one have to wonder why it took them 3 years to realize this.
not reassuring tbh.
but hey! better late than sorry.
- fidopro

oh whatever, things weren't going as bad before as they are now. stop acting like you know better than everybody else.

oh whatever, things weren't going as bad before as they are now. stop acting like you know better than everybody else.
- Pat1993

ah (frank) off! I and many others have been saying this since day one of the MSL era. lol

ah (frank) off! I and many others have been saying this since day one of the MSL era. lol
- fidopro

(frank) you too, buddy

I heavily questioned/criticised MSL when he was hired. So I am not a MSL cheerleader.

I think he has done some really good things with the culture / focus and help some of the kids develop. Where I am frustrated is the refusal to bring in a veteran assistant coach that can help him and the team progress.

If MSL was not willing to do that, HuGo should have forced it upon him.

That is their biggest mistake, so far.
- Mashadar

He’s great at developing kids…but he doesn’t have the humph it takes to coach the nhl « now ». He most probably will and that’s why a vet to help him out makes sense

Sounds like Pat is in a fornicating mood today.

ah (frank) off! I and many others have been saying this since day one of the MSL era. lol
- fidopro

Yup

Sounds like Pat is in a fornicating mood today.
- Mashadar

Unzip?

He’s great at developing kids…but he doesn’t have the humph it takes to coach the nhl « now ». He most probably will and that’s why a vet to help him out makes sense
- WaterBoy

(frank) you too!

Sounds like Pat is in a fornicating mood today.
- Mashadar

and you too!

Sounds like Pat is in a fornicating mood today.
- Mashadar

meh, I really hate the "oh it took them so long to realize this, but I've been whining all this time about it" attitude, it's so pretentious.

who the (frank) knows lol. could be an advisor role, or I guess it could be for an assistant job, they probably don't need to fire anyone, unless there's a maximum numbers of assistant coaches allowed per team...
- Pat1993

Running out of room back there

- WaterBoy

😂

meh, I really hate the "oh it took them so long to realize this, but I've been whining all this time about it" attitude, it's so pretentious.
- Pat1993

In fairness, we've been discussing adding a veteran coach to the staff for at least 18 months... that is a long time to be pretentious.

Running out of room back there
- AdamFrench

worst-case scenario, Molson can always call an Uber for Gallant.

Running out of room back there
- AdamFrench

Half the team is not playing on any given night... send them to the dressing room, lots of room now.

worst-case scenario, Molson can always call an Uber for Gallant.
- Pat1993

I mean, the metro is right there....

In fairness, we've been discussing adding a veteran coach to the staff for at least 18 months... that is a long time to be pretentious.



- Mashadar

I get it, I was also among those who thought this would be a good idea. but before this year, it didn't feel like this was such a huge issue...

I get it, I was also among those who thought this would be a good idea. but before this year, it didn't feel like this was such a huge issue...
- Pat1993

ca fait 3 ans qu'ils savent pas quoi faire dans leur zone. you just realized it last week?

ca fait 3 ans qu'ils savent pas quoi faire dans leur zone. you just realized it last week?
- fidopro

funny how this year you said after the game against TOR that you could tell this would be a good year and things should now be going well...


anyway, the point is they weren't struggling before like they are now, they didn't look as disorganized last season.

funny how this year you said after the game against TOR that you could tell this would be a good year and things should now be going well...


anyway, the point is they weren't struggling before like they are now, they did look as disorganized last season.
- Pat1993

yes, you are right about that. because the first week or so they were playing zone defense. 100%. no man to man at all.
then they flipped to use a word à la mode, and started playing hybrid. that's when my patience went out the window.
but I told you I wouldn't talk about that anymore. you tricked me into it. lol

anyway, the hiring of Gallant would be an excellent news.

funny how this year you said after the game against TOR that you could tell this would be a good year and things should now be going well...


anyway, the point is they weren't struggling before like they are now, they didn't look as disorganized last season.
- Pat1993

I think they should put the 2 lines that were working - CC/Suzuki / Slaf and Anderson/Evans/Gallagher back together.

Keep Ghule / Mattheson and Savard / Hutson.

Let the others figure out their poop and work with them to make it happen.

Sometimes you overcoach with trying to find solutions.

But that is just me.

yes, you are right about that. because the first week or so they were playing zone defense. 100%. no man to man at all.
then they flipped to use a word à la mode, and started playing hybrid. that's when my patience went out the window.
but I told I wouldn't talk about that anymore. you tricked me into it. lol

anyway, the hiring of Gallant would be an excellent news.

- fidopro

I thought there was a pledge to stop talking about zone / man-to-man defense?

Canadiens warmup lines in Buffalo

Dach-Suzuki-Slafkovský
Caufield-Evans-Newhook
Anderson-Dvorak-Gallagher
Heineman-Condotta-Armia

Guhle-Matheson
Hutson-Savard
Xhekaj-Struble

Primeau
Montembeault

yes, you are right about that. because the first week or so they were playing zone defense. 100%. no man to man at all.
then they flipped to use a word à la mode, and started playing hybrid. that's when my patience went out the window.
but I told I wouldn't talk about that anymore. you tricked me into it. lol

anyway, the hiring of Gallant would be an excellent news.

- fidopro

pretty sure they've been trying to implement the same system since the beginning of the year, they didn't switch to hybrid mode a week into the season...

but yeah, adding experience behind the bench would be welcomed for sure.

Canadiens warmup lines in Buffalo

Dach-Suzuki-Slafkovský
Caufield-Evans-Newhook
Anderson-Dvorak-Gallagher
Heineman-Condotta-Armia

Guhle-Matheson
Hutson-Savard
Xhekaj-Struble

Primeau
Montembeault
- Mashadar

why change a winning formula?