Tank Talk: Ryan Warsofsky

Brodie Brazil talks with Sharks Head Coach Ryan Warsofsky in the latest Tank Talk.

12 comments

  1. I believe in Warso. He gets a lot of flack from some of the struggles and people say he is out of his depth. But he is learning too and I think he will be a solid coach in the future.

  2. Warso is in his first year in the NHL and is doing a great job considering what he has to work with. This team believes in the future and in him that goes a long way

  3. The way the team has been broken up there's no great way to tell how good he is. He has a short temper on the bench that he hopefully works on.

  4. Warso is the guy that's going to get this team back to the playoffs. He's a smart coach and his players clearly want to win for him. Quinn sounded so defeated when he was coach. Warso is positive and still acknowledges work to be done, not just by the players but his staff, too. Keep it up Warso!

  5. He's won and been successful in the AHL. Next year should be a lot better. Askarov in net, some free agent signings, a bigger and stronger and more skillful Eklund, Smith and Celebrini, and hopefully Celebrini as captain, should turn things around. Also getting another high draft pick would help, but I'd rather see this team get a bunch of wins and build their confidence.

  6. Hey Brodie,
    Thanks for the conversation with Coach Wars. I have to say I was a little luke warm on Coach's hiring but, as I have listened to him and more importantly seen the direction he has set for his team I am very impressed. I know Coach doesn't want to talk about moral victories but, the overwhelming number of close loses you alluded to is night and day to last season. This is a much more competitive team even though the numbers of wins, loses and points may not reflect it the play on the ice does.

    For my part Brodie when you asked about the flux in roster over the season and its affects I think that is one of the most salient points man. At the beginning of the last few seasons the turnover in the Sharks roster as well as coaching changes has presented a serious challenge to organize the players into the coaching system and get them comfortable not only with each other but, with the system so that the guys can play fast and free. It is unbelievably hard to win in the NHL and it is made so much more difficult when the guys have to think through what they are supposed to be doing or can't instinctively just do what the coaches want and thus wind up out of position systemically and thus create gaps in the coverage in all 3 zones.

    I really feel like all of the turnover that just happened while understandable and certainly justifiable has kind of thrown the team back into disequilibrium again as new faces are being integrated and rushed up to speed as fast as humanly possible and maybe that is just completely unrealistic? Maybe the only realistic time for cohesion promotion between players and systems is at the beginning? Maybe it's possible to bring in A new face at the trade deadline to bolster a team for the post season and maybe if you are lucky you can get them comfortable to a degree enough to be effective and help the team? I don't know. All I can imagine is how challenging it is as a coach to deal with roster turnover particularly late in the season.

    I hope you are well Brodie and your family as well.

    P.s. Musical tip for the day: Check out Journey's first album the self titled Journey album and if you are unfamiliar (most are not familiar) prepare to have your mind blown!

    Peter St. John
    Clovis, CA

  9. In the road trip prior to the trade deadline, he had the team playing at a level I haven't seen in many years for the Sharks. To get a team with that much flux to play a unified game with strong chemistry is a major tribute to the coach. Still, there's only so much turnover a team can handle without breaking and the stretch run might look pretty rough.

  10. Obviously speaking for all of Sharks Nation….
    But in Warso we trust!!! So excited to have new blood in the NhL coaching world. He oozes passions, but has the level headedness to connect with players objectively. I think he went through some growing pains with certain vet infatuation, but I truly believe he will become a long term fixture to the Sharks… praying for a Curry/Kerr esque dynamic! 🦈

  12. Love this guy. He's young enough so he can relate to players, and old enough, to run a program. I hope Mike Greer and he can continue to see eye to eye, because I'm tired of the coaching carousel here in San Jose. #GoSharks.

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