DitchMarner
It's time.
Which coaches can we say definitively made their teams better?
Obvious answer: Jacques Lemaire.
If they hadn't won with the neutral zone trap, the Devils might have eventually won the Cup anyway with a core of Brodeur, Niedermayer and Stevens.
But the Minnesota Wild would have stood no chance at getting as far as they did in 2003 if it hadn't been for their stifling defensive play in 2003 (a playoff year that may have been the apex of the style of play that Lemaire ushered in with New Jersey).
Obvious answer: Jacques Lemaire.
If they hadn't won with the neutral zone trap, the Devils might have eventually won the Cup anyway with a core of Brodeur, Niedermayer and Stevens.
But the Minnesota Wild would have stood no chance at getting as far as they did in 2003 if it hadn't been for their stifling defensive play in 2003 (a playoff year that may have been the apex of the style of play that Lemaire ushered in with New Jersey).