Thursday Habs Headlines: The Canadiens mid-season coaching shake-up

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• The players' had a hand in Marc Bergevin’s coaching changes due to their unhappiness starting to show on the ice. [Montreal Gazette]
• Bergevin is banking on Dominique Ducharme and Alex Burrows to bring “new life and new energy” to the team. [Sportsnet]
• Taking a look at the new coaches by the numbers. Burrows: [Canadiens] Ducharme: [Canadiens]
• After a late goal was called back in Tuesday night’s loss to the Senators, Brendan Gallagher is still scratching his head at the call. [Sportsnet]
• Now that a new coach has the reigns, will Carey Price’s performance pick up, or is there cause for concern? [TSN]
• Georges Laraque shares how he saw the firing of Julien coming, Price struggles, and is Burrows one to watch for a head coaching position in the future. [SN650]
• Taking a look at what usually happens after a mid-season coaching change and what’s in store for the Canadiens. [Sportsnet]
• The hockey world takes to Twitter to have their say about the Claude Julien and Kirk Muller firing. [Sportsnet]

Around the League and Elsewhere

• Calgary Flames coach Geoff Ward took the news of Julien’s firing hard. [Sportsnet]
• Vancouver Canucks forward Antoine Roussel has been fined for roughing against unwilling participant Edmonton Oilers forward Jesse Puljujarvi during Tuesday’s game. [Sportsnet]
• After blowing a 3-0 first-period lead, Canucks captain Bo Horvat said the team needs to “mature as a group”. [TSN]
• Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Mark Friedman has been claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins. [TSN]
• Only seven NHL goalies have ever made the goaltender scoring a goal, on their own shot attempt, from the other end of the ice super-goal. [ESPN]