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Post by joehockey on Apr 9, 2024 12:42:39 GMT -4
Could a certain guy in Fredericton be bought ? Throw enough $$$$$$$ at him .....hmm . The Irving's had to take notice of what he did in 5 Weeks in Saint John in delivering a Memorial Cup in Harbour Station . I think Irving tried to get him years ago and he didn’t have any interest in leaving UNB. |
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Post by Jack Bauer on Apr 9, 2024 15:01:22 GMT -4
Could a certain guy in Fredericton be bought ? Throw enough $$$$$$$ at him .....hmm . The Irving's had to take notice of what he did in 5 Weeks in Saint John in delivering a Memorial Cup in Harbour Station . I don't think Gardiner will never put himself in position to be exposed with a poor Q roster. Look at what he's done recently. The only gig he's taken outside UNB is either getting the already loaded up Memorial Cup hosts and Team Canada U18. |
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Post by Marshall on Apr 9, 2024 19:24:51 GMT -4
Midgley after Halifax fires him !!!!! Lol
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Post by eagle78 on Apr 9, 2024 19:39:45 GMT -4
Wouldn’t surprise me if midgley name pops up in conversation as coach of Moncton that’s if Halifax fires him , but he wouldn’t be a big name but who knows what Irving is thinking , if you really want to go cheap hire Marc Andre dumont lol
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Post by WHEELsnipePARTY on Apr 10, 2024 13:52:22 GMT -4
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Post by lirette on Apr 10, 2024 14:24:03 GMT -4
I dont really know what other moves would be worth reporting on. I dont see any reason to change the goalie coach or the scouting staff. Sometimes you see a new head coach bring in his own assistants. My general feel is that the coaching was the biggest issue evidenced by the complete change in demeanor and energy of the team when Lacroix was absent. Not often you actually get the opportunity to compare but due to Lacroix missing a few games we got a decent sample size to judge from. In saying that Ritchie doesn't get off scot free. The Trenholm trade followed by keeping Trenholm over Barbashev didn't age well at all but finding free adds like Sumph, Steinman, drafting well in later rounds (Mueller, Auger, Warren) earns him a lot of credit. He did make some other moves that I liked such as the Filion & Collard deals, and I'm hoping that Collard will have much better consistency next season with a new coach. Overall I think there is more good than bad with Ritchie. What I'd like to see is better cooperation between GM & Coach. It makes no sense to pay extra assets to move up and acquire Carrier only to have your coach staple him to the bench most games like he was drafted in the 8th round. The only way I could see Ritchie being let go is if they want to bring in someone who will do both jobs and pay them accordingly. But even if that happens I would just see Ritchie going to assistant GM/Head Scout. |
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Post by WhiteTyAffair on Apr 10, 2024 14:26:42 GMT -4
Just spoke with Kevin Barrett. He said the tweet could’ve been worded better. It has nothing to do with moves within the Wildcats organization. It’s regarding other head coaches in the league. |
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Post by WHEELsnipePARTY on Apr 10, 2024 14:38:54 GMT -4
I dont really know what other moves would be worth reporting on. I dont see any reason to change the goalie coach or the scouting staff. Sometimes you see a new head coach bring in his own assistants. My general feel is that the coaching was the biggest issue evidenced by the complete change in demeanor and energy of the team when Lacroix was absent. Not often you actually get the opportunity to compare but due to Lacroix missing a few games we got a decent sample size to judge from. In saying that Ritchie doesn't get off scot free. The Trenholm trade followed by keeping Trenholm over Barbashev didn't age well at all but finding free adds like Sumph, Steinman, drafting well in later rounds (Mueller, Auger, Warren) earns him a lot of credit. He did make some other moves that I liked such as the Filion & Collard deals, and I'm hoping that Collard will have much better consistency next season with a new coach. Overall I think there is more good than bad with Ritchie. What I'd like to see is better cooperation between GM & Coach. It makes no sense to pay extra assets to move up and acquire Carrier only to have your coach staple him to the bench most games like he was drafted in the 8th round. The only way I could see Ritchie being let go is if they want to bring in someone who will do both jobs and pay them accordingly. But even if that happens I would just see Ritchie going to assistant GM/Head Scout. Yeah and I mean other than fillion whose struggled elsewhere too, Samuel has done a good job as evident by the steinman, Warren and couture progressed albeit couture was only here half a season but he went from a cast off to starting in the playoffs for the memorial cup hosts and then Rouyn-Noranda the following year as a 20. Warrens progression in one season was massive considering he was a late round pick, I know he had a good year in jr a last year but Yarmouth was a wagon and there’s tons of goalies who have success there but don’t in the Q. Steinman well that’s self explanatory lol |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Apr 10, 2024 14:42:56 GMT -4
I dont really know what other moves would be worth reporting on. I dont see any reason to change the goalie coach or the scouting staff. Sometimes you see a new head coach bring in his own assistants. My general feel is that the coaching was the biggest issue evidenced by the complete change in demeanor and energy of the team when Lacroix was absent. Not often you actually get the opportunity to compare but due to Lacroix missing a few games we got a decent sample size to judge from. In saying that Ritchie doesn't get off scot free. The Trenholm trade followed by keeping Trenholm over Barbashev didn't age well at all but finding free adds like Sumph, Steinman, drafting well in later rounds (Mueller, Auger, Warren) earns him a lot of credit. He did make some other moves that I liked such as the Filion & Collard deals, and I'm hoping that Collard will have much better consistency next season with a new coach. Overall I think there is more good than bad with Ritchie. What I'd like to see is better cooperation between GM & Coach. It makes no sense to pay extra assets to move up and acquire Carrier only to have your coach staple him to the bench most games like he was drafted in the 8th round. The only way I could see Ritchie being let go is if they want to bring in someone who will do both jobs and pay them accordingly. But even if that happens I would just see Ritchie going to assistant GM/Head Scout. I doubt RT will take a demotion and pay cut to stay with the team. |
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Post by joehockey on Apr 10, 2024 15:26:43 GMT -4
Just spoke with Kevin Barrett. He said the tweet could’ve been worded better. It has nothing to do with moves within the Wildcats organization. It’s regarding other head coaches in the league. Yeah, I took it to mean that the first coaching change in the league and that other teams would have some changes too. But I can definitely see how it could interested as meaning more changes for Moncton. Thanks for checking with him to clarify! I think Ritchie has done more good than bad. I don’t see him as a problem. Definitely made a few questionable trades (ex: Trenholm), but his drafting and overall management is definitely an upgrade over the last regime. |
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Post by Penguins23® on Apr 11, 2024 6:38:38 GMT -4
Just spoke with Kevin Barrett. He said the tweet could’ve been worded better. It has nothing to do with moves within the Wildcats organization. It’s regarding other head coaches in the league. I thought that was pretty obvious. He says it's the first of several changes but Sea Dogs are good. I'd assume Mooseheads are one of them but I don't know what the hold up is. |
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Post by Briwhel on Apr 11, 2024 8:01:29 GMT -4
Just spoke with Kevin Barrett. He said the tweet could’ve been worded better. It has nothing to do with moves within the Wildcats organization. It’s regarding other head coaches in the league. I thought that was pretty obvious. He says it's the first of several changes but Sea Dogs are good. I'd assume Mooseheads are one of them but I don't know what the hold up is. From the Global News article linked on the Moosehead thread: Global News: What do you think went wrong heading into the playoffs? Do you anticipate any changes to the front office and coaching staff ahead of next season? Simon: We’re currently going through a comprehensive assessment. Since we lost last week, we took a few days … this whole entire week has been a time for us to really reflect and think about stuff that went wrong this past year, how we’re going to get better, and what the next steps look like for next season and beyond. We’re taking this week to do an assessment of what went wrong and how we can correct that in the future. We’re doing everything in our power to get better. We’re all in to turn this thing around and this team is something all the fans can be proud of. In terms of staff, next week we’ll have clarity on what our direction is going to be and how we’re going to go forward. It sounds like the Moose haven't decided what direction to go in, which likely determines where they go in terms of coaches. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Apr 12, 2024 8:06:01 GMT -4
I thought that was pretty obvious. He says it's the first of several changes but Sea Dogs are good. I'd assume Mooseheads are one of them but I don't know what the hold up is. From the Global News article linked on the Moosehead thread: Global News: What do you think went wrong heading into the playoffs? Do you anticipate any changes to the front office and coaching staff ahead of next season? Simon: We’re currently going through a comprehensive assessment. Since we lost last week, we took a few days … this whole entire week has been a time for us to really reflect and think about stuff that went wrong this past year, how we’re going to get better, and what the next steps look like for next season and beyond. We’re taking this week to do an assessment of what went wrong and how we can correct that in the future. We’re doing everything in our power to get better. We’re all in to turn this thing around and this team is something all the fans can be proud of. In terms of staff, next week we’ll have clarity on what our direction is going to be and how we’re going to go forward. It sounds like the Moose haven't decided what direction to go in, which likely determines where they go in terms of coaches. Is Halifax going into a rebuild? They have lost a lot of core guys and apparently Vidicek and MacKinnon are coming to Moncton. |
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Post by WhiteTyAffair on Apr 18, 2024 9:18:27 GMT -4
Ritchie Thibeau has accepted a senior position at JD Irving
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Post by WHEELsnipePARTY on Apr 18, 2024 9:51:21 GMT -4
Ritchie Thibeau has accepted a senior position at JD Irving I fully expect the next coach to be HC/GM at this point |
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