Head coach striking that balance between winning, teaching and tossing the kids into the deep end of the competitive pool.
Of course, there’s much more to the equation.
That’s why wingers Vasily Podkolzin and Vitali Kravtsov saw the ice in overtime Monday. It’s why Arturs Silovs once again didn’t flinch in his bid to be the backup goaltender next season. He got the quick call to replace an ill Collin Delia, and with Thatcher Demko getting the night off the kid looked poised.
Hughes has logged 30 minutes on four occasions this season — including twice in the last seven games — and is so wired to win that he does this thing on the bench. He’ll look back at assistant coach Adam Foote with that how-come-I’m-not-out-there? look.Article contentBut sometimes you’ve got to just tell the guy: ‘Watch the game.’ It’s give and take.”
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