Kesler: Ducks need a coach able to strategize on the fly

Ryan Kesler seems to have a feel for the what the Anaheim Ducks need in a new bench boss.

With the club still looking for a head coach following the firing of Bruce Boudreau, and with Randy Carlyle reportedly deep in the mix, Kesler believes the Ducks need someone who can make in-game adjustments and keep the players on their toes.

"We just need a good bench coach, a coach that does things on the fly and makes changes during the game and not just between periods," Kesler told Ben Kuzma of The Province. "We need a coach that holds everybody accountable - not just certain guys. We need a coach to come in and just be a good motivator and do what a coach does.

"The biggest thing is we need a good bench coach for strategies."

Kesler played for Carlyle as a member of the AHL's Manitoba Moose, and seems to slot him favorably based on the aforementioned criteria.

"He was a very good bench coach and very detailed," Kesler said. "We worked on faceoff plays every practice and on the power play every practice - things that you really need to work on everyday."

Carlyle won a Stanley Cup with the Ducks in 2007, and was replaced by Boudreau in 2011.

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