GHT120 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Kent Hughes will address the media on Wednesday, accompanied by owner, president and CEO, Geoff Molson, as well as the Club's executive vice-president, Jeff Gorton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Not surprised at all. Gorton is tight with Hughes; this was always the likeliest outcome. I saw Mike Gillis, former agent, do excellent work in Van until the aftermath of the 2011 run got him off track, so I have no problem at all with an agent as GM. And we should remember that Gorton is probably the de facto GM anyway. Once the shortlist was announced, I saw it was not going to be the non-traditional choice (e.g., a Euro GM, or a woman) I’d vaguely been pulling for, so any disappointment in that was settled a few days ago for me. So, good news. I’m just happy the decision is made and now actual hockey decisions can actually start getting made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 Will be interesting to see him/them fill out the team ... especially in scouting and player development ... although anyone employed by an NHL team is unlikely to be released until after the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyhasbeen Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 My favourite of the top candidates. Now let's stock up on 1st round picks for 2023. We've endured the pain and have a good shot at Shane. Time to suck hard for Bedard. He is generational. I really want a full sell-off and 1 more year of being near the bottom. If we do get Wright, keep him in juniors another year. We have a chance to build a real contender for years to come if we managed back to back first overalls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Congratulations to Ken Hughes! I hope that they beef-up the amateur scouting team before the draft. It has been average during Trevor's term. I am confident that with a new and improved analytics focus, the professional scouting will do well. Finally, it will be interesting to see how they approach the trade deadline. They have about a month before it and to me it will be most interesting to see what they value, what they can do without and how they structure the salary structure of the team in the short term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 37 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said: Finally, it will be interesting to see how they approach the trade deadline. They have about a month before it and to me it will be most interesting to see what they value, what they can do without and how they structure the salary structure of the team in the short term. Two months and three days! It's on 21 March this year. 🙂 If they do a significant selloff, I don't foresee cap problems for the next few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, tomh009 said: Two months and three days! It's on 21 March this year. 🙂 If they do a significant selloff, I don't foresee cap problems for the next few years. Wow, that is great that they have extra time. I am not concerned about cap problems, I am interested in salary in the structure of the club. I liked how MB managed the cap going into the Stanley cup-run season until it caved in with the Weber/Price/Kotkaniemi/Edmundson four-headed monster did him in. Fun times ahead for me in watching this unfold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 2 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: I saw Mike Gillis, former agent, do excellent work in Van until the aftermath of the 2011 run got him off track, so I have no problem at all with an agent as GM. And we should remember that Gorton is probably the de facto GM anyway. Bill Zito - Florida's current GM - was also an agent and he has done some good things with them so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzer Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, dlbalr said: Bill Zito - Florida's current GM - was also an agent and he has done some good things with them so far. Lacroix was decent in Colorado, too. I don't mind the hiring. Other than irrationally being pleased it wasn't Darche or Briere, because of my own personal desire not to have a GM with ties to the team as a former player. It wouldn't have felt like a fresh start to me, just more of the same. i figured Castonguay was a darkhorse, and that the Habs probably filled their internal "diversity" quota when they hired Machabee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 32 minutes ago, huzer said: I don't mind the hiring. Other than irrationally being pleased it wasn't Darche or Briere, because of my own personal desire not to have a GM with ties to the team as a former player. It wouldn't have felt like a fresh start to me, just more of the same. And yet he is a Montreal native, coming back after much experience elsewhere. This feels good. How it works out in the long term remains to be seen, but I'm happy for the time being, at least. Now, Gorton and Hughes better get busy working on that rebuild plan! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Just glad it isnt another ex-Hab player being gifted the post, thats all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan89 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Wonder if he will get the same kind of passes from the media and fans for 9 years like Bergevin did 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neech Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I agree with others' sentiments that he's probably a more qualified candidate than an ex-player. I hear he has connections to the school where Harris and Struble play, hopefully he can get them signed. Still seems like a kind of ceremonial post with Gorton calling the shots - I'm surprised that someone with a more francophone name wasn't chosen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Just a couple things to say about the hiring of Kent Hughes: 1) Glad the hiring process is over and they can concentrate on the rebuild 2) I wish Kent Hughes the best of luck and hope he does a fantastic job. Obviously Jeff Gorton thought he was the best candidate and that's what counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Habsfan89 said: Wonder if he will get the same kind of passes from the media and fans for 9 years like Bergevin did 🤔 I didn't see that. I saw a lot of criticism of Bergevin from fans (a lot on this forum) and in the media, some justified and some was not. When you are under the microscope in a hockey market like Montreal you will get criticized unless you win a lot of cups. And even then..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Neech said: I agree with others' sentiments that he's probably a more qualified candidate than an ex-player. I hear he has connections to the school where Harris and Struble play, hopefully he can get them signed. Still seems like a kind of ceremonial post with Gorton calling the shots - I'm surprised that someone with a more francophone name wasn't chosen. Whether someone is an agent or ex player doesn't make them a good or bad candidate. It depends on the individual involved and their skills/abilities. Hughes speaks French and grew up in Montreal, that should be plenty good enough for the French media although I suspect some of those were hoping for Saint Patrick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 How is the French media taking this decision, anyway? It's a nice test of whether the requirement (in their minds) is that the GM be French-speaking, OR that he actually be a quebecois de souche - which is an even dumber requirement than the language one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 56 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: How is the French media taking this decision, anyway? It's a nice test of whether the requirement (in their minds) is that the GM be French-speaking, OR that he actually be a quebecois de souche - which is an even dumber requirement than the language one. From my ivory tower in Ottawa: The “souveranistes” are making noise as usual ; but they are so few of them left that it is just noise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neech Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: Whether someone is an agent or ex player doesn't make them a good or bad candidate. It depends on the individual involved and their skills/abilities. Hughes speaks French and grew up in Montreal, that should be plenty good enough for the French media although I suspect some of those were hoping for Saint Patrick. Someone who's been an agent for the past two decades has more relevant experience for management than someone who's spent that time being a player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 47 minutes ago, Neech said: Someone who's been an agent for the past two decades has more relevant experience for management than someone who's spent that time being a player. I would agree if their only experience was being an ex-player. Just being an ex player doesn't make someone a good candidate, it's what they did on top of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan89 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Neech said: Someone who's been an agent for the past two decades has more relevant experience for management than someone who's spent that time being a player. Agree especially when it comes to contracts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 Should you need an online link, Press conference: Kent Hughes - YouTube 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 One of the indications of the organization as a whole is doing things differently is that alumni were invited to attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 His French is VERY, VERY good ... he is truly bilingual ... he didn't lose it living in Boston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 2 hours ago, GHT120 said: Should you need an online link, Press conference: Kent Hughes - YouTube Thanks GHT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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