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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Whenever any Canadian team poops the bed on the season people clamour for firing the goalie coach. Like clockwork. It avoids accepting a) the team allowed two many tough chances, b) that the team is no good, and c) that goalies are voodoo
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Well I don't hear Canucks fans complain about Ian Clark but that's what happens when a team hires one of the better goaltender coaches in the league as they develop goaltenders and help them play better. Flames and Oilers fans have long complained about their goaltending coaches because both teams have been pretty poor at developing goaltenders and established goaltenders seem to get worse under their watch. Also both organizations have been very loyal to their goaltending coaches despite poor results which is kind of frustrating as a fan when a team goes through multiple head coaches but the guy in charge of goaltending always remains or even gets promoted despite goaltending being organizational weaknesses for a long time.