I'll start by saying every coach has a shelf life.
His systems, expectations, relationship with the team have to be kept on a pretty even keel......Darryl Sutter put it best IMO with his don't get too high dont get too low mantra.
Is it all impossible? No.
Do in think players tune coaches out faster now than they did 10 years ago? I'm going to say yes.
In fairness to each team with young players i often wonder when these guys graduate from junior, the AHL, Echl, etc if they were coached successfully by their coaches.
I've heard time and time again about players development stalling under certain people and i have an example.
Eetu Tuulola was with Everest last year where Kevin Constantine is and several posters here predicted quite accurately this was NOT then place for him to be and that his development would stall.....and it did.
I get his season wasn't without its trials as he had some injury and missed time but I think certain posters on here knew exactly what they were talking about. He's now not even in North America and finished up his season and could be eligible to play in Stockton now.
In this scenario i wonder how long it takes for a player to break bad habits , learn a new system before we See an impact made?
I get that players like Sam Bennett , Matthew Tkachuk arenstill growing , bulking up etc but how long do these guys get to develop in an organization before they are deemed a write-off , reclamation project etc.
This all has to factor into how good a coach is. My thoughts are ex players have an edge but I'm sure statistics will prove this wrong.
Certain coaches never played and have had success. What do these guys posses that gives them an an edge?
I think it's a mystery sometimes. .....great discussion.
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