In something of a tailspin after a blazing start to the season, Marc Bergevin and the Montreal Canadiens have responded with a major move. Montreal announced Wednesday that head coach Claude Julien has been fired and replaced on an interim basis by assistant head coach and former Team Canada bench boss at the world junior championship, Dominique Ducharme. The move, which includes the decision to also release assistant Kirk Muller and promote Alex Burrows from AHL Laval, comes after a consecutive loss to the last-place Ottawa Senators — Montreal's fourth defeat in its last five games. Renaud Lavoie reports that the decision was not made based on Tuesday night's result. While the Canadiens have tumbled from the perch in the North Division down to fourth with only two wins in their last eight games, this is a bit of a curious decision. Looking at the balance of the season, the Canadiens have been one of, if not, the most dominant even-strength teams in the league, owning shot s
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