When Michel Therrien and Marc Bergevin rolled into town in 2012 to return Les Glorieux to their former glory, the endgame was clear: Stanley Cup or bust.
From the start, Therrien’s hiring was met with skepticism throughout the fanbase. We’d all lived through Therrien’s previous version of the Canadiens; we steeled ourselves for angry outbursts behind the bench and biting remarks in post-game press conferences. But that was never what we got.
Instead, the Canadiens were treated to an older, wise, and yes, calmer Michel Therrien. In fact, the only times we saw him break his new, cool demeanour was when he felt the need to defend his players from constant scrutiny.