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Hitchcock, with 408 career NHL victories in 750 games, is seen as a disciplinarian who sets high expectations for his players and then grinds at them until they reach them. But he rejected any notion Thursday that he's solely a defensive-minded coach and said he knows how to run an offence.

Ken Hitchcock takes first step in altering struggling Blue Jackets

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One of the Star writers, Damien Cox, about Hitchcock, says Hitch basically has two concerns, and they are called Zherdev and nash.
He says Hitchcock has to figure out how to get consistent play out of them, particularly Nash. he had this amazing stat: That Nash tied for the Rocket richard trophy at the same time he was a minus 35 on the ice. Wow.
He likens Zherdev to Kovalchuk but says he has yet to establish himself as such.
Says Modin, Fedorov and Vybornby should help with development of team skill - imagine Modin and Fedorov put on that lesser shelf.
I know hitchcock has been hated by many players like Hull when he coached the Stars. I've always tried to find out, why? i think he can be nasty - looks can be deceiving.