Coaching is a serious problem.

[salbutera]

Excerpt from The Athletic:

Montreal Canadiens ​

2.07 expected goals against per 60 at five-on-five: That is the Canadiens’ expected goals against per 60 minutes of five-on-five ice time in eight games in November. In 11 games in October, that number was at 3.79, easily the worst in the league. Had the Canadiens continued playing such porous defense, they would be so far out of the picture by now that any hope of being relevant in December — let alone February or March — would already be long gone. But shoring up their defensive game this month has led to their goaltenders’ playing better and the team’s being more competitive in general, to the point where the Canadiens remain on the cusp of relevancy. It’s a significant step forward from how bad the first three weeks of the season went for them. — Arpon Basu

 

[teamfirst]

Excerpt from The Athletic:

I liked the part where he says

''But shoring up their defensive game this month has led to their goaltenders’ playing better and the team’s being more competitive in general''

Who would of tought.

Let's hope it continues this way.

 

[salbutera]

I liked the part where he says

''But shoring up their defensive game this month has led to their goaltenders’ playing better and the team’s being more competitive in general''

Who would of tought.

Let's hope it continues this way

As I tell my boys furiously, I can’t crawl into your head and force you to work hard on the ice to win the puck battles….

 

[le_sean]

Promising first steps the team has shown lately but has a switched flipped or this a blip

Hopefully they figured some things out

lol nope, clearly a blip

 

[Canad13ns]

Had to work till 9. PVR'ed the game to watch after. But wtf 5-0? I guess I'll watch a murder show instead (wait, I can watch the Habs get murdered, why choose)

 

[Vachon23]

Imagine with Montgomery available if we didn’t won against Columbus and Edmonton what would be the reaction

 

[HabzSauce]

Imagine with Montgomery available if we didn’t won against Columbus and Edmonton what would be the reaction

Would Hugo actually fire MSL though? Right now?

I wonder how committed they are to him. But Let's say they go on another 3-4 losing skid. With Montgomery available idk how you don't jump all over that.

 

[Habby4Life]

Would Hugo actually fire MSL though? Right now?

I wonder how committed they are to him. But Let's say they go on another 3-4 losing skid. With Montgomery available idk how you don't jump all over that.

I’m afraid they think Bombay is doing a good job.

 

[le_sean]

Imagine not calling timeout in a game like this. Inexcusable. After the 3rd goal which was less than a minute after the 2nd.

No, let’s watch this team drown and not react. He’s just not a smart coach.

 

[ryan callahan]

Imagine not calling timeout in a game like this. Inexcusable. After the 3rd goal which was less than a minute after the 2nd.

No, let’s watch this team drown and not react. He’s just not a smart coach.

Man hell no. Players need to responsibilize themselves. They let Montembeault down. A time out doesn't affect bad players with bad attitudes with 0 care or willingness to win

 

[Twisted Sinister]

Has Napoleon lost the room?