I think you're absolutely right about that Drumlinboy. This is a true acid test of his abilities as HC. Let's hope he passes! HTTR!
Judging from his press conference on Sunday, I think he did just fine. However, we still needs to see what happens this week in practice as well as on Thursday. He is off to a good start as far as dealing with a loss goes. I think he realizes it is only a pre-season game though so we may not find out about this phase until it happens in the regular season.