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Originally Posted by Zarley
The thought that a goalie coach is some type of miracle worker is pretty funny. Same with a powerplay coach. If the players aren't executing, it's on them. The coach is there to keep them focused, provide strategy, and add a level of attention to detail.
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There's precedent in all leagues as we always hear in football coaches that are QB whisperers where they coach up even mediocre QB's to be competent or better. Francois Allaire at one time was considered one of those guys. Every goaltender Mitch Korn works with seems to blossom as you have Holtby, Grubauer, Rinne, etc. Has there been a goaltender for the Rangers that has been even mediocre singe Benoit Allaire started working for them in 2004? Seems like Rangers backup goaltenders become pretty desired. It does appear that teams that have consistently good goaltending from starters and backups have a common denominator of a really good goaltending coach.