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Martin St. Louis becomes Canadiens' interim coach, Brad Marchand suspended six games, Tuukka Rask retires, and Sidney Crosby is on the verge of 500 goals
Ian and Sean kick off the show discussing the surprising news of Martin St. Louis becoming the interim coach of the Canadiens, following Dominique Ducharme's firing on Wednesday. After less than a year as head coach for Ducharme, it leads to a discussion on if other coaches have been fired so quickly after a Cup run. Which would be a more controversial hire, St. Louis...or Patrick Roy? Also, Ian gets an interesting Twitter follower as they record a show.
Then, just as the guys were just starting to come around on Brad Marchand being likeable...Tuesday happens and he gets a six-game suspension…
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