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Originally Posted by yourbestfriend
I don't really buy the garbage coaching argument as the main reason for Bennett's development. Monahan, Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Backlund, Frolik, Ferland all got better and put up career numbers under GG. If he was such a horrible coach, why did those guys produce so well? Good players produce irregardless of who their coach is.
As for the Crosby argument, he was on pace for 100pts+ every single year he was coached by Bylsma. I wouldn't call that "done" by any stretch of the imagination. Furthermore, during his 5.5yr tenure with the Pens, they finished no worse than 2nd in their division with no less than 47wins (minus lockout) and 100pts+ every year... hardly garbage coaching. Bylsma was fired because he couldn't formulate a strategy to get his team over the hump in the playoffs, not because of how he got his players to produce.
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I was actually referring to Mike Johnston, not Bylsma for Crosby:
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nh...214158198.html
http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/ar...portland-coach
https://www.nhl.com/news/sidney-cros...rs/c-279570784
And out of the players you listed, I would argue that only Monahan, Tkachuck, and Gaudreau had good years last year (I think Ferland is more a product of Gaudreau/Monahan... i.e. put Bennett there for as much time and he scores as much too).
Frolik was terrible last season, Backlund was terrible. Hamilton I argue hasn't grown much under GG. Gio - points decline. Brodie - 'nuff said. Bennett went from promising fist liner under Hartley to a "bust". Brouwer - went from solid player to 4th line garbage.
GG was awful and IMO did more harm than good to this team overall. I want to see what another coach can do before curtain calling Bennett... it just seems too convenient that he went from promising pick, looking like future 1st liner under Hartley to 3rd line bust under GG.
GG was terrible, and I am glad he is with the Oilers now so he can ruin them even more than they currently are.