Hockey world reacts to Canadiens’ firing of Claude Julien, Kirk Muller

Sportsnet Canadiens reporter Eric Engels joins Good Show to discuss whether or not he was shocked by the Claude Julien firing, and to outline the reasons why he believes the team will look different under interim coach Dominique Ducharme.

Canadiens head coach Claude Julien and assistant coach Kirk Muller are out in Montreal.

On Tuesday night, the Canadiens lost their second-straight game to the lowly Ottawa Senators via a 5-4 in the shootout, picking up their sixth defeat in the last eight games.

Montreal got off to an inspiring 7-1-2 start and has been even worse since, following an off-season in which Marc Bergevin dolled out $69.5 million to free agents Joel Edmundson, Josh Anderson and Tyler Toffoli.

As always, the internet had a lot to say about the situation. Here’s some of the reaction:

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