Radulov's production plummets since Therrien firing

When the Montreal Canadiens fired coach Michel Therrien on Feb. 14, the hope was that his dismissal would provide a wake-up call for a club that had found itself way off track.

In the week leading up to Therrien's firing, the Canadiens dropped five of seven contests, collecting just three points along the way, with the former bench boss's tenure coming to an end following a 4-0 loss to the Boston Bruins.

The course has largely been corrected since the change, with the Canadiens earning a 11-5-1 showing under new coach Claude Julien. But did the switch also cost the Canadiens one of their top scorers?

After tallying 14 goals through the first part of the campaign, Alexander Radulov looked to be well on his way to a 30-goal finish, and the Canadiens appeared to have found the top buy of the offseason.

But since the coaching change, Radulov has registered just a single goal, coming in a four-point romp against the New Jersey Devils on Feb. 27.

Take that a step further and Radulov has scored just two points in the other 13 games under Julien. To note, he missed three contests at the start of March in dealing with a lower-body ailment, but it's hard to ignore Radulov's steep drop in production.

Certain players work better with certain coaches, and that's a question that Canadiens will need to know the answer to before putting pen to paper on a long-term extension with the pending free agent.