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Originally Posted by getbak
Coaching will be the big question next year. The team went in the toilet after Torts lost his mind. They were 20 points up on the Flames with 32 games left after that game. They were 5 points back of LA and sitting in a playoff spot.
They ended the year 6 points ahead of the Flames, 17 points behind the Kings, and 8 points out of a playoff spot.
Desjardins has had success everywhere he has coached before. He hasn't had a team finish with less than a 500 record in over a decade. Of course, NHL history is full of guys who had success in junior and minor pro who bombed badly in the NHL. All he has to do is look east over the mountains and see one coach who successfully made the jump, and one who didn't.
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Not even that far, just a quick gander to the interior.