3 Potential Replacements for Martin St. Louis as Canadiens Head Coach

Martin St. Louis' days with the Canadiens may be numbered.

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Pascal Vincent

Pascal Vincent
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Pascal Vincent had one season where he was head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets. He led the team to a 27-43-12 record, which led to his firing this past off season. However, the Blue Jackets' loss was the Canadiens' gain, as they hired him to be head coach of the Laval Rocket.

Vincent's strength is in developing younger players, which makes sense when looking at Laval's record. The Rocket are 9-2-0 this season, good enough for first in the North Division. The Blue Jackets were more of a veteran team when he took over, but the Canadiens have a younger team.

Could Vincent bring the same success to the Canadiens as he did to Laval, or is he not cut out to be a head coach at the NHL level?

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