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Originally Posted by cyclone3483
But is he greater than Scotty Bowman, Roger Nielson, Al Arbour, Toe Blake, Herb Brooks, Don Cherry, Dick Irvin Sr & Viktor Tikhonov?
I would argue maybe on Brooks and Cherry (debatable), but the rest had greater success and more impact on hockey than Johnson...in spite of how great a guy he truly was.
16th round has more to do with the fact that 7 guys still haven't taken a coach and people are leaving coaches fairly late (speaking as someone without a coach).
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I'd take him over Roger Nielson, Don Cherry and Herb Brooks. He may not have coached as long as some of those you mentioned but he did have a huge impact during his short coaching career. His 7 point plan that he used to beat the Oilers was pure genious.