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Originally Posted by nik-
I think the answer is that he does it because he's a bad coach. He's here because our GM did him a favour. It's tragic that a case of nepotism is so entwined with the future of our club.
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No, he's not. On a team without superstars, he wants his superstar-potential players to conduct their business in a manner that is in keeping with the best in the league. His treatment of Baertschi and Backlund is motivated by much longer-term thinking than beating Minnesota and St Louis on a couple random nights in November.