TSN: From @GagnonFrancois: Habs should consider trading core players.

[lou4gehrig]

Or we should trade non-core players such as Plek, DD, Markov, Weise, Byron, Emelin, Gilbert who take ice time away from our actual core players.

 

[CupInSIX]

Boucher is coaching a team in an active season, I think. Don't think they can just bring him in.

Bern fired him.

 

[Bryson]

Quick question: Did Boucher ever coach Stamkos? Was he on friendly terms with him? If so... HIRE that guy right now.

He has the ability to coach young skill, something he did quite well in Tampa Bay. Steven Stamkos is a special player, and he went to the next level under Boucher’s watch. Not only did Stamkos emerge as the elite goal scorer that he is, but he also learned the two way game under Boucher. His epic 60 goal season was also under Boucher's tutelage.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Bern fired him.

Oh. Well in that case, let 'er rip.

 

[Runner77]

Bern fired him.

According to this, they couldn't get him to sign a 2-year contractual extension when he indicated that he'd rather coach in North America and told SC Bern that three NHL teams had shown interest in him. Knowing SC Bern wouldn't be able to count on him for much longer, they terminated his contract:

«En annonçant à l'équipe il y a quelques semaines que j'allais rentrer en Amérique du Nord à la fin de la saison pour des raisons familiales, je savais que j'ouvrais une porte, a-t-il déclaré à TVA Sports, mercredi. Je voulais être honnête avec l'équipe, mais je savais que ça provoquerait des remous. J'aurais souhaité poursuivre le travail, mais je connaissais les conséquences.»

Boucher était avec l'équipe suisse depuis janvier 2014. Son congédiement a été annoncé mercredi en début de journée. Selon ce que TVA Sports a appris, Boucher aurait refusé une prolongation de contrat de deux ans de l'équipe l'an passé, affichant en quelque sorte ses intentions. Tout ça, combiné à l'intérêt de trois équipes de la LNH l'été dernier (il a été rencontré par les Maple Leafs, les Oilers et les Devils pour les postes vacants d'entraîneur) ont fait en sorte que le HC Berne savait que ce n'était qu'une question de temps avant que Guy Boucher quitte.

http://www.tvasports.ca/2015/11/18/guy-boucher-congedie

 

[WeThreeKings]

I'm surprised he doesn't have a job with the organization

 

[Bacchus1]

Man, we should hire Boucher, and at least try to turn this season around. If they don't, I think that it is acknowledging that we are intending on tanking.

Maybe Bergevin wants to slide just a little bit more. With 5-6 more loses in a row, we'll be down near the top 5.

 

[mobifree]

Bern fired him.

If he can't coach a team in SWISS, what makes us think he's going to do wonders with a team in the NHL?

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

If he can't coach a team in SWISS, what makes us think he's going to do wonders with a team in the NHL?

What makes us think a guy who couldnt win it with prime crosby and malkin can win in MTL?

 

[FireBurningBin]

If he can't coach a team in SWISS, what makes us think he's going to do wonders with a team in the NHL?

That's not fully indicative of how it went down. He had a very good year the prior season, then was released during a slump after he made it clear he would not re-sign.

 

[Bieber fever]

DD is considered a core player by Gagon lol

 

[jaffy27]

What makes us think a guy who couldnt win it with prime crosby and malkin can win in MTL?

Not to defend Therrien too much but Quenville made it to the finals in his third full year as a Head Coach and so did Therrien.....either way, I'm on the fence about the Boucher thing...I like Kirk Muller, but "Le Coach Francais" thing really hurts us.....

 

[OldCraig71]

DD is considered a core player by Gagon lol

These media guys in Montreal are not stupid, they see how Bergevin hires people. A gig with the Habs= cha ching and we wonder why they don't ask any tough questions.

 

[TouzY]

RDS have the worst hockey "experts" on this planet, only good ones they have are the ones from TSN that come once in a while.

 

[chaosrevolver]

I never once blamed Boucher for his time in Tampa. The goaltending he had in the last season and a bit was abysmal. Roloson and Garon...lol.

I'll never forget what he did for a guy like PK...so I've been on board with him for a while.

 

[Ginu]

Gagnon is useless

 

[The Nightman]

delete

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

If he can't coach a team in SWISS, what makes us think he's going to do wonders with a team in the NHL?

you're intentionally misinterpretating what happened

 

[Scintillating10]

He was talking on trading Subban for #1 center yesterday. Before no-trade clause kicked in

 

[mrcontractor*]

Just because he's from TO it doesn't mean he'll want to go there. They're in the beginning stages of a rebuild and he's in his prime. If he wants to win a cup he's much better off here.

Stamkos, Max, Chuck, Gallgagher up front

PK, Markov, Petry, Beau on D

Price in net

That's a scary team. We'd have to dump Pleks to make it happen but that's fine. Eller is the 3rd line center, Chuck is 2nd and Stamkos is first. That's amazing strength up the middle. DD of course would also have to be ejected. If we add Stamkos and subtract DD and Pleks we become immediate cup favourites.

That's a scary team ? We have all those players now minus Stamkos and it's far from close to scary, or even good for that matter. Stamkos would give them a boost but far from scary

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

What makes us think a guy who couldnt win it with prime crosby and malkin can win in MTL?

Not trying to defend Therrien, but Crosby/Malkin have still only won one cup with like 4 or 5 different coaches.. and only been to the finals one other time.

 

[CrAzYNiNe]

He was talking on trading Subban for #1 center yesterday. Before no-trade clause kicked in

I wonder if he really thinks this is a good idea, or if it is simply radio chatter to get people talking. a #1 D, who can win a Norris every year is more valuable to a team then a #1 C.

 

[Rapala]

Man, we should hire Boucher, and at least try to turn this season around. If they don't, I think that it is acknowledging that we are intending on tanking.

Maybe Bergevin wants to slide just a little bit more. With 5-6 more loses in a row, we'll be down near the top 5.

Boucher should be hired with explicit tank insructions.
I'd trust him more than MT not to land us in 9th fn place.

 

[shawdowmaker]

Gagnon should crawl under a rock and stay there .. Untill well... eternity

 

[Lebowski]

I wonder if he really thinks this is a good idea, or if it is simply radio chatter to get people talking. a #1 D, who can win a Norris every year is more valuable to a team then a #1 C.

Not to mention, Subban on his own generates nearly as much, at times more offense than a lot of these so called #1 centers.