Montreal Canadiens: Will Christmas Come Early With New General Manager?
By John Wiens
‘Twas the month before Christmas
and through the Patri
GM rumours were swirling
started by Guy.
Carbonneau, that is. The unjustly fired and perhaps most vocal of the old guard of the Montreal Canadiens didn’t hold back about who team Jeff/Geoff should hire for the vacant GM post.
Will Christmas will come early for the Habs? Something is in the air, thats for sure.
Even the normally restrained Serge Savard got into the act with a series of opinions akin to the Festivus airing of grievances. I don’t think he liked the presents under the tree a decade ago…
Christmas has come and gone for Team Bicep. They got a lump of coal (it was a big one) after a memorable 9+ years. Memorable in the sense that we will remember them, if not necessarily fondly. Their impressive feats of strength couldn’t save them in the worst season in franchise history and the story moves on. Thank goodness Geoff Molson came down the stairs to see what was the matter.
Now the stockings are hung by the chimney with care in the hopes that Bob Gainey will soon be there…
If Bob Gainey is an advisor in the process then not likely to be done this week, but the present will likely be a good one. The man is as thorough as he is patient. If he had been around for the last GM hiring process the slate of candidates might have been stronger, his presence now improves the organization’s chances.
The question is what sort of profile the team will look for. Here are some examples of what is likely being considered, along with some candidates that fit the various profiles. In every case, the profile is a bilingual Quebecer.