Speculation: Gerard Gallant and the Habs

[Deebs]

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[Deebs]

Would a bevy of trades and a coaching change save Bergevin's job or is he safe no matter what?

 

[Tuggy]

He says right in the tweet that it's nothing job related.

 

[Vachon23]

No thanks for me, not sure he will be better then Julien

 

[Agalloch]

He says right in the tweet that it's nothing job related.

Who comes in MTL mid-February for vacation?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Would a bevy of trades and a coaching change save Bergevin's job or is he safe no matter what?

I think he's safe no matter what. But that shouldn't mean he should be inactive. I'm all for Gallant.

I recall last time the week before Therrien was fired, and after Gallant unceremoniously got canned in Florida, there were reports that Gallant was spotted around the Bell Center. They ended up going with CJ after he got fire in Boston.

So I would imagine MB may look into Gallant again.

 

[Tuggy]

Who comes in MTL mid-February for vacation?

Gerard Gallant.

 

[Paddyjack]

He says right in the tweet that it's nothing job related.

Because he would certainly say in his tweet that he is coming here to discuss with MB

 

[Adam Michaels]

No thanks for me, not sure he will be better then Julien

I think he would be. He seems to be the kind of coach players are ready to go through a wall for.

Also, what he was able to do in Florida and then in Vegas, I would say he would probably do more than Julien. Just my thoughts on that.

 

[Tuggy]

Because he would certainly say in his tweet that he is coming here to discuss with MB

Well yeah, he's a hockey "insider". It's his job.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Wtf would Dreger start the speculation?

 

[Edgy]

Who comes in MTL mid-February for vacation?

How else are they supposed to attend Nuit Blanche?

 

[Adam Michaels]

I also wonder why Dreger started his Tweet with "Noticing the speculation around Gallant and the Canadiens..."

I don't know where he "noticed it." He's the only person to talk about it.

 

[ahmedou]

Vacation?

Yeah yeah allright

 

[Hannibal]

Would love gallant.

 

[FinnHab]

I still think that Ducharme will be next hc after Julien is gone.

 

[loudi94]

Not to open up the French debate, but have we had enough losing over the past 30 years to avoid the anglo coach controversy? In the event that housecleaning takes place, Molson must take the reins and say that status quo is holding us back. Surely people remember who the coaches that took us to dynasty teams were.

 

[Vachon23]

I still think that Ducharme will be next hc after Julien is gone.

Not enough experience in my minds. Look at Pascal Vincent who has a smiler profil then Ducharme and it’s been 10 years that he is learning the job and he still dosen’t had a shot. It took 5 years as HC in the AHL for Keefe before having a shot. Ducharme will need more years in the pro having a HC and he will probably need to coach in the AHL before.

 

[CauZuki]

I think he would be. He seems to be the kind of coach players are ready to go through a wall for.

Also, what he was able to do in Florida and then in Vegas, I would say he would probably do more than Julien. Just my thoughts on that.

How hard could it possibly be to replace this on a nightly basis:

 

[Beer and Chips]

In a very brief summary of his coaching record he seems to reach a high level then gets fired relatively shortly after, it's weird. Anyone have info?

 

[Sterling Archer]

Who comes in MTL mid-February for vacation?

Apparently he hasn't had contact because previous to Montreal he was in Syria on holiday...

 

[CupInSIX]

Dreger: You may have noticed Dreger talking about Gallant, so Dreger asked Dreger about this tweet he is posting at this very moment.

 

[Habs Halifax]

No thanks for me, not sure he will be better then Julien

Agreed. This does not make the Habs a better team.

 

[BLONG7]

They need a new GM first, and then that guy can talk to Gallant.

Dregs being Dregs...

 

[OnTheRun]

In a very brief summary of his coaching record he seems to reach a high level then gets fired relatively shortly after, it's weird. Anyone have info?

Just the way it is for coaches really.

In Florida he was hired by Dave Tallon and was fired quickly after Tim Rowe took over. In Vegas he was hired by McPhee and fired quickly after McCrimmon took over.

The moral of the story is coaches are living on borrowed time when a new GM come in.