campabee82 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 According to Sportsnet the Montreal Canadiens have fired CJ and promoted CM to head coach Link to post Share on other sites
olddude 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 1 minute ago, campabee82 said: According to Sportsnet the Montreal Canadiens have fired CJ and promoted CM to head coach Looks like Muller was fired as well and Ducharme has been named interim coach. Link to post Share on other sites
Regis22 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Julien AND Muller fired https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/claude-julien-and-kirk-muller-relieved-of-their-coaching-duties/c-321755176 Link to post Share on other sites
campabee82 0 Posted February 24 Author Report Share Posted February 24 LOL the notification I got was Muller was promoted Link to post Share on other sites
26NCounting 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Well the excuses are over!!!! Not overly familiar with Ducharme , anyone have any input? Link to post Share on other sites
26NCounting 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Just now, campabee82 said: LOL the notification I got was Muller was promoted Same one I got originally, went into panic mode LOL Link to post Share on other sites
Regis22 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Just now, 26NCounting said: Well the excuses are over!!!! Not overly familiar with Ducharme , anyone have any input? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Ducharme_(ice_hockey) He's bi lingual Link to post Share on other sites
Regis22 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Per Renaud Lavoie I’m told that last night loss was not the final straw for Claude Julien and Kirk Muller. The decision to let them go was made before and the plan was to announced it today Link to post Share on other sites
maas_art 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 23 minutes ago, 26NCounting said: Well the excuses are over!!!! Not overly familiar with Ducharme , anyone have any input? No NHL coaching experience (other than as our assistant) but good pedigree in the minors and international. I think he will likely be given a short leash- as in, they are probably still actively looking for a HC but if he surprises in the next few gams as interim, he could very well earn the job full time. I think the first big question is: how will he manage the roster? If we keep seeing the same poor ice time management that will be a bad sign. Link to post Share on other sites
MALMACIAN_CRUNCH 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Well, it’s not St Patrick, but... I’m cool with this. Excited to see how it pans out. also, lol what a B.S call on that goal last night! Link to post Share on other sites
tony5775 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Been waiting for this since the day they hired him. My week is looking so much better. Not much faith in MB getting the new personnel right. But any thing is better then Claude. Link to post Share on other sites
Edmond LeBlanc 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Thank you very much I hope its not to late Julien SeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeYaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Link to post Share on other sites
RCAF48 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 3 minutes ago, tony5775 said: Been waiting for this since the day they hired him. My week is looking so much better. . Agree fully, didn't like the hiring from day one. Link to post Share on other sites
HARBORSPORT 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 this has needed to happen for quite some time now....ducharme can do no worse...CJ ( &muller?) managed to coach the enthusiasm and drive right out of these guys, not to mention the PP & PK Link to post Share on other sites
H_T_L 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Nobody can say they're surprised. MB is running out of lives. It's do or die for him this season. Link to post Share on other sites
richard464 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Well, well, well! I guess this was inevitable! Finally we get to say goodbye to a coach that is still living and beleiving in the 70's approach to NHL hockey and another that could not bring the special team to any type of consistancy! Have no idea how Ducharme will work out but it cannot be any worse? Enough is enough! We have all been complaining about the coaching staff for years now and not sure why it took so long? Link to post Share on other sites
rkgoalie 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 good, cj had to go............ Link to post Share on other sites
claremont 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 33 minutes ago, maas_art said: No NHL coaching experience (other than as our assistant) but good pedigree in the minors and international. I think he will likely be given a short leash- as in, they are probably still actively looking for a HC but if he surprises in the next few gams as interim, he could very well earn the job full time. I think the first big question is: how will he manage the roster? If we keep seeing the same poor ice time management that will be a bad sign. The good news is that Ducharme has seen a significant portion of our roster and their playing habits. He has some solid Junior experience with Halifax Mooseheads and Drummondville - he's won at several levels (Memorial Cup, Team Canada juniors) - He has paid his dues and deserves a chance so I don't think this is the peter principle of promoting to your highest level of incompetence. I do expect him to be more flexible on his pairings. Link to post Share on other sites
jennifer_rocket 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Alex Burrows has been promoted to assistant coach, apparently. Link to post Share on other sites
Manatee-X 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 26 minutes ago, H_T_L said: Nobody can say they're surprised. MB is running out of lives. It's do or die for him this season. Haha I'll believe that one when I see it Link to post Share on other sites
jennifer_rocket 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 49 minutes ago, maas_art said: No NHL coaching experience (other than as our assistant) but good pedigree in the minors and international. I think he will likely be given a short leash- as in, they are probably still actively looking for a HC but if he surprises in the next few gams as interim, he could very well earn the job full time. I think the first big question is: how will he manage the roster? If we keep seeing the same poor ice time management that will be a bad sign. Yeah... if we keep seeing Chiarot in OT, I'm going to be concerned. Link to post Share on other sites
jennifer_rocket 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Just now, Manatee-X said: Haha I'll believe that one when I see it Bergevin will be here forever! Link to post Share on other sites
H_T_L 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 1 minute ago, Manatee-X said: Haha I'll believe that one when I see it He has to be getting pretty close to all 9 by now,,, right?? Link to post Share on other sites
maas_art 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 34 minutes ago, H_T_L said: Nobody can say they're surprised. MB is running out of lives. It's do or die for him this season. Actually i think his moves the last 12 - 15 months have probably given him some breathing room. Ultimately a GM needs to win, but Molson is a notoriously nice guy. I think he will say "well, Marc has had some bumps but he's done really well the last couple of years" - and ultimately, we've seen that with some of the best GMs in the league. Poile made a ton of gaffes in his first 6-8 years but is now super well respected. Unless the team absolutely collapses, i think MB is safe for at least 1-2 more years. 1 minute ago, jennifer_rocket said: Yeah... if we keep seeing Chiarot in OT, I'm going to be concerned. For sure. And i do think Ducharme will make adjustments. I wouldnt be surprsed at all to see JK and Danault flipped. I think you may see Kulak in the top 4. The question is how quickly will he implement it? will he just 'go for it' or will he ease the changes in. Will be interesting to watch. Link to post Share on other sites
claremont 0 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Clearly MB had to make a move - he doesn't want to go down without throwing a life preserver out there with Ducharme. Funny how a couple of weeks ago, there was talk of MB being extended for another block of years. Now if this team continues to struggle, and as a minimum not make the playoffs or at least challenge in the first round, it is his line that gets cut. MB has made 3 great moves in Anderson, Toffoli, Allen - 1 moderate faux paux in duplication of Edmundson to Chiarot - quasi clone. We have 9 picks in the first 4 rounds of next year's draft but with substantially reduced junior/college playing evaluation time, these will be some trials and errors. The good news is our future still looks bright with Caufield, Norlinder, Harris, Struble, Ylonen. The tough calls are still out there on Tatar, Dano, what to do with Byron / Lehkonen / Poehling Link to post Share on other sites
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