Stevens up for Wild Head coaching job

by Gizmoitus on Apr 15, 2011 5:18 PM EDT

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NHL sources say John Stevens is getting a look for the head coaching job in Minnesota. The ex-Flyer coach is Terry Murray's assistant in Los Angeles.

--According to Tim Panaccio on CSNPhilly.com

I'm still a fan of Stevens and the great job he did in Philly both in the winning of an AHL championship, and then bringing with him what is now the nucleus of our current team. I'm pulling for him to get another chance with the Wild.

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Yeah, when I saw that Richards was fired I immediately thought that Stevens might fit in really well there. Richards didn’t appear to have a system that truly fit the roster there — the Wild were trying to transition away too quickly from the culture that Lemaire had put into place since the start of the franchise. I bet Stevens could do a great job in Minnesota.

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by Ben Feldman on Apr 16, 2011 12:08 PM EDT reply actions

My question is: What was Stevens’ system? It never translated to the NHL. Not even enough to articulate what his system is.

That said, I always thought Stevens was a good coach, until the 2009 playoffs. Then I wanted him fired.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 17, 2011 1:41 AM EDT reply actions