call to DeBoer before Bryan Murray does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devs1965 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I agree 100% that there will be no rookie coach taking the reigns. The only thing I hope is that Lou does not make this a all summer decision, same thing with Zach the decisions need to be done before the draft please! I also wish Jacques Lemaire all the best and a big thank you for making this year worth watching again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fan Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 1) Ken Hitchcock (defense-first mindset) 2) Therien (look above) 3) Ted Nolan (get the most out of the players) 4) Guy Carbonneau (who knows?) 5) DeBoer (could be high-risk, high reward) 6) Pat Quinn (a veteran coach, should have something good in him, isn't??) 7) Bob Hartley (mentioned by many posters here) 8) Larry Robinson (Mentioned) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 From what I read on another board about DeBoer, Bryan Murray was interested in him the first time around and Ottawa hapens to have an opening now too, so if we want him we might have competition. I'd take him, he's like Sutter only not hermetically attached to Western Canada. I figured Ottawa would be interested in him. He'd be a good fit there as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoArmySports Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Ladies and Gentlemen the new coach of the New Jersey Devils.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-AXZlWfXWw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Scott Stevens and Dano! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caron14 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Pat Quinn is maybe not a bad idea to..... But my choice still Hartley He coach me in Joliette Junior AAA and this guy knows his hockey for sure! And he find a way to convince player to give the best they have. he is a motivator! really emotive behind the bench! when he coach it the same things that when he play he want to win! So he is the best coach i never have and i think he is a good fit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schneidpants Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 what about Mike Keenan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMazz Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 One word. Lou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilinLA Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 MAC T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 i don't know about Hartley... i remember him talking about Kovalchuk on RDS and it was not pretty, was saying he couldnt make him play otherwise than how kovie wanted or wtv... that it was like taking water ouf of a rock etc etc... not too sure i'd want him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconnellrules Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Well, before we signed Lemaire again, I was actually pulling for Laviolette. I do think we need a long term solution though. Putting it off for one more year of Jacques is just making me tired at this point; not to mention the fact its 4:20 AM in the morning making me tired. We need a coach that has some staying power so we can put an end to the revolving door of NJD head coaches. I could see Lou taking the reins until someone respectable surfaces. No more rookie coaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadvlfan Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Wonder if Johnny Mac is ready for primetime? Everyone says we need to have a guy that has deep nhl experience. Is there another Guy Boucher, Dan Bylisma, or Joe Sacco (was better last year) out there. Non of theese had nhl head coach experience. I'm still hoping for Haviland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravityFat Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 ruff will leave buffalo and become the new jersey devils' permanent coach for a record breaking 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Toe Blake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatansDevils Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Would like to see Mike Haviland but if they want a coach like Lemaire it could end up being Ken Hitchcock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Devil Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I say it'll be George Gwozdecky. He's a Lou type of coach if ever there was one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelastonealive Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 According to Michael Russo, Todd Richards was just fired in Minnesota. Not saying I want or don't want him, just pointing out another coach on the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn01 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I still say Pat Quinn not only because he knows what he is doing but because he has an awesome name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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