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...
Canadiens Suddenly Contenders Again
March 5th, 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 traction in the standings. Habs Have Turned a Corner Granted, the second-place Ottawa Senators still hold enough games in hand to make up the...
Bergevin Just Saved Himself
February 22nd, 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 reaching the postseason this year, Bergevin has put them in the position to. He's done his job in other words... at least for now. Bergevin a Kleptomaniac? In...
5 Positives Julien Brings to the Canadiens
February 18th, 2017 There’s a reason Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien’s resume is more impressive than the outgoing Michel Therrien’s. That’s in spite of the fact that Julien got his start in the NHL after his Habs predecessor, replacing him the first time around behind the Canadiens bench in 2003. While Therrien has had his share of...
Leafs' Unique Cap Situation, Therrien's Statement & More News
February 16th, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs hold the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference with just 25 games left to play in the 2016-17 regular season — putting them in a unique situation as they approach the league's trade deadline on March 1. Are they a buyer or are they a seller? Calling them one or the other may not be accurate, but they...
Bergevin Can’t Go Wrong With Julien Hire
February 16th, 2017 Many outsiders might look to the Montreal Canadiens atop the Atlantic Division as a sign general manager Marc Bergevin panicked too soon when he fired Michel Therrien as head coach of his team. Well, those that do might be mistaking the Habs for a 31-19-8 team. They’re not. The Writing on the Wall Sure, that’s what the...
Montreal Canadiens Fire Therrien, Hire Julien
February 14th, 2017 The Montreal Canadiens relieved Michel Therrien of his head coaching duties and replaced him with former Boston Bruins bench boss Claude Julien on Tuesday. This marks the second time in franchise history the Habs have removed Therrien and brought in Julien. https://twitter.com/NHLNetwork/status/831630205672366081 The move comes...
Canadiens Bye Week Adjustments
February 14th, 2017 It's incredible how the Montreal Canadiens are still sitting atop the Atlantic Division. If it wasn't for their red-hot start of 13-1-1 and the lack of overall talent in the division, then the Habs would be fighting for their playoff lives. Fortunately for them, they still hold a six-point lead over the Ottawa Senators, though the Sens...
