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stltoday.com - 19 days ago

Is Andy Murray on the hot seat?

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Message fatigue is a critical challenge that confronts every coach. In time, the same message from the same coach no longer spurs the same players to succeed. This problem is an especially acute issue in the NHL, which demands shift-to-shift intensity from its players over an 82-game marathon. ...

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sportingnews.com - 16 days ago

The Five Deepest Front Offices in Hockey

— sportingnews.com — Michael Farber's stealth list is looking like it's an annual tradition. We can only hope. It's a... list of seven people in the NHL who are making a big impact, but might not get the recognition they deserve. Check it out if you haven't already . But ... (more) The Five Deepest Front Offices in Hockey

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stltoday.com - 21 days ago

Blues play a sour note

— stltoday.com — ATLANTA — After playing 13 games this season without partaking in a shootout, the Blues found themselves... Sunday in their second one in less than 24 hours. This one they didn't expect to be involved in, nor should they have been. The Blues enjoyed a ... (more) Blues play a sour note

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stltoday.com - 17 days ago

Murray decries effort by Blues

— stltoday.com — The Blues scored 2 minutes, 3 seconds into Thursday’s game against Nashville, but coach Andy Murray bluntly... said after the game that he knew his club wasn’t headed for a good outcome. Jordin Tootoo’s game-winning goal might have seemed fluky — T.J. ... (more) Murray decries effort by Blues

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Blues Coach Must Produce
Kuklas Korner — ... Post-Dispatch, (Andy) Murray is on the spot. When his teams succeed, his exhaustive game-planning draws praise. Players feel well-prepared to face every opponent and every game situation. But when Murray’s teams struggle, people within and outside the organization wonder if the players are burning out. Have they endured too many group and individual meetings? Have they heard the same motivational note too many times? Has their coach’s withering intensity sapped their energy? more Filed in: ...

Puck Headlines: Disappearing Havlat; Nylander-to-Russia close?
Puck Daddy — ... Panthers Coach Pete DeBoer has the ill communication. [Litter Box Cats] • Nice piece on Jacques Lemaire's quiet success with the New Jersey Devils this season ... but "abundance of talent?" Have they looked at the defense and the lines below No. 2 on this team? [Pioneer Press] • The winds of change are starting to blow for the St. Louis Blues, as Andy Murray enters what one columnist feels could be a job-saving stretch. [Dispatch] • The Rick Tocchet/Vincent Lecavalier(notes) ...

Tuesdays With Hildy: Where Does the Fickle Finger of Blame Point?
St. Louis Game Time — ... and our slump.  Is it the players?  Is it the management?  Maybe we need to look at the offensive system.  Maybe, as Jeff Gordon mentions today in the Post-Dispatch, there's something to be said for that ol' saying: "Fish and visitors stink in 2 days."  Can that apply to coaches?  Do NHL coaches have a shelf-life? ...

Empty Netter Assists - 11-11-09
Empty Netters — ... Day. -Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock will become the 16th coach to appear in 1,000 career games tonight. -The Syracuse Crunch, the Blue Jackets' AHL affiliate, will host the Binghamton Senators, Ottawa's AHL affiliate, in an outdoor game Feb. 20 at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. It will be the AHL's first outdoor game. (Kudos to Bethany's Hockey Rants for the find.) -Is Blues coach Andy Murray on the hot seat? -After missing 29 games last season due to various injuries, Red Wings ...

Game Day Preview: Nashville Predators @ St. Louis Blues
On the Forecheck — ... There is concern, however, that head coach Andy Murray's intense style may be wearing thin in the Blues' locker room. The players eventually tuned him out in Los Angeles, and the same could happen in St. Louis. ...