Jeff Gorton, the Montreal Canadiens new executive vice president of hockey operations, said the team is going to look for ‘somebody that’s maybe a little outside the box’
While it remains to be seen how the Montreal Canadiens’ two-person approach to hockey operations will ultimately work, new executive vice president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton gave an idea of what the team is looking for in its next general manager.
The Canadiens brought Gorton on as VP of hockey operations after former general manager Marc Bergevin was fired on Sunday following Montreal’s disastrous start to the season. “I think it was important when I met with Geoff Molson that the general manager has a direct line to Geoff Molson and can make decisions,” Gorton said. “My role is to use all my experience to help that person and to help make this team better again.”Molson has said the Canadiens are looking for a bilingual candidate for GM, given Montreal’s unique situation as the only NHL team in a largely francophone market.
“It’s important to talk to them every day about their game, how they feel about it, nutrition, anything that we can offer them,” Gorton said. “The communication from the moment we draft them all the way to the NHL, I think we can do a better job.”
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