Montreal Canadiens part ways with coach JF Houle | Is Pascal Vincent the top replacement candidate?

Inside the latest Locked on Canadiens
WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS
Laval Rocket head coach, JF Houle and the Montreal Canadiens have mutually agreed to part ways on Friday afternoon, with Houle opting to take a newly available job at Clarkson University. Scott dives into the reasons around the move, and also reflects back on the legacy Houle leaves behind after three years on the bench in Laval.
Also, who is going to coach the team now?
Scott dives into some of the top candidates who might be available and what the Canadiens might be looking for in their next coach. Pascal Vincent appears to be the leading candidate, but there appears to be a deep field of potential options, Scott goes over it all.
Finally, the preseason schedule has been released and Scott takes a look at the breakdown, and wonders how different the team might look by the start of their preseason games.
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[@DavidArthur-wo7tv]

just subscribed to you bud go habs go

[@mamagne800]

Obviously the decision to part ways with Houle coincide with Pascal Vincent being free it's obvious. Vincent is going to coach the Rocket next year it's written in the sky.

[@petermelville5524]

Could see this for a year, with a legacy coach who is a proven under performer. Rejean Houle was over his head in coaching and management. The son was also a stretch as his terrible record has shown. The Habs need a winning culture for a strong development environment. Stop the nepotism.

[@AshleyBidensBathTime]

I’ve seen far worse Montreal farm teams make the playoffs.
There really was no excuse for the Rocket to fail.
I’ll predict that whoever the next coach is will make the playoffs in his first season.

[@N-Are]

Today is the first day of summer, ffs why is there still hockey?

[@petermelville5524]

Bring back Bouchard.

[@Veopoz]

Podcasts are just too long

[@ginoderose1258]

No! The new coach doesn't NEED to speak french. This is a stupid (and racist) requirement that is dragging this team down. I don't care if the new coach speaks Chinese as long as s/he can coach. That's the most important thing, not language skills.

[@darrellhickey1990]

Good! Team been useless forever.