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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
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It's really hard to say. I have wondered about the organization's goalie coaching for years, because we continue to see goalie digress while here, and we have seen the same 'playing small' issues in the past.
Having said that, LaBarbera is highly regarded, and seemed to have success in VAN(?) before coming here.
Without knowing what the goalie coaches are saying, it is hard to make any judgements. But it is also difficult to lay any praise, with the lack of goaltending success, post Kipper.
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I don't think LaBarbera was even a goalie coach in Vancouver. Primarily the Hitmen before getting this Flames role. Besides that, he was barely an adequate backup goalie in the NHL.
Not to say that being a crappy backup in the NHL correlates with coaching ability.