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Dominique Ducharme must feel like the weight of the city has been lifted off his shoulders at least for now.
The Canadiens clinched a playoff spot in the all-Canadian North Division with Monday night’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens still don’t know who they will play in the first round most likely it will be the Toronto Maple Leafs, but there’s a possibility it could be the Oilers but they now know for sure that they will be in the playoffs.
For a while it was looking like that might not happen, which would have been a disaster after the Canadiens’ 7-1-2 start to the season. Ducharme was put in a tough position when he took over as interim head coach from Claude Julien when the Canadiens had a 9-5-4 record. The Canadiens are 15-16-6 under Ducharme, but it’s good enough to get them into the playoffs.
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