The Canadiens need high-scoring Max Pacioretty to lead the offense against the New York Rangers.Tom Mihalek/Associated Press
The Montreal Canadiens were reeling in mid-February even though they were in first place in the Atlantic Division.
Their lead was slipping away, and games they were winning in the first half of the season were turning into losses. General manager Marc Bergevin had seen the Habs go through this the previous year, and he decided that he didn't want to go through it again.
Bergevin fired head coach Michel Therrien and brought in Claude Julien to right the ship.