MONTREAL -- It looks like coach Michel Therrien has earned a new contract with the Montreal Canadiens.
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the move, but when asked Saturday if he had made a decision on his coach he said
"yes." That came a few minutes after heaping lavish praise on the 50-year-old
Therrien, who Bergevin hired when he was named GM ahead of last season. It was
not a popular move at the time. Therrien had guided a middling Canadiens team in
the early 2000s as a rookie head coach. But he is coming off a 100-point season
and has the team in the NHL Eastern Conference final for the first time since
2010. "When youre in my position, you make decisions sometimes that are not
going to be popular," said Bergevin, who met with the media ahead of Game 1 of
the conference final. "I cant make decisions to make people happy. "Michel
Therriens a good coach today and he was six months ago and he was a good coach
when we lost five in a row. Michel and I have a good (relationship). We talk a
lot. We share ideas." "Am I shocked with where we are today with way he handles
the team? No. But hes a really good coach and hes proving it now." Bergevin was
surprised when told that his former teammate and boyhood friend Mario Lemieux,
owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins, had said after GM Ray Shero was fired Friday
that he hoped to use the Canadiens as a model for rebuilding his team. "Not only
is he my friend, hes one of the greatest players ever to play the game," said
Bergevin, a Montreal native who grew up a little more than a kilometre from the
Bell Centre. "I didnt know about that. "Being a GM is tough. Youre hired to be
fired. One day it will be my turn. Ray did a really good job. It didnt work out
and they made a decision. "I dont have a magic recipe. Im not a genius. We have
things we believe in. At times well make mistakes. No-one bats .1000, but as a
group we jell well and were getting results. But say thanks (to) Mario anyway."
Bergevin would not be drawn into the debate over Boston forward Milan Lucics
threats toward two Canadiens during the handshake after Montreals Game 7 win on
Wednesday night. "Hockey is an emotional game,"he said. "Honestly, I have a lot
of respect for the Boston Bruins. (President) Cam Neely and (GM) Peter Chiarelli
are good hockey men. Its a good organization."
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starter Brandon Morrow is on his game, his stuff can be electric and will often
leave opposing hitters handcuffed. He displayed that dominant form in a solid
six-inning performance Wednesday night as Toronto defeated the Houston Astros
7-3 at Rogers Centre. Morrow struck out nine batters as the Blue Jays (5-4)
locked up their first series win of the young season and moved over the .500
mark in the process. The veteran right-hander was hitting the high 90s with his
fastball and retired the first nine batters in order, fanning six along the way.
"He was throwing the crap out of the ball ... he was using all of his pitches
really (well) and he gave us a real shot to win the game," said Toronto catcher
Dioner Navarro. The Blue Jays staked Morrow to an early two-run lead and gave
him a 5-0 cushion after five innings. The Astros battled back with three runs in
the sixth before Brett Lawrie of Langley, B.C., provided some insurance with a
two-run shot an inning later for his first homer of the season. "They stung us
there and battled back and got within reaching distance there, so it was good to
put us back on top and put it out of reach later in the game," Lawrie said.
Melky Cabrera, Maicer Izturis and Navarro had two hits apiece as Toronto outhit
the Astros 10-6. Morrow (1-1) struck out the side in the first inning. The
Astros didnt put a man on base until the fourth, when leadoff man Dexter Fowler
walked and moved to third on Jason Castros one-out single. That didnt faze
Morrow -- he struck out cleanup man Jose Altuve and fanned Chris Carter to get
out of the jam. "He was throwing a lot of split-fingers and sliders and we were
kind of fishing at them," said Astros outfielder Alex Presley. Morrow allowed
five hits and three earned runs in his first quality start since May 5th, 2013.
It was the first time he had struck out at least nine batters in a game since an
11-strikeout performance against the Minnesota Twins on Oct. 3, 2012. "I thought
he was very aggressive tonight and he had that look about him too," said Toronto
manager John Gibbons. "I mean he was confident, but thats what hes capable of
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Matt Dominguez but the third baseman made an errant throw that allowed two runs
to score. The Astros did all of their damage in the sixth inning. Fowler singled
to centre and Presley followed with a two-run homer to deep right-centre field.
Altuve tripled and scored when Carter grounded out. Encarnacion made a nice play
at first base by short-hopping a chopper from Marc Krauss and stepping on the
bag for the third out. In the bottom of the sixth, Ryan Goins reached on a walk
but was later picked off by Williams. Gibbons came out to talk to the umpire but
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Triple-A callup Neil Wagner came on in the seventh inning and retired the Astros
in order. Lawrie turned on a 2-1 pitch from Josh Zeid, who relieved Williams
after he left the game due to a right groin strain. Toronto reliever
Steve Delabar recorded one out in the ninth before taking a liner off his lower
right leg. He limped off the field and was replaced by Esmil Rogers, who got the
final two outs. Announced attendance was 13,569 and the game took three hours
nine minutes to play. The Blue Jays will go for a sweep of the three-game series
on Thursday night. Notes: Toronto ace R.A. Dickey (1-1) is scheduled to face
Houston left-hander Dallas Keuchel (0-1) in the series finale. ... Before the
game, the Blue Jays recalled Wagner from the Buffalo Bisons and optioned fellow
right-hander Marcus Walden to the triple-A club. ... Izturis was moved from the
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