The Colorado Avalanche have a new coach. If you’ve read one of my recent posts, you’ll know I’m unhappy about that. However, it’s a fact — the Avs have a new coach.
Here’s another fact — teams almost always perform better right after they get a new coach. We even saw this last season with my personal arch-nemesis team, the Minnesota Wild. They went on a four-game winning streak when Mike Yeo was fired and John Torchetti took over.
That four-game winning streak, while good enough to allow them to limp past the Avalanche to the playoffs, didn’t necessarily herald much more of an improvement in coaching.