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Originally Posted by driveway
People in this thread are putting a lot of emphasis on coaching. The differences between one coach and another on outcomes are actually pretty small. A really good or really bad head coach is probably less valuable than an all-star (or trash) goalie over the course of a season, maybe two or three wins in either direction.
Sure, for bubble teams that is the difference between the playoffs and not, but it's not what takes a team from the bubble to contention.
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True, especially since the effects of good coaching probably take multiple seasons. It took Badger Bob a long time to get his team the way he wanted (and then he resigned before reaping the rewards). And the difference between good and bad coaching is demonstrated by the fate of about half of the Jack Adams winners over the years.