Fast forward one month into the 2014-15 season and the honeymoon is definitely over between the 22-year-old winger from Kladno and his new organization. In six games with the Canadiens this season, Sekac has recorded 1 goal and 0 assist to go with a -4 differential playing alongside two offensive blackholes named Lars Eller and Rene Bourque.
After playing the first six games of the season and scoring his first NHL goal in front of his father at Bell Centre against the Boston Bruins, Sekac was made a healthy scratch against the Detroit Red Wings on October 21st, 2014. What most fans thought was a learning experience that would only last one or two games, turned into a very awkward situation for the fans and journalists alike.
The Canadiens, who have only scored 14 goals in the last seven contests, have elected to play unproductive veterans such as Travis Moen, Rene Bourque, Brandon Prust and Manny Malhotra over youngsters like Michael Bournival and Jiri Sekac.
However, according to a source close to the team, the team management (namely Marc Bergevin) is not happy with the decisions head coach Michael Therrien is making regarding Jiri Sekac, among other things. The management is frustrated with Therrien that he won't give Sekac a chance to show his worth on the ice. The source even said the Therrien doesn't even speak to Sekac to tell him why he keeps making him a healthy scratch...
It appears that Bergevin and Therrien don't see eye to eye right now, but because of the Habs' good start (8-3-1), Bergevin doesn't have much leverage to tell Therrien what to do and we all know that the latter favours veterans over rookies as they are easy to scratch because they don't complain openly in the dressing room.
It looks like unless a trade or an injury happens, Sekac will have to ride the pine and keep eating popcorn in the press box along with Nathan Beaulieu or Jarred Tinordi depending on who wins the coin flip on game day.
Do you agree with the way Therrien is treating Sekac?
And oh, earlier this morning, AK Bars Kazan, the richest team in the KHL has acquired the rights to Jiri Sekac just in case things get worse between the young Czech and the Canadiens...
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13 comments:
I have had a hard time understanding why Sekac has not been in the line up. This makes a lot of sense. If I were Sekac, I would go back to the KHL or give the Habs an ultimatum as he now has leverage.
What leverage does he have? The Habs can block any move to the KHL as he's under contract.
NHL contracts do not mean anything where the Khl is concerned. If Sekac skips town, Therrian should be held accountable for not playing him. My opinion, he should be playing ahead of Moen and Prust.
Therrian is a heart and soul killer he has done this to so many playersI it makes no sense
Bergevin gave Therien the contract....he's ultimately responsible. So he either fires him, or he has to live with his mistakes.
You mean
So Montreal beats 15 other teams to aquire Sekac and wont play him?? Now nobody will ever sign with Montreal again.
This team is way OVERRATEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
With Eller, Bourque and Moen, we have 3 players that if Timmins had drafted better we could easily replace these losers with younger and cheaper talent..Leblanc over Chris Kreider, wow!!
Bergevin, Therrien and Timmins all have made bad decisions over the last few years. Case closed.
Close your ass.. Habs suck!!
Wasn't Sekac considered one of the best in training camp, too?... http://www.habsaddict.com/2014/09/jiri-sekac-early-favorite.html Honestly, if the Habs lose games over the next few weeks, like they have been the last two weeks, Bergevin would have the media support to fire Therrien.
My 2¢...
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