TheBuriedHab
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We could have Scotty Bowman this team still would suck. Really hard to evaluate if this guy is good or not.
Dominique Ducharme. Interim head coach of the Habs thread
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I actually hope it's not Joel Bouchard. He seems to do a good job in Laval so let him there for a few years and we might finally get a good development system. Then, let's say in 3-4 years, let's try Bouchard. If another team want to give a try to Bouchard before us let them. He'll be a rookie elsewhere.
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Should have kept Julien. Bergevin gave upp too quickly on him.
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Not sure what his goals are in terms of coaching but if he's good with sticking around Laval for a spell, that'd be great for our organizational development.
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The first time I saw him in a presser I said to myself this guy couldn't motivate a teenager in a whorehouse.
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Ducharme has been a huge let down, not surprised the team did not improve since he took over. He does not inspire trust, he lost all credibility the second that he used Danault/Byron to start the 3on3 in his very first game coaching the team. Just when you thought there was hope for a change in terms of culture, it screamed the "playing not to lose" mentality all over again.
This team has no identity. The only pattern that we see all over again since Ducharme took over is a team playing with no confidence, no coherence, and with that "afraid to lose" mentality. The 3on3s under Ducharme were by far the most embarrassing hockey I've ever seen in my life, never seen players so passive, afraid to attack and make plays.
It became so pathetic that at some point, you just had to laugh it off. 
This team has no identity. The only pattern that we see all over again since Ducharme took over is a team playing with no confidence, no coherence, and with that "afraid to lose" mentality. The 3on3s under Ducharme were by far the most embarrassing hockey I've ever seen in my life, never seen players so passive, afraid to attack and make plays.
It became so pathetic that at some point, you just had to laugh it off. 
Canadiens Ghost
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Starting Caufield
With Danault. That must be a joke right. Play him with KK and Armia or Suzuki and Anderson.
With Danault. That must be a joke right. Play him with KK and Armia or Suzuki and Anderson.
Some truth there......................but Dom has not been very good either...
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Ducharme is clearly coaching the wrong team. I mean, isn't he doing exactly what most of this board was criticizing Julien for lack of, pushing controlled plays in transition and offensive zone? The problem is that he's been given Shea Weber's corpse and Ben Chiarot to do that, who can't complete a pass any more complicated than a simple D to D. It's impossible that his style of coaching is ever going to work with this roster. Either him or Bergevin has to go in the summer, preferably both, but most probably just Ducharme.
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Julien's system is still being played. Ducharme is just more open to shuffling lines.
Until we get puck possession guys, we will see the same up/down roller coaster ride. Gallagher's energy is clearly missing and it's a bigger impact than I thought it would be.
Too much mistakes and lack of execution with their chances. They are out of gas both mentality and physically. Curious to see how many more games we win out of the 8 remaining. Better win 5 of those cause 4 might get us in trouble. Canucks loosing last night helps.
Until we get puck possession guys, we will see the same up/down roller coaster ride. Gallagher's energy is clearly missing and it's a bigger impact than I thought it would be.
Too much mistakes and lack of execution with their chances. They are out of gas both mentality and physically. Curious to see how many more games we win out of the 8 remaining. Better win 5 of those cause 4 might get us in trouble. Canucks loosing last night helps.
nuff said.
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Julien sucked,Ducharme sucks,Therrien sucked. Maybe at the end of the day, it isn't really coaching at all? More about the product on the ice which is a "good" team that ranks about 16th-18th in the entire league.No big superstars but some good players and that will just get you average in the end as it's been for decades now.There is potential for a few of the younger guys like Caufield to be great but that's a few years away still. Imagine the habs going up against Mackinnon,Makar and Rantanen plus others.They would be eaten alive in seconds.
I know DD can coach and I was pretty hopeful when he took over but he's in over his head. I get his hands are tied with the injuries and taxi squad limits, but his deployment he can control and his line blender action has been a little too much.
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Caufield with Evans and Lehkonen at practice.. unreal.
I don't understand how he can change the forward lines every game, but still doesn't try to split up the atrocious Chiarot - Weber pairing.
I don't understand how he can change the forward lines every game, but still doesn't try to split up the atrocious Chiarot - Weber pairing.
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Would had not make a difference. At least they would had paid a salary to a guy behind the bench and not at home.
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I guess Ducharme wants to take the heat off his younger players and challenge the vets to do better.
I disagree, team had quit on julien. Problem is they not talented enough .
So I don’t think it would be better with julien . As the problem is talent
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