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Re: McLellan Out. Hitchcock In. [message #722844 is a reply to message #722722 ]	Tue, 20 November 2018 17:18

Kr55
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I think Hitch is closer to Torts than to McLellan these days.

Good article on his personal evolution as a coach

https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/ken-hitchcock-reinvented -final-years-career/

Quote:

One of the takeaways for Hitchcock was that athletes today are much, much harder on themselves than their predecessors. Every aspect of their existence is so heavily regimented — from diet and their physical conditioning to video sessions and practices—that it can all become a bit much. On a given day during that latter portion of his career, Hitchcock could wander into work and find a handful of his guys glued to screens watching their shifts from the night before. Players are almost all students of the game now and the best way to reach them is through detailed explanations, not enhanced decibel levels. Hitchcock tried to make his points direct and concise, believing brevity would help players turn the page on miscues, rather than letting mistakes become a mental drain.

“This is a (generation) that needs to move on quickly,” he said.

That’s why humour is another element Hitchcock incorporated in his teachings.

“It becomes, ‘It’s not as bad as you think’,” he said of injecting the odd chuckle into coaching. “You bring that aspect into it and I think it increases the learning curve.”

Creating laughs is no problem for Hitchcock, who is universally acknowledged as a people person.

“Get him outside the rink and he’s a hoot,” said Roenick, who admitted his own flamboyant personality caused some clashes with Hitchcock, but added the two always shared a mutual respect. “You get him on a golf course and he’ll hold court. He’ll have people enthralled, laughing, just totally engaged in what he’s talking about. That’s a very hard trait to master.”

These are things McLellan hasn't figured out yet.

A recent Torts quote as well

Chris Johnston @reporterchris
John Tortorella says the NHL has turned into a F-A-W league -- "find a way to win." He doesn't bother correcting every error now. "Holy crap it's just a game filled with mistakes."

Some coaches have learned you can't go insane on players now for every mistake. The key to success is playing faster and being willing to push that balance of risk/reward as far as you can take it, not trying to eliminate all risk at any cost.

Hitch's top offensive guys did fine in his last year coaching in Dallas. He let the kids do their thing, but he also dramatically decreased the shot quality Dallas allowed. Dallas just wasn't too good, and Spezza had a stinker season and they ended up 3 points out of a spot.

Not expecting Hitch to turn some crap into gold, but it would be nice to see these guys not looking like life is over after every mistake they make, and it would be nice to see something resembling an NHL quality structure and set play making in at least 1 zone of the ice.

And please fire one or all of Chia, MacT, Lowe or Howson please.

"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013

"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015

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