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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
The Panthers rebuild suffered from this for years until Maurice took over, and it delayed how quickly they were able to compete.
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This is an interesting debate because I think the Panthers were contenders with Quenneville and then Maurice/Tkachuk put them over the top. If the pre-Maurice Panthers did not play run and gun style of hockey that got them where they were would Maurice would have been able to push them over the top? In other words, going back to Boughner or the Gallant days would he have done it? He could not do it with Carolina or Winnipeg.
I don't think we could ever know the answer but it would be interesting to see if teams built around the identity of the talent or the coach/management is more effective and at what point would it be more effective (e.g. young vs. veteran team).