The Search for a Coach is Underway
by Andy Newman on Apr 27, 2010 2:49 PM EDT
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Puck-rakers reports that GM Scott Howson has been granted permission to interview the Blue Jackets first candidate for the open coaching position. Aaron Portzline speculates that the first interview belongs to Scott Arniel of the Manitoba Moose, the Vancouver Canucks' AHL affiliate.
The Blue Jackets clearly have interest in going with a fresh face for the open coaching spot, as top candidates are believed to be Kevin Dineen, Guy Boucher, Paul MacLean, Brent Peterson, Claude Noel, and Arniel.
I personally like all of these candidates for various reasons. How can you argue with the success the Detroit organization has had over the past two decades? MacLean would bring that winning attitude, and look at his former colleague on the Detroit staff, Todd MacLellan, and the success he is having in San Jose. A similar argument could be had for Brent Peterson, who coaches under Barry Trotz in Nashville. Imagine what the Jackets would look like today if they had hired Trotz ten years ago.
Meanwhile, with such a young roster and the success of other AHL-to-NHL coaches, Dineen has to be on top of the list. As the Dispatch has stated, Dineen can take bad teams and make them good, and good teams and make them great. He has ties to Columbus which makes it a natural fit.
If I were in charge, I would pick Dineen. He can bring back a spark of passion that we maybe haven't seen since the early days of the Blue Jackets. It's not all memories, though, as Dineen does possess a proven track record as a successful coach.
Who would you pick? Vote in the poll and let me hear it in the comments!
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i second that.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 27, 2010 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm torn
I think Dineen would be a great coach, and having history with the franchise is something special. Regardless, I think it would take time for a coaches style to settle in and take over. Since Noel already had this philosophies and game plans in place before, I voted for him.
If he does get the job, I’ll be very pleased because we know he can lead the team to some wins. However, if he doesn’t, I’d like to see Dineen behind the bench.
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by Andrew Tolliver on Apr 27, 2010 5:24 PM EDT reply actions
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Gord Murphy has been in the organization for 7 years now. Even Hitchcock told him that he was grooming Murphy to be a head coach. I really think it would be a great hire for Columbus to keep Murph he will do great things.
Guy Boucher
I live in Montreal, so unfortunately I’m stuck hearing a lot about the Montreal Canadiens franchise, but for those of you who haven’t heard about this man, he is on absolute fire. More than 5 or 6 prospects who played for the habs this season did so because of Guy Boucher. He knows how to develop talent and given how young our team is, I think he would be the perfect fit. He would know what to do with talent like Nikita Filatov and I could not think of a better coach to hire. In fact, even before I read this article, I was praying that the jackets would at least consider Boucher for the job, and now my dreams have come true.
I don’t know if you guys legitimately prefer Dineen over Boucher, or that you just haven’t heard all that much about him because he’s all the way in the East …
Boucher seems to be the popular choice in the whole league right now, and with three other coaching vacancies (so far) I think it’s unlikely the Jackets will be his destination. His resume is awesome, but I have a funny feeling he’ll end up in Atlanta or Jersey. I went with Dineen because of his previous ties to the organization- i can see a move whereby he becomes the next Columbus coach and his former teammate Tyler Wright gets the gig in Springfield.
I also hope that if Claude isn’t hired, he lands on his feet somewhere as a head coach. He did some fantastic things with the CBJ’s young players, and deserves a shot somewhere.
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