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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Extending any coach before the last year of his contract is SOP for pretty nearly all GMs. It shows the players that they can't just gang up and get the coach fired because they don't like him.
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The financial security is also important so the coach doesn't start making desperate decisions to save his own hide. If people think he is leaning too much on veterans now, it would be even worse if he thought this season could be it for him. He also only got a 2 year extension past this season, so it wasn't like they just gave him the keys with no accountability. It's the coach equivalent of a show-me deal. It's not unusual and pretty standard that the last year is insurance for the coach and teams often let them go before the last year kicks in if they feel they need to. The way I see it, Huska probably has this season and into next season before they decide if he is the long term future.