Wings' assistant could be Avs' guy - The Denver Post

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Avs May Look To Detroit For Their Coach
Published 5/13/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... if he would be interested in the Colorado coaching job, vacant since the Avalanche and Joel Quenneville parted ways Friday. “I would be very interested,” McLellan, 40, said several hours before the Wings beat the Dallas Stars in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals. “I think right now there are a number of young coaches who have come up from the American League and have done a good job, and I consider myself one of those.” read on

Melrose, Hartley, Laviolette spinning the NHL wheel of coaches
Published 5/13/2008 at Puck Daddy
... When Quenneville left Denver -- perhaps to be replaced by Detroit assistant coach Todd McLellan -- he moved to the top of the list for free-agent coaches. When Wilson was clipped, he moved ahead of ‘Q' to the front. But there's another name that, should he become available, would automatically become the most sought-after coach on the market: Peter Laviolette. ...

The difficult truth about assistant coaches: McLellan wants to helm his own team, even if it's the Avs
Published 5/14/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
The Denver Post's Terry Frei asked Red Wings assistant coach Todd McLellan if he'd be interested in the Colorado Avalanche's vacant head coaching job, should it be offered to him, and he answered as any ambitious assistant coach would--with a Wings-fan-cringe-inducing "yes": May 13, Denver Post : "I would be very interested," McLellan, 40, said several hours before the Wings beat the Dallas Stars in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals. "I think right now there are a number of young coaches who have come up from the American League and have done a good job, and I consider ...