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Report- Carbonneau Fired
by Paul on 03/09/09 at 04:57 PM ET
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via RDS (translated),
Head coach Guy Carbonneau of the Canadiens was fired, RDS has learned Monday afternoon. It will be replaced by CEO Bob Gainey.
added 5:01pm, TSN confirms.
added 5:07pm, via the Montreal Canadiens,
MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens’ General Manager, Bob Gainey, today announced that he is taking over Guy Carbonneau as Head Coach of the Montreal Canadiens effective immediately. Associate coach Doug Jarvis,assistant coaches Kirk Muller and Roland Melanson will be staying on the coaching staff.
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Predictable, but shocking nonetheless…
Question is : was it too late?
Posted by Laydownthelaw on 03/09/09 at 04:12 PM ET
Question is : was it too late?
They are still in a playoff position, so they haven’t dropped right out of the top eight yet.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 03/09/09 at 04:17 PM ET
I recommended Carbo’s firing a month ago: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/123336-montreal-canadiens-sinking-fast-time-to-fire-carbonneau
Gainey is trying to save his ass now!
Posted by Slasher98 from Levis, Quebec on 03/09/09 at 04:23 PM ET
Guess that Jack Adams trophy is out of the question at this point…
Posted by mudshark from Divetown, Colorado on 03/09/09 at 04:30 PM ET
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Plenty of firings this season; it was only a matter of time until some GM pulled a Lou.
Posted by SENShobo from Waterloo, ON on 03/09/09 at 04:12 PM ET