COACH CRAWFORD?

Marc Crawford...Dallas Stars head coach. Hmmm.

As a Stars fan, I've been pondering this one since the news broke. Obviously, I first had to get over my natural dislike of the guy...but that was more about him coaching rival teams through the years. I'm willing to give the guy a chance.

I think that you can't really count his time in LA against his track record, since the team was in a rebuilding period. His playoff flame-outs in Vancouver? Well, they continued well after he was gone...the Canucks seem destined to disappoint their fanbase. Crawford seems like a solid coach that still has a passion for the game and a desire to prove he still has that "it" which earned him a Jack Adams trophy and a Stanley Cup.

I honestly think the decision was made based on the Red Wings, which...like it or not...set the bar for the Western Conference. Babcock (who I despise) is an offensive-minded, puck possession preaching, veins popping out of his forehead type of coach, and I think Neiwendyk is trying to emulate with Crawford. Only time will tell if it will work, but Joe knows he put his own job on the line the second he made the change...and I can't help but be a little impressed with that kind of confidence.

I'll miss Tippett...and I think he deserved one more shot with a healthy team. But I'm willing to give Crawford the benefit of the doubt and stand behind him.

Go Stars!

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