Daigneault and Lacroix out
Ducharme named Asst Coach
- Thread starter TheCountofMonteCristo
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wiseguy1
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I bet Ducharme was given the option, but interestingly took the assistant job with the big club.
Makes sense
Altair
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A smart move really. Looking at the AHL club, it's a disaster, one that he probably thinks is beyond fixing, and if he went there and the team continued to struggle he wouldn't come out of that looking good.
Now he gets some NHL experience and if Julien fails, he's the coach in waiting, and if the habs do well, his stock continues to rise league wide.
wiseguy1
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I think this was definitely a suggestion that came from management. Julien had to sign off on it. But i think he was smart to agree. Canadiens are pretty much a young team that require several players to get to the next level. Ducharme should help out with this.
He is the fat ass coach`s replacement after next season
With the influx of young kids coming in ...we need a younger fresh face to work and communicate better with the yutes .
JJ had to go...defenseman looked lost for large parts of last year.
And now we have Juulsen and Mete that are looking to be regulars sooner than later, they need to be coached by someone who knows how to teach
wiseguy1
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Yeah, all the young players that matter are up with the big club, that's where the action is.
I think Ducharme may see the road to a head coaching gig in the NHL may be faster by being an NHL asst coach rather than an AHL head coach
CaptainBolduke
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I can't believe that it's still MB making these calls.
wiseguy1
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Maybe partially, I bet Molson insisted new younger blood be brought in. A little bit of arm twisting to break up the country club.
