Brawndo Posted June 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, thewookie1 said: I'd want at least 1 former head coach on the staff. Luke Richardson as associate HC? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 minute ago, thewookie1 said: Most, 1st time NHL HCs have one. We need some experience somewhere in this franchise. Granato has 30 years of coaching experience. about 5-6 in the NHL and another few in the AHL. I would add an experienced assistant but it doesn't need to be a former head coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Well, he wasn't my first choice, but he knows enough hockey and has coached enough that it might work. If he succeeds it will be a great story. I sure hope KA gives him a better roster than we saw last year. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Not exactly thrilled with the Rolst.. errr.. I mean, Granato hire but as a fan I wish him success. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WildCard Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 minute ago, SabresVet said: Any decent HC interviewee was interviewing KA to see what his plan was. DG had some results with young kids and that's nice. But teams have more film on him and results don't always carry over from one season to another. Underwhelming hire, but not surprising. I think this is applicable to the NFL, and maybe NBA, but not really the NHL. Most/all NHL couches are/should be playing the same style of game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 minute ago, LGR4GM said: Granato has 30 years of coaching experience. about 5-6 in the NHL and another few in the AHL. I would add an experienced assistant but it doesn't need to be a former head coach. Perhaps a Gronburg hire to use us as a landing in NA Hockey? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 20 minutes ago, LGR4GM said: Did... did our social media team get abducted by the Bills? I get it. He's Eye-talian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODO Hockey Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Presser is Thursday at 11am 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Flashsabre Posted June 29, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Hit by a car, beat cancer, on a ventilator first year here, yeah the guy has the resiliency to get through this. 3 4 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 The one thing noticeable about Granato was in every two game series we saw: Per 1 & part of 2, overwhelmed. 2nd half of Per 2 and Per 3, adjusting and playing better. Then in Game 2 they tended to play with or better than their opponents for good stretches. If we can make the playoffs with the guy, he should be great a mid-series adjustments. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted June 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, LGR4GM said: Granato has 30 years of coaching experience. about 5-6 in the NHL and another few in the AHL. I would add an experienced assistant but it doesn't need to be a former head coach. I do wonder given the fact he interviewed twice and was in Pittsburgh for 3 years with Karmanos if Rick Tocchet would be a candidate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 William Mattar named assistant coach. #suckitbrawndo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Maybe the most anticlimactic coaching hire in team history. It's neither thrilling nor disappointing, IMO, and I think the majority of fans probably thought it was coming to this. Like it or not, we have no choice but to accept it and hope that he can turn things around. Good luck, HCDG...you're going to need it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Just now, PASabreFan said: William Mattar named assistant coach. #suckitbrawndo Hurt in a car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Brawndo said: I do wonder given the fact he interviewed twice and was in Pittsburgh for 3 years with Karmanos if Rick Tocchet would be a candidate? Maybe. Don't know much about Tocchet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Scouts Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Flashsabre said: Hit by a car, beat cancer, on a ventilator first year here, yeah the guy has the resiliency to get through this. Yep, taking a little crap from the media every now and then will seem like small potatoes to Donnie Meatballs.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashsabre Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, SabresVet said: Any decent HC interviewee was interviewing KA to see what his plan was. DG had some results with young kids and that's nice. But teams have more film on him and results don't always carry over from one season to another. Underwhelming hire, but not surprising. Yes, other coaches will watch the film on him and realize how awful the team he had was and be impressed he got anything out of them. So if they hired a different coach would they have film on that coach too or is it just Granato? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Flashsabre said: Hit by a car, beat cancer, on a ventilator first year here, yeah the guy has the resiliency to get through this. You win the internet today. But don't get cocky. Tomorrow's another day. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, PASabreFan said: I get it. He's Eye-talian. And he picked up the nickname "meatballs" along the way. Maybe you missed that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Just now, Scottysabres said: Hurt in a car? Burnt in a bar? Stuck in a jar? Covered in tar? Meeting the czar? 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODO Hockey Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 This gonna be another rip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalonill Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) Shocked I don't understand why they didn't do this 5 weeks ago When it was pretty obvious from the start Edited June 29, 2021 by Buffalonill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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