If an NHL team isn’t living up to expectations, there’s a good chance that the coach is to blame. Or at least, the person that takes the fall for the team’s lackluster performance. Recently, we’ve seen the last-place Montreal Canadiens part ways with Dominique Ducharme after the coach led the team to the Stanley Cup
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After falling to the Montreal Canadiens in the opening round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, many questions arose about the state of the Pittsburgh Penguins. With an aging core and back-to-back first round exits, general manager Jim Rutherford needed to make some changes. Head coach Mike Sullivan has proven to be a strong NHL
Craig Berube coached a number of players on his current roster before they ever put on a St. Louis Blues jersey. Take Jordan Binnington for example. On the surface, it might seem as though he had a quick, seamless rise to prominence. Soon after he put on a Blues uniform in December of 2019, he
The late Roger Neilson will forever go down as one of the most unique coaches in NHL history. His style, personality, and willingness to do anything to gain an upper hand is the stuff of legends. He was an innovator who was responsible for many of the rules the NHL has today because he just
When the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Paul MacLean, I immediately thought of Taylor Swift. Why? Do they look alike? Sing at a similar pitch? No, but in my mind, these two are forever linked. Paul MacLean is the new assistant coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs Photo BY Canadian Press. June, 2011. Rewind to Dec.
As NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman recently revealed, the start date for the upcoming 2020-21 season could be within the late December or early January time frame. With a fresh start on the horizon, the New York Rangers will dive into their 94th season with their newly hired assistant coach, Jacques Martin. The news broke in
There has been plenty of speculation and guessing on who will be the Seattle Kraken’s first head coach. A few high-profile names have been mentioned repeatedly as candidates for the job. Gerard Gallant, Mike Babcock, and Peter Laviolette being the most prominent. Laviolette is now off the table after being hired by the Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals currently find themselves down 3-0 in their Stanley Cup playoff series against the New York Islanders. This is certainly not where this team expected to be and it cannot be where general manager Brian MacLellan expected them to be. It’s hard to look at the roster with the deadline additions MacLellan made
Before the ‘pause,’ the sports world was consumed with the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal. So, when Los Angeles Kings’ head coach Todd McLellan said, “we’re not cheating a lot to win,” it raised a few eyebrows. Just saying the word “cheat” gets attention, but during this hyper-sensitive time in the same city as the Dodgers,
Bruce Cassidy watched from afar as coach after NHL coach was shown the door. A lot of good ones, too. All in the span of eight weeks. It started when the Toronto Maple Leafs fired Mike Babcock on Nov. 20 and culminated with the Vegas Golden Knights axing Gerard Gallant — the man responsible for leading the franchise
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
With former head coach Jim Montgomery dismissed from the Dallas Stars, coaches from across the organization were moved up a peg in order to fill team needs. New to Dallas, the organization pulled Texas Stars head coach Derek Laxdal to take over the Stars power play. Being a new face to the organization and the
By The Canadian Press July 9th, 2019 DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche agreed to a two-year contract extension with coach Jared Bednar after guiding the team to back-to-back playoff appearances. His contract runs through the 2021-22 season, the team announced Tuesday. Bednar is 103-116-27 in three seasons at the helm of the Avalanche. He earned