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https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/canadiens-distance-themselves-from-former-equipment-managers-book Former equipment manager Pierre Gervais worked 35 years for the Canadiens before retiring at the end of last season. Gervais worked with 13 head coaches and hundreds of players during his time with the Canadiens and certainly had lots of stories he never shared publicly during that time. But Gervais has written a new book with Mathias Brunet of La Presse titled Pierre Gervais: au coeur du vestiaire. In the book, Gervais says that former head coach Dominique Ducharme never had the respect of the players and as a result lost the locker room. Gervais added that the players had respect for assistant coach Luke Richardson, who replaced Ducharme for four games during the team’s playoff run to the Stanley Cup final in 2021 after Ducharme was sidelined with COVID-19. Gervais also says former GM Marc Bergevin’s mood swings undermined his credibility and that he let his emotions guide his decisions too often. Gervais added that Bergevin could have used an assistant GM to help him learn how to manage staff and budgets and how to talk to people, including fans. Ducharme and Bergevin were fired last season as the Canadiens were en route to finishing with the worst record in the NHL after their unexpected run to the Stanley Cup final the previous season. Richardson left the Canadiens after last season to become head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks. When current Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis was asked about Gervais’s book after practice Monday, he said the book is the former equipment manager’s perception of what happened and that other people might have different perceptions. St. Louis added that people will probably want to read the book because they will be curious about what Gervais has to say and that not everyone will like what was written, but he repeated that it’s only Gervais’s perception.

Let's go Sabres!!!!

It's different this time because in spite of the losing now the future still looks bright. The key pieces are in place in many instances, there is a deep talent pool and we have cap space

Maybe he is the next Curtis Lazar? Or something

Absolutely! And take Jeff Skinner off top PP. He stinks at passing.

Yes!

It was like he was stuck there stairing at it, UPL

No VO on pp, ok

Yes!!! Yes!!!

Nice start

Let's do this!

Originally acquired last year for forward Nico Sturm from the Colorado Avalanche, Jost was an intriguing player coming into this season. The 10th-overall pick in the 2016 draft, ahead of players like Charlie McAvoy and Jakob Chychrun, Jost has stumbled out of the gate, tallying only three points in 12 games this season for the Wild. Multiple times Jost has been a healthy scratch this season, and it’s hard to say it’s been anything but deserved. His poor offensive production and even worse defensive play have landed him in the doghouse for both head coach Dean Evason and the Wild’s management team. https://www.hockeywilderness.com/2022/11/18/23466659/minnesota-wild-place-tyson-jost-on-waivers-nhl

Sabres might need to do this to get out of town today

Let's go Sabres! Come on boys, we need a win!

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Yes!!