Canucks Daily: New Shark Boss, Nashville Nino, More …

The Vancouver Canucks have shown no signs of wanting to sign or trade centre and leading scorer JT Miller at this point.

In case you missed it, here are the two most recent stories in support of that topic: The logic behind not signing Miller, and Miller’s agent says there have been no talks since the NHL Draft.

Otherwise, all’s quiet in the Vancouver Canucks transactions department at this juncture, so let’s go for a Simmer’s Morning Skate …

New Shark Boss

Former New York Rangers head coach David Quinn was named the new head coach of the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, hired by new franchise general manager Mike Grier. Both played college hockey at Boston University eight years apart. The coach is age 55, the GM 47. Call it the Terrier connection. San Jose Hockey Now was all over the hiring.

Quinn actually worked at B.U. as an associate coach for five seasons and later in his career as head coach of his alma mater just before taking over the Rangers head job in 2018. Part of the reason he landed that gig: then New York assistant GM Chris Drury, now the team’s president and GM, also played at Boston University. Oddly enough, he and Grier were teammates.

Holy smokes boys, cut the cord.

Quinn went 96-87-and-25 while running the Rangers.

Go Nino