Claude Julien is gone!
- Scabeh

You're gonna love Babcock.

You're gonna love Babcock.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Not french enough despite going to McGill.

Not french enough despite going to McGill.
- Scabeh

Maybe they'll do the right thing and hire an anglophone this time?

Welcome Guy Boucher to Les Canadiens de Montreal

Maybe they'll do the right thing and hire an anglophone this time?
- Arctic_AARDVARK

The plan all along was for Ducharme and/or Bouchard to take over one day.

Bouchard is doing a great job in Laval with the young players so I'm fine with giving Ducharme (a coach with a much more up to date vision of hockey) a chance here.

I think i'm going to get some really spicy wings, a few beers, and watch the game tonight. Then poop myself tomorrow.

The plan all along was for Ducharme and/or Bouchard to take over one day.

Bouchard is doing a great job in Laval with the young players so I'm fine with giving Ducharme (a coach with a much more up to date vision of hockey) a chance here.
- Scabeh

Do you think a new more up to date coach will be able to compensate for the lack of high end talent on the roster? Or will it make no difference, and he will struggle like Julien?

I think i'm going to get some really spicy wings, a few beers, and watch the game tonight. Then poop myself tomorrow.
- prock

You'll know it's a good game if you poop yourself sooner. We'll know it's a bad game if the Leafs do.

You'll know it's a good game if you poop yourself sooner. We'll know it's a bad game if the Leafs do.
- Monkeypunk

Are you saying if I poop myself, the Leafs will play better?

Because I can do that.

Do you think a new more up to date coach will be able to compensate for the lack of high end talent on the roster?
- prock

Well the strenght of this Habs team is their depth.

They have 4 lines who, when playing the right way, can create offense and are physical enough to tire the other team out.

So yeah, I do think the Habs can do much better with someone who's willing to change what hasn't been working for two years now.

Chantal Machabée said this morning that Ducharme wanted the team to be a more aggressive team willing to play a less defensive style and his ideas were shut down by Julien.

So there you have it. Here's hoping it works.

You're gonna love Babcock.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

I’m going to guess Hitchcock

I’m going to guess Hitchcock
- Byfuglien Ate Me

20dollars on Guy Boucher

Are you saying if I poop myself, the Leafs will play better?

Because I can do that.
- prock

I am neither a gastroenterologist nor do I possess precognitive abilities, but as long as you are alone in the safety of your own home . . . uh . . . you know . . . go for it.

Well the strenght of this Habs team is their depth.

They have 4 lines who, when playing the right way, can create offense and are physical enough to tire the other team out.

So yeah, I do think the Habs can do much better with someone who's willing to change what hasn't been working for two years now.

Chantal Machabée said this morning that Ducharme wanted the team to be a more aggressive team willing to play a less defensive style and his ideas were shut down by Julien.

So there you have it. Here's hoping it works.
- Scabeh

Doesn't sound much more than a slightly upgraded version of "we're a team"

20dollars on Guy Boucher
- MaximusAurelius

$25 on Vincent Damphousse

20dollars on Guy Boucher
- MaximusAurelius

Could be Ted Nolan or Jim Playfair.

20dollars on Guy Boucher
- MaximusAurelius

10dins on Gallant

10dins on Gallant
- Canada Cup

Good call.

How bout Ronnie Rolston and his garden gloves

10dins on Gallant
- Canada Cup

Gallant doesn't speak French

Gallant doesn't speak French
- Archaic

Maybe the media who still gives a damn about this issue won't notice?

Doesn't sound much more than a slightly upgraded version of "we're a team"
- 21peter

They are a team that can maybe play better than they have...or worse.

Well the strenght of this Habs team is their depth.

They have 4 lines who, when playing the right way, can create offense and are physical enough to tire the other team out.

So yeah, I do think the Habs can do much better with someone who's willing to change what hasn't been working for two years now.

Chantal Machabée said this morning that Ducharme wanted the team to be a more aggressive team willing to play a less defensive style and his ideas were shut down by Julien.

So there you have it. Here's hoping it works.
- Scabeh

They have a number of fast forwards, so it sounds like Ducharme would like to let them loose a little more. That could be detrimental on the back-end. Price feels more reputation than substance more often than not these days. He makes great saves and allows weak goals. You open up, and he's going to have to step up because the chances against are going to get worse and more frequent. The other potential problem with opening up is that I don't know if Chiarot, Weber and Edmundson have the foot speed to move into an up-tempo style.

I guess we'll see. It's more fun for the players, so there could be good results, but just from past experience in Leafland, it opens the door to a trading punches type of game, and you need both the offensive finish and the goaltending to sustain it.

Well the strenght of this Habs team is their depth.

They have 4 lines who, when playing the right way, can create offense and are physical enough to tire the other team out.

So yeah, I do think the Habs can do much better with someone who's willing to change what hasn't been working for two years now.

Chantal Machabée said this morning that Ducharme wanted the team to be a more aggressive team willing to play a less defensive style and his ideas were shut down by Julien.

So there you have it. Here's hoping it works.
- Scabeh

I’m hoping it works just as well as Horachek worked for the Leafs.

Gallant doesn't speak French
- Archaic

Does he actually have to speak French or seem French?

10dins on Gallant
- Canada Cup

I think they'd get the most success with Gallant as the coach providing the politics of the situation could be set aside.