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salbutera said:
Ahhh I thought you meant for the same role he has not as GM.

But how do we know Madden will make for a good GM - what has he done other than amateur scouting? Never done pro scouting, never coached, not a capologist, never negotiated contracts etc.

For all his faults MB had pedigree in multiple roles spanning 10-years, an assistant coach w Hawks, head of amateur scouting, pro scout and assistant GM prior to being named Habs GM.
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Pedigree is good but transferable skills and actionable knowledge are much better. How much of those did MB have when he took on the Habs job?

MB uttered some nice one liners in pressers but never lived up to them. He remains a dinosaur with his approach to the game based on methods from the 90s.
 
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Kimota said:
I would gladly take Tortorella for the playoffs. He could inspire them for a short energetic run. We need an experienced guy right now.
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I think Tortorella makes a lot of sense if he would come to Montreal, but he'll likely have options.

But they'll wait until after the season to do anything.
 

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76ftw said:
100 percent. Dom may be the worst coach in Habs history, but the people ripping on him aren't seeing the forest for the trees man. This GM built a poorly built team who struggle at some of the most basic things in hockey like zone entries lol.
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I think it's a combination. The players don't have a lot of elite skill, and NHL coaches tend to be ex-players who picked up a bit along the way but don't have much overall view of strategy and tactics. Montreal had Julien and Therrien who both fit this mold, not a lot of thought, lots of bashing players for not doing the off the glass and out play. Lots of simple defensive play. With each coach the team started scoring at the beginning of the season, then stopped scoring. Hard to tell how much is arms race and adjustment, i.e. the other teams adjusted to the habs, habs did not adjust further, and how much is working as coached.
 
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Harry Kakalovich said:
I think Tortorella makes a lot of sense if he would come to Montreal, but he'll likely have options.

But they'll wait until after the season to do anything.
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I don't see the fit at all. On that topic though, when Torts coached the canucks, he still lived in the US, and I think there were times when he just couldn't make it to the rink on time.

I think Buffalo needs a guy like him really badly.
 
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Why not recycle Gallant..... Or is it Carbo's turn?....... I'm unsure of the order.....
 

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JianYang said:
I don't see the fit at all. On that topic though, when Torts coached the canucks, he still lived in the US, and I think there were times when he just couldn't make it to the rink on time.

I think Buffalo needs a guy like him really badly.
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I don't think we need Tortorella to trash the young guys. It might work out better than some of his roles because the habs don't have any major stars for him to butt heads with but I can't see him helping Drouin at all. The team needs to loosen up and trust the system not lock down further.
 
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Next coach depends a lot of:

MB stays or not:

The new GM connections:

Could be Bouchard, Boucher, Groulx, Hartley, ....... Vigneault :sarcasm: Therrien :sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm: or Ducharme !!!!!
 
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JianYang said:
I don't see the fit at all. On that topic though, when Torts coached the canucks, he still lived in the US, and I think there were times when he just couldn't make it to the rink on time.

I think Buffalo needs a guy like him really badly.
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I agree Torts to Buffalo makes sense.

dcyhabs said:
I don't think we need Tortorella to trash the young guys. It might work out better than some of his roles because the habs don't have any major stars for him to butt heads with but I can't see him helping Drouin at all. The team needs to loosen up and trust the system not lock down further.
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Vachon23 said:
Absolutely no chance that happen for may reason from both ways. Even Roy have more chance then him
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I think Torts to the Habs makes a lot of sense. I mean he'll pretty clearly be one of if not THE most qualified candidate.
 
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Harry Kakalovich said:
I agree Torts to Buffalo makes sense.





I think Torts to the Habs makes a lot of sense. I mean he'll pretty clearly be one of if not THE most qualified candidate.
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Not that I don't think he's a good coach, but I don't think he want to coach in Canada and it could fast become a disaster here
 
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Vachon23 said:
Not that I don't think he's a good coach, but I don't think he want to coach in Canada and it could fast become a disaster here
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As I mentioned before, he chose to reside in the US when he coached in vancouver.

In not too familiar with Quebec's borders, but I don't even think he would consider it unless he can find a suitable place in Vermont or something where he can commute back and forth.... Just based on how he resided in his Vancouver time (which was a flat out disaster by the way).
 
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John Tortorella is entertaining as hell, but we don't need more drama in Montreal. No thanks.

Believe it or not, I can see Bergevin hiring Gerard Gallant back as head coach. Despite our GM's flaws, he's as fed up with the media as we are and might not mind pissing them off. I can see him answering the loaded questions by simply stating, "We were looking for the best guy for the job. We found him. Next question."
 

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Lshap said:
John Tortorella is entertaining as hell, but we don't need more drama in Montreal. No thanks.

Believe it or not, I can see Bergevin hiring Gerard Gallant back as head coach. Despite our GM's flaws, he's as fed up with the media as we are and might not mind pissing them off. I can see him answering the loaded questions by simply stating, "We were looking for the best guy for the job. We found him. Next question."
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That's exactly how it should be.... Gallant or any other candidate. We want/need the best.
 
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salbutera said:
I’m really hoping if Jo Jo is called up to Habs (which I don’t want for selfish reasons, since there will be a bunch of prospects entering the system in the next 2-3 years), that Louis Robitaille is poached as the replacement.

Korie Cheverie would be a solid management pickup to monitor AHL and prospect development oversight
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weird to see that Joel wasn't in the list

For Louis, personally no thanks ! I know him since he was coaching Victo (my hometown) in the Q and I don't see what is name do on that list honestly.. I do think there is way better candidate then him who I don't even put on my top 5 for coach in the Q
 

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Harry Kakalovich said:
I think Tortorella makes a lot of sense if he would come to Montreal, but he'll likely have options.

But they'll wait until after the season to do anything.
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Torts hates skill guys though. If we’re going to get a new coach we need to get a guy with a modern approach to the game.
 
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