Around the League - ...in 56 Games

[Buds17]

A three game losing streak is fair enough. Nevertheless, I still find it interesting to fire the coach when the team is in a playoff spot and has games in hand on teams below and above them.

 

[willmma]

A three game losing streak is fair enough. Nevertheless, I still find it interesting to fire the coach when the team is in a playoff spot and has games in hand on teams below and above them.

It's hard to defend a coach who lost the the Senators which are worst team in the league and the Leafs who play on the suckiest division in the league.


(Sarcasm)

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

God help team Canada if this guy is in net come Olympic time, which he most likely will be or at least in the top 2-3 in consideration

Lol yeah it's slim pickings. Hopefully Mackenzie Blackwood continues to roll and maybe Binnington rounds out the top 2

With the projected roster, they may just need decent, not great goaltending to get by.

 

[supermann_98]

Lol yeah it's slim pickings. Hopefully Mackenzie Blackwood continues to roll and maybe Binnington rounds out the top 2

With the projected roster, they may just need decent, not great goaltending to get by.

Ordinarily I'd agree but the US now has firepower to match or at least compete with our top 2 lines so we're gonna definitely need some solid goaltending

 

[CanadasTeam]

A three game losing streak is fair enough. Nevertheless, I still find it interesting to fire the coach when the team is in a playoff spot and has games in hand on teams below and above them.

I didn't watch the game but I wonder how hard Clode fought against that goalie interference call, I did see Gallagher's comments however.

Also, see Lebrun's take:

 

[Hurin]

There is definitely an element here of Bergevin trying to save his job, but really? Julien got better results out of this team since he arrived than anyone had a right to expect, and he's the one that gets canned? IMO Price's inconsistency (and who signed him to that ludicrous contract?) and the overinflated expectations of fans and management are the real problems facing this team, not the coach.

 

[as Pure as Evil]

you can only blame the coaches and players so much. sooner or later this has to fall on mr untouchable mb

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

you can only blame the coaches and players so much. sooner or later this has to fall on mr untouchable mb

Him and Benning are each long overdue for a firing.

 

[zeke]

you can only blame the coaches and players so much. sooner or later this has to fall on mr untouchable mb

Julien gets fired because Bergevin thinks he figured out a secret and that the Habs should be an elite team despite having zero elite talent.

makes no sense.

There's a decent argument to be made that Claude Julien was the only "star" in that entire organization.

 

[Nylanderthal]

I’ve been beating this drum all offseason and all season: the Habs are a mediocre team. Borderline bottom 10 in the league. No offensive firepower, solid but overrated D core, and good goaltending. How they went from 24th place in the league to “juggernaut” overnight is preposterous. Not sure what else Julien was supposed to do, the team’s getting the same results they deserve - they’re a .500 team, give or take.

Agreed. I said the exact same things as well. They’re filled with a bunch of okay stuff, I thought they were exactly playing as they should have up to now.

 

[as Pure as Evil]

Julien gets fired because Bergevin thinks he figured out a secret and that the Habs should be an elite team despite having zero elite talent.

makes no sense.

There's a decent argument to be made that Claude Julien was the only "star" in that entire organization.

yeah i agree julien made a average team seem better then they were. . not that i care they deserve to toil in mediocrity for as long as possible

with the recent ways they have drafted im not too worried about them getting high picks cause they seem to go off the board

 

[The Beyonder]

It's always funny to me how GMs fire their coaches because of team failure and then put another guy in place who was just standing next to the fired coach in everyone of those single failures. I just don't get it. I mean, I understand its to send a message and to give the GMMB a buffer room from the proverbial axe hanging over his own head, but it's just an odd thing to me.

 

[TheBigFour]

Bergevin and cheveldayoff are two GMs who i feel always get free pass even though their teams have sometimes under performed over the years.

 

[zeke]

Don't think they quit, I just think they came back down to earth .. teams built on the wings generally aren't successful, their centre group has a lot of potential but they haven't been that strong, and Price hasn't been good enough to cover their mistakes.

Julien gave them a good defensive competitive structure IMO.

Glad the Leafs don't play them until April now, gives them a month to see how their game changes.

Built on the wings?

What's so good about their wings?

 

[Maplebeasts]

Imagine having higher expectations for that team than what Julien had gotten them to achieve so far. Bergevin and Molson are just horrawful.

 

[Critical13]

Built on the wings?

What's so good about their wings?

*reads roster*

T...Tatar?

Ander....nevermind....

Ya I got nothing.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Julien gets fired because Bergevin thinks he figured out a secret and that the Habs should be an elite team despite having zero elite talent.

makes no sense.

There's a decent argument to be made that Claude Julien was the only "star" in that entire organization.

Yup.

Julien is a solid coach who is being used as a scapegoat to give Bergevin one last kick at the can before he gets fired.

 

[Cleetus]

Yup.

Julien is a solid coach who is being used as a scapegoat to give Bergevin one last kick at the can before he gets fired.

seems like mb, has kicked the can so many times he put a hole right threw it lol

 

[MattySnipes]

Kaprizov seems to have energized the Wild team. They're playing some good hockey. Good for them.

Up 3-1 against juggernaut Avs.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Kaprizov seems to have energized the Wild team. They're playing some good hockey. Good for them.

Up 3-1 against juggernaut Avs.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Kaprizov seems to have energized the Wild team. They're playing some good hockey. Good for them.

Up 3-1 against juggernaut Avs.

Weird seeing the Wild with an actual fun player to watch.

 

[Gabriel426]

Look at the diff in two weeks. Habs was the best in the North....now, Habs fire their coach.

 

[tokyoite]

Bergevin not Julien deserves to be fired.
If the new coach doesnt turn things around quickly, Bergevin will be shown the door.

 

[ShaneFalco]

 

[BertCorbeau]

What an awful contract and Krueger seems like he's killing the Sabres with his decisions.

I love it.