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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Without knowing how the relationship between the coaches and players work it is pretty much impossible to know if these sorts of optical adjustments would have any impact on on-ice performance, and I suspect they would be negligible. I don't see this as an actual path to improvement.
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When the GM questions whether the team is emotionally engaged it's fair game to observe how the coach interacts with the team, even in a limited viewing. While it is wrong to make sweeping judgements on that basis, this is one data point that routinely shows pretty unemotional behaviour by the coach. As Bingo mentioned...
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Originally Posted by Bingo
I wonder if the team needs a bigger presence on the bench because they seem to have trouble managing games.
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Does that mean they need to be talked to on the bench? Not necessarily. But can you honestly say Gulutzan projects a presence in game or in press conferences? I don't see it. Maybe he does in the room but evidence is lacking.