If the Canadiens were to just open up the hiring pool to include women, it would be bigger than any other team's talent pool when they hire a GM. But maybe there’s a key tweak that could flip what would seem like a limited search to a fairly wide-ranging one? Specifically, Johnston notes that the Canadiens are likely to seek a “French GM” when it’s time to replace Marc Bergevin.Īfter hearing that, plenty criticized the Canadiens on social media. In addition to Friedman and Marek, TSN’s Chris Johnston added some possible insight into the Canadiens’ process. Jeff Marek followed up that Patrick Roy hasn’t (yet?) been called about possibly being part of changes.
Sportsnet’s Eric Engels recently opined that hiring a president of hockey operations is a “logical first step” in Canadiens’ front office changes. Crucially, Friedman notes that the Habs aren’t interviewing Gorton for the GM role specifically. The Canadiens reportedly received permission to talk to former Rangers GM Jeff Gorton. One additional detail is that Bergevin might have learned of Mellanby “the same time as everyone else.” Mellanby resigned, in part, because he was told he wouldn’t become Canadiens GM. Scott Mellanby, described as a key Marc Bergevin advisor and Canadiens assistant GM since 2014, resigned. On Sportsnet, Elliotte Friedman summarized some of the potential Canadiens changes - while acknowledging that key figures haven’t addressed them officially. While the biggest moves look to be determined, we’re already seeing signs of change for the Montreal Canadiens. Gorton, Mellanby, headline what might just be part of Canadiens’ changes Saturday’s NHL takeaways Two Islanders games postponedĬlick here for the lowdown on two Islanders games being postponed due to COVID. Ultimately, Winnipeg broke its five-game losing streak nonetheless. The Jets weren’t able to capitalize on that major power-play opportunity. Milan Lucic received a five-minute boarding major for a dangerous hit on Neal Pionk. There were other notable moments, and some were violent. Click here for the quotes and more insight.
Scroll on for the Brendan Lemieux – Brady Tkachuk biting spectacle. That thing appears to be: anger (and not much self control?). It almost feels like there’s something in the air this weekend. You can’t just say it’s all MacKinnon.) Highlights from the NHL on Saturday A violent night
(That might be the plus side of MacKinnon missing some time. Maybe Rantanen can stay healthy after missing three games and put up the sort of stats that make his star power undeniable? Casual fans might not register just how impressive those 30 goals were in a mere 52 games. My feeling is that these COVID-compromised seasons keep the Rantanens of the world from making the season impression that they normally would. Rantanen scored 30 goals (and 66 points) last season, which is even more impressive since he managed to do so in just 52 games. In a way, such a prediction feels like cheating. No/less Nathan MacKinnon won’t help, but Rantanen has a chance to blow away his career-high of 31 goals from 2018-19. The 25-year-old collected a hat trick and also an assist, pushing his season points total to 18 (10 goals, eight assists in 15 GP). Let’s focus on Rantanen’s strong performance first, though. Scroll down just a bit, and you’ll see how Predators – Avs figured into a violent Saturday in the NHL.