- Selon GLOBAL NEWS...
- Marc Bergevin sera CONGÉDIÉ très bientôt...
- Mais pas Dominique Ducharme..
- Qui sera plutôt CONGÉDIÉ cet été...
- Pourquoi CONGÉDIER le COACH...alors que dans le fond..on veut que le CH continue de perdre...
- Et que Molson ne veut pas payer un gars gars pour rien...
Let’s start with the head coach, where the firing of Ducharme this year is non-sensical. The Canadiens are already eliminated from the playoffs this season. The Habs would have to have a record in the last 60 games of 43-17 to reach 98 points. The best team in the league is not doing 43-17 likely. Surely, the Canadiens are not. They are not making the playoffs.
Therefore, it is not wise at all to start a new head coach during this season that is already lost. He would begin his tenure with three-quarters of a season that didn’t even matter. The organization would pay another coach as well for absolutely nothing in terms of important games. The club would also have fewer coaches in the prospect pool to choose from, considering coaches are in the middle of their season right now doing their jobs.
It only makes sense that Ducharme takes this the rest of the season. There is no motivation whatsoever for a new head coach at this time. Let Ducharme finish this season, and then it is highly likely that the evaluations will be done then. At a present pace of 48 points in his first full season, surely, the president would look for someone else to be behind the bench.
- Par contre...
- Bergevin, lui...
- A déjà perdu sa JOB.
- Ce n'est qu'une question de temps...
That brings us to the timing of the change of the other top personnel. While the head coach has to stay until the end of the season because there are no important games left this year, the work of the GM is ongoing in a season like this, and the work begins for next year right now.
The plan must be that the rebuild starts immediately. That means unrestricted free agents like Ben Chiarot should already be on the market. The type of roster decision that the GM makes should be more for the future than right now.
For example, young players who need ice time should be getting it. Veterans who are not a part of next season should already be on new teams, or soon to be. Alexander Romanov should be playing a lot. Cedric Paquette shouldn’t be playing at all. The rest of this season is about preparing for the next one.
All of this work begins at this moment, so if Molson wants to relieve Bergevin of his posting, that should be done as soon as now. Bergevin can’t be responsible for the trading deadline. He can’t be responsible for the draft. He can’t be responsible for the roster right now. If he is done, then logic dictates that he is done now.