So now that the Habs have juggled Savard over to personnel, and brought Gainey in as GM, does Madden stay as the Asst. GM?
And what about the coaching staff. Gainey said he didn't foresee having to make any changes (meaning Julien may be safe for now), but what about the assistant coaches (and yes, I'm talking about YOU, Mr. Green). The Habs currently have 4 assistant coaches (5 freakin' caoches????), which is more than most normal teams carry. There are still some shakeups necessary, it seems.
Also, it makes me wonder about that Madden article a few weeks back, where he kinda rates, if you will, some of the guys on the farm. Most noteably, he didn't sound too high on either Gratton or Ryder. Madden/Savard were the same guys writing off Ward to "maybe" 4th line duties, if he even made it to the NHL. I wonder if the perception of those players will change at all. I'm hoping that the Habs will do their high altitude training at Vail again this year, so I can go watch again. Sounds like that would be a great article for the new website!