Ducharme and company are trying to make the modifications digestable, of course, noting that he wants to ensure "when we go to bed tonight, we're going to be a better team than when we got up."
He doesn't know how long it'll be before the changes take hold and become second nature, but he believes it's worth the wait.
"We've got to be good at controlling what we can control. Our focus is on that. We can talk standings all day. We can talk about how much we want to win the next game. But if we don't do it the right way, if we don't take the right path to success, then it won't happen as often as we want," said Ducharme. "We want to build that so that at one point we're becoming consistent in the way we play and do things. Then our results are going to be consistent on the positive side."
Besting the Jets in the road trip finale on Saturday night would undoubtedly give the Canadiens a huge boost as their re-education continues.
Ducharme is turning to goaltender Jake Allen to help snap a winless skid that currently stands at four games, while Carey Price will watch from the bench after surrendering five goals on 29 shots.
"Carey will have the time to practice and work with Stephane over the next few days before playing again. I wanted to use Jake in the right way, too," said Ducharme. "Carey had a good day today, and he'll have another good day tomorrow, and we'll keep moving forward."