When Montreal Canadiens executive vice president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton met the media for the first time on December 3, he was clear that there would be no coaching change for the rest of the season, saying that Dominique Ducharme’s job was safe.
A lot has changed since that day. Gorton now has a new general manager in Kent Hughes. On top of that, the team’s efforts and results have gotten progressively worse. Since the vote of confidence, the Canadiens are 2-10-5. Eight of those 10 regulation losses were by three goals or more.