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These are all coaches that the players can learn alot from and develop as a player. And it doesnt hurt that many are players coaches.

Each has a unique view on how the game is played and generally incorporates development of the player and then the scheme. May likely be why none have won a championship.

Side note: Gretzky is Gretzky, who would not want to play a year for the guy.

carbo should be up their on that list. has done a great job for the past 2 seasons. hes a winner and you never see him complain to the refs and never see him upset at the players behind the bench.

the top two chocies only received 1/4 of the votes, and the next 1/4 of the votes spread across a half dozen coaches.

the lack of consensus amongst the players is telling; they do not agree any coach is a difference maker. i think the players are right.

had this question been posed 10 years ago, im confident scotty bowman for example would poll over 16% of the votes. or, if the same question was posed to players in the other major sports, im confident the top choice would poll better there too.

FYI Lindy Ruff also won the Jack Adams.

Bruce Boudreau from the Capitals looks like a great coach from where I am sitting - he takes over a team that is dead last in the league in points (during the season) and now they are on the brink of the playoffs - sure, they have Ovechkin but he must be doing something right to motivate his players - 6-14-1 before he took over and 33-17-7 since Coach of the Year, in my opinion

stanley zand --

Carbo spent all last season sniping at the refs and alienating Alexi Kovalev. Did you just wake up from a coma?

I'll grant you he has matured greatly this year, but he was the major reason the tea, failed last year.

This is a joke...Laviolette is one of the best if not the best in the game. Have you seen how many mangame the Hurricanes have lost to injury..and I'm not talking a tummy ache. He's had so many Albany River Rats play for him this season that they might as well rename them the Carolina Rats!

The above statement is wrong - Jacques Lemaire has won a Stanley Cup behind the bench for the Devils in 95.

The above statement is wrong - Jacques Lemaire won a Stanley Cup behind the bench for NJ in 95.

Sorry - didn't mean to post twice.

"FAST FACTS: None of these top vote-getters have won a Stanley Cup behind the bench."

Mike Keenan won the Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers.

Ruff won the Jack Adams and Lemaire and Keenan cups....stick to football SI

Ruff won the Jack Adams two years ago. Keenan and Lemaire both won cups....wake up SI and stick to football