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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I am honestly surprised, and I am not as enamoured by Berube as others like Trotz and Peters. St Louis had an incredible second half, but it coincided entirely with a spectacular rookie performance from Jordan Binnington. Berube didn't have a lot to do with a great run by his goalie, prior to which the Blues were completely dead in the water and languishing in last place in the NHL.
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I feel the same and about the Blues in general. Sure their turnaround was remarkable during the 2nd half. So does that mean the coach was only good for 1/2 the season? Doesn't seem like he was the best coach if he was only good for 50% of the season.
IMO a season like the Isles had is much more indicative of good coaching. The Isles went from the worst defensive team, to the best in 1 year. All after losing their franchise player. To me that's good coaching. Trotz known to be a defensive stalwart, and he showed his abilities when he won them a Jennings trophy.
Even Cooper is a better choice then Berube. Cooper consistently had his team at the #1 spot. CONSISTENCY is the sign of a good coach. That's why I also think Peters also deserves a nod over Berube. The Flames were consistently the best in the West most of the season.
The Blues were out of it and came roaring back. But the fact they were out of it at all, tells us they had consistency issues all season.
I'll take the coaches who got their teams into the top spots, and stayed like that all season long.
But as mentioned, it's probably a silver lining Peters wasn't included, so we don't have to worry about the Jack Adams curse getting him fired sooner rather than later. I hope he's around for years to come.