SportsFebruary 16, 2009
Penguins fire coach
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have fired coach Michel Therrien, a year after he led the team to the Stanley Cup finals. Dan Bylsma, coach of the team's AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, will be interim coach. Even with standouts Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, the Penguins have struggled to a 27-25-5 record this season and have the 10th-best record in the Eastern Conference...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have fired coach Michel Therrien, a year after he led the team to the Stanley Cup finals.
Dan Bylsma, coach of the team's AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, will be interim coach.
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Even with standouts Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, the Penguins have struggled to a 27-25-5 record this season and have the 10th-best record in the Eastern Conference.
— AP
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