#FIRETHERRIEN

#GoJays

I think he meant "Richard of tommy"...
- number_23

#FIRETHERRIEN
- Pecafan Fan

Lol, just found that. That thing's hilarious...

Lol, just found that. That thing's hilarious...


- BashCH

Amazing

#FIRETHERRIEN
- Pecafan Fan

Internet rumors swirled yesterday that the Flyers have extended training camp invitations to veteran unrestricted free agent wingers Dustin Penner and Ryan Malone.

Internet rumors swirled yesterday that the Flyers have extended training camp invitations to veteran unrestricted free agent wingers Dustin Penner and Ryan Malone.
- WaterBoy

Thanks BL.

Thanks BL.
- stormey

Thanks Bl Thanks Stee


ASP was asking about Penner and I posted the info you stormwad

Thanks Bl Thanks Stee


ASP was asking about Penner and I posted the info you stormwad
- WaterBoy

Oh.


Well...(frank) asp.

all i have are lotus pedals
- Crimsoninja

?

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/08/24/is-therrien-the-right-coach-for-montreal/related/


Habs Eye on the Prize’s Andrew Berkshire does a fantastic job of succinctly describing the dichotomy that is Therrien as Canadiens head coach 2.0:

http://www.habseyesonthep...r-canadiens-playoffs-2014


Crrisss de mangeux de marde.
- WaterBoy

Is winning or speaking French more important to connecting with your fanbase? Absolutely it is possible to get both (so many successful MTL coaches in the past). Michel Therrien may indeed win or go deep next year. It is also possible to have neither. Management needs to make the call of who they think will perform the best (wins and losses) for their team. In the case of Therrien, it is debatable what management thought after the Cunneyworth fiasco.

Montreal could hire an english-only speaking coach and a translator to stand next to him during media scrums. Is that such a disconnect for French-speaking fans? Americans Ron Wilson and John Tortorella coached Canadian teams (TOR and VAN). Did that fanbase feel disconnected from the team because an American was the coach?

The fans need to judge a coach based on the job he does (wins and losses) instead of his cultural identity.

He really understands the issue.

EDIT: Canadians were confused by Tortorella's and Wilson's American dialect.

Oh.


Well...(frank) asp.
- stormey

stormwad LOL.

Is winning or speaking French more important to connecting with your fanbase? Absolutely it is possible to get both (so many successful MTL coaches in the past). Michel Therrien may indeed win or go deep next year. It is also possible to have neither. Management needs to make the call of who they think will perform the best (wins and losses) for their team. In the case of Therrien, it is debatable what management thought after the Cunneyworth fiasco.

Montreal could hire an english-only speaking coach and a translator to stand next to him during media scrums. Is that such a disconnect for French-speaking fans? Americans Ron Wilson and John Tortorella coached Canadian teams (TOR and VAN). Did that fanbase feel disconnected from the team because an American was the coach?

The fans need to judge a coach based on the job he does (wins and losses) instead of his cultural identity.

He really understands the issue.
- stinger67

He's doing it on purpose, right? Or he's really that stupid?


What if the (frank)ing Leafs hired a spanish speaking coach?

Is winning or speaking French more important to connecting with your fanbase? Absolutely it is possible to get both (so many successful MTL coaches in the past). Michel Therrien may indeed win or go deep next year. It is also possible to have neither. Management needs to make the call of who they think will perform the best (wins and losses) for their team. In the case of Therrien, it is debatable what management thought after the Cunneyworth fiasco.

Montreal could hire an english-only speaking coach and a translator to stand next to him during media scrums. Is that such a disconnect for French-speaking fans? Americans Ron Wilson and John Tortorella coached Canadian teams (TOR and VAN). Did that fanbase feel disconnected from the team because an American was the coach?

The fans need to judge a coach based on the job he does (wins and losses) instead of his cultural identity.

He really understands the issue.
- stinger67

oh yes. please let this gain some traction.

oh yes. please let this gain some traction.
- Fountain-San

i imagine they just felt disconnected because it was tortorella

stormwad LOL.
- Fountain-San

I don't even get how this is an insult.

He's doing it on purpose, right? Or he's really that stupid?


What if the (frank)ing Leafs hired a spanish speaking coach?
- Pecafan Fan

this is obviously a thorny issue for those that live in quebec so i'm not trolling. but look at top flight pro soccer in say, England. this is a country that has a pretty conservative, nationalistic side to it in the lower and middle classes. the people that basically that like to beat the poop out of each other for wearing the wrong jersey at the wrong bar.

several of the coaches over there are italian, spanish and argentine. but the people don't care about that or if they need a translator. if they win is all they care about.

what is so different in quebec? honest question.

I don't even get how this is an insult.
- stormey

just silly.

this is obviously a thorny issue for those that live in quebec so i'm not trolling. but look at top flight pro soccer in say, England. this is a country that has a pretty conservative, nationalistic side to it in the lower and middle classes. the people that basically that like to beat the poop out of each other for wearing the wrong jersey at the wrong bar.

several of the coaches over there are italian, spanish and argentine. but the people don't care about that or if they need a translator. if they win is all they care about.

what is so different in quebec? honest question.
- Fountain-San

amen

Oh.


Well...(frank) asp.
- stormey

No... (frank) you.

He's doing it on purpose, right? Or he's really that stupid?


What if the (frank)ing Leafs hired a spanish speaking coach?
- Pecafan Fan

He's doing it naturally...

No... (frank) you.
- WaterBoy

Ok....Waterwad.



lol....burn....I think.

Ok....Waterwad.



lol....burn....I think.
- stormey

Keep trying.

this is obviously a thorny issue for those that live in quebec so i'm not trolling. but look at top flight pro soccer in say, England. this is a country that has a pretty conservative, nationalistic side to it in the lower and middle classes. the people that basically that like to beat the poop out of each other for wearing the wrong jersey at the wrong bar.

several of the coaches over there are italian, spanish and argentine. but the people don't care about that or if they need a translator. if they win is all they care about.

what is so different in quebec? honest question.
- Fountain-San

To me it really doesn't matter.

And anyway, it'S not like it's really hard to find a qualified coach that speaks french... Julien is good enough to coach Boston, Vigneault is good enough for the Rangers and Therrien went to the cup finale with the Pens and a conference finale with the habs...

My problem is how the idiot compared having an American coach (who speaks english) vs a Canadian coach (who speaks english). It's completely stupid.

oh great...