Word: sheroes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...league's top goaltender for the past three years, was booed out of the nets and replaced by Michel ("Bunny") Larocque. Defenseman Larry Robinson, a 6-ft. 3-in. version of the legendary Bobby Orr, suffered a special torture. He was confronted by tactics that Ranger Coach Fred Shero devised when directing the Philadelphia Flyers against Orr's Boston Bruins in the 1974 Cup finals...
...took charge, spelling the Montreal defensemen by swooping up ice with the puck himself, prowling the crease in front of Ranger Goaltender John Davidson to draw defenders away from Canadien forwards. He forced openings in the Ranger defense that his teammates exploited with a display of skating, that left Shero awed: "I don't think I've ever seen a team that fast in my life. Not even the Russians skate that fast. There was nothing we could do to match...
...Shero difference is as elusive as the man himself. He leaves the teaching of his methods to Assistant Coach Mike Nykoluk, rarely even watching his team practice. The Rangers receive no win-one-for-the-Gipper pep talks from Shero; he prefers to chalk low-key aphorisms on the locker room blackboard. Sample: UNITY AND HARD WORK IS OUR MOTTO. Shero even leaves the disciplining of the team to the players themselves. Shortly after taking over the badly divided Rangers last June, he approved the appointment of six captains; the six set team policy, levy fines and take turns leading...
...enigmatic way to run a hockey team, the system has certainly worked, both in New York and in Philadelphia, where Shero and Nykoluk won two Stanley Cups. Shero explains: "A lot of coaches think they're God. They're afraid to delegate responsibility and think that they have to do every little thing themselves. I believe you hire good people, give them the responsibility and then trust them to carry it out. It's the same with the players. I don't know how they were treated before, but I treat them like men. I treat...
...Rangers, who have had eight coaching changes in ten years, responded as though given a new lease on their careers. Shero's Philadelphia teams had been noted for their rugged style of hockey, and the mild-mannered Rangers initially feared that they would be forced into the Flyers' fighting style. But Shero decided they were better skaters than his former players. He encouraged them to use their skills to ride opponents off the puck. The result: a distinctive new Ranger style that blends a swarming defense with tightly organized rushes up ice. Against the Islanders, the Shero system...