Vancouver Canucks final decision on Rick Tocchet has emerged with record-breaking contract offer
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The Vancouver Canucks are leaving Rick Tocchet's future as head coach up to him, as they've offered 2023-24's Jack Adams Trophy winner a contract but chosen not to exercise his team option.
While rumours around potential suitors for Tocchet's services circulate, the Canucks are doing what they can to keep him in Vancouver.
New contract for Rick Tocchet on the table
While the Canucks could have exercised head coach Rick Tocchet's contract option and kept him in Vancouver next season, President Jim Rutherford said the team decided not to, and is leaving their head coach's future in his own hands.
Canucks GM Jim Rutherford says team will not exercise option on Rick Tocchet's contract.
Praises the job the coaching staff did.
«I would suspect sometime this week, we will have (Tocchet's) decision.»
Hope is Tocchet stays - Elliotte Friedman on Rutherford
Praises the job the coaching staff did.
«I would suspect sometime this week, we will have (Tocchet's) decision.»
Hope is Tocchet stays - Elliotte Friedman on Rutherford
Rutherford said the team wouldn't exercise the team option, and that they didn't feel it would be right for the team to hold someone who wants to be somewhere else.
He did however praise Tocchet and his staff for the work they did this season, despite the disappointing results.
We believe, and I believe, that Tocc and his coachig staff did as good a job coaching this team this year as they did last year as coach of the year.
Rutherford said outside circumstances factored into the performance, but Tocchet and his staff handled it well.
Tocchet's decision is expected sometime this week according to Rutherford.
The 61 year old has a 108-65-27 record with Vancouver in 2 and a half seasons.
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