In sports, it is common that below-average players excel in coaching. Philadelphia has a great example of this with Doug Pederson. When the Philadelphia Eagles won their first Superbowl, Pederson’s achievement was on a higher level than his playing career. That is sort of the same with a member of the Philadelphia Flyers coaching staff. No, he’s not the head coach.
Mike Yeo has brought two NHL franchises to the playoffs. He did it from 2013-2015 with the Minnesota Wild and again in 2017 with the St. Louis Blues. Ironically, he was fired from the Blues organization in 2018 and replaced by a former Philadelphia Flyers coach, Craig Berube.