Marc Bergevin and Dominique Ducharme Comment on Coaching Change
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Marc Bergevin and Dominique Ducharme spoke to the media on Wednesday afternoon to address the coaching change that promoted Ducharme to head coach for the rest of the season.
Marc Bergevin and Dominique Ducharme spoke to the media on Wednesday afternoon to address the coaching change that promoted Ducharme to head coach for the rest of the season.
The Habs have decided to make a change behind the bench, relieving Claude Julien and Kirk Muller of their coaching duties. Dominque Ducharme is the new interim head coach while Alex Burrows has been added to the coaching staff after serving as an assistant in Laval.
The Habs weren’t quite able to get back on track on Tuesday night in Ottawa as they fell 5-4 in a shootout. However, the loss came with some controversy as Montreal had a goal called back in the dying seconds of regulation that would have given them the win.
A week off didn’t do much to recharge the batteries for the Habs as they only managed to pick up a single point over a pair of losses to Toronto and Ottawa.
The Habs went into Ottawa looking to get back in the win column on Sunday night. However, while they were able to get the game into overtime, a very sloppy few minutes at three-on-three proved costly as they fell 3-2.
The Habs were looking to make it two straight Saturday night victories over the Maple Leafs but Toronto’s top line continued its hot streak as the visitors walked away with a 5-3 victory.
With the quarter mark recently passed, our report cards have returned. This time, the focus is on Montreal’s forwards who have helped put the Canadiens towards the top of the league in goals scored.
Marc Bergevin made several key additions over the offseason and those moves have led to plenty of justified optimism after Montreal had a strong first quarter of the regular season.
The first quarter of the season has come and gone which means it’s time for our report cards to return. As always, we begin with a look at the goaltenders and defencemen.
It turns out playing a team other than Ottawa wasn’t enough to cure Montreal’s woes as they limped through the first two games of the week before eking out a win on Saturday to at least hit their off week on a winning note.
