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I am sure there will be offers for Pascal Vincent as head coach
Michaël Petit
I am sure there will be offers for Pascal Vincent as head coach
Credit: We can agree on one thing: Pascal Vincent is having an excellent season as the head coach of the Laval Rocket. We knew the Rocket had a good group on paper, but when a team is so young, it’s difficult to have a clear idea of the successes it will have. But seeing Laval at […]
We can agree on one thing: Pascal Vincent is having an excellent season as the head coach of the Laval Rocket.

We knew the Rocket had a good group on paper, but when a team is so young, it’s difficult to have a clear idea of the successes it will have.

But seeing Laval at the top of the AHL with a five-point lead over its closest pursuers was not really expected.

The job he has done with all the young players is quite remarkable and could earn him an offer, or even offers, as a head coach in the NHL.

He could therefore return behind the bench of an NHL team, having been in charge of the Columbus Blue Jackets last year. He also has seven years of experience as an assistant coach.

Bruno Gervais, an RDS analyst and former NHL defenseman, was on the airwaves of TSN690 a little earlier today and discussed the offers Vincent could receive this summer.

According to Gervais, it seems clear that there will be offers from a few NHL teams.

I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he’s approached by a few teams, because he’s young and is good with young players. He’s also done an excellent job this season in his return to the AHL, after having tasted the head coach job in the NHL.

According to Bruno Gervais, Vincent was clearly very happy with the opportunity with the Rocket, as he could return to Laval, his hometown.

However, the ultimate dream remains to make a name for himself as one of the best coaches in the NHL, a bit like the players.

It’s just a matter of being patient and not getting caught up in the first opportunity. It’s about taking the time to evaluate the offer, but also the group you’ll be working with and the type of group you want to lead.

Still on the airwaves of TSN690, it seems to be understood that there could be four or five teams that could change head coaches during the offseason.

Obviously, we can think of the Philadelphia Flyers, who only have an interim coach to replace John Tortorella.

But another team could well want to look elsewhere, and that’s the Vancouver Canucks.

Rick Tocchet has a good track record in the NHL, but the Canucks’ current season is somewhat disappointing. Moreover, Rick Tocchet’s contract ends this summer, but there’s also a team option to keep him for another season. This means that it’s the team that determines whether it wants to keep its coach for another season at the same salary.

Going after a coach like Vincent could be beneficial for them, but other teams with a young core could also benefit from what Vincent can bring.


Overtime

– Nick Suzuki is really the MVP of the Habs this season, it’s not even a debate.

– Of course, Ovechkin scored another goal tonight and it only took him four minutes to open the scoring in Washington against the poor Blackhawks. Will tonight be the night Ovi finally breaks Gretzky’s record?

– With his 14th season of 40 goals or more, Ovechkin is undoubtedly in a class of his own.

– The head coach of the US team at the World Championship will be the coach of the San Jose Sharks.

– Worth reading.

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