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Old 11-17-2023, 10:32 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by AdequateRandomGaming View Post
Shortly after Guy Boucher lost his job as the Sens coach, he said in an interview that as an NHL head coach, you control your lineup only about 30-40% of the time. There are always directions coming from the GM to use a guy on the PP to showcase him for a trade, demands from the GM to play a certain young player to see what the team has, etc.

While not controlling the lines per say, they do have a say with who gets dressed and used in certain situations...as long as you believe what Boucher said.
And that’s why I think and have suggested before that GM only mode needs an option where you can suggest, strongly suggest or demand a coach play a specific player or players in certain roles.
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