Re: Maine Hockey Thread II: The Search for Spock
The superclass of Flynn, Abbott, Diamond, and Nyquist was recruited before Corkum started at Maine.
This year is the first class the he can take credit for.
If you ask me, that's a huge drop-off. Beyond huge. So is next year's class. Probably his 3rd class, too. This year's freshman class is the fourth on Corkum's watch. I'll grant you that the trajectory looks good. This year's class is closer to what Maine needs every year. But I just don't see how there's any question that Corkum's first three were lacking.
As for the other point, it just doesn't matter. Really, what difference does it make? If the assistants aren't doing a good job, and it's the HC's responsibility to replace them and he doesn't . . . that's not exactly an argument in *favor* of the assistants. Your point is just that assistants' failures are also the HC's failure. I can concede that point, and it changes nothing about why I think a clean break would be best.
Of course, this is all hypothetical. I'm going to give Corkum a fair chance, mainly because I have no say in the matter.
EDIT:
On second thought, this might actually be a really good argument for promoting Corkum and bringing in a new guy to take lead responsibility for recruiting
The superclass of Flynn, Abbott, Diamond, and Nyquist was recruited before Corkum started at Maine.
This year is the first class the he can take credit for.
If you ask me, that's a huge drop-off. Beyond huge. So is next year's class. Probably his 3rd class, too. This year's freshman class is the fourth on Corkum's watch. I'll grant you that the trajectory looks good. This year's class is closer to what Maine needs every year. But I just don't see how there's any question that Corkum's first three were lacking.
As for the other point, it just doesn't matter. Really, what difference does it make? If the assistants aren't doing a good job, and it's the HC's responsibility to replace them and he doesn't . . . that's not exactly an argument in *favor* of the assistants. Your point is just that assistants' failures are also the HC's failure. I can concede that point, and it changes nothing about why I think a clean break would be best.
Of course, this is all hypothetical. I'm going to give Corkum a fair chance, mainly because I have no say in the matter.
EDIT:
On second thought, this might actually be a really good argument for promoting Corkum and bringing in a new guy to take lead responsibility for recruiting
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