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Though there was no drama off the ice, Verbeek can point to the power play and penalty kill, which mostly fall on the assistant or associate coaches. We all know the underlying issue. The players did not want to play for him. There are reports that he was too hard on them despite the success they had this season and the culture he brought to the team.
Again, nothing has been confirmed, but there was a sense that the players on this year’s team won in spite of Cronin, not because of him. And the one thing the Ducks had to decide was whether it was a potential superstar in Trevor Zegras or the head coach. Usually, the player wins that battle.
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