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Montreal Canadiens: Patrick Roy as a Management Addition

By Omar L |
CALGARY, AB - MARCH 18: Head coach Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche watches from the bench during an NHL game against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on March 18, 2016 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Gerry Thomas/NHLI via Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB - MARCH 18: Head coach Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche watches from the bench during an NHL game against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on March 18, 2016 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Gerry Thomas/NHLI via Getty Images)

After Patrick Roy said that he would be interested in the management side of the NHL, you can’t help but think if the Montreal Canadiens would be a fit.

There is a very dark cloud hanging around the Montreal Canadiens community. The team is losing, players are frustrated, and the fans are desperately trying to hold on to any optimism they have left.

Even the most pessimistic person couldn’t predict that the Habs would be 1-5-1. Disregarding the fact that it’s still early in the season, a record like that isn’t good to have. Hopefully they can turn things around against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.

You can’t help but think what will happen to the dynamic of the team if things don’t change. What if the slump continues until the end of November and past US Thanksgiving? The blame has been shifted to different parts of the organization. Of course, general manager Marc Bergevin has gotten the most of it, and rightly so.

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Geoff Molson was on TSN 690 and said that he still believes in Bergevin and what he can do for the team. That hasn’t stopped the #FireBergevin found all over Montreal Canadiens social media pages. It’s easy to propose an idea like that, but if Molson did, who would replace him?

The options were slim weeks ago, but lately there has been a new name circulating who Habs fans think could take the job if it was available.

A Managerial Homecoming

Montreal Canadiens Patrick Roy has been out and about after resigning from his coaching stint with the Colorado Avalanche. He attended a golf tournament last Friday and was asked by media in his future plans in hockey.

Roy told reporters two interesting pieces of information:

  1. He would be more interested in taking on a managerial position rather than coach if he ever returned to the NHL.
  2. If the Montreal Canadiens gave him a call, he would consider it.

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Thus we have the beginning of the, “Bring Roy back to Montreal”, campaign. The Habs legend does have experience as a general manager though. Roy was the owner, vice president, and general manager of the QMJHL Quebec Remparts in 2005. The team won the Memorial Cup the following year.

However, if Roy is brought on the Habs management this year, I doubt that it would be as the GM. Bergevin is at least going to get the rest of this season. Perhaps Molson brings Roy into the fold in some other capacity.

It’ll be interesting to see if this develops into anything. There have been many former star players who have turned into great managerial figures for other teams. Despite the poor relations, it would be special to see Roy help the Montreal Canadiens succeed again.

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