Rank the coaches

zzoo

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Let's see how you would compare Martin St-Louis against other coaches.

Here's my ranking. I let you decide if it's ranked from top to bottom or the opposite:

Tier I: Mario Tremblay
Tier II: Michel Therrien, Dominique Ducharme
Tier III: Claude Julien, Jacques Martin, Guy Carbonneau
Tier IV: Alain Vigneault
Tier V: Bob Gainey, Randy Cunneyworth
Tier VI: Pat Burns, Martin St-Louis
Tier VII: Jacques Demers

I don't know much about Jacques Lemaire and Jean Perron to rank them.
This list is more about how much I like or dislike a coach than an objective performance ranking. If Habs finish in bottom 3 this season, my feeling towards MSL will certainly change.

How would you rank our coaches ?
 

Vachon23

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Oct 14, 2015
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Depends it’s based on what.

For winning a cup
Claude Julien
Alain Vigneault
Jacques Martin
Michel Therrien
Guy Carbonneau
Dominique Ducharme
Martin St Louis

To develop a team
Martin St Louis
Alain Vigneault
Jacques Martin
Claude Julien
Michel Therrien
Guy Carbonneau
Dominique Ducharme

My preference
Alain Vigneault
Claude Julien
Martin St Louis
Michel Therrien
Guy Carbonneau
Jacques Martin
Dominique Ducharme
 
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rickthegoon

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There is a legend that Pat Burns once tried to drown Russ Courtnall in the ice bath after a game……..I can only imagine what he would do with Dvorak ;)
 

Bombshell11

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Tier Zero: Mario Tremblay,
Tier I: Martin St-Louis, Randy Cunneyworth
Tier II: Dominique Ducharme
Tier III: Guy Carbonneau
Tier IV: Bob Gainey,
Tier V: Michel Therrien,
Tier VI: Claude Julien, Jacques Demers
Tier VII: Alain Vigneault, Pat Burns,
S Tier: Jacques Martin
 

the

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Mar 2, 2012
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I'll give it a shot and go with the coaches that I saw.

Tier I: Dominique Ducharme
Tier II: Michel Therrien, Randy Cunneyworth
Tier III: Claude Julien, Alain Vigneault
Tier IV: Guy Carbonneau, Bob Gainey, Martin St-Louis
Tier V: Jacques Martin
 

HuGort

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Jun 15, 2012
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Let's see how you would compare Martin St-Louis against other coaches.

Here's my ranking. I let you decide if it's ranked from top to bottom or the opposite:

Tier I: Mario Tremblay
Tier II: Michel Therrien, Dominique Ducharme
Tier III: Claude Julien, Jacques Martin, Guy Carbonneau
Tier IV: Alain Vigneault
Tier V: Bob Gainey, Randy Cunneyworth
Tier VI: Pat Burns, Martin St-Louis
Tier VII: Jacques Demers

I don't know much about Jacques Lemaire and Jean Perron to rank them.
This list is more about how much I like or dislike a coach than an objective performance ranking. If Habs finish in bottom 3 this season, my feeling towards MSL will certainly change.

How would you rank our coaches ?
Difficult to compare. Marty doesn't have the experience to implement systems.
 

Rapala

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Mar 29, 2013
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Pat Burns was my favorite by a very wide margin.
Cup Winner NJD
SCF Habs

2 x Campell Conference finalist with the LEAFS :scared:
 

JianYang

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Most of these coaches are of the same defensive mindset in how the game should be played.

Demers is probably the biggest player's coach out of the group.

Tremblay the most emotional

Burns the most scary

Martin the most composed and professional.

I don't look at it in the sense of who is "best". It's more about which coach best fits the group of players and what they need at that particular time. It's a fluid thing.
 

Paddyjack

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Dec 10, 2007
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Sherbrooke
Let's see how you would compare Martin St-Louis against other coaches.

Here's my ranking. I let you decide if it's ranked from top to bottom or the opposite:

Tier I: Mario Tremblay
Tier II: Michel Therrien, Dominique Ducharme
Tier III: Claude Julien, Jacques Martin, Guy Carbonneau
Tier IV: Alain Vigneault
Tier V: Bob Gainey, Randy Cunneyworth
Tier VI: Pat Burns, Martin St-Louis
Tier VII: Jacques Demers

I don't know much about Jacques Lemaire and Jean Perron to rank them.
This list is more about how much I like or dislike a coach than an objective performance ranking. If Habs finish in bottom 3 this season, my feeling towards MSL will certainly change.

How would you rank our coaches ?
I'm sorry, Cunneyworth in front of Vigneault and Julien?????

Not wasting time with this thread
 

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