If Martin St. Louis really was an interim coach until the off-season where they'd hire a real coach, fine. Whatever. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. It's still a slap in the face to people who are trying to go up the ladder and make it, but it's a lost season. I would rather have a real teacher for young players than someone who nobody knows if he's a good coach or not...
...But we all know that isn't the case. They can call him an "interim" coach all they want, I doubt someone like St. Louis, who has been well established in the States for over 15 years with no interest of ever coming back to Quebec, is moving countries and away from his kids just for shits & giggles for 10 weeks. He'll be an interim coach until he decides it's not for him, which I find completely unlikely, or until he gets fired three years from now.
I simply don't understand the plus value of getting Martin St. Louis as head coach. In the front office, along with Lecavalier, fine. No big deal.
What's St. Louis's coaching philosophy? What type of team does he like? How is he as a strategist? Can he manage a bench? Is he good with young players? Does he know how to run a real practice? Does he have connections with coaches who would be willing to become his assistants?
Quite literally nobody can answer that because that information is not available to anyone. We could theorize all we want, but that's as far as it goes.