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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Why would anyone agree to that type of arrangement in the NHL.
Come coach for 2 years and the guy assisting you will take over.
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Often, that's the promise made to the younger guy to get him to come on as an assistant/associate coach. The older coach may or may not even know about it.
Also, an older coach may be looking at his age and thinking he's not ready to retire quite yet, but maybe in another couple of years he will be, so he can make that transition. In a perfect world, I suspect that was Darryl's plan in coming back to Calgary.
Another factor is everyone know the reality of the profession and the fact that coaching 250 games for a single team is a rarity. Regardless of what the plans are on Day One, they will likely be quite different 3 years later.