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Originally Posted by browna
Maurice is certainly a sink or swim coach. Seems well liked, is well spoken, the media really loves his quotes and thoughtful responses, and probably players do as well overall.
But in the 22 seasons he's been a head coach, it's feast or famine. Missed the playoffs or fired before the playoffs in 15 of those years. 4 years out in the first round. But then two conference final losses and one cup final loss.
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He's record-wise he's the Jeff Fisher of the NHL. The very definition of long tenured mediocre head coach. Jets should have moved on from him a long time ago as every season is a repeat of failures of the season before. That organization deep down knows it doesn't have the resources to go all in for a Stanley Cup and that's why they are happy to just be good enough to challenge for a playoff spot. Not a lot different than the Flames except the Flames are dishonest with their fans and themselves in that they claim winning a cup is the goal but hire head coaches that the other 30 teams wouldn't even consider to interview for head coach.