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When Craig Ramsay came on board as a coaching consultant with the Canadiens during the off-season, it was assumed he would have some input into the team’s ailing power play.

Head coach Michel Therrien confirmed that Wednesday and also revealed another tweak in the team’s coaching lineup.

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Former Canadiens defenceman J.J. Daigneault — who has been an assistant to Therrien for the last three years — has now assumed responsibility for the power play and will work with Ramsay. Assistant coach Dan Lacroix, who was responsible for the power play last season, will guide the penalty-killing unit along with Clément Jodoin.

While it’s still early in training camp, the players have noticed some changes in the power play from last season — when the Canadiens ranked 26th in the NHL with a 16.5 per cent success rate — while some things have stayed the same.

“We’ll be getting different messages, but the goal is the same,” Tomas Plekanec said. “There will be some changes, but it will take some time to see how things work out.