waffledave
waffledave, from hf
Michel Therrien is not a good enough coach to rehabilitate Desharnais, and this team does not have the talent necessary to carry him.
Listen guys, I am not a huge fan of DD either but you gotta accept that DD is going to be on this team a while longer, at least 10-20 games even if MB does have some trade lined up. The Habs are built on 3 offensive lines and there's big problems when just 2 are clicking. DD has some talent (scored 60 points in NHL), and until management officially gives up on him (trade, demotion, buy out) it's the job of the coaches to try their hardest to get him scoring again even if it could mean a potential ugly result. The team is a lot better with DD producing than not, him failing increases the chances of the whole team failing, so even the guys who hate him here should hope MT can nurse some hockey mojo back into him.
MT does suck at line mgmt... but so did Martin and so did Carbo...
Pretty much everyone agrees that it should be something like this:
EGG
Pac Plec Bournival
Bourque Briere Gionta
White Moen Prust
With DD out.
Enough already... just ****ing put the lines together as they should be. Just put Subban out when it's important... this is common sense. It's like Martin's fascination with Darche.
Does every coach in the league **** up lines like this or is it only in Montreal? Why is it that our coaches can't seem to just use common sense in putting these lines together?
Instead we get a Rubik's cube kind of mixup. You mixup the lines and STILL don't put Galchenyuk at center?
??????
I just don't get this guy at all.
It's official...this is Desharnais' team. MT should just give him the C at this point.
Just cut the crap with DD right now.. it's time to cut our losses. There is better options on the team..
Pacioretty-Briere-Gallagher
Galchenyuk-Eller-Bourque
Bournival-Plekanec-Gionta
Prust-White-Moen
You can switch Gallagher and Bourque if you want to keep the EGG line together but Galchenyuk and Bourque have had good chemistry the few shifts in the past.
Bouillon should be scratched for Murray.. PP1 should be Pacioretty-Eller-Galchenyuk with Markov-Subban.. PP2 should be Briere-Plekanec-Gallagher with Emelin and Diaz.
If it were me...
Galchenyuk-Eller-Gallagher
- This doesn't need to be explained
Pacioretty-Plekanec-Gionta
- Pleks is a strong puck mover, and Pacioretty will take 10 shots per game. Gionta is a net crasher and will convert some of those shots.
Bournival-Briere-Bourque
- Put Bourque and Briere back to their natural positions and they will start to produce. This line will work because Bournival is an absolute MONSTER and has a wicked snap shot.
White-Prust-Moen
- Doesn't really matter. Prust can fill in on a top 9 line depending on the matchup. Parros fills in for White as needed.
Bournival------Plekanec-----Gionta (Proven line that works)
Galchenyuk---Eller----------Gallagher (Proven line that works)
Pacioretty-----Briere--------Bourque (Small creative centre, big wingers, Proven to work)
Prust----------White---------Moen (Proven line that works)
Parros
Gorges-----Subban (Proven line that works)
Markov-----Emelin (Proven line that works)
Murray-----Diaz (Mobile guy + Stay at home, Proven to work)
Bouillon
This just doesn't seem that hard....
This whole situation is just sickening. Is this organization even trying to fix the team's problems (isn't our struggling offense obvious enough)? It doesn't look like it...
Favoritism and obscure PR strategies come first, once again.
Disgusting
He is an idiot...He is basically just randomizing the lines. Which anyone can do.
Michel Therrien is not a good enough coach to rehabilitate Desharnais, and this team does not have the talent necessary to carry him.
I would take you over Therrien as head coach. Much better line !Galchenyuk-Eller-Gallagher
Bournival-Plekanec-Gionta
Pacioretty-Briere-Bourque
Moen-Desharnais/White-Prust
I hope we see this, but I know we won't because
pro-french for me is giving him a 3.5 million $ contract, to a fringe NHL player. Other than that, him getting ice time is more of a "I cant make my GM look stupid" issue.