Just going out on a limb here, but based on what we know about Paul Maurice, let’s state fairly confidently there aren’t a whole lot of off-the-cuff, oh-hell-why-not decisions during the course of his day.
That has to be especially true from the moment the Winnipeg Jets coach flicks on the light switch to his office early each morning. Every one of his decisions — from the AHL-heavy lineup the club iced Wednesday in Edmonton, to the line combinations, to the 11 players who were re-assigned on Thursday — is completely calculated and absolutely by design.
Heck, less planning likely went into building the pyramids than the meticulous thought he puts in just to organize a practice.