data.3news-bydate.test.rec.sport.hockey.54165 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Gerald Olchowy)
Subject: Re: RUMOUR - Keenan signs with Rangers?
Organization: University of Toronto Chemistry Department
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In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Gary L Dare) writes:
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>Interestingly, Keenan's co-coach (or is it his "Number One"?) on Team
>Canada at the World Championships is Roger Neilsen.
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But ultimately their hockey philosophies are like night and day...
Keenan believes in pressuring the opposition and taking the
initiative (within the limits of his system)...while Roger
has a reactive hockey philosophy...which is why Messier will
be able to and has played for Keenan, but thought Roger's way
was a sure loser.
>It'd be interesting if the Rangers call in the balance of Neilsen's
>contract to be Keenan's assistant ... Roger did do a very good job
>with the mediocre players, just as he handled the Cinderella Canucks
>of 10 years ago ... but his mistake was playing the Rangers like those
>Canucks last May ...
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Roger is a great assistant coach...but considering what must be bad
blood between Nielson and Messier, it would be a mistake to bring
him back even in that role.
Gerald