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Doc Halladay
I would hope Therrien is on the hot seat. This is 2 years in a row the Habs have collapsed once December 1st hit. And unlike last year, Therrien can’t use the excuse that Price is hurt.
Sure Price hasn’t been himself but a lot of that can be traced to the utter garbage that is the Habs defensive zone coverage. Even when they were rattling off wins in October, the defensive zone play of the team left a lot to be desired. Blown assignments, puck chasing and a complete inability to clear the front of the net have been why the Habs have struggled. And like I said, they’ve been doing this since pre-season so it’s not as if the players just decided to do these things. It’s the game plan that’s been developed by the coach and it’s a terrible plan.
Not only should Therrien be fired but JJ Daigneault should be let go too. JJ’s been in charge of the defence and the PK all year and both have been weak at best. The only coach on staff doing anything positive is Kirk Muller and it took a bit but the players finally bought in to his PP set up but now can’t draw penalties to save their lives which so happens can be traced to and blamed on Therrien’s chip and chase style of play.
DaBinx
Well said
jd396
Every team that wins finds ways to cram their offense down the goalie’s esophagus. Dumping the puck and chasing it around isn’t going to win a lot of games.
Bill Peplaw
Your reporting of the St Louis Blues is not accurate. The Blues are 5-1 under new head coach Mike Yeo. They won on his coaching debut against Toronto, lost to Pittsburgh and since that game have won four(4) consecutive games…all on the road…against Philadelphia, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal.
Mike Furlano
Correct, thanks!
stormie
The time may be nigh for a change. There are some interesting coaches without a job right now, including Gerard Gallant, who was an assistant with Montreal. Then of course, there’s the great wildcard in Patrick Roy, whose only hope at another NHL coaching gig may be with the Habs (and his stock is arguably up now that the Avs have been so horrendous without him, which if nothing else shows he wasn’t the problem with that team, like many blamed him for).