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Originally Posted by GioforPM
The examples of spending a lot on a coach and having a big impact are few and far between. Look at Babcock, McLellan, Julien, Quenneville, DeBoer... And then look at coaches like Cooper or Sullivan who do well without being paid a lot.
I think few coaches are good enough that they make an impact on a team that's otherwise mediocre. Hell, even Trotz is not doing well with the Isles.
I don't think Ward is a great coach or anything, nor were any other Treliving hires. Or any coaches hired by Sutter or Feaster. I am not convinced it's because of a lack of money, though.
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Every good coach has to start somewhere. Thus the Sullivans and Coopers. But a lot of those new coaches will not amount to much.
And since you brought up some newer coaches that did well, Travis Green is the next one in line IMO. Nuckleheads want him fired, but really, he had that team play excellent hockey in the last few years. A team that was lacking talent. I think he had them overachieve.
Would love to see Green here.