Florida Panthers: Michel Therrien Not The Right Fit

“We’re looking for a creative guy, a contemporary guy that is a good communicator, a good teacher,” Tallon told Harvey Fialkov of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. “(Someone) that can handle the younger player today and that can understand that they still have to be coached and mentored and taught, yet still have that passion to win.”

Therrien has built up a respectable resume as a coach. Reaching the playoffs six times and winning an Eastern Conference championship with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

However with the good comes the bad and while spending 12 years as a bench boss, he definitely hit some rough patches.