1Dec/091:54 PM

Dave Tippett named one of the decades top coaches

By Greg Esposito

Dave Tippett is one of the top ten coaches of the last decade, at least according to one Yahoo Sports writer.

Sean Leahy, a regular contributor to Yahoo’s Puck Daddy blog, placed Tippett at number nine for his time with the Dallas Stars.

Injuries derailed the Stars last season and a regime change ended Tippett’s time in Dallas where he finished six wins behind Ken Hitchcock on the franchise wins list (271) and with his five playoff appearances, tied for second games coached in the postseason with 47. He also had the most popular mustache in Stars history.

A winning tradition and a killer mustache? Seems to me Tippett may have deserved to be closer to number one. That, and the Coyotes got themselves quite the coach.