Jack Adams finalists: Berube, Cooper, Trotz

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I bet Washington doesn't go out in the 1st round with Trotz behind the bench.

But I guess he gets the last laugh, taking an Islanders team who lost their best player to the 2nd round, and possibly beyond, and the Caps are golfing.

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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

I feel the same and about the Blues in general. Sure their turnaround was remarkable during the 2nd half. So does that mean the coach was only good for 1/2 the season? Doesn't seem like he was the best coach if he was only good for 50% of the season.

He became the head coach 19 games into the season and coached them to a 38-19-6 record. On paper that looks like an impressive turnaround.

I'm with those who are not convinced. St Louis had a solid roster that was underperforming and then went on a run, it's not a bad roster that he's turned into gold. Plus he was a part of the problem as the assistant coach.

But it is what it is. Stories win awards. Quietly winning the conference doesn't.

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Originally Posted by Kybb79

Berube should win it.

Why?

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Originally Posted by Rubicant

I thought the 5 potential finalists were these three and Peters and Brindamour.

I didn’t think Peters would win over Trotz anyways, so meh.

Every coach is a potential finalist. The 3 they announced just ended up with more votes than anyone else. It’s not like voters were limited to picking from only these 3.


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Originally Posted by Textcritic

Why?

With the Adams, I always try to look at it this way - should the team have finished where it did in the standings? For me, the only team I can answer no for this year, is the Islanders. Everyone will have their own reasons, some only attribute it to points and/or standings.

For me it's not even close considering the circumstances of NYI losing their franchise player for nothing in the summer. The Blues and and Lightning were, for all purposes, exactly where you'd expect them to be when the regular season ended.

As for Peters, good season for sure, but really he just got what he should have out of this team after Gulutzan basically submarined a very good roster for two full seasons. If he comes back next year and get's the team to an even higher level, I think we can start to talk about him winning this thing.