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Originally Posted by N-E-B
Jon Cooper before he coached the Tampa Bay Lightning: 0 NHL games coached
Bruce Cassidy before the Bruins: never made it out of the first round in washington and was fired a quarter of the way into his second season with a .340 win% that season
I think we’re all familiar with Paul Maurice’s record in Winnipeg before this season. He’s only made the playoffs twice since 2002.
Gerard Gallant as a head coach has made it to the playoffs one time before this season.
Mike Babcock coached the Leafs to dead last just two seasons ago.
Joel Quenneville (who everyone here wanted so badly) coached a team to a WORSE record than GG.
It’s not fair to judge Peters based on his past record. Good teams make good coaches, not the other way around. I’m not suggesting coaching doesn’t matter, but what I am suggesting is the idea that because Peters hasn’t had success in the NHL yet means he can’t have success in the future with a new team is garbage.
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You could make the same argument to let GG coach out his contract instead of firing him.