Canucks 2011/12

[RL RCD]

Canucks start pre-season tonight.

Some questions:

1. What can we expect from Canucks this season?

2. How secure is Alain Vigneault’s job? This summer Canucks hired Craig MacTavish to be the head coach of their farm team which speaks volumes.

Craig MacTavish (born August 15, 1958) is the current head coach of the AHL Chicago Wolves, the farm team of the Vancouver Canucks. MacTavish played centre for 19 NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. MacTavish later coached the Oilers from 2000 to 2009. He is known for being the last NHL player to play without a helmet. As a player won Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers in 1994.

My answers:

1. Canucks will go to the Western Conference finals.
2. Craig MacTavish will replace Alain Vigneault during the regular season.

 

[Regs]

I think the season will build slowly with them rounding into form late January or early February.

I don't see AV going anywhere during the year, Gillis doesn't operate that way.

Return trip to the Final.

 

[akslop]

where did the summer go?

 

[RL RCD]

I don't see AV going anywhere during the year, Gillis doesn't operate that way.

It looks to me that Gillis hired MacTavish so he can have an option and does not have to rush during the season in a search of a new coach (if a coaching change proves to be unavoidable). AV certainly must feel the fire under his feet.

 

[Regs]

I hope you are wrong. Because if you are right, that means the Canucks will have gone into the tank at some point

 

[The Franchise]

Good lord the team goes to the Cup finals and the first post is about getting rid of the coach....

I say get rid of kesler he is faking the injury

 

[akslop]

Canucks will win the west again.. My concern is on the back end with the departure of Ehrhoff but I believe we can replace his points internally..

Nolan will make the team . He is our Mark Recchi

Our 3rd and fourth line depth is better than last year..

We will trade Schnieder for an impact player sooner rather than later. (tampa bay)

52-21-6-3
113pts
266 gf
194 ga

canucks in 6 over TB

 

[RL RCD]

Good lord the team goes to the Cup finals and the first post is about getting rid of the coach....

Whether we like it or not, Gillis did not hire MacTavish to keep him in AHL. For Gillis, MacTavish is an insurance policy this season. It is obvious.

 

[The Franchise]

Whether we like it or not, Gillis did not hire MacTavish to keep him in AHL. For Gillis, MacTavish is an insurance policy this season. It is obvious.

You think that MacTavish is the new coach to be.....yeah fire the coach and take 6 steps back with MacCan'twin behind the bench

 

[italian_stallion21]

Not unlike Bylsma in Pittsburgh when he took over for Therrien and won them a cup. I would be OK with winning a cup. I do believe Schneider gets traded this year, that was the first thing I thought of when Legace was invited to camp. Fantastic back up, not so great a starter, but would work well here.

 

[The Franchise]

Not unlike Bylsma in Pittsburgh when he took over for Therrien and won them a cup. I would be OK with winning a cup.

The comparison isnt close Stal....Pens were below .500 and in huge slump with a giant payroll.

regs was spot on , Gillis doesnt work that way and wont fire the coach mid season

 

[italian_stallion21]

The comparison isnt close Stal....Pens were below .500 and in huge slump with a giant payroll.

Well considering the season hasn't started of course it isn't close. The only way MacT is coaching the big team is if the Nuck's are floundering like Pittsburgh was.

 

[bergamascho]

I'm not watching hockey until March, wounds still haven't healed. I can still feel the burning in my eyes from game 7. Oh wait nevermind that was tear gas I was remembering!!!

 

[bandcamp]

You think the Canucks have a coaching succession plan tied to their own AHL team? I strongly disagree. MacT is wanting to get back to the NHL for sure but I don't see the tie up to the big club. Other teams will take him before the Canucks do. I'm pretty sure the Nucks are happy with V. Coach of the year twice in the league I believe and just took the team to game 7 of the SCF.

MacT is there to develop the AHL guys. Full stop.

 

[mtkb]

Canucks needed to add grit; instead they lost it.... my fearless prediction - they'll suffer early from the remnants of the beating my Bruins laid on them, and miss the playoffs in the super-competitive western conference...

FWIW, I'll pick the Caps to win it all...

 

[striker14]

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[striker14]

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[girth]

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[bandcamp]

Holy crap...90% of those chicks are terrible!

 

[johnnybluenose]

3-1 Win for the Nuckleheads tonight is my prediction.

Danny with 2 and Hodgson with one on the PP.
Malkin for Pens.

I'm actually more pumped for the season to start than I'd thought I'd be.