“The Canadian must bet on someone who favors development, that’s the key to success. Pick out sound values, offer high-level professional training, ensure the optimal and structured development of young people and build a winning school club. So, year after year, we can provide the big club with mature and ready NHL players when they are ready. Instead of the firefighter management that we see since the departure of Serge Savard. “
André Verge
“1- Give Francophones a face, for example: 40% other and 60% Quebecers who speak French. 2- The coach: game systems are good, but too predictable. In my opinion, it would be good to leave more room for improvisation. I mean, trust the talent of the players more. A “mixed” would be more formidable and would leave the possibility to talented players to exploit their talent to the maximum. For a coach, it is surely safer to supervise everything, but he deprives himself of 50% of the player’s potential, his brain. I am aware that this way of doing things must come from the GM, otherwise the coach will not be able to do much in this direction. “
Daniel Forest
“Owning a hockey team requires being an excellent, talented judge and having your pockets full of money. The next CEO must have a terrific personality and an excellent command of the art of communication, plus a college education in either business, psychology or even both. He must understand and master what human nature is and what can motivate athletes to perform beyond expectations. He will need to have the dexterity to perfectly modify his communications at the various levels at which the CEO must intervene: the boss, the media, the coaches and even the players. The GM must also know and understand hockey, its constraints, the process of recruitment, training and development. “
Pierre G. Pouliot
“No offense to the ‘Fa-Fans’, in my opinion, the next GM should have a two-year contract to rebuild a club that is ‘stuck’ with players with contracts MUCH TOO generous for their age and talent. So, before appointing a “popular” GM, I would go find an old rider who is going to have a thankless job for the next two or three years. We don’t want to make cannon fodder with a “public choice” style GM and burn it when you leave because the next few years will not be rosy for the CH. “
Denis lefebvre
” It’s not simple. Let’s try to find a visionary GM, that is to say of a youthful turn, to have a feeling of belonging to the Canadian and who will make it welcoming to go to the arena. You see, what is happening with young people, we are losing interest in hockey, our national sport! We set up a committee of experts. It is by example that we set an example. As coach, it takes vigor and spirit behind the bench, but while being firm. The style of the late Pat Burns, and obviously bilingual. Quite an order, good luck to Mr. Molson. “
Michel Boulanger
“The next manager will obviously have to speak English and French. He must be a recognized hockey man and know his hockey to perfection. The logical candidate in my opinion should be someone like Bob Hartley. “
Yvon Giroux
“Patrick Roy has all these qualities, no one is more qualified and experienced than him. “
Martin Roussel
“The next GM of the Montreal Canadiens will have to be ‘logical’. As I say to my children, before saying a word or making a gesture that you might regret later, breathe and think 2.6 seconds before… Marc Bergevin did a very good job when we compare him to Pierre Gauthier, Bob Gainey, Réjean Houle. There have been some good moves and some bad moves, as all general managers can do throughout their careers. I give it a rating of 85%. Trevor Timmins. Only one word occurs to me: FINALLY! Hope the message is clear to those recruiters who are still active. Montreal needs an offensive. Yes, on occasion we have to draft defenders in the first round when a player of the caliber of Shea Weber, Brent Burns, Rob Blake, Brian Leetch, Raymond Bourque…. you get the message. I give him a 40% mark and I feel generous, because since he has been there, the first round picks have been ordinary choices, with the exception of course, and 90% of those choices have not been up to date. height. Good luck to the supporters of the CH who will be for two or three years in a period of reconstruction, if all goes well, with the future DG Patrick Roy! “
Benoit Lupien