God forbid I bring up the fact that Boudreau lost 3 consecutive game 7's (on home ice) with the Caps, and then again with the Ducks. Not to mention he has never been to the Finals.
But yeah, dude is totally the best coach in the NHL. Thanks for the downvotes guys, next time I will err on the side of popular opinion instead of fact. I know he has been wildly successful, but when it matters, his teams blow it.
"And more to the matter at hand: Boudreau owns a less-than-enviable record in Game 7s, where his teams are 1-5. Certainly that small fact doesn’t help those who’d like to make the case that Boudreau’s attacking style can't get it done when it matters."
Now 1-6, those 6 losses coming consecutively on home ice. Only 1 conference final on his coaching resume'.
Every single one of the Game 7 losses has come on home ice. The Ducks are now the first team in NHL history to lose a Game 7 at home in three consecutive seasons.
Each of the past four came after his team had a 3-2 series lead before losing consecutive games to lose the series. In one of them it was a 3-1 lead. Go back one more year and the 2009 Capitals had a 2-0 lead on Pittsburgh before losing four of the next five games.
Three of the Game 7 losses have been by multiple goals, including two of the eight games in league history where a team lost a Game 7 on home ice by four or more goals (2009 Capitals vs. Penguins and 2014 Ducks vs Kings). If not for a couple of late goals on Saturday this would have been the third such game.
So tell me again, what the actual, literal, living, flying fuck did I say to earn 8 downvotes. What? Was it because I forgot to include "home ice" in the original comment? Oh fuck, better downvote the shit out of the guy! Or was it suggesting he will get fired?
I will be sure to screen shot this so when he gets shitcanned, I can serve up some crow. If he doesn't get fired, I will buy a Ducks jersey, and hat, and support them all next season. Mark it.