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Originally Posted by dino7c
What makes him a great coach? In 14 years as a head coach he has never won a cup...been past the first round 4 times (coached mostly high end talent teams)
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Agree, and to add to this, I can't think of one team he has 'turned around' and had them exceed expectations. If anything, his teams have consistently disappointed in the playoffs.
I wanted a coach with a track record of going to a team and having that team exceed expectations. Has Boudreau ever done that? I remember his teams as 'disappointments'.
Contrast that to Trotz. Replaces Boudreau and within a few seasons, wins a cup. Moves over to the 'lowly' Islanders, and suddenly that team is exceeding expectations too.
Heck, ignoring Hartley's personality and the way he deals with players, he has a better track record than Boudreau. Won a cup, and has pretty much taken every team he has coached and made them exceed expectations, even if didn't last long.
Laviolette has that track record. Sutter has that track record. I don't care about win/loss records - when you have basically only coached good teams, your win/loss record is going to be good. It means he isn't a crappy coach, but it doesn't mean he is a great coach either. I haven't ever seen him 'exceed expectations', unless I am forgetting something.