Confirmed with Link: Habs invite Marc Bureau to coach faceoffs

[Habs13]

I thought this should have happened long ago - thought it would be Yan Perrault, but Marc Bureau was amazing at face offs as a Hab too. I like this move!

Interesting that this wasn't Martin St. Louis' idea though. It came from head office!

Canadiens bring in former NHLer Marc Bureau to help with faceoffs

Habs have struggled in the faceoff circle this season, winning only 47.6 per cent of their faceoffs to rank 25th in the NHL.

montrealgazette.com

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[Treb]

I thought this should have happened long ago - thought it would be Yan Perrault, but Marc Bureau was amazing at face offs as a Hab too. I like this move!

Canadiens bring in former NHLer Marc Bureau to help with faceoffs

Habs have struggled in the faceoff circle this season, winning only 47.6 per cent of their faceoffs to rank 25th in the NHL.

montrealgazette.com

Perreault has been working with Chicago for 11 years.

 

[Habs13]

Perreault has been working with Chicago for 11 years.

That I didn't know...

 

[Vachon23]

Don’t think he was hired

I think he was just invite

 

[CharleyHorse]

I thought this should have happened long ago - thought it would be Yan Perrault, but Marc Bureau was amazing at face offs as a Hab too. I like this move!

Interesting that this wasn't Martin St. Louis' idea though. It came from head office!

Canadiens bring in former NHLer Marc Bureau to help with faceoffs

Habs have struggled in the faceoff circle this season, winning only 47.6 per cent of their faceoffs to rank 25th in the NHL.

montrealgazette.com

Good hire / invite. Now hire a coach who understands defense.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Looks like maybe the Habs should have brought Monahan back. Maybe not that contract is long


About time. I suggested this when Bergevin was still the GM and wasn't hated.

 

[dinodebino]

Not a coach decision, eh…

 

[The Great Weal]

Hopefully he can teach faceoff specialist Dvorak how to win more faceoffs since he can’t and won’t do anything else.

 

[Habs]

You know things are bad when you just thought of hiring a faceoff coach

 

[Habs13]

You know things are bad when you just thought of hiring a faceoff coach

...when the GM brings a guy in! Not even the head coach

 

[PavelBrendl]

Their last ditch effort to save Kirby Dach and his career 35% on the dot?

 

[Habs13]

They should hire a boxing coach too!

 

[Mrb1p]

Its crazy that the first or second richest team in the league doesn't have a faceoff coach on the payroll.

Hire a shot specialist, skating specialist, faceoff specialist, puck handling specialist. We need to use that money.

 

[CharleyHorse]

Can someone remind me what the other new guy's (Grillo), role is?

 

[Treb]

Can someone remind me what the other new guy's (Grillo), role is?

Roger Grillo’s Passion For Hockey Will Fit Right in With the Montreal Canadiens

After 15 years with USA Hockey, Grillo has joined the Canadiens as a coaching consultant

www.usahockey.com

"Grillo said his new position will entail a lot of different things, but it will primarily focus on game preparation, practice prep, evaluation and anything to help the coaching staff."

 

[Sterling Archer]

Roger Grillo’s Passion For Hockey Will Fit Right in With the Montreal Canadiens

After 15 years with USA Hockey, Grillo has joined the Canadiens as a coaching consultant

www.usahockey.com

"Grillo said his new position will entail a lot of different things, but it will primarily focus on game preparation, practice prep, evaluation and anything to help the coaching staff."

He hasn’t worked out too well so far!

 

[Tyson]

He hasn’t worked out too well so far!

That's an understatement

 

[yianik]

Good move.

 

[HuGort]

I thought this should have happened long ago - thought it would be Yan Perrault, but Marc Bureau was amazing at face offs as a Hab too. I like this move!

Interesting that this wasn't Martin St. Louis' idea though. It came from head office!

Canadiens bring in former NHLer Marc Bureau to help with faceoffs

Habs have struggled in the faceoff circle this season, winning only 47.6 per cent of their faceoffs to rank 25th in the NHL.

montrealgazette.com

Had to do something. Poor faceoffs was killing us

 

[Tyson]

I sat with Marc Bureau and JJ Daigneault at a Habs game in Washington DC in the mid 90's. They were healthy scratches, we had a good time! Good guys

 

[Pacciosoftie]

Great! Now all we need is an NHL coach.

 

[RabbleMasterBlaster]

Great! Now all we need is an NHL coach.

We should start with a D coach first. The D is a bigger problem Imo. Anyone with a brain would shelter Matheson instead of playing him 20 minutes a game.

 

[Tyson]

Great! Now all we need is an NHL coach.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

Are we hiring a coach for the head coach too?

 

[Pacciosoftie]

Are we hiring a coach for the head coach too?

Are we hiring a coach for the head coach’s coach?