Don Lucia's record speaks for itself. So does the Islanders' record.


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>From: "Doug Peterson" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 10:35 AM
>Subject: Star & Tribune Article: Isles GM says Lucia's coaching hurt Okposo
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>> Apparently, all illusions are gone.  College hockey is just a minor league 
>> for
>> the NHL.  Yes, this the Snow below is Garth Snow.  Kyle Okposo has left 
>> the
>> Gophers mid-season to join the Islanders.
>>
>> http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/12692637.html
>>
>> Here are my two favorite quotes from the article.  I just love the 
>> "entrusted"
>> part.
>>
>> "Quite frankly, we weren't happy with the program there," Snow said in a
>> telephone interview. "They have a responsibility to coach, to make Kyle a
>> better player, and they were not doing that."
>>
>> Asked for specifics, Snow said, "[Okposo] just wasn't getting better --  
>> bottom
>> line. And to me, that's the frustrating part. We entrusted the coach there 
>> to
>> turn him into a better hockey player, and it wasn't happening. We feel 
>> more
>> comfortable in him developing right under our watch."
>>
>>
>> Doug Peterson
>>