TORONTO — Coaching styles vary around the NHL. In some places, head coaches are almost executive coaches, directing their assistants to run a practice and other team activities.
In Winnipeg, Paul Maurice is far from that, almost always taking a hands-on and sometimes-loud role in directing traffic while on the ice.
So while it wasn’t unusual to see the Jets’ head coach running the show Tuesday at the MasterCard Centre in suburban Toronto, there was some extra attention evident in how and what the team did in its workout ahead of tonight’s game at Air Canada Centre against the Toronto Maple Leafs.