If not Q, then who?

glen a richter · Post by **glen a richter** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 12:15 pm

I think most of us are on board with Coach Q coming back, but supposing he won’t, who would you like to see? I look at the Rangers and how well their hire has worked out on a team in a supposed rebuild. Can they poach a good college coach next season and just ride Berube the rest of this one?

Q is genuinely the only veteran coach I’d be interested in, and if not him I’d want a younger guy who can get the most out of a young group.

Portland Blues · Post by **Portland Blues** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 12:58 pm

Mike Danton.

Toasted Oates · Post by **Toasted Oates** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 4:04 pm

Coach Q is going to enjoy the holidays on the Hawks' dime and then he'll get to work. No worries. Blues hockey.

theohall · Post by **theohall** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 4:31 pm

Benoit Groulx - Syracuse Crunch
Sheldon Keefe - Toronto Marlies

JCShutout · Post by **JCShutout** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 6:06 pm

John de Lancie might be an interesting option. If anyone can get the Blues a stanley cup he certainly can. From what I've seen, the guy can do just about anything.

glen a richter · Post by **glen a richter** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 7:35 pm

Palazzola suggests Alain Vigneault. I suggest he lay off the drugs.

Toasted Oates · Post by **Toasted Oates** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 8:17 pm

glen a richter wrote:Palazzola suggests Alain Vigneault. I suggest he lay off the drugs.

That dude has no sources or inside information. Under the handle "Scottrade General," he would tweet out a rumor or trade without giving credit to the original "tweeter." After a few people called him out and embarrassed him, he changed his handle and started a new website. Baptism by fire, I guess. Credit to him for humbling himself, but he's no more of an insider than you or I.

AV would be a classic Doug hire, though.

gaijin · Post by **gaijin** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 6:25 am

A bit off topic, but looks like the Oilers convinced Hitchcock to come out of retirement and take over the head coach job from McLellan.

https://sports.yahoo.com/oilers-can-mcl ... 28308.html

Zombie of NHL coaches- just keeps coming back.

theohall · Post by **theohall** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 6:43 am

Hitch's first line in his post-game presser was awesome. He said it was the first time he'd been up for a 3rd period in awhile, because it was past his bed time.

theohall · Post by **theohall** » Thu Nov 22, 2018 3:39 am

Saw this name mentioned in an Athletic article by LeBrun: Rikard Gronborg

So found a Sportsnet article about him and it reads like the kind of outside the box thinking that could work for a team like the Blues which has no identity right now. He'd have a blank slate to work with to implement is completely different style system.

Why Rikard Grönborg could be NHL’s first European head coach since 2001

glen a richter · Post by **glen a richter** » Thu Nov 22, 2018 12:03 pm

If nothing else, the Blues have a pretty solid history of being behind the times. It would be nice if they could hire a coach who would completely change the way the team played and maybe force everyone else to keep up for once.

gaijin · Post by **gaijin** » Thu Nov 22, 2018 6:43 pm

It would have been hilarious if the Blues had replaced Yeo with Hitch...

Let's Go Blues

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