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[Nedarb]

Habs fired julien it sounds like

 

[Romang67]

Habs fired julien it sounds like

I'm not entirely sure what Bergevin expects out of that roster.

 

[snowkiddin]

Habs fired julien it sounds like

Two weeks ago the Habs were the talk of the town and we couldn’t compete with them. Nice to see them coming back down to Earth.

 

[MardyBum]

Outside of Suzuki's potential they don't really have any elite talent.

MB not f***ing around, though he should be on the hot seat as well (who knows with Montreal though).

 

[Joe Hallenback]

9-5-4 and you are going to fire your coach. Bizarre. They really don't have elite level talent outside Carey Price. I thought for what they are they were doing a good job. But Bergevin gonna Bergevin

 

[WaveRaven]

Oh boy tomorrow should be fun.

This whole Canadian division has me way more into hockey.... almost like the 1.0 days.

 

[snowkiddin]

Outside of Suzuki's potential they don't really have any elite talent.

MB not f***ing around, though he should be on the hot seat as well (who knows with Montreal though).

Romanov looks like he'll be a good defenceman for them but they don't have much else. Guhle is still years away and Caufield doesn't look like he'll be a producer in the NHL.

 

[bustamente]

Wow losing to Ottawa has ramifications , seriously the team was over achieving with the talent they have and have now come back to earth.

 

[Gnova]

Outside of Suzuki's potential they don't really have any elite talent.

MB not f***ing around, though he should be on the hot seat as well (who knows with Montreal though).

Price IS their elite talent.

 

[DRW204]

Habs got a good roster. they're slumping. they do not have high-end elite talent, but a bunch of very good talent, kinda reminds me of vegas in a way during their 1st year.

this league is wins-losses, gf-ga. they can be out-shooting and out-chancing teams as much as they want, but if it's not resulting in GA and limiting GA, it doesn't matter.

 

[bustamente]

Strike up the fire Maurice hire Julian talk

 

[DRW204]

Strike up the fire Maurice hire Julian talk

Helle will keep maurice's job safe

 

[wpgallday1960]

Strike up the fire Maurice hire Julian talk

I’ve never been impressed with Julien. Caught lightening in a bottle in Boston, IMO. He wouldn’t be an upgrade over Maurice.

 

[surixon]

Habs fired julien it sounds like

Seems like a knee jerk reaction to a small rough patch.

The Habs are a mediocre team not sure what was expected other the to be fighting for a playoff spot.

 

[Gnova]

Seems like a knee jersey reaction to a small rough patch.

The Habs are a mediocre team not sure what was expected other the to be fighting for a playoff spot.

Never heard of a knee jersey before lol.
Is that tied to the reverse retro jerseys somehow?

Autocorrect is the worst

 

[GeorgeJETson]

Seems like a knee jersey reaction to a small rough patch.

The Habs are a mediocre team not sure what was expected other the to be fighting for a playoff spot.

Never heard of a knee jersey before lol.
Is that tied to the reverse retro jerseys somehow?

Autocorrect is the worst

I just assumed that was supposed to be a New Jersey reaction

 

[Gnova]

I just assumed that was supposed to be a New Jersey reaction

I would fire the person who designed the Habs reverse retro jersey too. Did know it was Julien though. Man of many talents.

 

[Oilpeg]

Romanov looks like he'll be a good defenceman for them but they don't have much else. Guhle is still years away and Caufield doesn't look like he'll be a producer in the NHL.

What makes you think Caulfield doesn't look like he'll produce? He's got 37 points in 24 games and is currently 2nd in Hobey Baker voting.

 

[snowkiddin]

What makes you think Caulfield doesn't look like he'll produce? He's got 37 points in 24 games and is currently 2nd in Hobey Baker voting.

His style of play won't adapt well to the NHL. He needs to re-invent his game or he's gonna get killed.

 

[tbcwpg]

Just to refresh he was the leading goal scorer of one of the best team Winnipeg has deployed and reached the farthest in the playoff.
Can't just say Laine scores and still his team losses.
While infact he had shown knack on winning and be center of it all in all levels he played.
Just not in the NHL yet. Many great goal scorer hasn't won anything and some took until they are veterans to bring their team to the top.

My post was maybe being a bit unfair to Laine, because he has had games where he's won it for his team. One of my best memories of being at a live game was the hat trick OT winner against the Leafs. However, since the trade, Columbus is 4-4-2, which isn't exactly the record you'd like to see after a big trade like that.

His style of play won't adapt well to the NHL. He needs to re-invent his game or he's gonna get killed.

The same has been said about guys like Gaudreau. I think he'll be fine.

 

[Oilpeg]

His style of play won't adapt well to the NHL. He needs to re-invent his game or he's gonna get killed.

Interesting. Watch a lot of Badgers games? Or is your views from just a lot of highlight packages? (serious question, not trying to be an ass).

 

[snowkiddin]

Interesting. Watch a lot of Badgers games? Or is your views from just a lot of highlight packages? (serious question, not trying to be an ass).

Honestly, just highlight packages and the World Juniors, so not a large sample size, to be sure

 

[LucianoBorsato]

Buff hitting Stone is in the semi-finals for the greatest hit of the 21st century, if anyone feels like voting:

The Greatest: NHL Hit of the 21st Century – Sportsnet.ca

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Not sure if this is the right thread for this thought, or not. I couldn't see a more appropriate one.

Just looking over the standings and we are doing better than I would have thought after some of the bad play I have seen. We are second in the Div, by pts%, 3rd in pts. League wide we are 9th in pts, 7th in pts% and 6th in goal differential.

Those are damn good results so far, much better than I thought this roster was capable of. Given the games, or large parts of games when both the shot clock and the eye test suggested we were being widely outplayed, I am surprised our record is this good. Which begs the question, are we that good, or have we just been a little lucky in a still small number of games?

Our goaltending has been good which partly explains it. And we have managed to recover in several games after being outplayed earlier. I'm not sure what that says about our team. Does it say we are resilient, able to dig down and find another gear? Or does it say we don't really put out until we are trailing, that we aren't ready to start?

Whatever the explanation, I am beginning to wonder if this team might be better than I expected. In spite of the coaching issues, in spite of the patched together D corps.

 

[cbcwpg]

Wasn't just Julien...

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/montreal-canadiens-fire-claude-julien-1.5925818

The Montreal Canadiens have fired head coach Claude Julien and assistant coach Kirk Muller.

Julien ends his tenure with the Canadiens with a record of 129-123-35. In his four years with the team, Montreal missed the playoffs twice and lost in the first round the other two years.

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That record should get you fired. Montreal only ever hired him because of the success he had in Boston and thought he would bring that to the Habs. And he didn't. Add to that he's making $5 million per season.

But, I am surprised with any coach getting fired this year. You can't practice properly, the players can't even interact the same...Nothing is normal.