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Originally Posted by Textcritic
It is not really, though—Loubardias is echoing the overwhelming sentiments of most hockey people, national hockey observers and pundits who have cared to weigh in on the coaching situation in Calgary.
I know fans disagree and don't like to hear it, but it seems abundantly clear that Gulutzan is highly regarded in NHL circles.
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It also doesn't make him good at his job. Every company has these guys. They are good guys, people like them, they are friends with everybody. They say the right things to the right influential people at the right times. In terms of actual skill they aren't very good at what they do. They just fake it till they make it on the backs of others aka the buddy system. He probably has high emotional intelligence. Impressing the right people and saying the right things takes you far in this world but eventually you have to back it up with actual acumen in the craft. He doesn't have it, its pretty clear from the record he has produced.