The innuendos Tremblay made are a clear reflexion of the internal struggles within the Habs' brass. I don't like Tremblay AT ALL. He's a chicken**** swine. BUT, he's plugged. And I take what he says or let's on very seriously.
He believes Bergevin's country club will be dismantled and that Molson will put him on a very short leash by hiring someone to oversee MB's work.
Out of the blue, he mentioned two names (not a fan of both, BTW): Roy (I heard a rumor from someone while on vacation, blabla) and...Carbonneau. Why the f... would he mention Carbo??? Must be something there. Or at least some stuff to dig out. I know for a fact that Carbo HATES Bergevin. Can't stand him. Not a lot of the Alumni do BTW. That's well known.
He added that ("je parle librement ici", he took the time to say) Bergevin is a control freak, that he's way too present in the team's entourage, that if he wants to coach, he should do it or he should leave the job to his coach. Implying that Julien was being micromanaged. Which would explain a lot of things.
So much content in this one post -- it ties a couple of loose ends and gives us an indication that we weren't all that far off in terms of the vibes most of us have been getting from the outside looking in.
Agreed on Tremblay, he's a loose cannon, which is not good for the organization but as a fan, he's a source who can provide elements of value that you can't get elsewhere or that are more cryptic when coming from elsewhere.
Second, the alumni have been on a tear since the team has been cratering in October, about how they want back in and they're not being given opportunities. It all started with Tremblay and others asking rhetorically on AC, as to why couldn't someone like Carbo or Damp House be called in to spend time with the team's centers and help them manage the game better from the position, teach them faceoffs, etc. This type of questioning has gone on repeatedly on AC, they moved from faceoffs to other aspects of the game that they felt players would benefit from their knowledge.
I doubt Tremblay would have specifically used the words "country club", but the idea of one being in place and needing to be ousted was already an alarm that has been sounded repeatedly by the likes of Denis Gauthier on AC, who specifically called out Bergevin for only hiring friends and how the time has been long overdue to get rid of deadwood like Carrière and Dudley. If Molson has heeded the call, then it would follow your short leash comment. However, Bergevin and Molson are as thick as thieves so I'll believe it when I see it.
As for the names he mentioned, Roy is the most plausible given how he's been seen meeting Molson (punditry 101 -- they're sitting at the same table, something is up). And the micromanaging part is all too evident since there are traces of his edicts that are trickling down to the coaching staff, namely the Galchenyuk on the wing thing and JJD the Teflon Dung. The way JJD has been able to survive the most improbable of situations including the fact that he has sucked, if there were a nuclear wipeout, cockroaches and JJD would be the only living beings left on Earth. As for Carbo, I don't see it. If he's to be involved, it'll be on ice level, in an assistant coaching capacity but not beyond that.
Finally, Molson himself is guilty of micromanaging his business and meddles into areas that are best left to others. I believe it was you who was mentioning how the company you are or were associated with had dealings with Molson directly and rather than delegate logo designs to an employee, he chose to directly get involved, which is a total waste of time for someone who has so much on his plate. All of this to say that Molson and Bergevin are each running the business with similar flaws, except those of Bergevin go to an even greater extreme.
There is no way that the hierachy, responsibilities, those entrusted with them and the reporting structure within the org. can look anywhere close to what it is looking now. Otherwise, the idea of change being implemented is just bogus.
