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Michel Therrien

Canadiens Have Better Head Coaching Options than Vigneault

Ryan Szporer | December 9, 2021

Alain Vigneault was just fired and the Montreal Canadiens are reshuffling their front office. It doesn’t take a genius to add two plus two.

Flyers Fire Alain Vigneault

Colin Newby | December 6, 2021

The Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach Alain Vigneault after a 7-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night. The Flyers have lost eight consecutive games and currently sit…

Pittsburgh Penguins’ 3 Greatest Head Coaches

Adam Krivanek | October 24, 2021

Since the Pittsburgh Penguins entered the league along with six other franchises back in 1967 — one of them being their in-state rival Philadelphia Flyers — the organization has been…

Flyers’ Team of Head Coaches Proving Successful

Max Nason | March 11, 2020

Just over three years ago, Michel Therrien was fired as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens for the second time. Fourteen months later, Alain Vigneault saw his tenure as head…

Flyers’ Power Play Has Improved Significantly

Johnny Berman | March 3, 2020

With just over a fifth of the season left to play, the Philadelphia Flyers have the league’s 11th-best power play. They have scored on 21.6 percent of their power play…

Flyers Have Deep Experience Behind the Bench

Nathan Moser | January 26, 2020

When an NHL team gets talked about and analyzed, the brunt of the attention goes to the players (for obvious reasons). If attention goes elsewhere, it is on the general…

NHL News & Notes: Babcock, Holland, Therrien & More

Brandon Share-Cohen | May 6, 2019

In today’s News & Notes, Mike Babcock will remain the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ken Holland has agreed to terms on a contract to become the new…

Is Claude Julien a Repeat of the Michel Therrien Era?

Brianne Spiker | December 26, 2017

For many Montreal Canadiens fans, the second Michel Therrien era was not a good one. It seems like for every Therrien supporter, there are at least ten detractors. When he…

Trading Galchenyuk: An Inevitable Mistake

Johannes Wheeldon | November 7, 2017

Admitting mistakes can be hard. Errors are part of life, of course. Owning up to them can be difficult when you are stressed, lack confidence, or are unsure of yourself.…

Canadiens Bring Back Therrien… for Some Reason

Ryan Szporer | September 10, 2017

The best thing that can be said about Michel Therrien staying on with the Montreal Canadiens is the move is fiscally responsible. As he indicated in an interview on TSN…

Canadiens Suddenly Contenders Again

Ryan Szporer | March 5, 2017

What a difference a week makes. After going an underwhelming 1-2 to start off head coach Claude Julien’s second tenure with the team, the Montreal Canadiens are finally seeing some…

Bergevin Just Saved Himself

Ryan Szporer | February 22, 2017

The Montreal Canadiens may be far from safe, as far as their playoff aspirations go, but general manager Marc Bergevin should be. Even if the Habs somehow fall short of…

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