Atas2000
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- Jan 18, 2011
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The first round is history. Both teams coached by North American coaches are out. Both teams have lost to a lower seeded team(I know they were #4 vs. #5 matchups, but still...).
Every series is different I know and yet I've read a bunch of comments on the Severstal - Loko series about Rowe's coaching(I didn't get to watch a lot of games of this series myself, but what I saw rather added to the picture given by other people than negated it). Rowe obviousy tried to let the team stick with the 'simple' game, positional attack a lot of dumps and 'secure' plays.
Even more telling is the story with Paul Maurice. He basically drove Kaigorodov out of the team right at the beginnig of his tenure. A mainstay on the team, а Magnitogorsk native and a fan favorite in Magnitogorsk asked for a trade after being scratched several times by Maurice. Maurice obviously didn't see him fit into his system. Well, we all know how it's eded. Kaigorodov just scored 6 pts in 7 playoff games against Magnitogorsk, also scoring the final goal of the series clinching the series win. Nice revenge for Kaigorodov. A lot of thinkwork for Maurice I suppose.
That all brings me to a conclusion that both North American coaches in the end couldn't embrace the concept of a different game on larger rinks, i.e. it needs different strategy and tactics and even the fact that different player types can play differnt roles on bigger ice. I don't say now they are bad coaches and I see Rowe staying with Loko(about Maurice I'm not sure), but they have to learn the european game of hockey more if they want to be successfull in the KHL.
Feel free to comment.
Every series is different I know and yet I've read a bunch of comments on the Severstal - Loko series about Rowe's coaching(I didn't get to watch a lot of games of this series myself, but what I saw rather added to the picture given by other people than negated it). Rowe obviousy tried to let the team stick with the 'simple' game, positional attack a lot of dumps and 'secure' plays.
Even more telling is the story with Paul Maurice. He basically drove Kaigorodov out of the team right at the beginnig of his tenure. A mainstay on the team, а Magnitogorsk native and a fan favorite in Magnitogorsk asked for a trade after being scratched several times by Maurice. Maurice obviously didn't see him fit into his system. Well, we all know how it's eded. Kaigorodov just scored 6 pts in 7 playoff games against Magnitogorsk, also scoring the final goal of the series clinching the series win. Nice revenge for Kaigorodov. A lot of thinkwork for Maurice I suppose.
That all brings me to a conclusion that both North American coaches in the end couldn't embrace the concept of a different game on larger rinks, i.e. it needs different strategy and tactics and even the fact that different player types can play differnt roles on bigger ice. I don't say now they are bad coaches and I see Rowe staying with Loko(about Maurice I'm not sure), but they have to learn the european game of hockey more if they want to be successfull in the KHL.
Feel free to comment.