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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
most of them are I would say, or were when they won the cup
and Babcock won the cup not too long ago, and took his team to the finals the next year as well
is there a reason why you don't think he is a good coach outside of him not playing Iginla a lot?
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I don't think he is a bad coach per say. I think right now he is showing his inexperience in international play. Just because you see success at the NHL level, it doesn't necessarily mean it will translate into success in this kind of format. I understand Babcock has his own "horses" that he wants to ride more than others but in a such a short tournament if that player isn't playing well at the moment you can't continue to ride him. You got to go with who is bringing it. Last night the 2nd line (Staal, Getzlaf, Perry) were nowhere to be seen and they continued to see a regular shift, where as Morrow and Richards were playing their a$$ off and bringing the intensity/physicality yet they were glued to the bench. You can rest a sure that if he continues to do that the entire nation will be disappointed because if the opposition wasn't the Swiss and it was a legit hockey power the game would have been long over before shootout. Now we can all wait and see if he does adjust and that will ultimately decide how great a coach he truly is in this competition.