Jay Woodcroft in Montreal?

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Yesterday, Gerard Gallant’s name was bandied about in Montreal under familiar circumstances. The Habs denied having spoken to him.

But all this has brought a subject back to the forefront: should the Canadiens replace Alex Burrows (who left a few months ago and hasn’t been replaced behind the bench) with an NHL-experienced pilot?

Because right now, Burrows has been replaced (not behind the bench) by Roger Grillo, who isn’t brimming with NHL experience.

If not Gerard Gallant, could another experienced coach come in to help/challenge Martin St-Louis in the future as an assistant? The question is more topical than ever.

And names are being bandied about.

David Calabretta of The Fourth Period says it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Habs look for an experienced assistant coach. The name of Jim Montgomery, who still has a job in Boston, has been raised. I talked about it this morning.

But Jay Woodcroft’s name also came up.

These are the only two names that were brought up by TFP, which no doubt means that there are reasons why the journalist didn’t name anyone else.

Woodcroft has almost 20 years of NHL (and AHL) experience and is probably looking for a job. Unless he wants to take advantage of his last guaranteed contract year to stay at home?

(Credit: Hockey DB)

Yes, it didn’t end well with the Oilers last year (he lost his job around this time of year), but he’s got the experience the Habs are looking for. He’s also won in the AHL.

He doesn’t speak French, so he’s no threat to Martin St-Louis. Why not give him a call, if you haven’t already? A phone call doesn’t mean anything…

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