He also is creative with the travel schedule, spotting chances during the season to stay an extra day in a road city to get his players some extra sleep. We had a very challenging month of October where we went to Europe and then went out West.
Knows how to manage different things. I would say the biggest thing is how he kind of does that,” said van Riemsdyk, who has played for eight head coaches in his 11 NHL seasons. After falling flat in the 2018-19 season, Chuck Fletcher and Co. went out and hired an experienced coaching staff and made the necessary moves to make the Flyers a true contender.Not only did the Flyers have some new faces in the locker room and behind the bench, but they were tasked with an unfavorable schedule to start the season as well.“There’s no doubt that having coached Kevin before and him understanding what I’m looking for as far as work ethic and attention to detail from players and him maybe understanding my different looks, my different stares that I might give sometimes to players,” Vigneault said.“We had a very challenging month of October where we went to Europe and then went out West,” Vigneault said.As Vigneault said, the Flyers had one of the best records in the league from November 1st on.
Alain Vigneault took the #Flyers from sixth in the Metropolitan Division to second in the Metropolitan Division in one season. His first NHL coaching job was with the expansion Ottawa Senators, as an assistant for three-plus years starting in 1992-93.The Flyers haven’t won a Stanley Cup since 1975 and have missed the playoffs in four of the last seven years, so Vigneault certainly wasn’t talking about recent history. That gave them a league-high 24 points during the month of November. At 6-5-2, the inconsistent Flyers have struggled with sloppy puck-handling, poor goaltending and an overall lack of emotion on the ice. “I owe a lot to that [benching] and to him.”Of course if Vigneault’s had three prior stops that means he’s been fired three times.
Our business is far from over, which means my job is far from over.
2 center, and a sniper at right wing before they can be considered a contender, but they have a promising goalie (Hart) in place and a sound nucleus that includes a good mix of veterans and up-and-coming players.When the Rangers decided to go on an all-out rebuild, they fired Vigneault, wanting a younger coach to lead the way.Fletcher, who was hired Dec. 3, called Vigneault the “right fit” for the Flyers.Vigneault, who has a career record of 648 wins, 435 losses, 35 ties and 98 overtime losses, called it an honor to be named the Flyers’ coach.No decisions have been made on whether the assistants will return, Fletcher said.