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Indeed. The guy has been great for a few years now in the Q, bring him in to help out in Laval, maybe as coach or GM/Development of players
Speculation: Joel Bouchard coming to the Habs org? 98.5fm
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Indeed. The guy has been great for a few years now in the Q, bring him in to help out in Laval, maybe as coach or GM/Development of players
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I wouldn't mind a combo of both
Bouchard in more of a manager role and Ducharme as coach
Classic Bouchard !!!!!!
Obviously, he would not be like that in the NHL but ... Also he was a very good amalyst on RDS few years ago. He is so good technically
Joël Bouchard vilipende ses joueurs - TVA Sports
Obviously, he would not be like that in the NHL but ... Also he was a very good amalyst on RDS few years ago. He is so good technically
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Sly's carreer in Laval is over.... BUT.. He could very well be the new assistant-coach in charge of the D for the Habs !!!!!
Mark my words.
I’m not a fan of Sly, but no coach could have done much with that roster.
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That would be great! Bouchard has always been great technically and this would help in developping our prospects. He also was involved in the national junior team for the last two editions. Im sure it comes with some prospect knowledge that Bergevin could use.
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If Bergevin brings in Bouchard hes the stupidest f***er ever. Thatd be the end of him.
Theres a reason why his assistant GMs are all anglos and larry Carriere.
Theres a reason why his assistant GMs are all anglos and larry Carriere.
Who says Bergevin is the one bringing him in? Molson might've just hired Bergevin replacement. I could see Bouchard being A-GM for next year or two to get some training and take over afterwards. Molson is stuck paying Bergevin until 2022 anyway.
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I can't open the Radio Ego link however, this is second hand info.
I listened to the audio where this supposed info came from, when Mario Langue-sale (Langlois) speculated on Paul Houde's show, that he thought this might happen. It sounded a lot more like wishful thinking than it did like a decided outcome.
I not only listened to it but posted exactly what Langlois said and the caveats he used in the Bergevin thread.
Even in the link provided in this thread, the quote being used contains caveats:
"forte possibilité"
"c'est écrit dans le ciel"
''c'est une réflection qui fait suite au"
When I listened to Langue-sale mentioning this on 98.5FM, it sounded as if he was connecting dots and sounded more like he thought it would happen cause it makes sense for it to happen. When someone says "it's written in the sky" that such and such event will happen, they're not sitting on information, they're speculating.
It's way too obvious for someone to say something like this. Lefebvre is a dead duck in a season where the parent club is in shambles and how his appointment was contested from the get-go. Clearly, were it not for Bergevin, he should have never been extended -- he's an obvious weak link on a short leash. Then you extrapolate from what Molson said how every part of the organization needs to be re-evaluated, so the first thing you think about is how Bergevin shouldn't be able to to defend Lefebvre again.
I listened to the audio where this supposed info came from, when Mario Langue-sale (Langlois) speculated on Paul Houde's show, that he thought this might happen. It sounded a lot more like wishful thinking than it did like a decided outcome.
I not only listened to it but posted exactly what Langlois said and the caveats he used in the Bergevin thread.
Even in the link provided in this thread, the quote being used contains caveats:
"forte possibilité"
"c'est écrit dans le ciel"
''c'est une réflection qui fait suite au"
When I listened to Langue-sale mentioning this on 98.5FM, it sounded as if he was connecting dots and sounded more like he thought it would happen cause it makes sense for it to happen. When someone says "it's written in the sky" that such and such event will happen, they're not sitting on information, they're speculating.
It's way too obvious for someone to say something like this. Lefebvre is a dead duck in a season where the parent club is in shambles and how his appointment was contested from the get-go. Clearly, were it not for Bergevin, he should have never been extended -- he's an obvious weak link on a short leash. Then you extrapolate from what Molson said how every part of the organization needs to be re-evaluated, so the first thing you think about is how Bergevin shouldn't be able to to defend Lefebvre again.
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To be fair seems kind of like MB is screwed either way with the logic.
If he doesn't bring him in(if available) then people will say he's doing something bad and is stupid.
If he does, he's stupid.
I prefer he does, because it would suggest despite his failures he is still doing whats good for the habs, not him.
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Which coaches/management need new contracts? Is there anywhere we can find out who would need to be extended this year?
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Several of us were wishing for exactly that, since last summer at least. Ducharme and Bouchard have been recurring names here over several years, as I recall. Lefebvre was always contested on HF, since his hiring. He had no pedigree, proved nothing and wasn't even able to land an assistant coaching job at the NHL level last summer. From what was reported, he only got one opportunity and even at that, it was awkward -- it was put together via an agent he shares with Phil Housley.
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Which is exactly why I'm skeptical. Would someone smart actually want to be involved with this shitshow? Only way he enters the fold if he first and foremost passes the litmus test of being considered a close enough friend to enter the circle of Bergevin disciples.
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So he doesnt have a successor, someone breathing down his neck. It always has to be someone from the outside, theres no one ready to step in now. Bergevin is smart in this sense.
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Bringing in Ducharme, Vincent, Brisebois, Savard and Bouchard would be great IMO.
Id be open to keeping Julien if he wants to work with the group
Id be open to keeping Julien if he wants to work with the group
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You raise an excellent point. I won't delve into the language morass but the whole idea of being a GM surrounding himself with individuals who are not able to challenge his decisions, is on a surefire path to self-destruction, unless of course his overseer is Geoff and doesn't have enough of a handle on events to know that his GM is a fraud.
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