re bowman needs credit however bowman is really not a modern coach and patrick s solution of having him only run the team on game days and delegate most of the day to day responsibity to the assistants is a shrewd managerial decision on patrick s part i would argue gerald that bowman is the first modern coach bowman s canadiens were the first nhl team to have a weight room in the s he is the first coach i have seen that manipulates the press into spreading false game plan rumours during important games listen to the pre game interview will bowman and compare that to what is on the ice i agree bowman is a master of the lineups remember last year in the sc when he benched jagr only to set him free in ot when jagr banged in the winning goal i thought this was trademark bowman and also a sign of a modern coach i am left asking what is a modern coach if not bowman jake
