Some coaches got a little better over the last season, while others didn’t seem to pay attention or try to improve. Coach of the Year Dave Tippett of Minsk and Willie Desjardins of Lisbon obviously spent their free time on road trips with the iPads, studying video and taking online self-improvement courses. On the other hand, what were Peter Laviolette of Zurich and Oslo boss Dave Cameron doing? Cocaine and prostitutes?

The attributes changes are in and here are the changes:

Dave Tippett, Minsk, +4*

Willie Desajrdins, Lisbon, +3

John Tortorella, Athens, +2

Dan Bylsma, Madrid, +1

Adam Oates, Berlin, +1*

Lindy Ruff, Bratislava, +1

Michel Therrien, Paris, +1*

Bruce Cassidy, Dublin -1

Mike Sullivan, Munich, -1

Barry Trotz, London, -1

Randy Carlyle, Gothenburg, -2*

Dave Cameron, Oslo, -3

Peter Laviolette, Zurich, -4

*Season 8 contract has expired

Also, I have to admit that Edinburgh’s Bob Hartley slipped by me. I don’t know how he changed,