Friedman Peter Laviolette Is Next Rangers' Head Coach; Signs 3-Year Deal

[Phil]

 

[LindG1000]

At this point we can only hope that Laviolette can figure out how to mix the ingredients on this team and get a better outcome.

 

If not, well, we can do this again in 2025 with a new GM too

[Sod16]

Sixth time is usually a charm.

[Drew a Penalty]

[jsm7302]

Laviolette gets another crack at it. Bring the cup back to Broadway Lavi!!!! Hopefully some new assistant blood too will really get a more defined product on the ice next season. I'm looking forward to it.

[Morphinity 2.0]

Hopefully this goes better than his first stint with the Rangers. 

[LindG1000]

2 minutes ago, Morphinity 2.0 said:

Hopefully this goes better than his first stint with the Rangers. 

 

I'm honestly fine if it doesn't. 

[Morphinity 2.0]

I'm not. Their window is the next two years. Laviolette has to know that. Beyond that, the future is uncertain with Shesterkin's contract expiring and their massive contracts aging even further. 

 

This is probably the safest option of all the coaches available and for that reason it doesn't really instill a lot of confidence or excitement. 

[jsm7302]

5 minutes ago, Morphinity 2.0 said:

I'm not. Their window is the next two years. Laviolette has to know that. Beyond that, the future is uncertain with Shesterkin's contract expiring and their massive contracts aging even further. 

 

This is probably the safest option of all the coaches available and for that reason it doesn't really instill a lot of confidence or excitement. 

The interesting off season will be next year if this core falls short again because Trouba and Kreider can and most likely will be moved to change the trajectory of the team. 

[Br4d]

We're 5 weeks into the coaching search and it "looks like Laviolette is the guy."

 

We're not quite at the Little Rascals Fire Engine out of control down the hill phase yet...

[Br4d]

1 minute ago, jsm7302 said:

The interesting off season will be next year if this core falls short again because Trouba and Kreider can and most likely will be moved to change the trajectory of the team. 

 

Trouba is not the guy who needs to be moved.

 

Terrible contract but he's a man among boys on this team.

[jsm7302]

Just now, Br4d said:

 

Trouba is not the guy who needs to be moved.

 

Terrible contract but he's a man among boys on this team.

I like his leadership of this team. I really do but something's gotta give if this team fails to make playoffs or flames out in round one again.

[Br4d]

1 minute ago, jsm7302 said:

I like his leadership of this team. I really do but something's gotta give if this team fails to make playoffs or flames out in round one again.

 

I'm already at the something's gotta give point with this roster but you can't trade the only guy who stands his ground in a fight when the rest of the team is as soft as this team is.

 

We need a Trouba up front at this point and not a guy like Ryan Reeves who has balls of steel but can't skate any more.

[jsm7302]

1 minute ago, Br4d said:

 

I'm already at the something's gotta give point with this roster but you can't trade the only guy who stands his ground in a fight when the rest of the team is as soft as this team is.

 

We need a Trouba up front at this point and not a guy like Ryan Reeves who has balls of steel but can't skate any more.

We always go to the garbage bin for our needs. Get the guy who is 36 and plays a hard game?!? Next thing you know we will be trying to get Lucic.......

[Br4d]

The LW glut prevents the option of taking Adam Fox to Ottawa and trying to pry Brady Tkachuk away from them.

[Abe Froman]

Edited June 12, 2023 by Abe Froman

[skunkman]

[Pete]

1 hour ago, Br4d said:

 

Trouba is not the guy who needs to be moved.

 

Terrible contract but he's a man among boys on this team.

Really? Last time I checked it was little boys who threw their toys when things weren't going their way. 

[siddious]

I want a 5 page, single spaced, essay from drury on why this process took so long 

[Br4d]

22 minutes ago, Pete said:

Really? Last time I checked it was little boys who threw their toys when things weren't going their way. 

 

Post something useful for a change.

 

Trouba is the Ranger's tough guy at the moment.  Nobody else fills that role.

 

I hate his contract and his cap hit but I can't imagine the Rangers as a functional team with nobody who will stand up to the bullies and without Trouba that's the situation.

[Sod16]

1 hour ago, Br4d said:

The LW glut prevents the option of taking Adam Fox to Ottawa and trying to pry Brady Tkachuk away from them.

After watching the playoffs, I'll take any Tkachuk at this point, even Walt.

[The Dude]

They said this 3 weeks ago. 

 

I'm not buying it. 

[Pete]

1 hour ago, Br4d said:

 

Post something useful for a change.

 

Trouba is the Ranger's tough guy at the moment.  Nobody else fills that role.

 

I hate his contract and his cap hit but I can't imagine the Rangers as a functional team with nobody who will stand up to the bullies and without Trouba that's the situation.

You've posted nonstop about trading an untradable player, since the minute the season ended...And I need to post something useful? Get a grip, and learn to take a joke.

[Abe Froman]

Good luck with the playoff ghosts. He'll be gone in a couple of years.

[Bugg]

Cautiously optimistic. He has a system. Also has a roster of players who should be embarrassed by their failures, so this time (3rd?4th?) would hope they're more inclined to buy into the system rather than do their own thing.