Yawn.
Aurèle Joliat
Maurice Richard
Émile Bouchard
Dickie Moore
Doug Harvey
Jean Béliveau
Bobby Rousseau
Henri Richard
Bernard Geoffrion
Yvan Cournoyer
Jacques Plante
Jacques Laperrière
J-C Tremblay
Serge Savard
Guy Lapointe
Mario Tremblay
Claude Provost
Yvon Lambert
Guy Lafleur
Jacques Lemaire
Pierre Larouche
Pierre Mondou
Guy Carbonneau
Patrick Roy
Stéphane Richer
Vincent Damphousse
Serge Savard
Éric Desjardins
And many others
Scotty Bowman
Serge Savard as a GM
Jacques Demers
Pat Burns
Jean Perron
Claude Ruel
And many others
How many total cups between all of these people?
Seems to me that les Canadiens were at their best when they had MORE French/local players and staff, not less.
And who is the Lafleur of the NHL right now, let alone the Beliveau or Rocket? Where is the upcoming Dionne, Perrault, and Lemieux? Quebec hockey isn't as good as it used to be, compared to other areas and countries. Also, the days of MTL having rights to any player from Quebec are long, long , gone. Get your head out of the sand.
People like Lemaire, Robinson, and Lapointe left MTL because of the pressure and unrealistic expectations put on the team. Many Quebeckers(and Canadians), are happy to move south away from the harsh spotlight and heavy taxes in Canada. In some cases, they also want to go to the beach in between games.
Hire the best, and get a French speaker if necessary as his spokesman.