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Originally Posted by Otto-matic
Its more so the fact he has an established winning roster, Maurice had to deal with some pretty tough times with injuries and player drama but still produced a playoff team.
I'd pick him over Vigneault IMO.
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That winning roster did finish 1 point ahead of 8th place Islanders in 2012-2013, 2 points ahead of 9th place Carolina in 2010-2011, outside of the playoffs in 2009-2010 and 2 points ahead of 9th place Florida in 2008-2009. 2011-2012 they won the East, but 4 of the 5 years before he took over they either just made it into the playoffs or missed it.
Either way, his team had the best record so I don't think he's undeserving of at least being nominated.