MONTREAL -- Jacques Demers coached 1,105 NHL games for five teams over 14 seasons in a span of 20 years. But nowhere was the spotlight brighter, the microscope finer, the second-guessing sharper and the criticism more stinging than during his 220 games behind the Montreal Canadiens bench over three-plus seasons from 1992-95.
So Demers, who last coached in 1998-99 with the Tampa Bay Lightning, has good insight into the current world of Canadiens coach Michel Therrien, the lightning rod in Montreal during a season that has lacked plenty of electricity.
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