'Till We Meet Again: Jacques Martin
On Saturday, December 17, the Montreal Canadiens fired head coach Jacques Martin. At the time the Habs were 11th in the East with 13-12-7, but it was poor offense and the habit of blowing 2nd period leads that cost Martin's job.
Martin had just won 600 NHL games late last season, and in his two-plus season tenure have led the Canadiens twice into the post-season. But with the team in the near-bottom this season, the Montreal brass needed a new voice. Randy Cunneyworth, his assistant was promoted for the season on an interim basis. The big knock on Cunneyworth is his lack of knowledge in the French tongue, the primary language in Montreal, so it may take a while before he gets used to the surroundings. Good luck on Cunneyworth to turn things around.
P.S.: Cunneyworth and the Habs visit TD Garden and the defending champion Bruins tomorrow. They currently own a 2-1 mark against Boston in the six-game matchup, but the Bruins are looking to tie the season series, having rolled to an 18-2-1 mark since their last defeat against the Habs. Good luck to my Bruins in bringing down the Habs.
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