Even though it has been mentioned that he will soon meet with the management of the Canadiens, Patrick Roy said he still has no scheduled interview for the post of general manager, today at the beginning of the afternoon.
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“I read like you this morning [dans les médias] that I would have a meeting. All I can tell you for now is that there is still no “scheduled” meeting ”, commented the head coach and general manager of the Remparts, who did not want to dwell on the subject at the conclusion of his press briefing.
“I will wait and see what will happen in my case,” he added.
Wednesday evening, Renaud Lavoie, journalist for the TVA Sports channel, had claimed that Roy would be met virtually by the Canadiens’ selection committee tomorrow. Information that Lavoie reiterated this afternoon.
“The first round [d’entrevues] will end on Friday [demain] if everything goes as planned; we meet virtually two to three candidates per day, ”he said on TVA Sports yesterday.
“There may be a second round next week with the objective, within 10 days, of making an announcement,” Lavoie continued.
“What do they have to lose? “
Roy had confirmed to the media, at the end of November, his interest in the position of general manager, in the wake of the dismissal of Marc Bergevin, then the hiring of Jeff Gorton as vice-president of hockey operations.
“What do they have to lose by trying me?” Since 1993, the club has been going in circles, ”he then launched.
Roy’s candidacy appears alongside those of Daniel Brière (Flyers), Mathieu Darche (Lightning), Marc Denis, Kent Hughes, Stéphane Quintal, Danièle Sauvageau and Émilie Castonguay, who are notably considered for the position.
Roy already has experience in this role. Between 2013 and 2016, he served as head coach, general manager and vice-president of hockey operations with the Avalanche, where he won the Jack-Adams trophy.
– With the collaboration of TVA Sports