Mike has said coaching/hitting/hard work/faceoffs/goaltending/professional scouts have no effect on the outcome of hockey games and franchises. Is that enough? No, professor, I don't have footnotes. What matters to Mike is what the money line says. One year Vegas said the Bills would be a 7-9 team and he started in on Day One opining that the Bills should forgo the season and work toward a high draft pick. It's what smart people would do, of course.