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Originally Posted by HitterD
This is a super interesting stat, but probably a very good example of "correlation does not equal causation"
That said id be interested in a deep dive into why this is the case
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For starters, over that time period only 8 coaches have won multiple cups, period. And they all won their cups closely together:
Scotty Bowman: 5 cups in 7 years with MTL
Scotty Bowman: 3 cups in 6 years with DET
Al Arbour: 4 cups in 4 years with NYI
Glen Sather: 4 cups in 4 years with No Goods
Joel Quenneville: 3 cups in 6 years with CHI
Mike Sullivan: 2 cups in 2 years with PIT
Fred Shero: 2 cups in 2 years with PHI
Darryl Sutter: 2 cups in 3 years with LAK
Jon Cooper: 2 cups in 2 years with TBL
IMO, it's more that winning even 1 cup is catching lightning in a bottle. A coach who's won in the past is probably more likely to win again, as compared to some random other coach. But even a great coach is still very unlikely to win a cup. Only one team can win each year.