Chris Drury said that he wants to be as “thorough” as he can be and that the focus isn’t on a “specific style or type of coach, but finding “the right fit.”
On Saturday, Elliotte Friedman was asked about potential candidates to replace Gerard Gallant, on the NHL Network, and said “well, I think a lot of us are kind of wondering about Joel Quenneville. Right now, as I understand it, Joel Quenneville has not been officially reinstated and I do think at some point in time he’s going to meet with the NHL and talk about if this is the right time to do it. He did speak to the AHL coaches about a month or two ago about some of the courses he’s taken and some of the things he’s done to work his way back. I know he’s been in contact with Kim Davis from the NHL about coming back, but I think there has to be a formal process here and until we get any kind of ruling or clarity on Joel Quenneville not being allowed to return, I think a lot of the search will be around his name.”
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