Machine of Loving Grace Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 And it sounds like an actual firing, not a promotion to the NHL. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meller93 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 About time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKross Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 12 minutes ago, Meller93 said: About time! It took six years to figure that out. Wow. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/0c4d134f-3415-47b4-a50b-8c97f939f9c6#BJPs1kT72G.copy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Youpi!! Yeah! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habinator33 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Took long enough. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzer Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 It's almost difficult to be excited by this news since it's something that should have been done quite some time ago. While it's certainly welcome news, the incompetence that allowed him to be part of the Canadiens development system well past his sell by date is quite depressing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REV-G Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 So the next obvious question is who replaces him? It seems like MB has a great opportunity now to put in place an heir apparent for the head coach of the Canadiens. If finding a very good bilingual head coach is such a challenge the smart thing to do would be to hire the best possible, most successful QMJHL coach and install him as our AHL coach, and let him bring in some great assistants also with future potential, and hopefully have people developing and waiting in the wings for whenever the next opportunity arrives for the big club. You would think this should be an obvious direction to go?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Will Lacarriere fire Lacarriere? Minor league firing, meh. Doubt any new coach will do much better unless given better players to work with. Wake me up when the big club starts cleaning house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallica Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Hopefully this is the start to fix the development issue here in Montreal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhatt Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Long overdue....a crap player who was a crap coach. It's time to show the other crap player/also crap coach in our organization, JJ Daignault, the door as well. Then perhaps we turn our eye to the crap player/crap GM in our midst.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Apologies to Machine of Loving Grace... in a just world your thread (made first) would have gotten all the replies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 4 hours ago, huzer said: It's almost difficult to be excited by this news since it's something that should have been done quite some time ago. While it's certainly welcome news, the incompetence that allowed him to be part of the Canadiens development system well past his sell by date is quite depressing. Indeed. Six years of failure before accountability kicks in? Ridiculous. And you have to wonder, if this season had not been a disaster- creating a need to see someone's head roll - would he even have been fired? Anyway, that's one imbecile gone. One more to go Here's hoping his replacement is not another Bergevin crony, but actually a quality coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 It’s about time, but do we know he is actually no longer going to be with the organization??? Seems the habs don’t really fire people - MT was supposedly doing scouting after getting fired. Like that’s who I want scouting pro players? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXx..CK..xXx Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 51 minutes ago, Trizzak said: Apologies to Machine of Loving Grace... in a just world your thread (made first) would have gotten all the replies. He was quicker but you lasted longer. I also think this is good news but have no real level of excitement because it’s been discussed for so long. I’ll be interested in learning who will take over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 19 minutes ago, hab29RETIRED said: It’s about time, but do we know he is actually no longer going to be with the organization??? Seems the habs don’t really fire people - MT was supposedly doing scouting after getting fired. Like that’s who I want scouting pro players? Contracts for coaches are guaranteed, thats why these guys always get re-assigned to pro scouting positions after they are fired. This isn't just a Montreal thing. It happens in nearly all organizations in the NHL. The only way out of the contract is if another org hires the person. I also heard that Therrien was a scout in name only. He would go to games in Florida and Tampa, but simply cause the organization would let him go so he could be in the press box and talking with managers and scouts in other organizations to see if they would hire him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 1 hour ago, xXx..CK..xXx said: He was quicker but you lasted longer. I also think this is good news but have no real level of excitement because it’s been discussed for so long. I’ll be interested in learning who will take over. Ducharmes is a QMJHL and world junior coach, is one whose name has been mentioned and long term option to replace Julien, but I know little about him, just that might be a good fit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 58 minutes ago, Commandant said: Contracts for coaches are guaranteed, thats why these guys always get re-assigned to pro scouting positions after they are fired. This isn't just a Montreal thing. It happens in nearly all organizations in the NHL. The only way out of the contract is if another org hires the person. I also heard that Therrien was a scout in name only. He would go to games in Florida and Tampa, but simply cause the organization would let him go so he could be in the press box and talking with managers and scouts in other organizations to see if they would hire him. Yes, he is likely highest paid scout around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 What a relief to see that this was finally done - it was only about four years too late but it has finally happened. Now if the rest of the bench staff can be let go, that would be nice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMAC Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 8 hours ago, REV-G said: So the next obvious question is who replaces him? It seems like MB has a great opportunity now to put in place an heir apparent for the head coach of the Canadiens. If finding a very good bilingual head coach is such a challenge the smart thing to do would be to hire the best possible, most successful QMJHL coach and install him as our AHL coach, and let him bring in some great assistants also with future potential, and hopefully have people developing and waiting in the wings for whenever the next opportunity arrives for the big club. You would think this should be an obvious direction to go?? I have been saying for years that given the language constraints around the head coach that the Canadiens must do a better job of developing internal replacements 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 What about bringing up a pair of coaches ? Ducharme + Joel Bouchard ? Seeing how Ottawa use both Boucher and Crawford behind their bench, maybe the Rocket could try to train 2 potential head coaches at the same time under the same model. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 1 hour ago, JoeLassister said: What about bringing up a pair of coaches ? Ducharme + Joel Bouchard ? Seeing how Ottawa use both Boucher and Crawford behind their bench, maybe the Rocket could try to train 2 potential head coaches at the same time under the same model. I see Bouchard as Assistant GM/Laval GM, and Ducharme as Head Coach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 8 hours ago, Commandant said: I see Bouchard as Assistant GM/Laval GM, and Ducharme as Head Coach. Not bad at all IMO. But I believe that the real deal in terms of french canadian hockey coach was snagged by the Lightning a couple years ago. Benoit Groulx. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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