Michel Therrien asked Ranger coaches to leave Canadiens' practice
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With the Eastern Conference final grinding to a halt due to off days, players and coaches are doing everything in their capability to keep the pot boiling.
Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien reportedly had to ask members of the New York Rangers' coaching staff to leave the vicinity after breaking a "gentleman's agreement" apparently understood league-wide.
#Habs Therrien on coaches' agreement to not watch others' practices: "It's respect for coaches who want to make adjustments between games."
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) May 24, 2014
Ulf Samuelsson, a former on-ice agitator, was reportedly among the Rangers coaches who plead ignorance after being instructed to leave the arena.
Rangers say they absolutely would have honored such a gentleman's agreement if they had known
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) May 24, 2014
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