He's done more with less this year. He's allowed the development of multiple rookies. (maybe a quick trigger on returning some to the AHL, but they've always returned better)
Finally found, some stable lines, with the exception of moving the hottest winger up.
Last year was too easy to determine how good or bad of a coach he was. The goaltending issue in last years playoffs aside.(hindsight is always 20/20, to quote Dave Mustaine). Who expected the Vezina winner to not pull himself due to injury, neither did Tuukka.
With a lesser team, let's see what he does. If this series is an indicator of getting everyone engaged, he has certainly done it in this series. Having the goaltending wildfire that Sway is makes the decision easy, whether or not Linus plays Game 5.