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>Cutler, Ken wrote:
>They simply weren't a very good team for
>> a lot of reasons--only one goalie and he was inexperienced, weak defense,
>> lack of snipers, lack of development, etc.
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>WRONG WRONG WRONG. It is not the players. It is the coaching. They come in as
>heralded freshmen from the best high school and other programs in the nation,
>and then they proceed to rot and fester under a coach who does not know how to
>mold talent. NO ONE in this country is better at screwing up talented
>youngsters -- except maybe Mr. Clinton.
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>Nathan Eric Hampton
You might be right about the coaching but I think the key phrase is "high
school". The way D1 hockey is set up right now, you cannot win on a
consistent basis with kids just out of high school playing against guys who
are 23, 24 and 25. It's a physical and emotional mismatch
Greg Ambrose.
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