Coaching is a serious problem.

[mitchmagic]

Look, we know the Caufield, Suzuki, Slaf line works. I'd rather see an exciting working line and lose, than see Caufield get stuck with scrubs and lose.

 

[The Real Timo]

if he hires that douche Boucher, I'm done

Why... are there rumours of that? Groooossssss!

 

[Habs]

Why... are there rumours of that? Groooossssss!

Bringing back the 1-3-1 lol, the paying fans are going to love Boucher hockey if that turd sets foot here.

 

[le_sean]

It's one thing if it's a couple of guys, but half the team has mentally checked out, including some of our best players. I'm tired of acting like it's the coaches fault if some of our guys can't play.

If accountability was a thing, Slaf, Hutson and Heineman would all be in the AHL, Savard, Matheson, Dach and Newhook cut or eating hot dogs, Kovacevic would still be on the team and guys from the AHL team that actually give a f (Beck and Davidson) would be up.

Well that’s on the coach if he can’t prepare these guys mentally 20 games into the season. It’s also on the coach to manage the game. It’s not over at 3-0. But again, he just lets them drown and it’s soon 4-0. He’s not smart and to say it’s some type of lesson for the young guys is absolving this guy that has no clue.

 

[Habby4Life]

Bringing back the 1-3-1 lol, the paying fans are going to love Boucher hockey if that turd sets foot here.

Beats getting stomped every night.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

For me, Suzuki was a sort of barometer. His play has wavered so much this year it feels there is underlying issues with the team. Then you add no one progressing, lots of culture talk not being backed up, disjointed, lack of effort, almost no intensity.

is it all coaching, likely not, but the hot seat should be heating up. An entire team cant be this bad almost all the time. It just cant without heads rolling

 

[Theodore450]

It’s hilarious to me that 1 of the questions asked to Marty was “if these growing pains are to be expected”.

How they heck would Marty know anything about what’s to be expected. Rookie coach who has never been in these situations. It’s a shame we force ourselves to only hire a French coach, because that is the only reason this guy is the head of the rebuild

 

[The Last Red]

CC playing with Evans is dumb and futile. “Spreading out” the offense never works. Never.

 

[ryan callahan]

CC playing with Evans is dumb and futile. “Spreading out” the offense never works. Never.

Well stacking the 1st line wasn't working either. So what would you do?

 

[The Last Red]

Well stacking the 1st line wasn't working either. So what would you do?

Try it again. It worked last year.

 

[ryan callahan]

Try it again. It worked last year.

Worked us to bottom 5 in the league and to a 6th worse PP in the league. At 5v5 together they are pretty good I suppose (55 GF% since the start on 23-24) but this whole unit feels so mediocre as a 1st line. Maybe those three guys aren't the problem but then Kent and MSL need to put their big boy pants on and tell Dach and Matheson to accept a lesser role and if they don't want to get rid of them by all means necessary.