Pre-Game Talk: Habs @ Jets Tomorrow: The Ducharme Interim Era Begins

[The Great Weal]

No... no he wasn't.

He had 2 assists and was playing great defensively.

 

[MXD]

...Yeah, it's like, if you think Danault played bad yesterday, you're just bragging about being clueless about this sport called hockey.

Or think Danault is otherwise the second coming of Joe Sakic, in which case, circle back to the point above.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

This feels like coming out for fresh air in early spring

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Drouin is our best forward

Mega Farce strikes again

 

[Suzuki x 14]

I sure hope that's the way things go. Still need to massively improve special teams.

The good news is they can't be any worse

 

[Gally11]

Drouin - Suzuki - Anderson
Toffoli - Kotka - Gallagher

should be the top 6

Narrator: "And they never won an offensive zone face-off again"

Jokes I hope we do see more creativity in these lives

 

[habsfan891]

Are you including the goalie coach as well?

Nope Therrien is the other coach i was referencing

 

[VAN-HAB]

Drouin is our best forward, he's been making great plays all season and has elite stickhandling, passing and skating skills. Slotting him in at center will free up a spot for Lekhonen.
Danault has been a black hole of disaster since the first puck drop this season and needs to heal whatever ailment is slowing him down.

Lol Come again?

 

[azcanuck]

Toffoli Suzuki Anderson
Drouin KK Gallagher

Both lines have a passer first guy on it .

 

[Halakitlikethat]

Drouin is not an asset at C and he proved it already...why beat that dead horse??...

Drouin at centre? Think I just puked in my mouth

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

After yesterday's loss I told myself I wasn't watching another Habs game until Claude was gone so thankfully now I don't have to find out how full of shit I was on that promise

 

[Geecko]

After yesterday's loss I told myself I wasn't watching another Habs game until Claude was gone so thankfully now I don't have to find out how full of shit I was on that promise

 

[FloJack]

Lol Come again?

Please don’t make them.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I'd like to see Danault benched, put Drouin at center for a game or two. Chariot out, Mete in.

Definitely not to Drouin at center.

And, you don't start off your new job by sitting a player against his former team.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

After yesterday's loss I told myself I wasn't watching another Habs game until Claude was gone so thankfully now I don't have to find out how full of shit I was on that promise

Made myself the same promise...

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Definitely not to Drouin at center.

And, you don't start off your new job by sitting a player against his former team.

You do if they're playing like rotten arse...Chairot should sit, but I'll be happy if he's at least off the Top Pairing

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Made myself the same promise...

Will try this again

I'm not watching another Habs game until Margot Robbie and Scarlett Johansson come over to watch it with me

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Will try this again

I'm not watching another Habs game until Margot Robbie and Scarlett Johansson come over to watch it with me

...if that works, let me know; I've had my eye on Nicole Kidman for over 20 years...

 

[dinodebino]

Thanks to @WeThreeKings , I read a piece where it says that Ducharme would be the type to put KK, as an example, on the wing, for an important faceoff if he would have problems that night, without cutting his ice time at all. He coached situational hockey in juniors, like a lot, if I'm to believe the article.

He's apparently very involved during the game. Lines won't stay the same if need be.

That's what I expect tomorrow. Not a lot of changes in the system, in fact, none. No time to practice. But I expect changes in the lines throughout the game. SAme for defensive pairings.

 

[Runner77]

Thanks to @WeThreeKings , I read a piece where it says that Ducharme would be the type to put KK, as an example, on the wing, for an important faceoff if he would have problems that night, without cutting his ice time at all. He coached situational hockey in juniors, like a lot, if I'm to believe the article.

He's apparently very involved during the game. Lines won't stay the same if need be.

That's what I expect tomorrow. Not a lot of changes in the system, in fact, none. No time to practice. But I expect changes in the lines throughout the game. SAme for defensive pairings.

Do you have the piece handy? I saw W3K link it but there was so much posting going on at the time, that I lost track of it.

 

[dinodebino]

Do you have the piece handy? I saw W3K link it but there was so much posting going on at the time, that I lost track of it.

Damn, let me try to retrieve it.

 

[dinodebino]

Do you have the piece handy? I saw W3K link it but there was so much posting going on at the time, that I lost track of it.

An analysis of Dominique Ducharme’s coaching style

 

[austin316]

I have a feeling we still lose both games this weekend and the spiral continues.

 

[dkd]

An analysis of Dominique Ducharme’s coaching style

TLDR?

 

[sandviper]

TLDR?

Ducharme allows his forwards some leeway in creativity, though he does a lot of in-game tweaking. The article mentions player matching which makes sense. He puts players out based on situation.

It sounds haphazard, and yeah, we may see some wackiness like KK or Suzuki playing wing. However, we can still expect to see set lines game after game, but you can expect the blender to turn on depending on situations. Thing is, he’s smart about it. He won’t put a line of Drouin-Suzuki-Toffoli to go shut guys down, and I don’t expect to see Danault and Armia on in situations where the team is pressing for offence.