>>11914616only one of those kinds of hockey counts, nobody in the nhl is worth the money their paid and not really.
coaches have a tiny little bit to do with how a team plays, but really, the fucking players decide how to play. they decide to crash or coast around. hockey is way too fast for plays to be the primary characteristic of a team.
and great, that makes a whole shitload of sense.
"this guys got a bunch of playoff experience"
"any successful?"
"nope never out the first round"
"great! now we're experienced!"
playoff experience means shit if you don't know what it takes to get to the cup.