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Originally Posted by Lewis_D
Keefe to join Dubas in Pittsburgh or does Sid veto it?
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We know why it was only Reirden fired. Opening up the assistant's slot so Sullivan can train his replacement.
I agree with the sentiment that this wasn't exactly a coaching issue, however Keefe got out coached in every single play-off series he was Head Coach for in the NHL, even the series he won.
Now other than one instance he wasn't going up against novices or below average coaches. He was tasked with Jon Cooper, John Montgomery, Paul Maurice and Bruce Cassidy for most of those. But the series loss to Montreal and Dominic Ducharme is painful. Torts and the Blue Jackets wasn't great either. The major thing with the first four coaches is they are ALL divisional coaches. That he was regularly meeting them in the first round really hammers home the fact he could never get his team over the hump either in the play-offs or the regular season.
I don't think Berube alone fixes all the issues, but I think there is less concern about the coach making a mistake than there was.