NHL Coaching Carousel 2016

Hartley Fired today by the Flames
http://www.tsn.ca/flames-fire-head-coach-hartley-1.482719

Sens granted permission to speak to Boudreau
http://www.ottawasun.com/2016/05/03/senators-will-speak-with-bruce-boudreau-about-coaching-job?token=10fd572cf248e8eb3d4d8e310924d618

Wild GM spotted in California, likely to speak with BB (as per Dreger)

Travel spies have Minny GM Chuck Fletcher in California today. Quietly meeting with Bruce Boudreau is my speculation.

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) May 3, 2016

The race is on.  Discuss.....

EDIT: Poll Added

"GMs Gone Wild" -- available on VHS and DVD.

I'll vote for Boudreau, but in all honesty there are viable options in every poll option - except, I don't know who Travis Green is.

I'd prefer not Groulx, as another rookie coach is pretty much the opposite of what we need.

Hopefully we land BB.

I seriously can't vote in this poll. Not yet. I have no clue who will land here and I have to get more feelers out on what Boudreau is thinking.

Flo The Action wrote:I seriously can't vote in this poll. Not yet. I have no clue who will land here and I have to get more feelers out on what Boudreau is thinking.

I think the feelers are from Boudreau: which one of you wants to pay me 3 million dollars per year?

I think we lose out on Boudreau to Calgary or Minnesota and wind up with Yeo.

SpezDispensed wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:I seriously can't vote in this poll. Not yet. I have no clue who will land here and I have to get more feelers out on what Boudreau is thinking.

I think the feelers are from Boudreau: which one of you wants to pay me 3 million dollars per year?

It'll be more than $3M. Likely $4M.

Here's Bobby Mac on the subject.

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/727562624234328065

tim1_2 wrote:

SpezDispensed wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:I seriously can't vote in this poll. Not yet. I have no clue who will land here and I have to get more feelers out on what Boudreau is thinking.

I think the feelers are from Boudreau: which one of you wants to pay me 3 million dollars per year?

It'll be more than $3M.  Likely $4M.

If it's $4M, I'd say no thanks to Boudreau and gladly take Mike Yeo.  It would suck, but you can't possibly justify paying Boudreau that kind of dough without even getting to the cup finals.

tim1_2 wrote:Here's Bobby Mac on the subject.

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/727562624234328065

Interesting list.  In line with what we got in the poll but I didn't think Randy Carlyle would be on the list.

Bobby Mac Tweets:

One gets very strong sense that, given ANA's and OTT's specific situations, successful candidate likely to have NHL head-coaching experience

— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) May 3, 2016

I'm not as convinced that prerequisite is absolutely essential in CGY, that Flames may, and I say may, be more open to 1st time NHL HC.

— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) May 3, 2016

As near as I can tell, OTT has interviewed/will interview: Mike Yeo, Marc Crawford, Guy Boucher, Randy Carlyle, Benoit Groulx, Kevin Dineen.

— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) May 3, 2016

TSN Article:
http://www.tsn.ca/the-race-is-on-for-boudreau-1.482906

Carlyle has also taken an interview in Ottawa and there continues to be noise about a possible reunion with the Ducks.

I'd be okay with any of the candidates with the exception of Carlyle. I don't think it really matters. Boudreau's pedigree is unreal as a regular season coach though, and again, I'll take my chances in the playoffs...

Boudreau is literally Melnyk's dream candidate. Make the playoffs every year but out in the first round which is about as far as his aspirations are right now.

You can't win a championship without making the playoffs first.

Yeah. Im not impressed with The list but boudreau ranks first. Then Kevin dineen tied with yeo probably. I read that Hartley is a dump and chase type of guy so I'm not a big fan of that.

I read that too. Bad possession numbers.