Rick Sadowski: Avs hire Bednar as coach

Bednar than Roy I bet

*Yorkton Saskatchewan not Yorktown

Could be a good hire, you'd hope to find a guy with more head coach/NHL experience but I'm guessing the pickings were pretty slim at this point of the year. Coward move by Roy, guy had to know his ass was out the door if the Avs didn't win this year.

*Yorkton Saskatchewan not Yorktown

Could be a good hire, you'd hope to find a guy with more head coach/NHL experience but I'm guessing the pickings were pretty slim at this point of the year. Coward move by Roy, guy had to know his ass was out the door if the Avs didn't win this year.
- Saskabush

Bednar is plenty qualified to be an NHL coach.

Bust.

Suck it all you haters

Bednar is plenty qualified to be an NHL coach.
- Feds91Stammer

He's never played or coached in the NHL. That alone puts him at a disadvantage right from the start. He has a similar resume to what Glen Gulutzan had when he was hired as the head coach for Dallas. He has publicly stated that he was not ready to be a head coach at that stage of his career and that the workload that comes with an NHL schedule wore him out.

http://www.theglobeandmai...ad-coach/article30500501/

Could Bednar work out as a coach? Sure, but he is going to be facing one hell of a learning curve. I guess it all depends on how well he is able to adjust to coaching in the big league.

Bednar than Roy I bet
- aschuter82

This one didn't get enough love.

Here are some laughies for you sir.

Bednar makes 5 NHL head coaches from Saskatchewan.

From the Canadian Prairies, you've got

Jared Bednar
Dave Tippett
Glen Gulutzan
Bill Peters
Lindy Ruff
Todd McLellan
Darryl Sutter
Dave Hakstol
Ken Hitchcock
Mike Babcock
Willie Desjardins
Barry Trotz

He's never played or coached in the NHL. That alone puts him at a disadvantage right from the start. He has a similar resume to what Glen Gulutzan had when he was hired as the head coach for Dallas. He has publicly stated that he was not ready to be a head coach at that stage of his career and that the workload that comes with an NHL schedule wore him out.

http://www.theglobeandmai...ad-coach/article30500501/

Could Bednar work out as a coach? Sure, but he is going to be facing one hell of a learning curve. I guess it all depends on how well he is able to adjust to coaching in the big league.
- Saskabush

Hakstol did pretty good for Philly last season.

Hakstol did pretty good for Philly last season.
- Feds91Stammer

You only read one part of a paragraph before you post or something?

You only read one part of a paragraph before you post or something?
- Saskabush

It's his game.

He also loves charts.

It's his game.

He also loves charts.
- Scabeh

I was going to ask where his link was to some chart nobody clicks on

Hakstol did pretty good for Philly last season.
- Feds91Stammer

Current NHL coaches that never played in the NHL

Paul Maurice
Glen Gulutzan
Bill Peters
Jared Bednar
John Tortorella
Jeff Blashill
Michel Therrien
John Hynes
Guy Boucher
Dave Hakstol
Peter DeBoer
Ken Hitchcock
Jon Cooper
Mike "(frank)ing" Babcock
Willie Desjardins
Barry Trotz

Anyone know what style of game this man likes to put on the ice? I am terrified he will have similar habits as Roy.

He's never played or coached in the NHL. That alone puts him at a disadvantage right from the start. He has a similar resume to what Glen Gulutzan had when he was hired as the head coach for Dallas. He has publicly stated that he was not ready to be a head coach at that stage of his career and that the workload that comes with an NHL schedule wore him out.

http://www.theglobeandmai...ad-coach/article30500501/

Could Bednar work out as a coach? Sure, but he is going to be facing one hell of a learning curve. I guess it all depends on how well he is able to adjust to coaching in the big league.
- Saskabush

you honestly are being really simplistic about this man. Glen Gulutzan coached in the ECHL and AHL...never played in the NHL either. You think that bc he had a season and a half of terrible NHl coaching experience that makes him a more suited NHL coach? Thats crazy talk. Bednar won championships as a coach in the ECHL and AHL. There is a big difference there.

You dont have to play in the NHL to be a good NHL coach. Seriously dude

Anyone know what style of game this man likes to put on the ice? I am terrified he will have similar habits as Roy.
- LlamaLord

completly different. Bednar plays an uptemto style, real stressing on mobility of his defencemen.

Hakstol did pretty good for Philly last season.
- Feds91Stammer

Hes getting into delete your account territory with this hot take

Current NHL coaches that never played in the NHL

Paul Maurice
Glen Gulutzan
Bill Peters
Jared Bednar
John Tortorella
Jeff Blashill
Michel Therrien
John Hynes
Guy Boucher
Dave Hakstol
Peter DeBoer
Ken Hitchcock
Jon Cooper
Mike "(frank)ing" Babcock
Willie Desjardins
Barry Trotz
- BINGO!

They are at a huge disadvantage.

Hes getting into delete your account territory with this hot take
- DDM-Coga

I can't use that phrase anymore. I started getting banned for it.

I can't use that phrase anymore. I started getting banned for it.
- Feds91Stammer

For real?

Some mods on this site...

For real?

Some mods on this site...
- RonPielep

Dude I got a 1 day for saying "you know what to do with your account"

They are at a huge disadvantage.
- Feds91Stammer

In fairness that list has a lot of peaks and valleys.

In fairness that list has a lot of peaks and valleys.
- BINGO!

Which indicates not having played in the NHL means you could be a bad, average, or good NHL coach aka not playing in the NHL has no correlation to your ability to being an NHL coach.

In fairness that list has a lot of peaks and valleys.
- BINGO!

Hot take.....the list of coaches with NHL playing experience has extreme highs and lows as well