Lots of complacency in this 1 I think. Habs thought it was a win before the puck had touched the ice so no one had plan B. If Price had been put in doesn't he get the loss on his record - so Therrien was maybe looking after his #1.

Just looked like a coach with no thought of ever losing getting his arse handed to him so he said (frank) it & gave his team (goalie in particular), the bird!

Any odds on how long before the team will force a change?

Eklund: Michel Therrien Can't Coach With Any Adversity. Awful Decisions.
- Eklund

EK, you're really not that smart when it comes to hockey. Stick to made up roooomers

#3 is ridiculous. Montreal plays two games back to back. Why the hell would Price be scratched? Montoya is playing a weaker match up against Columbus. Montreal relies on Price, there is no doubt about it. To put Price in is a waste. Yes it is an act of Mercy to Montoya but Therrien actually has a brain and realizes that they NEED Price. Putting him with no chance at winning and wearing him down before the game tomorrow makes no sense. Therrien also has to avoid over playing him and having him get hurt. Last year shows exactly how good Montreal is without Price.

I don't see the big deal. Price is playing tonight, has injury issues... why risk putting him in?

I'd rather have a backup with hurt feelings than a star goalie out for the year.

No issues here with leaving in a plug backup to get shelled.
- Scooby_Doo

You don't leave a backup in to get absolutely eviscerated. That decision simply won't sit well with the team.

The implication that Price might get hurt by playing 1 or 2 periods of hockey is silly. If Carey's such a precious snowflake than bring up another backup and have him rest in the press box if there's no intention of him playing.

Therrien made a poor, stubborn decision. End of story.

Roy shouldn't have been hung out, I agree, but nobody ever brings up Roy in all this.
He's a hot headed guy who made a stupid, emotional spur of the moment decision to abandon the club, his teammates and friends. You don't skate over to the owner, in front of a packed house, and basically tell him to go (frank) himself. You make important decisions when you are level headed, not seeing red.

I'm angry at Tremblay for leaving him in and I'm piss at Roy for handling it the way he did.

We did get 2 cups from him though, it's not like he abandoned the fans in his first year.


Edit: oops, this was in response to HockeyMo

#3 is ridiculous. Montreal plays two games back to back. Why the hell would Price be scratched? Montoya is playing a weaker match up against Columbus. Montreal relies on Price, there is no doubt about it. To put Price in is a waste. Yes it is an act of Mercy to Montoya but Therrien actually has a brain and realizes that they NEED Price. Putting him with no chance at winning and wearing him down before the game tomorrow makes no sense. Therrien also has to avoid over playing him and having him get hurt. Last year shows exactly how good Montreal is without Price.
- xShoot4WarAmpsx

Bingo!
The've made it a priority to play Price less this year and they're sticking to it.
Maybe, just maybe when Montoya says he understands it means he understands.
He doesn't like it but he accepts why.

This is such a non story....and I'm no Therrien fan.

Therrien is just riding Price's coattails. The second Price is out, for a game or a season, the team is done.

Watching the game I could not believe that MT left Montoya in - esp after the 2nd period I thought for the 3rd CP would be brought in ... it was after all 8-0 at that point -

You could also spin it and say it was a decent move since everyone is talking about Therrien being a boob instead of focusing on how bad the team played.

Also, how is Montoya still in the NHL? I'm not sure if I've ever not said that after watching him play.

The fact that Therrien made a mistake (or not) yesterday is debatable... but instead of putting Therrien on the spot... I would have loved to see something aimed directly at the players who were simply not working and that's a tendency we saw for at least 3 games now...

When you win a lot, the first thing you have to be careful of is to avoid thinking that you are better than you really are... and that's exactly that... the number of loose pucks that weren't clear from the front of the net, the captain not able to cover the defense on his side and so on...

This has nothing to do with Therrien, I'm not a Therrien's fan, but he's not getting the bick bucks to execute the plays on the ice...

Eklund should be the coach

You don't leave a backup in to get absolutely eviscerated. That decision simply won't sit well with the team.

The implication that Price might get hurt by playing 1 or 2 periods of hockey is silly. If Carey's such a precious snowflake than bring up another backup and have him rest in the press box if there's no intention of him playing.

Therrien made a poor, stubborn decision. End of story.
- mjones242

Decision won't sit well with the team? It was that same team who let them score the 10 goals. If the team didn't agree and was offended then play better. Simple as that

Absolutely 0 problems with leaving monty in. You would argue that it would be a dumb decision if u put price into a game u knew was a blowout only to have him hurt himself. Montoya and the rest of the team didn't want to be in for 10 goals? Then actually play defense and maybe stop the odd shot and don't let 9 and 10 happen

I don't see the big deal. Price is playing tonight, has injury issues... why risk putting him in?

I'd rather have a backup with hurt feelings than a star goalie out for the year.

No issues here with leaving in a plug backup to get shelled.
- Scooby_Doo

Because you don't have a clue, never have and never will.

#3 is ridiculous. Montreal plays two games back to back. Why the hell would Price be scratched? Montoya is playing a weaker match up against Columbus. Montreal relies on Price, there is no doubt about it. To put Price in is a waste. Yes it is an act of Mercy to Montoya but Therrien actually has a brain and realizes that they NEED Price. Putting him with no chance at winning and wearing him down before the game tomorrow makes no sense. Therrien also has to avoid over playing him and having him get hurt. Last year shows exactly how good Montreal is without Price.
- xShoot4WarAmpsx

I think you missed the point. If he was never going to get in the game no matter how bad it got then having him dressed was dumb. Have a third string goalie dressed then get them into the game. Then it wouldnt look as bad.

I hope by "star player" you doesn't mean Pacioretty...

And yes, Therrien is a bad coach...

We need Bob Hartley to teach the defense squad how to breakout the puck of the zone with a pass instead of an icing...
- HabsKovalev27

If you had capuano that's solved, our defense throw it backwards in our own zone blindly at a hint of a forecheck.

I think you missed the point. If he was never going to get in the game no matter how bad it got then having him dressed was dumb. Have a third string goalie dressed then get them into the game. Then it wouldnt look as bad.
- Iggysbff

3 goalies is working out wonderfully for us, I don't know why we're the only ones that do it.

Bad writing. I agree though. His confidence is probably shattered for the season now.

Absolutely 0 problems with leaving monty in. You would argue that it would be a dumb decision if u put price into a game u knew was a blowout only to have him hurt himself. Montoya and the rest of the team didn't want to be in for 10 goals? Then actually play defense and maybe stop the odd shot and don't let 9 and 10 happen
- 1993_Cup_Champs

Has Price never played a back to back? Has he never gone in part way through a game to relieve another goalie? Is he so fragile now that you worry he'll get hurt every time he plays?

Why this certainty that he would get hurt from being sent in to help his teammate on likely one of the worst nights of Montoya's career?

Montoya will likely be haunted by that game for the rest of his life. He'll probably remember this game as one of his most hated hockey experiences.

I get that you want Price to have some nights off. This doesn't mean he shouldn't be sent in when he's really needed. It's not like this happens every time Montoya plays.

Absolutely 0 problems with leaving monty in. You would argue that it would be a dumb decision if u put price into a game u knew was a blowout only to have him hurt himself. Montoya and the rest of the team didn't want to be in for 10 goals? Then actually play defense and maybe stop the odd shot and don't let 9 and 10 happen
- 1993_Cup_Champs

The whole team and Therrien probably went to Schwartz's when they got home and had a big meal and laughed their asses off about it.

And then stuck Montoya with the tab.

Therrien kept his job because he can speak broken english and perfect french. This organisation shows they go out and get the best french speaking person for the job (wait a sec, hes even horrible for a french speaking coach)

Time to get the #firetherrien going again!

Therrien kept his job because he can speak broken english and perfect french. This organisation shows they go out and get the best french speaking person for the job (wait a sec, hes even horrible for a french speaking coach)

Time to get the #firetherrien going again!
- Jeyrey2000

How fast can you teach capuano to speak French?

Thank you Ek, never liked Therrien.

How fast can you teach capuano to speak French?
- Isles_since_6

I know you're sorta joking but we do have a good french speaking coach available (Bob Hartley). He's light years above MT.

I know you're sorta joking but we do have a good french speaking coach available (Bob Hartley). He's light years above MT.
- J-P

Uh oh. Montreal is really in trouble if people are starting to think Hartley looks like a good choice.

Isn't he more or less cut from the same cloth as Therrien?