So Carbo is gone from the Habs, Gainey to coach the rest of the year

RippleChip · 03-09-2009, 03:36 PM

The Montreal Canadiens have fired head coach Guy Carbonneau and replaced him behind the bench with general manager Bob Gainey. Carbonneau, a finalist for the Jack Adams Award last year, was let go after nearly three seasons as Montreal's head coach.

Gainey first appearance behind the bench will be on Tuesday night when the Canadiens host the Edmonton Oilers.

"The last eight weeks of performance have been below average, and I believe a change in the direction at ice level is necessary," Gainey said Monday in a news conference.

"There were certain games when I had a real confusion about the overall ... it showed up as effort, but I felt like it was emotional engagement to a game," said Gainey. "Our team (did) not seem to be emotionally engaged."

After finishing first in the Eastern Conference last year, the Canadiens' 100th anniversary season in 2008-09 has been anything but smooth. Controversy has followed the team throughout the year and they have dealt with several on and off-ice issues.

The team got off to a very strong start, but lately have had their struggles. The team was comfortably in playoff position until the All-Star game in Montreal on Jan. 25, after which they won just three of 15 games to fall back into a group of six teams that are fighting for four playoff spots. Montreal is currently fifth in the Eastern Conference standings, just one point ahead of Florida, the Rangers, and Pittsburgh.

Associate coach Doug Jarvis, along with assistant coaches Kirk Muller and Roland Melanson will all be staying with the club. In addition, the Canadiens have added Hamilton Bulldogs head coach Don Lever to their staff. Hamilton assistant coach Ron Wilson will take over as bench boss of the AHL club.

This will be Gainey's second stint as head coach of the Canadiens. He previously took over following the dismissal of Claude Julien during the 2005-06 season. He guided the club to a 23-15-3-0 record after the team went 19-16-6-0 under Julien. The Canadiens lost in the first round of the playoffs that season.

Carbonneau originally replaced Gainey as head coach of the Canadiens on May 5, 2006. He had spent part of the season prior to that as an associate coach with the Habs, and was hired to Gainey's staff with the intention that he would become head coach in time for the 2006-07 season.

Carbonneau's coaching record with Montreal was a combined 124-83-23. Montreal missed the playoffs in his first season, and last year were eliminated in five games by the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round. He becomes the seventh NHL head coach to be fired this season.

pattycakes® iCode · 03-09-2009, 03:57 PM

1.8TQ99.5 · 03-09-2009, 04:58 PM

Not all Carbo's fault, but something had to give. They lost their top PP guys, and didn't make any moves. Kovalev is taking the year off, and (surprise!) Price is not the second coming of Roy.

I predict no more coach firings this season, unless someone really goes in the tank.

pattycakes® iCode · 03-09-2009, 06:53 PM

Cause I smell blood in the water down south...

1.8TQ99.5 · 03-09-2009, 07:25 PM

thomas1978 · 03-09-2009, 07:57 PM

pattycakes® iCode · 03-09-2009, 08:27 PM

1.8TQ99.5 · 03-10-2009, 06:05 AM

I think the teams fighting for the playoffs (7-11 spots) aren't going to make any changes at this point, and the bottom-feeders are happy to wait until the end of the season to make changes.

1.8TQ99.5 · 03-10-2009, 06:39 AM

Gainey might get them there, but it will be a short stay.

There is a tonne of pressure in Montreal, especially in their centennial year.

pattycakes® iCode · 03-10-2009, 08:40 AM

Carlyle. They'll likely miss the playoffs, and after that have no problem canning him quickly to make sure they're able to get who they want should that person be fired later.

03-09-2009, 03:57 PM	#2
pattycakes® iCode Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6,823	Doomed to fail in Montreal. Doomed to Fail. It's just a french version of the Rangers.

03-09-2009, 04:58 PM	#3
1.8TQ99.5 Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 13,625	I take it back, Gainey did have the stones to fire his buddy, good on him. Not all Carbo's fault, but something had to give. They lost their top PP guys, and didn't make any moves. Kovalev is taking the year off, and (surprise!) Price is not the second coming of Roy. I predict no more coach firings this season, unless someone really goes in the tank. __________________ A41.8T99.5quattrotipbrilliantblackapr91octaneh&rraces4bilsteinsbaileydv30k&nfilterawecenterventboostgauges4wheellinerRS4grillGentexNVSautodimmingmirror

03-09-2009, 06:53 PM	#4
pattycakes® iCode Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6,823	When does your timeline end? End of Regular Season or End of Playoffs? Cause I smell blood in the water down south...

03-09-2009, 07:25 PM	#5
1.8TQ99.5 Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 13,625	Reg season only. I expect there will be changes in the off-season. __________________ A41.8T99.5quattrotipbrilliantblackapr91octaneh&rraces4bilsteinsbaileydv30k&nfilterawecenterventboostgauges4wheellinerRS4grillGentexNVSautodimmingmirror

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03-09-2009, 08:27 PM	#7
pattycakes® iCode Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6,823	I expect one to be done by the end of the regular season and before playoffs.

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1.8TQ99.5 Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 13,625	Do share. I think the teams fighting for the playoffs (7-11 spots) aren't going to make any changes at this point, and the bottom-feeders are happy to wait until the end of the season to make changes. __________________ A41.8T99.5quattrotipbrilliantblackapr91octaneh&rraces4bilsteinsbaileydv30k&nfilterawecenterventboostgauges4wheellinerRS4grillGentexNVSautodimmingmirror

03-10-2009, 06:39 AM	#9
1.8TQ99.5 Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 13,625	you haven't been watching them. they probably won't make the playoffs Gainey might get them there, but it will be a short stay. There is a tonne of pressure in Montreal, especially in their centennial year. __________________ A41.8T99.5quattrotipbrilliantblackapr91octaneh&rraces4bilsteinsbaileydv30k&nfilterawecenterventboostgauges4wheellinerRS4grillGentexNVSautodimmingmirror

03-10-2009, 08:40 AM	#10
pattycakes® iCode Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6,823	welp... Carlyle. They'll likely miss the playoffs, and after that have no problem canning him quickly to make sure they're able to get who they want should that person be fired later.

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