Guy Boucher hired as Ottawa's head coach + Crawford signed as assistant

I saw the press conference and gotta say Guy Boucher is great to listen to. Good public speaker, I can see why his interview must have been so impressive.

On the flip side, I like Dorion but man he needs some coaching on public speaking. He's gotta stop reading from a paper, it's amateur. And he screws up his lines while reading too.

Meh any coach will do for bingo. Just hire Yeo

Michallica wrote:I saw the press conference and gotta say Guy Boucher is great to listen to.  Good public speaker, I can see why his interview must have been so impressive.  

On the flip side, I like Dorion but man he needs some coaching on public speaking.  He's gotta stop reading from a paper, it's amateur.  And he screws up his lines while reading too.

Doesn't matter. Gm doesn't need To speak a lot

Ev wrote:

Michallica wrote:I saw the press conference and gotta say Guy Boucher is great to listen to.  Good public speaker, I can see why his interview must have been so impressive.  

On the flip side, I like Dorion but man he needs some coaching on public speaking.  He's gotta stop reading from a paper, it's amateur.  And he screws up his lines while reading too.

Doesn't matter. Gm doesn't need To speak a lot

In the words of stone cold steve austin, WHAT?

Michallica wrote:

Ev wrote:

Michallica wrote:I saw the press conference and gotta say Guy Boucher is great to listen to.  Good public speaker, I can see why his interview must have been so impressive.  

On the flip side, I like Dorion but man he needs some coaching on public speaking.  He's gotta stop reading from a paper, it's amateur.  And he screws up his lines while reading too.

Doesn't matter. Gm doesn't need To speak a lot

In the words of stone cold steve austin, WHAT?

As I said he doesn't need to public speak that much compared to the head coach who talks every day. A gm doesn't need to be the best communicator to the public. Reading from the paper is what most do who aren't guy Boucher

Michallica wrote:I saw the press conference and gotta say Guy Boucher is great to listen to.  Good public speaker, I can see why his interview must have been so impressive.  

On the flip side, I like Dorion but man he needs some coaching on public speaking.  He's gotta stop reading from a paper, it's amateur.  And he screws up his lines while reading too.

I said the same thing about Dave Cameron when I heard his first PC.

I don't deny the coach will be talking alot, but I disagree with the notion that a GM doesn't need to be a good communicator.  GMs got a lot of burden with the press + fans, even if they don't talk as much as the coaches.

Anyways, looks like Dorion was telling the truth and BB never really received a formal offer from Ottawa.  Wonder if those asswipes in Toronto (and Ottawa) will finally believe Dorion.  

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/boudreau-saw-wild-as-best-option-with-youth--veteran-mix-221503112.html

Article wrote:One day after Boudreau interviewed with Ottawa, the Wild moved quickly, landing the veteran coach to reinvigorate the franchise. According to Boudreau, he never had a “formal offer” from Ottawa. He also felt like he jibed with Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher – known as one of the savvier operators in the business. After the Senators hired Guy Boucher, they said Boucher was their No. 1 choice and had the resources to meet Boudreau's price tag of near $3 million per-year.

spader wrote:

Michallica wrote:I saw the press conference and gotta say Guy Boucher is great to listen to.  Good public speaker, I can see why his interview must have been so impressive.  

On the flip side, I like Dorion but man he needs some coaching on public speaking.  He's gotta stop reading from a paper, it's amateur.  And he screws up his lines while reading too.

I said the same thing about Dave Cameron when I heard his first PC.

That's what worries me

Nice Senschirp ate some crow.  Maybe I'll actually give him a chance again.

Many (myself included) wrongly assumed contract talks = job offer. Lesson learned. When Dorion says Boucher was his number one, he meant it.

— SensChirp (@SensChirp) May 10, 2016

Now waiting for that scumbag piece of Dung Travis Yost.  Someone on here please make him eat his lunch since I don't tweet.

Good hire but lol @ "top choice".

— Travis Yost (@travisyost) May 8, 2016

1) We know Ottawa wanted Boudreau first and most

2) Even assuming arguendo that's false -- no one on this planet thinks Boucher > Boudreau

— Travis Yost (@travisyost) May 8, 2016

That's why Ottawa hired Guy Boucher last week and didn't wait. He was runaway favorite.

— Travis Yost (@travisyost) May 8, 2016

Like Yost knows jack Dung.

Michallica wrote:

Now waiting for that scumbag piece of Dung Travis Yost.  Someone on here please make him eat his lunch since I don't tweet.

Yost is too busy being a pathological liar and Dung disturber to eat lunch.

One thing that I've noticed about the Swiss Olympic team is their commitment to team defense. I don't know if that's strictly a national team characteristic, or if it translates through their pro leagues. If there is a "Swiss style" of play, though, I'm glad we have two former Swiss league coaches. I think the Sens will operate a lot differently next year.

SpezDispensed wrote:Like Yost knows jack Dung.

Pretty sure he knows jack cheese.

The dude eats wings with a knife and fork. He can't be trusted

How do you know?

Didn't he used to have "hoops and boxing" in his twitter bio? Now it's "hockey and numbers". I honestly didn't think he was into analytics except as a follower and a regurgitator of what others were pushing. Yet he gets the gig at TSN.

I have been told by someone who claims inside knowledge of the Sens management (family member of an executive), that Dorion was ready to offer Julien a contract without a coaching search and was caught out when Boston didn't let him go.

I don't know whether this makes sense, did the Dorion press conference come before or after Boston indicated Julien was staying.

Ev wrote:The dude eats wings with a knife and fork. He can't be trusted

Shady.