The Jets are tied for 1st in the NHL and on occasion are dominating the opposition. Could Maurice be a better coach than is the common consensus on the board?
He really took note of my avatar that I made after the first two games.
Good job Maurice.
Lol ... also guiltyPaul Maurice, I believe, almost single-handedly saved this season in Edmonton in the third game of the season. Jets were up 2-0, gave up two quick goals to edmonton, and it looked like the wheels were falling off again. PoMo called his timeout, settled the team down and they went on to win the game, and since then have been brilliant.
Also, I was one of many snarkily predicting PoMo to get the all time losses record in quick fashion. This team has shown me what I know.
Well, pretty tough to criticize the coach of a top3 team in the league. Yes, they have a good roster but to be fair so do many other teams. I still don't think he's a very good coach tactically, he seems rigid and unable to change things around in a good way when called and it has taken him over a year to get the PP going and PK is still bad. Still, a couple good playoff runs could prove me wrong. Also, I feel he deserves more credit for the current success than he's getting. It seems pretty clear the players are really playing for him, each other and the team, and I believe he has a considerable role in that. Also he's one of the best coaches in handling the media etc, he comes off as a solid, likeable guy and not at all in a pushover "nice guy" way. So he's probably a great coach to play under.
A good reverse example of this from football (that only Finns will know though...) is Mixu Paatelainen. When he first took helm of the Finland national team, I was excited, but he was horrible. At the point where his post-game interviews after yet another loss became all about throwing the players under the bus I knew the team would never play well under him. Never a fault in his tactics, all about the players failing to execute. And the way he spoke those things it was all blame blame blame. The moment he got fired and his assistant coach took on the job, the team started performing. Same players, same team, only different head coach, who stripped away anything fancy from the game plan and just got the players to do their best.
Anyway my point is there's many sides to coaching and while Maurice certainly seems to have his short-comings, I think there are aspects he is excellent at.
I will certainly enjoy the ride.I am a big fan of our coach. The thing to remember is that we as fans do not know what goes on in that dressing room. The politics, the emotions, the balancing of personalities. Like everyone else, those first two games, I was like, "ah geez". Now, after this wonderful ride to the top, how can we not just let him do his thing and enjoy.
The Jets are tied for 1st in the NHL and on occasion are dominating the opposition. Could Maurice be a better coach than is the common consensus on the board?
The Jets are tied for 1st in the NHL and on occasion are dominating the opposition. Could Maurice be a better coach than is the common consensus on the board?
Miserable job...The coach gets too much credit when things go well and takes too much heat when they don't.
Speaking of coaches. How much time does Guy Boucher have left?
Coach is only as good as his goaltenders
_____________________________________________________Some HF Boards logic...
Leafs have better talent than the Jets.
Jets have outperformed the Leafs so far.
At this point, Maurice is outcoaching Babcock this season.