Babcock is my pick as IMO this may have been his most brilliant season when you consider the injuries he faced on a roster that's really on the decline as far as their top players go.
Roy did do a great job there is no doubt about that but you the whole "worst to first" thing needs an asterisk as he did it with the same roster that should have finished nowhere near the bottom of the league last year in one of the most orchestrated tank jobs in the history of the NHL. Also anytime a goaltender plays out of his mind in a career year a head coach ends up looking a lot better than he really was.
Cooper did a great job as well but the Lightning's low finish the season before was also a bit of a mirage as all the bounces went against them in the 1 goal losses and the goaltending situation that sank them the season before was also resolved.
Last edited by Erick Estrada; 05-06-2014 at 09:39 AM.
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