Ian Laperrière sits at his desk in the bowels of the PPL Center in Allentown, focused on his team’s postseason aspirations.

His chances of becoming the next head coach of the Flyers might be as slim as those of any of well-known, veteran, recycled NHL head coaches who have had the same job over the decade or so. Either way ...

Alain Vigneault has missed the playoffs four times in 15 full seasons as an NHL coach. He’s also been to the Stanley Cup Final two times and is the winningest coach in Vancouver Canucks history.

Last season can seem like a mirage now, as the Canucks are left to play for draft pick positioning in their final four games ...

With his win on Wednesday, Tocchet became the fastest coach in franchise history to record 100 regular season wins. Tocchet achieved the feat in 183 games, which is one fewer than Alain Vigneault ...

The last Vancouver Canucks coach to guide the team to consecutive playoff appearances was Alain Vigneault, whose five-year run of post-season berths came to an end in 2012-13.