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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Boudreau is the one I want too.
The other two would still be substantial upgrades though, with proven track records of actual success as an NHL head coach.
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I’ve never liked Julien as a coach. He won a cup a million years ago with Ward, riding Thomas and Rask, but after that I would have argued he gradually underperformed with his Boston team and his Montreal years have been bad, with calls for his firing pretty much every year. He coached them to two non PO years, gets replaced by Boston’s AHL coach Sullivan and the same crew has a cup finals and +.600 years every year since.
And Gallant obviously has some sort of issues issues. I don’t see him as an upgrade despite having a wild year in Vegas. He’s really only had two years you’d call very successful. And dumped pretty quickly afterwards. I’m surprised no stories have ever emerged as to underlying reasons