I know many disagreed with his inKostinsinsy and I know this is a classic case of " can't blame the players anymore, let's blame the coach" but I think we have little to Gain-ey and will ultimately pay the Price (I'm done with the puns now).
Last night I heard the news of Gainey's decision to take over as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens and it broke my heart. Being in Berlin and with no one to talk to about it but my Ranger fan of a boyfriend, I went to bed upset and woke up frustrated. Another coach gets the boot in hopes of turning Montreal's season around, but I don't think it was the right decision.
True, he has only been coaching for a short time but like many fans, Carbonneau has become like a father to me (actual father show in picture). His reassuring grin and hideous ties made me feel optimistic even when our boys were struggling. Maybe if we'd given him the power center Montreal deserves, he'd have had a better chance at the Jack Adams this year instead of the Claude Julien. Gainey, you've torn this family apart!Now like a true fan of the bleu, blanc, rouge, I will come around and ultimately support Bob behind the bench, until he messes up in which case I'll boo him with the rest of you. All I'm saying is we better win the cup now.
Happy 100th
Guy
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I am not sure what you are trying to connote with the Atkins reference but in either case - it is far from a no-carb diet. All I know (which is not much ) about this situation is that about 3 years ago we hired Carbonneau in the middle of the season as our saviour. We had a few good years - the Habs played well in general. Then, they had a losing streak - everyone pointed fingers at everyone. Then Carbonneau got fired. He made shitty lines they said. Shitty lines from the beginning they said. OK well if that was so bad - then how did they win all those games? What about not doing anything at the trade deadline - for like the last two years - does that make a difference? Was that Carbonneau's fault? Nope! Why did we think we might be a Cup-bound team at the beginning of the year? Montreal fans are so fickle - I understand why some people gave up on Montreal and just went to Boston!
Unfortunately sometimes the only thing a GM can do is fire a coach (or have himself fired) Sadly, you can't fire the under-performing players. And while I agree that Gainey has done very little before the trade deadline, he had very little to work with. He didn't want to give him the up and coming prospects and he didn't want to give up Higgins - he's bound to the team he has at the moment as this is the team that he has been building since 2003. I never agreed with the Julien firing in the first place....but this is how the chips have fallen. I foresee a Therrien future behind the bench......
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