awarded to the league's worst coach
The nominees are:
Guy Carbonneau/Bob Gainey
Where to begin? Carbonneau's idea of good coaching was to shuffle lines at the first hint of trouble. Rather than letting linemates develop chemistry, he made sure no one got comfortable, and in the end, made players so nervous about making mistakes that they were completely unwilling to play creatively. Gainey was not much better, failing to rally the team after Carbonneau's firing.
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Wayne Gretzky
Perhaps there needs to be an addendum to the saying, "Those who can't, teach." Maybe we also need to say, "Those who can, can't teach." Gretzky was capable of doing it all, but seems unable to teach his players how to do much of anything. It doesn't help that Phoenix seems to have a bit of a reputation as a country-club for players who want to live in a nice warm climate, play golf, sit by the pool, hang out with the Great One, and play hockey once in a while.
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Michel Therrien
The facts speak for themselves. The Penguins were five points out of a playoff spot when he was fired. They went on to win the Stanley Cup under Dan Bylsma.
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