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Originally Posted by Bingo
I think elite coaches make adjustments.
Guessing because Florida didn't bring him back ... he didn't.
All guessing though. Maybe they saw him more as an assistant coach than a head coach.
I just wouldn't take that one 3/4 season and overvalue it.
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Yeah, the regular season record is great and all but most people seem to admit that Brunette change every little from Quenneville. Combined with them faltering in the playoffs, it’s really hard to point at something Brunette specifically did that earned him a head coaching job. And, clearly, Florida saw it the same way. I’m sure it would’ve been much easier to keep Brunette, but they chose a veteran coach with a middling record instead.
I don’t know. Brunette could be good, but I don’t know what people see in him as a head coach. It’s more than the Panthers see either way, and they’re up 2-0 in the second round.