First of all, this is a serious question by a non-native english speaker. AND I would have Boudreau coaching my team over Tocchet always.
Why is Boudreau so popular in what it seems no matter the fanbase? I understand he is a likeable guy, and Canucks handled his firing the worst possible way ever.
But is this current thing about every hockey fan getting behind Bruce just about the way the Canucks owners handled this situation like a dumbasses or was Boudreau already this liked before? People have been saying "They fired a winning coach over a losing coach", is this about the W/L record in the NHL or what? Because only thing i see Boudreau has won as a coach is the Calder at 2005.
Now i know my knowledge isn't as deep as a lot of people here have, but i base a lot of my opinions on what i hear/read what finnish players say. For one example i know Teemu Selänne isn't a big fan of Bruce. In fact the story after Sochi Olympics when he said him he needs 3 games to prove his worth with Getzlaf and Perry on the first line, scored 4 points and was the first star twice, wasn't enough for Boudreau and got demoted to 3rd line and said "that's when i decided to retire" is something i hold over Boudreau. Or when Selänne was asked that "I guess you and Saku Koivu aren't members of the Boudreau fanclub, since you have talked shit about him". His answer was "Well i have never really talked shit about Bruce, but Saku should have." gives me reason to doubt all this hype.
So what am i missing here? The fact that he is a great coach for the players? How far does that really carry, Teemu said "I have even said to him, he should be harder on the players, sometimes it felt like a country club for the star players."
So i guess the thing im trying to ask is, on what merit has Bruce Boudreau become this cult coach that everyone from every team likes?