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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: NY Post reporting that Bryan Trottier is the new Ranger coach | ||||
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| TeenWeek what's a status? | posted on 06-05-2002 @ 6:48 AM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00  | June 5, 2002 -- EXCLUSIVE DETROIT - Bryan Trottier, perhaps the greatest Islander in franchise history, will become the next head coach of the Rangers, The Post has learned exclusively. Sources have told The Post that Ranger GM Glen Sather sought and received permission from Colorado GM Pierre Lacroix to speak to Trottier before the start of the playoffs, then met with the Avalanche assistant prior to the opening of the team's title defense that ended with Game 7 defeat to the Red Wings here on Friday. Sather, who then remained in consistent contact with the Hall of Fame centerman, offered Trottier the position over the weekend in order not to be beaten to the draw. Trottier has accepted, and a formal announcement is expected before the end of the playoffs. The 45-year-old Trottier, who has one year of head-coaching experience - No. 19 led the AHL Portland Pirates in 1997-98 - told confidants in the aftermath of the Avalanche defeat that he was desperate to leave Colorado, where he has been an assistant since 1998, and would accept the first head-coaching job offer he received. Indeed, The Post has learned that when Washington GM George McPhee recently asked for permission to talk to Trottier about his team's head-coaching vacancy, he was told that Trottier had committed himself to another organization. Neither Trottier nor Sather returned phone calls from The Post last night. While Lacroix had given Trottier his unqualified endorsement - indeed, Lacroix enthusiastically recommended Trottier to Sather two years ago, prior to Ron Low's hiring - there were some who believed that Lacroix was as interested in removing Trottier as in seeing him promoted. Though extremely well respected by the Avalanche players, Trottier never was part of the management inner circle that includes Lacroix, head coach Bob Hartley, goaltending coach Jacques Cloutier and VP of player personnel Michel Goulet. According to one well-placed individual, Trottier literally turned his back on Hartley behind the bench in Game 6 of the Western finals when the Colorado coach's stick challenge on Dominik Hasek was not substantiated. Sather, who was on the brink of offering the job to Herb Brooks before the quixotic Olympian withdrew from consideration, had also been interested in speaking to Detroit associate coach Dave Lewis. But the GM - who has done extensive homework on Trottier - obviously decided that he could not afford to wait until the end of the Finals. Only two men in NHL history have become head coaches with more Stanley Cup championships than the six Trottier earned - Jacques Lemaire, who took over the Devils with eight, and Red Kelly, who won seven before going behind the bench in Pittsburgh. Trottier, who obviously understands what it means to be part of a high-profile team both as a player and a coach - the Islanders had some egos in their heyday, you know - scored 524 goals and 901 assists for 1,425 points in an 18-career in which he played for the Islanders and Penguins. In other words, there should be no issues whatsoever in working with Eric Lindros, Pavel Bure or Mark Messier. At one point, the concept of an Islander legend becoming the leader of the Rangers was unthinkable. But then, so was the concept of the Rangers missing the playoffs five straight years.  | ||||
| Syndrummer LOOK!! All my "N"s are capitalized!!! | posted on 06-05-2002 @ 8:53 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Mar. 02 | I dont know if Im happy or pissed. | ||||
| Tussle King I swear it was this big | posted on 06-05-2002 @ 8:56 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: May. 02 | As an Islander fan, I have one word him, if this story is true - TRAITOR! I can't believe he needs the money that badly. | ||||
| Lord Slug | posted on 06-05-2002 @ 9:12 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: May. 02 | quote: Why is he a traitor NOW? So far, he has been affiliated with several teams including, Penguins and the Avalanche. Playing with the Pens and being an assistant coach for both. :confused: "Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb" | ||||
| MrQuotes NO!!! You can't have any smiley faces in your status!!! G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Missile Command | posted on 06-05-2002 @ 10:03 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Nov. 00 | before the devils the islanders and rangers were probably the biggest rivalry in the nhl i would assume this guy was around back in that day
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| TeenWeek what's a status? | posted on 06-05-2002 @ 10:06 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | That was exactly when he was around in the early 80's. Islanders vs Rangers was the best rivalry in sports at that time. | ||||
| Francine Banger | posted on 06-05-2002 @ 11:41 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | quote: Rangers and Islanders is still a huge rivalry and a much bigger rivalry than either team against the Devils. I will be able to look past Trottier's past if he gets this team into the playoffs, but Ranger Fans are going to be very very hard on him if he doesn't.  | ||||
| PeterDragon | posted on 06-05-2002 @ 12:42 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | WFAN has been reporting today that this will be announced by Rangers within the next day. As FB said, Rangers/Isles is WAY bigger than Rangers/Devils. What had been lacking was that one team or the other was down for the past few years. After Potvin, Trottier was probably one of the most visible Isles in the rivalry. Let's see if he'll bring in Potvin as an assistant, and Billy Smith as Goaltending coach. Sports (like politics) makes strange bedfellows. Rangers traded for the hated Phil Esposito. Don Maloney was Isles GM. on WFAN, Sid & Jody Mac were speculating about this move. If Trots is successful, nobody says anything; if not, in 2 years Messier might well be behind the bench. I wonder if Sather is just egotistical that he needs to do everything different than expected.  2002 Crack Committee Objectives: (You gotta believe....) 1. 94 Wins and NL East Title by the Mets this year 2. Hate the Braves with PASSION 3. All 5 Starters have winning records this year 3a.Have team not finish below 10th in team hitting 3b. Learn how to run the bases 4. Mets win World Series | ||||
| TeenWeek what's a status? | posted on 06-05-2002 @ 12:46 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Can someone explain to me why that dumb prick Sather, so much wants to get rid of Mike Richter? I heard the Flyers are very hot for Richter. Yes, let Blackburn play more, but without Richter as the number 1 goaltender and getting a retread to back up Blackburn, you can bye bye to free agents Holik and Guerin and you can bye bye to the playoffs again. | ||||
| Syndrummer LOOK!! All my "N"s are capitalized!!! | posted on 06-05-2002 @ 1:13 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Mar. 02 | DO NOT TRADE RICHTER!!! He is getting older but he is still very effective. Blackburn was promising at the end of the season, but he is not ready to cary the team alone. Give him another season or two to get his confidence. Richter is a great pressure goalie, and a great fit in NY. | ||||
| Tussle King I swear it was this big | posted on 06-05-2002 @ 2:13 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: May. 02 | ESPN has just reported that Trottier has accepted the Rangers offer. TRAITOR!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||||
| rageparty 123...Not so bare anymore since I got a number underneath my name again I also have an imaginary girlfriend. | posted on 06-05-2002 @ 5:34 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01 | We'll see how he does...I don't really know what to think right now. | ||||
| Save my up's dick | posted on 06-05-2002 @ 5:40 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: May. 02 | As a Ranger fan, this makes me ill. This cocksucker killed the Rangers in the 80's, and now he's going to coach them, awful. Oh yeah, one more thing, Potvin still sucks. After posting, I get a snow cone. | ||||
| Tussle King I swear it was this big | posted on 06-06-2002 @ 9:06 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: May. 02 | quote: Imagine what it's doing to an Islander fan. quote: Don Maloney in the 90's. Enough said. | ||||
| PeterDragon | posted on 06-06-2002 @ 11:49 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: Did you mean to say "and now he's going to coach them awful(ly)" ;) Well, it's a ballsy move. I remember JP Parise's goal, so I'm one who gets pumped when Rangers beat Isles, but one thing about Trots -I always respected him. The guy always worked hard on the ice and paid attention to defense - just what the Rangers need. I think he may turn out to be a good hire, but he will get little slack. If Sather thought the "Low must go" chants were loud, wait until Trottier has this team in a 5 game losing streak. The real test will be what happens during the season - do the Rangers give ice time to younger players like Kloucek & Lundmark?? 2002 Crack Committee Objectives: (You gotta believe....) 1. 94 Wins and NL East Title by the Mets this year 2. Hate the Braves with PASSION 3. All 5 Starters have winning records this year 3a.Have team not finish below 10th in team hitting 3b. Learn how to run the bases 4. Mets win World Series | ||||
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