>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.
>
>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.
>
>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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