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Originally Posted by cofias
He won the Cup 15 years ago. Marc Crawford also coached a team to a cup in the same era (and won a Jack Adams for good measure). He's been out of an NHL HC job for half a decade now. Not all coaches are capable of adapting to a new era in the league. Considering the options, going for a younger hockey mind was the right move. It remains to be seen however if GG was the right choice or not.
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The same things that won 15 years ago still win today. It really wasn't that long ago. I get it if you are like 15 years old, it's a life time, but generally speaking it's still the same game. The same systems and tactics have been used for the past 50 years at least. The athletes are better and the economics changed, but the fundamentals are basically the same.
And yes, Gulutzan has nothing on Crawford at the moment either. If he can have half the career that Crawford had, he will be a good coach.
Also, I love the additional drama by calling it "half a decade" instead of 5 years.