Over the course of 1,731 games and 23 NHL seasons, new Carolina Hurricanes general manager Ron Francis played with a vast number of teammates.
This summer, as Francis begins his general manager tenure searching for a new head coach, those peer connections have again risen to the forefront.
The list of Francis' former on-ice teammates-turned-coaches is lengthy: Kevin Dineen, Ed Olczyk, Ulf Samuelsson, Dean Evason, Doug Jarvis, Rick Tocchet.
The amount of off-ice coaching success those men have had, however, is minimal.
It may be great for Francis' social life to choose one of his buddies as head coach—but it would be neither just nor considerable for him to cripple the 'Canes with such cronyism.
Of the six, Dineen has had by far the most success behind an NHL bench, but to label his entire coaching tenure with the Florida Panthers as successful is still generous.
Dineen, now 50, led the Panthers to their first-ever division title and first playoff appearance in 11 years in 2012. He did so, however, with a loser-point-aided losing record (38-44) ...
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Carolina Hurricanes Shouldn’t Hire a Former Ron Francis Teammate as Head Coach
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