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[SuperMatt18]

I actually am starting to think that Boughner could be a front runner.

Helped to build a strong Windsor program in the OHL that won back to back Memorial Cups.

Has assistant coach experience in the NHL, and appears to have done a good job with Pete Deboer in turning around the Sharks this season.

Meets the criteria from Treliving on building a winner, and also meets the criteria from Burke on having a presence in the room (Boughner was a bit of a tough SOB in his playing days). Bring in Boughner with Rocky Thompson (Boughner's replacement in Windsor) as one of his assistants and I would be pretty happy with that hire.

To top it all off it would also make sense as to why management is in no rush to hire a coach - they can't really speak with Boughner until the Sharks are out of the playoffs.

[Fighting Banana Slug]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

I actually am starting to think that Boughner could be a front runner.

Helped to build a strong Windsor program in the OHL that won back to back Memorial Cups.

Has assistant coach experience in the NHL, and appears to have done a good job with Pete Deboer in turning around the Sharks this season.

Meets the criteria from Treliving on building a winner, and also meets the criteria from Burke on having a presence in the room (Boughner was a bit of a tough SOB in his playing days).

To top it all off it would also make sense as to why management is in no rush to hire a coach - they can't really speak with Boughner until the Sharks are out of the playoffs.

I've been putting him out there as a good candidate as well. Got my vote.

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

I actually am starting to think that Boughner could be a front runner.

Helped to build a strong Windsor program in the OHL that won back to back Memorial Cups.

Has assistant coach experience in the NHL, and appears to have done a good job with Pete Deboer in turning around the Sharks this season.

Meets the criteria from Treliving on building a winner, and also meets the criteria from Burke on having a presence in the room (Boughner was a bit of a tough SOB in his playing days). Bring in Boughner with Rocky Thompson (Boughner's replacement in Windsor) as one of his assistants and I would be pretty happy with that hire.

To top it all off it would also make sense as to why management is in no rush to hire a coach - they can't really speak with Boughner until the Sharks are out of the playoffs.

I also wouldn't mind Kelly McCrimmon

[saillias]

Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe

I can't but help think of Nate Leaman after that article.

Same. Although promoting a guy from college to NHL is pretty risky. He might need some AHL seasoning time, and Huska is already there.

[Cinephile]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Right there. Now that would be interesting. How exactly did his time in Washington end again? Did he opt not to return?

He quit.

https://www.nhl.com/news/dale-hunter...itals/c-631605

"Hunter quit as Washington's coach on Monday after less than six months on the job, saying he wants to return to his family, his farm and the junior club he owns in Canada."

[Toonage]

You want a guy with a presence, who is used to working with young players, who had built a winner, etc. Dale Hunter fits the bill. But yeah, pretty unlikely.

[sureLoss]

Some high praise for Capitals assistant Todd Reirden, which this article claims is ready for the head coach job:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/capital...medium=twitter

Reirden went into coaching three years later, taking Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to the American Hockey League's playoffs twice and assisting Dan Bylsma on the Pittsburgh Penguins' staff. After two more season as an assistant under Barry Trotz with the Washington Capitals, Reirden's success is measurable in the progress made by Kris Letang, Matt Niskanen, John Carlson and other defensemen.

NHL general managers are always looking for coaching's next big thing, and Reirden has positioned himself to be just that this summer or next.

''He's got great potential,'' said McLellan, now coach of the Edmonton Oilers. ''You look at his path from developing player early in his career and then his time in the minors, his stay at the national league level, some of the coaches he's been around and the organizations he's been through, his body of work, I think all of those qualities put him in a category that soon people will be talking about him as a future head coach.''

Like Hynes, Reirden came up through the Penguins' coaching ranks that also produced Bylsma and Mike Yeo. From Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to Pittsburgh and Washington, Reirden has consciously taken steps to be a better assistant and, eventually, a better NHL head coach.

''My particular path has been a fairly quick one in terms of getting to the National Hockey League as an assistant, and it's been a lot of learning on the job,'' Reirden said. ''An important part of learning is being a good listener, especially when you're in an assistant coaching role and taking information in and for me learning what works and what doesn't work sometimes and deciding how I want to utilize those positives and negatives I take from the situation in preparation for one day being a head coach in this league.''

One day isn't far away. Reirden oversaw the fifth-ranked power play in the NHL this season and ran a defense that thrived despite injuries.

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Trotz said Reirden deserves all the credit for the growth of young defensemen and called him ''a really bright hockey mind.'' That's an opinion shared by many of his colleagues.

''I think he's one of the best teaching coaches in our game,'' said Bylsma, now coach of the Buffalo Sabres. ''His ability to relate and teach and give players an opportunity to be better, I think he's elite at it.''

Reirden's players credit him for his Xs and Os smarts, communication skills and attention to detail. Letang said he improved a lot under Reirden, Penguins left wing Chris Kunitz called him an ''intellect on the power play'' and Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik praised him for not dwelling on mistakes because playing the position gave him an understanding of how difficult it is.

''He's big on habits and really consistent in his approach to how he wants the game played and what he likes to see you do,'' Niskanen said. ''He's a constant communicator. He's really good at that.''

Reirden picked up pieces of his coaching philosophy along the way. He considers McLellan, Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville, former Columbus Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards, Bylsma and Richards among his biggest influences.

[sureLoss]

Friedman's latest update
http://www.todaysslapshot.com/from-t...hing-openings/

On who is the best bet to land in Calgary as their head coach:

“I think Calgary’s search is going to be a little different. I think we’re going to hear some different names. Geoff Ward coached Germany yesterday to a good game against Canada. Brad Treliving is there watching him. I wonder if he gets an interview. I wonder about a guy like Dave Lowry, who has a history there.

“I think Calgary’s list is going to have some different names than some of the other ones that we’ve seen.

“Glen Gulutzan, I think, is getting an interview in Calgary too.”

[Ring of Fire]

Reirden played with Conroy in St. Louis...
Boughner played with Conroy in Calgary...

[MissTeeks]

[OzSome]

I wouldn't mind Flames going on a college route the same way when they hired Bob Johnson in the early 80s. So count me in Nate Leaman's bandwagon.

[Strange Brew]

I am a little nervous about hiring a first time NHL head coach. There is a lot to learn and many great coaches found success after switching teams or being on the job for a while.

I can really see them hiring a fresh coach with an older associate coach mentor. Just like the Treliving/Burke model. I will give whatever they do a chance but Dineen or Stevens might be my preferences. Maybe even Playfair...

[T@T]

Originally Posted by OzSome

I wouldn't mind Flames going on a college route the same way when they hired Bob Johnson in the early 80s. So count me in Nate Leaman's bandwagon.

Not only was it a different era with totally different athletes to coach, there's also the fact there are very few Badger Bob type coaches ever!

No experiments please.

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

Darren Dreger

"So, the Calgary Flames should be looking to move quickly (unless they think Darryl Sutter may become available). To that end, the Flames are expected to interview former Toronto Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle on Monday, reports TSN’s Darren Dreger."

Except Dreger never said that. He said the Flames search would intensify Monday and Carlyle will be a candidate for an interview.

[1qqaaz]

Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef

Except Dreger never said that. He said the Flames search would intensify Monday and Carlyle will be a candidate for an interview.

Correct. The first sentence was an attempt at insight by the Hockey Writers. As you said, the actual Dreger quote was:

Darren DregerVerified account
‏@DarrenDreger
The Flames are expected to zero in focus on coaching search on Monday. Randy Carlyle will be among those interviewed.

Since then, Treliving has communicated that the Flames organization is taking a due-diligence approach rather than an aggressive approach. This hire is one of the most important moves that Treliving will make as the Flames GM, so he really wants to get it right.

Honestly, I like what I've heard from him thus far.

[killer_carlson]

i'm wary of Sheldon Keefe because of the whole weird David Frost history. He seems to have put it behind him, but still... something lingers. I think it will always be a distraction.

Keefe seems to be a protege of Kyle Dubas and a big analytics kind of guy. I think his success at the NHL level will come in a non-traditional hockey market.

Jay Feaster has an interesting quote about Frost interfering in Keefe's NHL career in the National Post article.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/magazine/a-c...sheldon-keefe/
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/tor...7-0cd96e87b5ea

[Fire of the Phoenix]

Nate Leaman's record is pretty impressive. He took over two different college programs when the were fledgling and built them into powerhouses. At 43, he might be ready for the NHL. That would be a situation where I wouldn't mind seeing a young up and comer being helped by a Carlye or a Yeo as an associate coach.

[burnitdown]

Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix

Nate Leaman's record is pretty impressive. He took over two different college programs when the were fledgling and built them into powerhouses. At 43, he might be ready for the NHL. That would be a situation where I wouldn't mind seeing a young up and comer being helped by a Carlye or a Yeo as an associate coach.

I think it'd likely be the other way around though. Leaman would be the associate coach while he learns the ropes of the NHL and is groomed to eventually take over. I think Carlyle and Yeo woudln't play second fiddle to a rookie coach.

[Fire of the Phoenix]

Originally Posted by burnitdown

I think it'd likely be the other way around though. Leaman would be the associate coach while he learns the ropes of the NHL and is groomed to eventually take over. I think Carlyle and Yeo woudln't play second fiddle to a rookie coach.

Yeah maybe not those two per se, I don't really want to see either as our HC. I more meant some sort of tandem where an older, experienced guy could back Leaman up.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

I actually am starting to think that Boughner could be a front runner.

At this time there are no front runners and there won't be until Treliving gets through the first batch of interviews and whittles the candidates down. Boughner may not even get an interview for all we know.