Next season is going to be a big year for the Vancouver Canucks. Especially after making the playoffs last season, surely playoffs is the goal once again next season. On top of that, Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes are coming off their entry-level contracts and are going to get serious pay increases. But one guy who is also due for a new contract is head coach Travis Green. Green will be entering his 4th year as the Canucks head coach and has an overall record of 102-103-28. It may not look great on the surface, but Green has gotten more wins each year he’s been coaching the Canucks. The question now is. Should Green be the guy going forward?

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Green started with the Canucks AHL affiliate Utica Comets back in 2013-14. Green even led the Comets to a Calder Cup Final appearance the following season but ended up losing to the Manchester Monarchs, which is the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings. Green was then promoted to the Canucks head coaching job on April 26th, 2017, replacing Willie Desjardins. One of Green’s strengths is his ability to communicate with his players. Green even said this in an interview back in 2017 with Sporting News Canada; “I think the players always know where they stand, they always know what’s expected… I do believe in communicating. I don’t like for there to be a lot of gray areas.” Green has shown this by scratching notable players when they’re not playing well. Like Jake Virtanen and Loui Eriksson in recent memory. But when it comes to how the team plays on the ice. The Canucks tend to try and play an up-tempo style that can have defenders pinch in, into the offensive zone when necessary. Which is a double-edged sword because when it works, it works very effectively. When it doesn’t, it can lead to odd-man rushes going the other way. Like when the St. Louis Blues got a 3-on-0 in overtime last season.

Now considering the Canucks young core and the style Green wants to play. I think Green does deserve to stay as the Canucks head coach. Though as it currently stands, there doesn’t seem to be anything major yet when it comes to contract talks. Pierre LeBrun wrote in an article on The Athletic saying, “Green wants to stick around and continue to build on what he’s started… I would be shocked if there’s no extension here eventually.” Just hearing that makes me feel good about Green returning, and I hope he’ll continue to improve as a coach going forward. If he does, I can see him behind the bench for a long time. But what do you think? Do you like having Green as the head coach or should there be a new voice behind the bench? Leave a comment below saying what you think.