Former Habs Players
This is the one person who is really going to polarize the fanbase and the media. I’m going to use this moment to speak in defence of Patrick Roy.
Show me someone without baggage and I will show you a life that has not been truly lived. Those sorts of people come with huge benefits if they have learned from those mistakes.
Has anyone done more than Patrick Roy? At any level?
The guy is a winner, and brings a winner’s attitude. Maybe the Canadiens need that at moment – a solid winner whose teams tend to win too. He knows what it takes to excel and has credentials no-one in the province can contest.
Lets face it, he is one of the all time greats at his position. It takes a special mind, and a special drive, to do something like that. There is a reason so few can climb that particular mountain.
An ego comes along with this but an ego not really such a big deal if it is backed up. It is rare to find people having huge careers without them. What Roy will likely need is someone to help him hold on to his equilibrium if he goes on tilt. Oh look, Jeff Gorton.
Patrick Roy might surprise us as a finalist for this position. Whether Jeff Gorton and Roy can create a productive and advantageous scenario for themselves is an entirely different question, but as a hockey executive I imagine Patrick Roy would give up a great deal for a chance at this job.
Other candidates : Daniel Briere.