Agreed. Molson allowed the mess of 10 years of Bergevin.I don’t think the media had a problem with it. I don’t even know if Molson had a problem with it. He just seemed to be okay with MB running (ruining) the show.
Agreed. Molson allowed the mess of 10 years of Bergevin.I don’t think the media had a problem with it. I don’t even know if Molson had a problem with it. He just seemed to be okay with MB running (ruining) the show.
I always felt like Molson just stayed out of the way. He wasn’t a hockey guy and didn’t pretend to be. And that’s fine with me.Geoff Mol$on was as big a donkey as Bergevin..................10 years squandered on the back on a goalie who had no chance of doing it all. Mol$on is lucky he was born into $$$$ Ownership should have ousted him......he is lucky the board didn't remove him.
That said, finally when the decision was made, about 5 years too late at least he made a great choice in Gorton, who made a great choice in Hughes.
An owner who blows with the wind eh.............
Better days ahead.
I don’t think the media had a problem with it. I don’t even know if Molson had a problem with it. He just seemed to be okay with MB running (ruining) the show.
What's so good about him? (besides helping Marty with the concepts they're using)This is fantastic news IMO.
Did you watch the video all 45 minutes of it?What's so good about him? (besides helping Marty with the concepts they're using)
We are finally bing operated by pros that run this team as a multibillion dollar business.
Not as the corner grocery store like back in the day
Out of the box thinking for modern NHL hockey. Proactive possession based game vs reactive defending game.What's so good about him? (besides helping Marty with the concepts they're using)
I watched it all. He isn't good. He's great. Very interesting. The Habs didn't make a mistake hiring him.
45 minute video. Watched about 10 minutes and he's good.
I really like the idea of having an ''eye on the sky'' coach to bring a different perspective to the staff. They do it in football, more teams should do it in hockey IMO.
The more accountability the better.I think he’s also there to coach the coaches, give them feedback perspective on what they do.
The more accountability the better.I think he’s also there to coach the coaches, give them feedback perspective on what they do.
This. TVA Spanre, radio, La Presse and RDS have had parrots repeating ad nauseam that the rebuild needed to stop. Ratings and readership have gone down since the start of the rebuild.The medias were definitly not ok with it. Even before the players started talking about playoffs at the end of season, some were saying they need to make the playoffs next year. Ratings have been terrible for the last 3 years.
But now they are the best in like... forever!
Yes and no. Playoffs are won by teams that do play the trap and the counter. Plus being absolute brutes in the Dzone.Out of the box thinking for modern NHL hockey. Proactive possession based game vs reactive defending game.
NHL has become much more of an NCAA game with every passing season - with no red line + infractions being adhered to by refs, good D starts in the Ozone not Jacques Lemaires neutral zone
That’s why a disproportionate # of NCAA coaches are being hired by NHL teams vs traditional CHL junior coaches
I can't help but think how He and Danny Heatley would have been crucified in this day and age.Rob Ramage is pretty damn impressive. He created some life challenges for himself but somehow he found his way and seems to be a top notch human being.
Montreal CanadiensThis. TVA Spanre, radio, La Presse and RDS have had parrots repeating ad nauseam that the rebuild needed to stop. Ratings and readership have gone down since the start of the rebuild.
I think Molson wants the ‘rennaissance’ to happen in time for the next local TV contract, next year. It will make for a great viewership cycle if the team becomes competitive. A lot of money is in play.
Ownership forced GMs to trade good players for worse players with lower salaries but they wouldn’t rebuild. They figured the fans would accept perpetual mediocrity, the Ballard method.What always annoyed me is how they constantly tried to blame it on the fans, that "the fans in Montréal wouldn't accept a rebuild" when it was obvious ownership and the media were the ones who truly had a problem with it.
Today’s playoffs, but with each passing year more GMs coming in are from NCAA background and more head coaches … once that population becomes dominant (which is going to happen within 5-yrs), the playoff game / infraction calls will reflect regular season.Yes and no. Playoffs are won by teams that do play the trap and the counter. Plus being absolute brutes in the Dzone.
If it would have been the high flying, puck possession hockey in the playoffs, Edmonton would have won it. Heck, Colorado maybe. Playoffs are still a very passive affair in systems.
Bergevin was tough to judge in the moment. Most of his moves looked bad, but a few of them worked out surprisingly well. The problems were mostly fundamental and less visible, not valuing good players, trading away too many picks, absolutely trashing player development.Agreed. Molson allowed the mess of 10 years of Bergevin.
The move isolated one by one are not bad by any means.Bergevin was tough to judge in the moment. Most of his moves looked bad, but a few of them worked out surprisingly well. The problems were mostly fundamental and less visible, not valuing good players, trading away too many picks, absolutely trashing player development.
It’s obvious he was bad in retrospect, but at the time some of them things I blasted him for worked out. Therrien had a good season or two, Domi scored, PK crapped out a season or two after the trade.
No question he was bad, but he had enough unexpected successes that he could fake competence.
Man you good hahahahah out of all the answers I got to my posts this year , nothing beats this !
On of the worst thing in his tenure , was devaluing the assets Aka the players he had .Bergevin was tough to judge in the moment. Most of his moves looked bad, but a few of them worked out surprisingly well. The problems were mostly fundamental and less visible, not valuing good players, trading away too many picks, absolutely trashing player development.
It’s obvious he was bad in retrospect, but at the time some of them things I blasted him for worked out. Therrien had a good season or two, Domi scored, PK crapped out a season or two after the trade.
No question he was bad, but he had enough unexpected successes that he could fake competence.