It was a week of shakeups for the Habs with changes being made behind the bench but the end results remained the same as their losing streak has extended to five games although there is still a small silver lining.
In a game where the Habs looked way more like their early-season selves than their recent selves, it was an old habit of being afraid of offence in the overtime that ultimately finished the night as they fell 2-1 to Winnipeg on Saturday.
Habs GM Marc Bergevin played a big card on Wednesday with the firings of Claude Julien and Kirk Muller with Dominique Ducharme and Alex Burrows taking over the vacated roles. Was this the right move? Our writers offer up their thoughts.
The Habs looked to begin the Dominique Ducharme era on a winning note but despite holding a pair of two-goal leads, they struggled in the second half of the game, ultimately falling 6-3 to Winnipeg on Thursday night.
Topics in this edition of the HW Podcast include Marc Bergevin firing head coach Claude Julien and associate coach Kirk Muller, new head coach Dominic Ducharme, Carey Price’s struggles, and much more.
Thursday marks the 44-year anniversary of the end of the 28-game unbeaten streak of the 1977-78 version of the Canadiens, a team that the current version of the Habs could certainly benefit from emulating some of its characteristics.
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.
Laval’s second half of their season-opening series against Belleville didn’t go as well as the first half but the Rocket still managed to pick up a win in one of the two games.
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.