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Originally Posted by getbak
Not surprising. I am surprised that it's a four-year deal, though. Seems long for a first-time NHL coach.
Wasn't Gulutzan's deal only 2 years?
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There was a lot of talk last summer when Green's name started to come up in coaching searches that he would only accept a position as a NHL HC, and would refuse to accept an assignment as an assistant. He reminds me a little of Eakins insofar as he has been a high profile emerging NHL coach for a few years, and he knows it. The length of term was probably his insistence to keep him from exploring other coaching opportunities outside of Vancouver, but like with Eakins, there is a higher risk if this does not work out.