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Great comparison, just on a run of the mill search, I found this fansided article that is eerily similar to some of the discussion we’re having here:
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/cardiacc...eir-fault/amp/
So, is Marcoux responsible for turning Kipper from a nobody into the best goalie this team has ever seen? Or is he responsible for ruining guys like Eddie Lack and (to an extent) Cam ward? Maybe it’s both, but it’s also likely neither.
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Fair to say it's likely neither. But, this stood out to me in that article:
"There were times that he and the Canes goaltenders have not seen eye to eye on goaltending techniques."
Is that the case of a goalie tuning out the coach? Not being professional enough to adjust to different coaching styles (something we expect from D-men & Forwards)?
How about this:
"Eddie Lack after some real bad games pointed to Marcoux’s coaching and techniques as the problem."
Clearly Lack wasn't the problem.
What also hasn't been said too often is how much the play in front of the goalie factors in to all this.
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It’s likely the case that he looks as good as the players he’s given to work with. For the Flames and Sigalet, he hasn’t been given much to be excited about.
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Again, I think this is the musician-blaming-the-instrument.
Sigalet has been awesome, but has had crap to work with OR the goalies have been great-average and Sigalet ruined them. With no next-patrick-roy on the horizion, may be time to try someone different.
(This argument also hinges on what one thinks of GIllies and Parsons. Is Gillies now AHL cannon fodder? Is Parsons the savior that Sigalet gets to work with?)
On another note - ask yourself - is it worth it trade for, then sign Bobrovsky to a $10 mil deal and then let Sigalet have him? FYI - CBJ's goaltending coach - Manny Legace.)