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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Everybody says that Boudreau only coached power house teams. Is that really true with Anaheim? They are an internal budget team that picked 6th overall when he took over, and he whipped them to 4 straight division titles... I dunno, I don't think he gets enough credit for what Anaheim did the last 4 seasons.
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It's a fair point, but Anaheim had probably the best prospect pool in the league when he got there; they were poised to move into a good spot. All that happened under him was that the guys with potential to be good NHL players achieved that potential.
On the other hand, under him,
the guys with potential to be good NHL players achieved that potential.
Yes, Boudreau is a very good players' coach, by all indications.