[Emerald City Hockey] Rick Tocchet has interviewed with the Kraken and been given an offer (per Frank Seravalli)

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  1. Kind of have a hard time imagining him in Seattle, but would be happy with him as the hire

  2. With how many forward prospects we have I’m not sure he’s the best fit however I don’t dislike it. I’d like to see if the suits take a crack at a guy like Woodcroft who has experience with young guys with his time in EDM and again with his EDM tenure is also experienced with vets. It’s clear the suits are interested in trying to make the playoffs again so I feel like Woody would fit well

  3. The cited source is a guy who routinely throws shit at walls to see if anything sticks.

  5. This is the kind of coach they are going to hire. Big “celebrity” name, maybe fast-tracks the team back into the playoffs…but he won’t be the guy who will win you a Cup.

    Ownership is still looking at the bottom line for right now and isn’t looking at the long-term health of the franchise. Not good.

  6. besides the recent stint in Vancouver can someone give a deeper background on Tocchet and why he would make sense here? On paper his previous two opportunities had a lot of missed playoffs in TB and ARI.

  7. Sound of Hockey said on their latest pod that he interviewed — I’m all for it tbh

  8. I don’t like him personally. It’s not like he lit the world a fire in Vancouver.

  9. I hope he takes the job. From my understanding is that the younger players in Vancouver love him and he seems to bring an identity of what a team should be.

  10. I’m not surprised the Kraken want him to be their coach, and I’m not surprised he hasn’t accepted.

    I think the general consensus around the league is that he did a great job in Vancouver and the failings of that team, especially this past season, were due to player issues (Miller vs Pettersson feud, Demko injury) and roster construction.

    Here’s a video of what Seravalli said on his show – [https://xcancel.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1920860292105277596](https://xcancel.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1920860292105277596)

    With Sullivan signed in NYC, Tocchet is the next big domino in the coaching space and there are very likely a number of teams competing for his services. Once he makes a decision, that could open things up for the remaining teams with open jobs to cast a wider net. That could include assistants on teams still competing for the Cup who haven’t been eliminated yet but might be in another week or so.

  11. Finally the hot stove blesses us with some Kraken content!

    I don’t think he’s coming to Seattle. But between Tocchet going to Philadelphia or Boston, and Coach Q in Anaheim Kraken going back to get a good coach

  12. I think regardless of who the source is, we all know he has been interviewed and is likely the best candidate available. He has recently had success in the league and also intimately knows our regional rivals and how we might be able to exploit that.

    He is a harder nosed coach who players love playing for according to past players and is something we desperately need.

    Hes also a nut job right winger, but this is hockey and they all are.

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