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Local Media Has Resorted to Trolling in Absence of Anything to Write about Dave Hakstol

By Kyle Scott

Published: May 18th, 2015 · 3:45 PM EDT

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Mike Sielski, really earning that paycheck today.

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Side note: I’m glad they hired a guy from outside the organization. Maybe Hakstol turns out to be a good coach. Maybe he doesn’t. But I’m not sure he represents culture change. By all accounts, he’s a fiery nutcase – like Peter Laviolette, like Hextall – who, let’s face it, only got a crack at the job because he coached Hextall’s kid. And if you were wondering if he’s some progressive, advanced statistics guru, keep on wondering. It seems his knowledge in analytics is limited to expressing an interest in them at ND when he contacted their Economics department about possibly incorporating them into his workflow. It sounds like there was some interest there. He’s open-minded, sure, but it doesn’t seem like he’s the Hinkie or Chip of hockey by any stretch. Then again, little is known about the guy, so maybe he’s more progressive than what’s being written about the guy… which, as you can see above, is very little.