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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
I view most of the above as being primarily a cliched version of what coaches do. Rally the troops! Refocus! Take time outs!
OK...
None of that matters if your goalie makes a damn save or your highest paid forward does anything.
Particularly when you get the post-season its the guys on the ice that have to get it done.
Easier to hate the coach then to blame the player with the cool nickname.
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It has nothing to do with hating the coach or the players. Its about everyone doing their job to win in these situations. Yes, the players shoulder the responsibility, but to say the coach can't do anything in these situations is laughable. Coaching is not a passive position on the team. He shouldn't get a free pass. His team is down 3-0.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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