Is Adam Foote channeling Rick Tocchet? Canucks fans baffled by the latest remarks from the Avalanche legend
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Amid the buzz surrounding the Vancouver Canucks' new head coach and the anticipation of a fresh approach for the 2025-26 season, recent remarks from Adam Foote suggest that things may stay largely the same.
Just a few weeks ago, the Canucks were rocked by the news that Jack Adams Award-winning head coach Rick Tocchet had decided to step away from the organization.
Canucks fans left baffled by the latest remarks from a former Avalanche legend.
Maverick Mitchell from Canucks Daily writes that the turmoil in the locker room and relentless outside pressure ultimately pushed Tocchet to leave Vancouver, leading him to take a new head coaching job with the Philadelphia Flyers.
"The Canucks decided quickly that assistant coach Adam Foote was going to be the next leader, and many are concerned that his style of coaching is going to mimic that of Rick Tocchet" -Mitchell
In a recent interview on the Halford & Brough show on Sportsnet, Foote raised eyebrows with some troubling comments about his coaching style.
Foote talking about how he doesn't like set plays on the PP and how he likes shots from the top.
Going to be another long season with more dinosaur hockey.
(Halford & Brough)
Going to be another long season with more dinosaur hockey.
(Halford & Brough)
The whole purpose of bringing in a new head coach is to introduce a fresh voice and system that can re-energize the locker room and get players to fully buy in. But by promoting Tocchet's assistant, the Canucks may have made a misstep, especially if Foote fails to bring a new fix to a heavily fracture team in Vancouver.
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