The Search and Vetting Process Continues for the Moncton Wildcats?

Kevin Barrett from Post Media reported three days ago that more changes would occur surrounding the Moncton Wildcats.

The clock is ticking. Nevertheless, it’s still way too early to speculate or comment on changes and possible new coaching candidates for the vacant Head Coaching job.

People want to know who’s next, they want to know what’s going on behind the scenes and who the front runners appear to be.

They want to know what changes are going to take place and they want to know what trades are going to be made to make the Wildcats a championship contender.

You see there’s a lot of things up in the air right now. Since the Lacroix press release it’s been eerily quiet.

Due-diligence is no doubt at the heart of every decision being considered or subsequently made during this time.

There is a process and that process will be followed to the letter. Names have been thrown around by some people since the departure of Lacroix and a matter of well before his departure.

It’s not fair to throw names out there right now because there’s way too many moving parts. Those moving parts effect people’s lives.

One could speculate from Barrett’s tweet that there’s a definite timeline associated with the decision making process.

Clearly we all know things need to be done well before the QMJHL Draft, but what direction are the Wildcats going to take.

High profile or Best Fit?

Throwing names out isn’t cool right now, but we can definitely discuss the options the organization could take.

Option 1 Best Fit

The best fit for a team especially a team in the Cats current situation could in fact be to avoid a “high profile” candidate and target a coach or coaches from within the organization to take over the helm. Familiarity has been critical to the historical aspects of the hiring process from a Wildcats perspective. Familiarity with the current players or core group if in fact the Wildcats choose to take the best fit option could pay dividends in the present and future.

You see the “best fit” option could be a long term solution as well.

There’s always a sense or a feeling that if an organization chooses the “high profile” or Option 2 that it’s always a “one and done” scenario that hangs over the process.

There’s no question if the Wildcats choose a “high profile” candidate that the undercurrent could be “when is so and so going to get a call from an NHL team?”

Option 1 and 2 have a lot of moving parts as well.

Would the high profile coach want full control of any personnel decisions?

If they do in fact want full control of the day to day GM and Head Coaching role, where would it leave the team if they get the call to “The Show” or have an opt out clause to their contract?

Would the Wildcats braintrust want to be put in that situation?

The search and vetting process continues for the Moncton Wildcats, time will tell what option they choose and what direction the organization will take.