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Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under
Johnston was a curious choice to begin with.
But the real mystery to me is Ray Shero and Dan Bylsma getting let go in favour of Jim Rutherford and subsequently Mike Johnston.
I always though Bylsma was a good coach, granted he "only" won one cup with Crosby and co. they were a competitive team every season with him at the helm.
Johnston was Crawford's assistant in Vancouver and Sullivan was Torts' assistant in Vancouver, just a series of mysterious choices.
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The other Vancouver connection here is that the Penguins first choice was Willie Desjardins who ended up choosing Vancouver.