Around the League 2019-2024 Edition

[LeafOfFaith]

Lifetime total goals and assists of coaches = zero.

Lifetime total coach obstructions to teams scoring or giving up goals = a lot.

 

[CH1]

Lifetime total goals and assists of coaches = zero.

True for Keefe but Martin St Louis had 391 goals and 642 assists.

 

[axlsalinger]

Brake pads and wiper blades. There are maybe a small handful of coaches in the world worth putting up with more than 1 failure from.

I don't really disagree, but at the same time the impact of coaches is probably highly overstated. Only 1 out of 32 teams can win the Cup every year. Even if you say "Great Job!" to the guys in the final 4, it's not like there are 28 bumbling morons in the league. There are so many different factors involved, with the overall team talent level miles above the rest.

Of course there are times when it's obvious a team needs to make a change. Like the Leafs one year ago.

 

[oscarheyman]

Sometimes the element of luck plays a part (whether that be from injuries [or lack of them to major personnel], upset in a particular playoff round, etc.,).

 

[MindzEye]

I don't really disagree, but at the same time the impact of coaches is probably highly overstated. Only 1 out of 32 teams can win the Cup every year. Even if you say "Great Job!" to the guys in the final 4, it's not like there are 28 bumbling morons in the league. There are so many different factors involved, with the overall team talent level miles above the rest.

Of course there are times when it's obvious a team needs to make a change. Like the Leafs one year ago.

imo there are areas where a coach can get a team to play higher or lower than the sum of it's parts but a lot of the job is just getting out of your own way and not galaxy braining shit. Not being a dipshit to your players. No fake accountability bullshit. Being as close to an actual meritocracy as possible, etc.

 

[leafman101]

It’s just a lot easier to fire and replace coaches than fire and replace marners.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

True for Keefe but Martin St Louis had 391 goals and 642 assists.

I should've specified, as coaches. My bad for creating that confusion.

 

[worm]

imo there are areas where a coach can get a team to play higher or lower than the sum of it's parts but a lot of the job is just getting out of your own way and not galaxy braining shit. Not being a dipshit to your players. No fake accountability bullshit. Being as close to an actual meritocracy as possible, etc.

Mostly it means having a good goalie

 

[axlsalinger]

Mostly it means having a good goalie

absolutely no way to predict them though

#TeamVoodoo

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Are they dragging this series out or what? Two weeks and we're waiting for game 5. Let's get this shit over with already.

 

[MindzEye]

Mostly it means having a good goalie

Good goaltending does cover up most of the areas bad coaching shows up, yeah. Not all though.

 

[Habsy]

I'm wondering if Wehave's last name is Dickinson

 

[LeafOfFaith]

That guy could be WeHave's son, if WeHave was a Habs fan.

 

[Habsy]

Or a father. His one redeaming quality. Not procreating.

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1803126852300550305

 

[Killer93]

View: https://x.com/Canucks/status/1803181095648895212?t=EtR49YzSuIqajzSuqE8NVA&s=19

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Babushkie's now asking for $8M from Tredonkey.

 

[CRL]

Oil figured out Bob

 

[Artnes]

PP looking Leafy

 

[Artnes]

Florida got no legs. Oil Change might pull this off yet