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Originally Posted by Tron_fdc

I think what people are getting mixed up is the fire and brimstone, paint peeling motivator (I think guys like Tortarella fit this) and the master manipulator (Think Scotty Bowman) style coaches. You don't need to yell and scream to motivate professionals. You DO however need to find their buttons, and push it from time to time. That is what separates the good from the great IMO.

I don't know where the quote was, but I think it was Amonte or Roenick (maybe even Suter) that told a story about how when Sutter coached in Chicago. They were having a bad game, and Sutter grabbed one of their sticks, grabbed a pen, and wrote "work" across the blade and handed it back. No words, no speeches, no yelling; just a small message saying you were taking a night off and it wasn't acceptable. THAT is what a guy like Sutter does, and that's why players play for him. He finds what motivates the individual player, and exposes it.

I just don't see GG being that type of coach.

If it was Amonte it didn't work.