After a big Habs news day, the Habsworld crew returned to discuss the impact of the coaching changes. Host Norm Szcyrek was joined by rookie co-host Josh Coulter, along with veteran co-hosts Paul Macleod and Jonathan Rebelo. This podcast was recorded the evening of February 24, 2021.
Here is the breakdown of the topics we discussed:
First Period ( 0:00 - 24:10 )
- Introductions
- Habs trivia
- Marc Bergevin fires head coach Claude Julien and associate coach Kirk Muller
- Discussion about new head coach Dominic Ducharme
- Carey Price's struggles
- Reasons why the Habs players failed under Julien
Second Period ( 24:11 - 45:59 )
- Victor Mete's play and his role on this team
- Has Mete been properly developed
- Upcoming games against Winnipeg
- Brendan Gallagher's disallowed goal versus Ottawa
- Talk about Alex Burrows role as the new assistant coach
- Failing strategies under Julien
Third Period ( 46:00 - 1:02:35 )
- Strategies younger coaches in the NHL employ and will Ducharme follow that approach
- Jonathan Drouin pros and cons
- How have Tatar and Byron played since returning to the lineup
- Around the NHL: Blackhawks strong play, Seattle expansion & NHL realignment speculations, and more
