coesillian 0 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Out of ex-Habs with coaching experience he seems like the best option. Roy is not ready for the NHL in my opinion. He needs to get his temper under control. lol, that'll never be completely under control.He'd fun to have behind the bench. Robinson is a good idea too but Roy would be awesome.It's funny that Bob said in december that hiring Carbo was his best move since he joined the habs. Plus they gave his a 3 year contract in september. You never know with Bob. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Newsy Lalonde[e] 1917–1922 95 51 44 — 102 .537 7 5 2 0 .714 1 O'Brien Trophy championship (1918–19)[10] [11] 2 Leo Dandurand‡ 1922–1926 131 64 63 6 134 .511 6 5 1 0 .833 1 Stanley Cup championship (1923–24)[3]2 Prince of Wales Trophy championships (1923–24, 1924–25)[12] [13] 3 Cecil Hart* 1926–1932 268 148 72 48 344 .642 29 13 12 4 .517 2 Stanley Cup championships (1929–30, 1930–31)[3] [14] — Newsy Lalonde 1932–1934 112 45 53 14 104 .464 4 0 2 2 .000 [11] — Leo Dandurand‡ 1934–1935 32 14 15 3 31 .484 2 0 2 0 .000 [13] 4 Sylvio Mantha*[e] 1935–1936 48 11 26 11 33 .344 — — — — — [15] — Cecil Hart* 1936–1939 126 48 53 25 121 .480 8 3 5 — .375 [14] 5 Jules Dugal* 1939 18 9 6 3 21 .583 3 1 2 — .333 [16] 6 Babe Siebert[e][f] 1939–1940 — — — — — — — — — — — [17] 7 Alfred Lepine 1939–1940 48 10 33 5 25 .260 — — — — — [18] 8 Dick Irvin[e] 1940–1955 896 431 313 152 1014 .566 115 62 53 — .539 3 Stanley Cup championships (1943–44, 1945–46, 1952–53)[3] [19] 9 Toe Blake*[e] 1955–1968 914 500 255 159 1159 .634 119 82 37 — .689 8 Stanley Cup championships (1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68)[3] [20] 10 Claude Ruel* 1968–1970 175 95 49 31 221 .631 14 12 2 — .857 1 Stanley Cup championship (1968–69)[3] [21] 11 Al MacNeil 1970–1971 55 31 15 9 71 .645 20 12 8 — .600 1 Stanley Cup championship (1970–71)[3] [22] 12 Scotty Bowman† 1971–1979 634 419 110 105 943 .744 98 70 28 — .714 5 Stanley Cup championships (1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79)[3]1976–77 Jack Adams Award winner[23] [24] 13 Bernie Geoffrion[e] 1979 30 15 9 6 36 .600 — — — — — [25] — Claude Ruel* 1979–1981 130 77 33 20 174 .669 13 6 7 — .462 [21] 14 Bob Berry 1981–1984 223 116 71 36 268 .601 8 2 6 — .250 [26] 15 Jacques Lemaire[e] 1984–1985 97 48 37 12 108 .557 27 15 12 — .556 [27] 16 Jean Perron 1985–1988 240 126 84 30 282 .588 48 30 18 — .625 1 Stanley Cup championship (1985–86)[3] [28] 17 Pat Burns 1988–1992 320 174 104 42 390 .609 56 30 26 — .536 1988–89 Jack Adams Award winner[23] [29] 18 Jacques Demers 1992–1995 220 107 86 27 241 .548 27 19 8 — .704 1 Stanley Cup championship (1992–93)[3] [30] 19 Jacques Laperriere*[e] 1995 1 0 1 0 0 .000 — — — — — [31] 20 Mario Tremblay* 1995–1997 159 71 63 25 167 .525 11 3 8 — .273 [32] 21 Alain Vigneault 1997–2000 266 109 118 39 257 .483 10 4 6 — .400 [33] 22 Michel Therrien 2000–2003 190 77 77 36 190 .500 12 6 6 — .500 [34] 23 Claude Julien 2003–2006 159 72 62 25 169 .531 11 4 7 — .364 [35] 24 Bob Gainey[e] 2006 41 23 15 3 49 .598 6 2 4 — .333 [6] 25 Guy Carbonneau* 2006–2009 230 124 83 23 271 .589 12 5 7 — .417 [36] — Bob Gainey[e] 2009–present — — — — — — — — — [6] Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 We should bring back Hector 'Toe' Blake. Link to post Share on other sites
coesillian 0 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I want a coach that has NHL experience.Vignault, Therrien, Julien, Carbo were all rookie coaches who learnt the job the hard way, it's time for soemone with a track record I think. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 how safe is Gainey's job? Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 how safe is Gainey's job?I think it's safe. Link to post Share on other sites
TaxLawyer71 0 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I predict Bob Hartley will be the next head coach. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 I predict Bob Hartley will be the next head coach.LOL Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 FROM Habs I/OIn explaining why he fired his good friend, Guy Carbonneau, and has moved behind the Canadiens' bench, general manager and now coach Bob Gainey said a change was needed after eight weeks of underachievement by the team. In a 7 p.m. press conference at the Bell Centre, Gainey said he began to think about a coaching change on Saturday, after the Canadiens embarrassing loss to Atlanta on Friday night. He made the decision this morning, unswayed by watching the team beat Dallas. Gainey met Guy privately at 5 p.m. to break the news in a "frank discussion" that was difficult for both men.. The Canadiens, Gainey said, did not seem to be "emotionally engaged in games." With 16 games left, Gainey said the coaching change would "maximize our chances of making the playoffs." Gainey highlighted the Canadiens' "inconsistency, from period to period and from game to game." He intends to change the team's system in order to shore up the Canadiens' defence and cut down on an inordinate number of shots and scoring chances by opponents. He promised the team would be "more aggressive positionally and in our decision-making and execution." Earlier, Tony Marinaro of the Team 990 accurately reported that Hamilton Bulldogs coach Don Lever would join Gainey behind the Canadiens' bench. Gainey said he welcomed Lever's "strong button-pushing mechanisms." Renaud Lavoie of RDS, who is tight with Steve Bégin, said the former Canadien told him the players had been waiting for the axe to fall on their coach. Luc Gelinas reported – and the GM< acknowledged – several players complained to Gainey about Carbonneau's coaching methods and communications failings. Gelinas was also told, off the record, that playing Glen Metropolit in a 5-on-3 in Atlanta left the players dumbfounded. Link to post Share on other sites
TaxLawyer71 0 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 LOLI would rate this an e(4).Bet? Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 I would rate this an e(4).Bet?How much? Link to post Share on other sites
TaxLawyer71 0 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 How much?What odds are you willing to give me? Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 What odds are you willing to give me?EVEN odds, but I only get to pick one person too. If both of us are wrong then the bet is voided. Link to post Share on other sites
TaxLawyer71 0 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 EVEN odds, but I only get to pick one person too. If both of us are wrong then the bet is voided.Ok.For $25 ? Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Ok.For $25 ?Sounds good. Is Hartley your pick? Link to post Share on other sites
TaxLawyer71 0 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Sounds good. Is Hartley your pick?Yes. Just got off the phone with Eklund. Done deal. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Yes. Just got off the phone with Eklund. Done deal.I'm going with Don Lever. Link to post Share on other sites
TaxLawyer71 0 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I'm going with Don Lever.Good luck.Off to play myself, woohoo. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 neither of them are french....I think the last few have all been Frenchi maybe mistaken Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 neither of them are french....I think the last few have all been Frenchi maybe mistakenBob Hartley is french and Don Lever is from South Porcupine, Ontario so he probably knows at least a little french also. Link to post Share on other sites
strategy 4 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Bob Hartley is french.also a moron Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 also a morondidnt realize he was French..But I do know he is a moron... Link to post Share on other sites
gruven 530 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 also a moronAlso hated by Gainey, and almost everyone else in the NHL Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Hartley was at the Thrashers/Montreal game the other night. He still lives in Atlanta e(5). Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Gainey makes changesposted by Pat Hickey at 10h48 EST on Mar 10It hasn't taken Bob Gainey long to make changes as he takes over the coaching duties from the fired Guy Carbonneau. Gainey has altered all three of Carbo's defence pairings, and Alex Kovalev finds himself playing left wing on a line with Tomas Plekanec and Matt D'Agostini. Andrei Markov and Mike Komisarek have reunited as the No. 1 defence pair while Ryan O'Byrne partners Roman Hamrlik. Mathieu Schneider, who has been minus-3 playing with Markov, will play fewer minutes alongside Josh Gorges but will still quarterback the power play. Max Pacioretty and Patrice Brisebois will watch tonight's game from the press box along with Guillaume Latendresse, who is closer to returning from a shoulder injury. Gainey has also decided to move game-day skates from the Bell Centre to the team's training facility in Brossard Link to post Share on other sites
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