Pittsburgh Penguins fire coach Michel Therrien
He didn’t even make it through a whole season after taking the team to the Stanley Cup finals. From AP-
The Pittsburgh Penguins fired coach Michel Therrien on Sunday, less than a year after he led the team to the Stanley Cup finals.
Dan Bylsma, coach of the team’s AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, was installed as interim coach with 25 games remaining in the season.
Even with Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby, who rank first and second in the NHL in scoring, the Penguins have struggled to a 27-25-5 record this season. They’re in 10th place in the Eastern Conference, five points out of eighth and the final playoff spot.
The Penguins lost to the Detroit Red Wings in six games in last year’s Stanley Cup finals.
No question about it, Pittsburgh has underachieved all year. A coaching change in my opinion won’t get this team to the 2008-09 NHL postseason.
- Back to the finals- Pittsburgh sweeps Carolina
- NHL may bump up Cup finals start date
- Six is it- Charlotte beats NY 114-105
- Philadelphia Flyers fire Coach John Stevens
- Buffalo Sabres lose 10th game in a row
- Florida Panthers- Do or die
- Ottawa Senators fire coach John Paddock
- Pittsburgh defeats Detroit 2-1, wins Stanley Cup
- Ticking clock- Miami beats New Jersey 99-89
- Phoenix Suns fire coach Terry Porter after 4 months on the job
- Eight is Enough- Edmonton beats Chicago 8-4
- Lydia Ko wins New South Wales Open
- The Comeback I- Pittsburgh Penguins beat NY Islanders 5-0
- Seattle Mariners Outfielder Greg Halman stabbed to death at age 24
- Hee Young Park wins CME Titleholders Championship
- Oklahoma State Women’s Basketball Coach Kurt Budke dead at 50
- Costly mistake- Blackhawks waive Rostislav Olesz
- Manager Tony La Russa announces retirement
- Puck Drop- Florida Panthers start the 2011-12 NHL season
- 13-time PGA Tour winner Dave Hill dead at 74
No, not a coaching problem.
Sid the Kid isn’t ready to shoulder a team…and Malkin seems kinda flakey.