Posts About "Michel Therrien"
Flyers' Power Play Has Improved Significantly
March 3rd, 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 opportunities, a noticeable improvement from last season when the Flyers possessed a 17.1 power-play percentage, good for 22nd in the NHL. There are a few factors...
Flyers Have Deep Experience Behind the Bench
January 26th, 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 manager or head coach. In the case of the Philadelphia Flyers, Alain Vigneault is the one mainly taking care of business as the head coach in his first season with...
NHL News & Notes: Babcock, Holland, Therrien & More
May 6th, 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 general manager of the Edmonton Oilers, Michel Therrien and Mike Yeo have joined the Philadelphia Flyers and Pat Verbeek is the new assistant general manager of the Detroit Red...
Is Claude Julien a Repeat of the Michel Therrien Era?
December 26th, 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 was fired, the hope was that bringing in Claude Julien would solve a lot of the team's problems. However, since the Julien took over, the Habs have been incredibly...
Trading Galchenyuk: An Inevitable Mistake
November 7th, 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. Last weekend, like exhausted parents giving up on a punishment that never made any sense, Galchenyuk was finally moved off the fourth line. Playing with less skilled...
Canadiens Bring Back Therrien... for Some Reason
September 10th, 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 690 earlier this week, he will be working for the organization as a scout. Better than Alzner It’s a nice change of pace from the one move that has arguably...
