Frank Seravalli On The Canucks GM Search
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What insights does Frank Seravalli provide on the Canucks GM search?
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What coaching changes are happening in the NHL?
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Let's go now to the Able Auctions hotline. Our next guest, our NHL insider from Victory Plus, Frank Cervalli, joins us now on the Halford & Brough Show on Sportsnet 650. Morning, Frank. How are you? Pretty good.
How does the Bruce Cassidy situation impact the Maple Leafs?
How are you guys doing? We're well. Exciting times in the NHL coaching front. Shout out to you yesterday, breaking the news about the Bruce Cassidy situation as it pertains to the Edmonton Oilers. And I guess also the Los Angeles Kings. That came out later as well. But now, even more coaching news. For those that didn't hear it this morning, about a half hour ago, we announced it on the program. The Toronto Maple Leafs have parted ways with Craig Berube. I guess my first question, Frank, is does this have anything to do with the Bruce Cassidy situation? Are they trying to get in on maybe getting an interview with Cassidy or is this something totally unrelated?
I can't imagine that it's completely unrelated. Like, look, I think if you were sitting there thinking that Craig Ruby was your guy, that's one thing. but it seems like the response at least emanating from Toronto and their coaching staff is that this is relatively surprising based on where the wind appeared to be blowing that, um, the Leafs new brass, John Chayka and Matt Sundin met with Craig Ruby on Saturday. They talked for hours and hours about where they thought this was heading viewpoints on the roster, important decisions that need to be made this summer.
What challenges are the Edmonton Oilers facing with their coaching staff?
And then here we are less than five days later and Craig Ruby's fired. My thought process would be, and the first thing that came to my mind was, well, the Leafs are seeing that Bruce Cassidy, I think unquestionably one of the five or small handful of best coaches in the league is available. And another Canadian team, which has marquee players is, at least at this point, being Heisman for the right to interview Bruce Cassidy. If we're going to make a change, it's to get someone that we believe is better and let's act quickly as opposed to sit around and wonder what we should do.
Does Bruce Cassidy coach a significantly different style than Craig Berube?
Um... I think he does. I think everything that Bruce Cassidy's teams do emanates from the back end out. They're very, very detailed in the way that they defend. And he was really kind of one of the, I don't want to say pioneers, but he was at the forefront of The defensive zone coverage that you see so popular around the league now. And so, um, he's known as sort of this defensive mastermind. And as the Toronto Maple Leafs, one of the first things John shake has said at his press conference was we need to vastly improve our defense. I think that means not just personnel, but also the way they defend.
What updates are there on the Vancouver Canucks' front office structure?
And so I think his coaching style is different. He's similar in the sense that he has a relatively hard edge to him, like Craig Berube does. Different personalities, too, like totally different personalities. But look, again, not saying the Leafs are hiring him. I'm just saying I can't imagine that these two things are completely unrelated.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights does Frank Seravalli provide on the Canucks GM search?
0:10–0:42
2
What coaching changes are happening in the NHL?
0:42–1:30
3
How does the Bruce Cassidy situation impact the Maple Leafs?
1:30–2:43
4
What challenges are the Edmonton Oilers facing with their coaching staff?
2:43–4:27
5
What updates are there on the Vancouver Canucks' front office structure?
4:27–5:51
6
How do the Sedins influence the Canucks' new direction?
5:51–7:31
7
What are the Vegas Golden Knights' strategies in the playoffs?
7:31–8:50
8
How do injuries impact the Golden Knights' playoff performance?
8:50–47:47