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The Bull Therrien

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Okay I remember the time Ron Wilson mocked opposing coach Michel Therrien when he saw Therrien using  a sketch board to outline strategy. Wilson made everyone aware he didn't think Therrien had any idea about hockey strategy. Well maybe he didn't and still doesn't. Jacques Martin could not be accused of lacking strategic comprehension, but the habs started going downhill with that so-called know-how. Ron Wilson and all his supposed hockey savvy couldn't lift the Leafs out of their slumber and is now out of a job. So what does Michel Therrien bring to the job and why was he so highly thought of by Marc Bergevin. Outward appearances show a thuglike demeanor.  Ex players like Terry Ryan call him an ignoramus. However, there seems to be a split opinion as others like Sydney Crosby and Maxime Talbot seem to give Therrien credit for turning the Penguins around. Therrien's background was initially as a junior coach and then f...

Some habs small talk

I don't know about you but I'm really befuddled as to who should be GM and  Head Coach of the once mighty habs. The other big bewildering issue is who will be the third pick overall? The GM conundrum seems to have divided us along linguistic lines again as the Anglophones and the Anglophone media seem to support Pierre McGuire, while the Francophone media and Francophones seem to support Patrick Roy. The Francophone media is slightly divided between having Patrick as the habs GM or as their coach. I guess if Geoff Molson wanted to appease both sides he would  find the middle ground and hire Pierre as the GM and Patrick as the coach. However both sides concede that Patrick would not be able to work for any GM other than himself. I  believe that the future habs GM should be someone with great powers of persuasion and a keen awareness of hockey talent. The powers of persuasion will come in handy when he has to discuss trades with other GMs and persuade them that the habs h...