So... the Montreal Canadiens fired their head coach, Guy Carbonneau, today. General Manager Bob Gainey will take over as interim coach
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Thank you ! God, it sucks that we are still having arguments about language ! (for how many years people are not happy because Koivu don't talk french to the media... (srsly, I prefer this like that, can you imagine how people would react if he start to talk french but not perfectly,I don't blame him to not do. Anyway, apparently he talk french to a lot of people just not to the media !)
Anyway, what I say is give them the best coach they can have, after if he talk french or not, it's not the worst thing ever... He will probably learn a little someday ! Right now the Habs need a coach who will give the team what they need. Because it will not take a lot to have a amazing team again...
Don't let me start about how Québeçois can be so childish... (if you know what I mean !)
I have to say that I'm not all that surprised that we're still having language arguments, but I definitely don't like it. :/
As to Koivu, he does the little things right -- he says "merci" at the end of his interviews with francophone reporters. He knows the value of making the effort. That some people in this city can't accept him because he's the first European captain of the Habs, that he's non-francophone or even French-speaking, is kind of ridiculous. We've had him since we drafted him and he's done nothing but bleed bleu-blanc-et-rouge.
I think a good coach, one with NHL experience, would be a good plan, regardless of the language he speaks. And honestly, if the French reporters can't speak enough English to converse with an anglophone coach, they should look at themselves before demanding someone else learn a second language.
The main thing holding Montreal back from doing anything going forward is the ridiculous press in Montreal, especially the french press. I think any position should go towards the best person they can find for the job, end of story - they should have to speak english and it's nice if they speak french too but not a requisite.
It's all insane politics and it makes me sick. I swear this is also the main reason why a large number of big name free agents aren't really pumped on coming to Montreal in the off season, either.
Well now, we have to be careful not to lump, say, Alain Chantelois in with Jacques Demers, Joel Bouchard, Francois Gagnon and Benoit Brunet. You can't judge, say, James Duthie, based on Don Cherry's comments or judge PJ Stock based on Ron Maclean's comments
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God, it sucks that we are still having arguments about language ! (for how many years people are not happy because Koivu don't talk french to the media... (srsly, I prefer this like that, can you imagine how people would react if he start to talk french but not perfectly,I don't blame him to not do. Anyway, apparently he talk french to a lot of people just not to the media !)
Anyway, what I say is give them the best coach they can have, after if he talk french or not, it's not the worst thing ever... He will probably learn a little someday !
Right now the Habs need a coach who will give the team what they need. Because it will not take a lot to have a amazing team again...
Don't let me start about how Québeçois can be so childish... (if you know what I mean !)
Bonne soirée ! ;)
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As to Koivu, he does the little things right -- he says "merci" at the end of his interviews with francophone reporters. He knows the value of making the effort. That some people in this city can't accept him because he's the first European captain of the Habs, that he's non-francophone or even French-speaking, is kind of ridiculous. We've had him since we drafted him and he's done nothing but bleed bleu-blanc-et-rouge.
I think a good coach, one with NHL experience, would be a good plan, regardless of the language he speaks. And honestly, if the French reporters can't speak enough English to converse with an anglophone coach, they should look at themselves before demanding someone else learn a second language.
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It's all insane politics and it makes me sick. I swear this is also the main reason why a large number of big name free agents aren't really pumped on coming to Montreal in the off season, either.
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