Adam Jones @adamjones985 22s23 seconds ago
Via Stephen Harris, Rangers Asst. GM -- and former B's interim GM -- Jeff Gorton joins Sweeney and Shero as possible Chiarelli replacements.
So we're starting to hear some names thrown out there and I thought it made sense to have a thread dedicated to discussing the possible candidates.
Don Sweeney- He's been with the Bruins for 6 years under Chiarelli. We know that he is tight with Cam and I'd guess its almost a foregone conclusion that he gets the job. PSK made some very good points about Sweeney being a way to make tweaks to the system without blowing the whole thing up and I think I would be ok with that, given the success that the prior regime had.
Ray Shero- Please god, no. He was the Bruins first choice 8 years ago but turned them down over money. He has a pretty good track record in trades, but he struggled to fill out the lower part of the roster, and was only to win 1 cup with 2 generational talents playing on his team for cheap. I am not a fan of his top heavy team building style.
Jeff Gorton - Came up with the Bruins as a part of the O'Connell regime. I like to think he had nothing to do with the post lockout strategy that doomed this team, but he presided over the best Bruins draft in recent memory, traded Raycroft for Rask and there are varying reports on his role in bring Chara and Savard into the fold. He's also done wonders for player development in NY and that has been a huge problem for the Bruins. He's an intriguing candidate.
Paul Fenton - He's been Poille's understudy in Nashville for 8 years now. He's a Springfield, MA native and his teams have been able to do quite a lot with not many resources. They are strong with player development, they draft well, and they've pulled off some pretty great trades in the past. I'm intrigued by him. I just wish Trotz was still available because a Fenton/Trotz combo would be awesome in Boston.
What are everyone else's thoughts? Any other intriguing candidates?
edit- Fenton also has other Boston ties, played at BU and his son is at MIT. I think he'd be my top choice but I think he's the least likely.
Via Stephen Harris, Rangers Asst. GM -- and former B's interim GM -- Jeff Gorton joins Sweeney and Shero as possible Chiarelli replacements.
So we're starting to hear some names thrown out there and I thought it made sense to have a thread dedicated to discussing the possible candidates.
Don Sweeney- He's been with the Bruins for 6 years under Chiarelli. We know that he is tight with Cam and I'd guess its almost a foregone conclusion that he gets the job. PSK made some very good points about Sweeney being a way to make tweaks to the system without blowing the whole thing up and I think I would be ok with that, given the success that the prior regime had.
Ray Shero- Please god, no. He was the Bruins first choice 8 years ago but turned them down over money. He has a pretty good track record in trades, but he struggled to fill out the lower part of the roster, and was only to win 1 cup with 2 generational talents playing on his team for cheap. I am not a fan of his top heavy team building style.
Jeff Gorton - Came up with the Bruins as a part of the O'Connell regime. I like to think he had nothing to do with the post lockout strategy that doomed this team, but he presided over the best Bruins draft in recent memory, traded Raycroft for Rask and there are varying reports on his role in bring Chara and Savard into the fold. He's also done wonders for player development in NY and that has been a huge problem for the Bruins. He's an intriguing candidate.
Paul Fenton - He's been Poille's understudy in Nashville for 8 years now. He's a Springfield, MA native and his teams have been able to do quite a lot with not many resources. They are strong with player development, they draft well, and they've pulled off some pretty great trades in the past. I'm intrigued by him. I just wish Trotz was still available because a Fenton/Trotz combo would be awesome in Boston.
What are everyone else's thoughts? Any other intriguing candidates?
edit- Fenton also has other Boston ties, played at BU and his son is at MIT. I think he'd be my top choice but I think he's the least likely.