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Ricci could have what Sharks need
Reading the long list of possible candidates to coach the San Jose Sharks, only one name runs me up against the boards and slams me with intrigue -- Mike Ricci. If nothing else, what a face to identify your increasingly faceless franchise, eh? Stop snickering. I know there are a lot of things wrong with pinning Ricci's name high on the candidate board. He has barely stopped playing, he's never ...
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Ricci As Sharks Coach?
KK Hockey — ... franchise, eh? Stop snickering. I know there are a lot of things wrong with pinning Ricci’s name high on the candidate board. He has barely stopped playing, he’s never coached, and with those long locks and that hard-knock hockey mug, he doesn’t really look like a coach. He’s not button-down or buzz-cut, and unlike Ron Wilson, probably doesn’t spend half his day logging line rotations and brainy theorems into his laptop. continued

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IllegalCurve.com — Philadelphia and Pittsburgh fans are keeping the series interesting. Jim Kelley is sick and tired of rumours. Could Mike Ricci coach the Sharks? Mike Zeisberger writes about the importance of Marian Hossa in Pittsburgh. Sean McCormick says the Toronto coaching job isn't the sweet deal its made out to be.

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montereyherald.com 5/15/2008 — Reading the long list of possible candidates to coach the San Jose Sharks, only one name runs me up against the boards and slams me with intrigue — Mike Ricci. If nothing else, what a face to identify your increasingly faceless franchise, eh?
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