The former Habs coach commented on the most recent Kent Hughes transaction → https://t.co/HWE2NoycNw
– DansLesCoulisses (@DLCoulisses) August 11, 2023
When Dominique Ducharme left the Canadiens, he kept a low profile for a while. When he came back, we sensed that certain aspects had bothered him, but he didn’t necessarily talk about them too much.
He wanted to move on – and he did, via his new position as assistant coach with the Vegas Golden Knights.
But the fact remains that certain aspects were not to his liking. That’s to be expected when a coach makes it to the Stanley Cup Final, but loses his job in less than a year.
One of the things he’s got to work on a bit is the Jeff Petry issue. The defenseman had criticized the lack of structure on the ice when things were going badly with the club, a few months before the two men left Montreal.
But does that mean it doesn’t work on him? No.
In fact, in a more informal setting, Ducharme has opened up. And as you can sense from Tony Marinaro’s podcast, you can really see that the defenseman didn’t make his coach happy, and that his coach was affected by Petry’s comments publicly.
Ducharme made a point of settling the matter by talking to his defender quickly, so as not to drag the matter out. After all, it had hurt his feelings – and understandably so.
However, the man who is happy to have his chance elsewhere in the NHL sensed that it wasn’t necessarily personal, as the player later said that everyone had to stand up.
But hey. We know that Ducharme was still in the midst of a difficult season (which made him doubt a return to the NHL at some point in 2022-2023) and seeing Petry’s comments came at a bad time, let’s say.
Petry, who was playing as badly as his team, wanted things to change, but he didn’t take it the right way. And although he doesn’t want to say it too loudly, Ducharme didn’t find it funny.
In Brief
– News from Mark Stone.
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– Coming In Hot (@ComingInHotSens) August 28, 2023
– It’s the mentality.
🔵⚪️🔴 “I loved Kent Hughes’ subtractions! The housework is complete.”
Listen to Stéphane Waite on @LangloisMario 👉 https://t.co/Kef8gc3MGO pic.twitter.com/JsKgsXJuVt
– 98,5 Sports (@985Sports) August 29, 2023
– Logical.
Slafkovsky “will take the time it takes” to meet fans’ expectationshttps://t.co/QcIlu880ph
– RDS (@RDSca) August 28, 2023
– Not ideal, indeed.
⚽️ Soccer Canada: “It’s a disaster from A to Z!”
Listen to @JeremyFilosa comment on John Herdman’s departure at 🎙️ from @LangloisMario.
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– 98,5 Sports (@985Sports) August 29, 2023
– Too bad.
Auger-Aliassime and Raonic ousted in first round https://t.co/Q3EhQA0MGG
– La Presse Sports (@LaPresse_Sports) August 29, 2023