There has been no reports of the status of Canucks' coach Alain Vigneault, who had met with Mike Gillis and Canucks management this past weekend in Las Vegas. I guess with all the hookers and gambling they never got around to talking business. OK, I kid. But don't you think that with Nonis already axed that the Vigneault firing would have soon followed? Especially if a major shakeup was in place.Deciding on the status of the current head coach was quoted as Gillis' top priority after he was hired.
Mike Gillis says making a decision on his coach is the most important task he faces in the immediate future. He will sit down soon with current coach Alain Vigneault, who has a year left on his contract. That was from the Vancouver Sun.I would bank on the 2 parties talking team direction and dollar values this past weekend. Now there are a lot of Vigneault haters out there, and I am not one of them. I think he has done a decent job with what he was given. Benching the Sedins might be a nice change on occasion, but aside from that, I like what he has done, playoffs or not. Give him 3 more guys that can actually put the puck in the net and the haters will disappear.
I know that Gillis offered up a bit of support for Vigneault during his press conference after the Nonis firing when he said:
"Coaches handle the assets they have been given," he said. . "The assets here were lean at times."This makes me think even more that Vigneault is going to stay on board if a contract that makes sense is met. He will not be fired as part of an overhauling process.
Who knows. I could be wrong. It's just my opinion that Viggy is not going to be turfed unless the Canucks lose 10 in a row next season. Until then, he has Gillis' vote of confidence.
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