What a mess.
Based on Weise's comments he seems like an old-school/dinosaur coach that likes to belittles his players infront of their teammates with a touch of the odd behaviour for good measure?
Bouchard's comment re: Eakins was unprofessional at best but I was more annoyed with his (non-)answer to Stephens' question regarding his philosophy dealing with players individually.
His track record doesn't seem very impressive either to be honest. Murray said "his players are all over the leagues" but which players/prospects are we talking about?
Always important to remember there's two sides to every story. Would be interesting to hear Bouchard's POV.
Multiple players in the article attribute their improved play and subsequent call up to the NHL as directly related to Bouchard. Much of the article outlined how he takes a personal approach to each player. There are videos of him hugging players and that he is known for really caring about the person.
I'm not sure where the old school vibe comes in. Everything about the article points to the opposite of how you framed it. I'm not saying he's a perfect coach because I don't know him. But these negative takes on this board are strange considering most know nothing about him and he seems to be universally respected by players, Montreal fans, coaches, and GMs. Montreal even offered him two different positions because they wanted to keep him.
Not saying that Weise is lying, but that there are two sides to every story and we have only heard Weise's. It's entirely possible that more context explains his different opinion on Bouchard compared to almost everyone else.
