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Tony Granato Named as Colorado Avalanche Head Coach
Granato has at least shown passion on the bench during his time with the Avalanche. Most notable was during a 4-0 beatdown at the hands of the Red Wings. After some rough play involving Aaron Downey and Ian Laperriere, Granato engaged Mike Babcock in a heated shouting match.
While our former head coach stood with hands in pockets, Granato proceeded to redline himself to the point that I feared his head may explode. I was unhappy with it in the context of the game but at least it shows the man truly cares. Experience Counts Granato has been accepting of his shortcomings as evidenced by a demotion to the assistant coaching position. A move that many would take as emasculating was taken in stride by Granato as he realized he needed more time to learn the game from behind the bench. I would think he's spent enough time there to learn a new trick or two. Though I worry that some of those tricks came at the hands of the wrong teacher.
Stats Don't Lie Straight from the G&M article:
With Granato as head coach, the Avalanche compiled a record of 72-33-17-11, giving him the top coaching mark in franchise history based on points percentage (.647). Granato owns a .605 career winning percentage as an NHL head coach (72-44-17), the second highest in franchise history. Among active NHL coaches, Granato ranks fifth in career winning percentage behind Bruce Boudreau (.664), Dave Tippett (.632), Randy Carlyle (.630) and Mike Babcock (.621).
When you look strictly at the numbers, you'd wonder why Granato hasn't been the head coach of the Avalanche for last 3 seasons. And we all know stats don't lie, right?
Right or wrong? In a poll I ran earlier, Tony Granato garnered 28% of the vote, coming just shy of Todd McLellan for who Avalanche fans wanted as the coach. I amended the post shortly after hoping somebody would explain why they wanted Granato in. Well, now's your time again. Is this the right move for the Avalanche or have they basically stood pat on the coaching front? I may have made my choice clear by the picture up top but don't let that sway you.
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