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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Are you trying to argue that there is no objective way for a non-insider or team member to correctly analyze coaching performance at the NHL level? I disagree. Much like any "arcane" job performance task, there are still statistical KPIs that you can generate to track performance. I don't think there are any KPIs that you could assign to the last decade of flames organization goaltending, which Sigalet has been a big part of, that would come out positive. Here it is actually fairly easy to generate some because the field of competitors is obvious: whether it be a set threshold # for goaltender performance. ie. over .915%, under 2.5 gaa, # of prospect goaltenders developed relative to peers over 5 years, or less precise but say "top 10 goaltending statistics in x category"... none of these would be met by the flames over the last 10 years.
Your steadfast denialism of our ability to judge coaching is what made me delve into this more, so I hold you to blame for why I now seem like I hate Jordan Sigalet.
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Something that I was wondering as to whether it was also a factor, I seem to recall that Troy Ward was turfed because he refused to do a few things the organization wanted. I wonder if this affects the success rate of the goalie prospects Sigalet worked with early on.
- Play the young guys so that they would develop (focused on using journeymen to try and win vs development of players)
- Refused to play a style that was conducive of helping the prospects graduates to the next level (totally different styles of play in AHL vs NHL).
Somehow I seem to recall some stories that he did certain things that likely ended up obliterating the confidence and careers of several of our goalies (benching them after legitimate reasons for being away from the club etc.).
EDIT: I know you were trying to eliminate coaches as a factor, but Troy Ward barely held down a coaching job after being turfed from the Heat. Something about him is disliked by the subsequent organizations that hired him.