[Marek] Mike Peca will be joining Peter Laviolette on the bench with the New York Rangers.
Mike Peca will be joining Peter Laviolette on the bench with the New York Rangers.
— Jeff Marek (@JeffMarek) June 20, 2023
by Lewtenit_Dan
@New York Rangers
9 Comments
Wow. I don’t know how to feel.
Who the frick is Mike Peca
I can’t be the only one who doesn’t know how to feel.
With laviolette being the “safe” hire, I wanted big swings with the assistants who could bring some new ideas and life while also having the cachè to actually make some decisions.
I have no clue if peca falls into that categorization.
I know Michael Peca the player but not the coach. Hopefully this is a good hire. No idea
Most recent coaching “On February 10, 2021, Peca was hired by the Washington Capitals to be a player development coach working with the “taxi squad” players for the 2020–21 season.[8] In 2021, he was hired by the Buffalo Sabres as an assistant coach with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans.”
Even though he was on the Isles and a pest; that cheap shot by Darcy Tucker on him in the 02 playoffs was one of the dirtiest hits I have ever seen in my life and it basically ended his career. Nothing but respect for the guy and hope he does a good job here
How many ex-Islanders are they going to jam behind the bench?. Is Mike Milbury not available.
…fuck, I hope I didn’t give anyone any stupid ideas.
Great hire. Americans were a really well-coached team this year (they had great talent but they were also really fun)
Mike has been a development coach before, he’s been working with JJ Peterka and Jack Quinn recently, to name a few. He’s also kind of a PP specialist so i’m hoping he adds a bit of creativity that isn’t just “One Tee to Z” or “Kreids meat market in front”
I’m hoping this kind of works out like Brunette and Ruff where Laviolette kinda takes a back seat and lets Peca do his thing
I’m aware he’s shit in our cereal in the past, but I’m hoping we can all learn to love him xd
Alot of respect for the player. Hope it works well for us.