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Originally Posted by GioforPM
TBF, Boudreau, Sutter, Lemaire, etc were good players and great coaches.
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Sure, but in this analogy, they are the catcher's of the league. Defensively focused and always working on team strategy. Boudreau was almost a career minor leaguer, so he needed to understand the game in order to have his sort of longevity.
There's a place for ex-players in coaching, but they usually have certain qualities as a player.
That being said, Andrew Brunette is doing a helluva job taking over for Quenneville in Florida. I wasn't sure he was going to be any good, but he's proved me wrong. Obviously, it helps to have that level of talent when you're a rookie head coach.