News Article: Marchessault: “Franco or not, Montreal needs the best GM possible.”

[expy]

Franco ou pas, il faut le meilleur DG disponible à Mtl, dit Marchessault

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Coach, GM or whatever, you want the best person available because at the end of the day you want to have the best possible team on the ice. Whether it's a guy who speaks French, English or Spanish, you have to take the best person available and you have to do everything to improve your organization. On equal terms between the candidates, French is the icing on the sundae, but I think you have to make your mark no matter the language.

I agree.

Guy has earned a whole lot of respect.

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[26Mats]

Franco ou pas, il faut le meilleur DG disponible à Mtl, dit Marchessault

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I agree.

Guy has earned a whole lot of respect.

I saw an interview with the former goalie coach on rds. He was asked if Montreal is at a disadvantage by looking for the best bi-lingual candidate.

He said for sure that puts Montreal at a disadvantage. But it's only a small disadvantage, no big deal.

Smh

 

[GrandmaCookie]

The Habs won't compete with the best teams until they make the decision that the best teams do: Hiring the best possible people for the job. Until then, we are truly screwed.

 

[MakeTheGoalsLarger]

You want the Habs to stop hiring francophone GMs: stop listening to any audio involving the GM, whether it's a press conference or an interview at a golf tournament or other useless stuff.

 

[WickedPegJets]

The Habs won't compete with the best teams until they make the decision that the best teams do: Hiring the best possible people for the job. Until then, we are truly screwed.

Beer sales is what prevents Geoff Molson from hiring the best GM and head coach available.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Molson found the work around. Gorton may not be THE best candidate but he was one of them and now he's the primary decision maker while we groom the next bilingual GM in house.

 

[SlyIslands]

Everyone complaining about bilingual GM yet no one can come up with a proposal. I was answered Jim Rutherford and I think it would be terrible.

 

[Brownies]

Of course, they hire the well respected Gorton and it did not stop the witch hunt.

 

[Colezuki]

Molson found the work around. Gorton may not be THE best candidate but he was one of them and now he's the primary decision maker while we groom the next bilingual GM in house.

Personally I thought he was, or the candidate I wanted most but Had no hope he was coming until announced, l

 

[Schwang]

Franco ou pas, il faut le meilleur DG disponible à Mtl, dit Marchessault

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I agree.

Guy has earned a whole lot of respect.

Except icing doesn't go on a sundae. Guy just lost all my respect

Kidding. I completely agree.

 

[Milhouse40]

Franco ou pas, il faut le meilleur DG disponible à Mtl, dit Marchessault

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I agree.

Guy has earned a whole lot of respect.

I must have said it 1000 in this forum.

Our french speaking only criteria is DUMB to every single players, coachs, execs, scouts and everyone who are actually in the hockey world. It's a sports competition, not a political statement.

How can top UFA takes us seriously when we don't hire the best people to do the job?

 

[MXD]

This team is the only one who, apparently, isn't always hiring the best available. Which is statistically impossible in a 32 teams league.

 

[Skip Bayless]

I must have said it 1000 in this forum.

Our french speaking only criteria is DUMB to every single players, coachs, execs, scouts and everyone who are actually in the hockey world. It's a sports competition, not a political statement.

How can top UFA takes us seriously when we don't hire the best people to do the job?

It hurts the perception of the market when there's so much emphasis on a language that most people in the NHL don't speak.

It makes it even more intimidating on top of the amount of pressure and attention that the players have to deal with.

 

[MXD]

I must have said it 1000 in this forum.

Our french speaking only criteria is DUMB to every single players, coachs, execs, scouts and everyone who are actually in the hockey world. It's a sports competition, not a political statement.

How can top UFA takes us seriously when we don't hire the best people to do the job?

Can the best candidate available (a BS concept in and of itself) possibly speak French?

 

[Spring in Fialta]

I would love to see the rigorous, infaillable tests that GMs are submitted to to determine the best candidate and which anglophone GM aced it but was disregarded in favor of a weaker, francophone score.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

How can top UFA takes us seriously when we don't hire the best people to do the job?

Do tell what does that look like?

 

[DAChampion]

A reminder that Marc Bergevin was actually an outstanding candidate to become a GM. He didn't work out, but on paper he was a good hire at the time.

Similarly with Pierre Gauthier and Bob Gainey. They were reasonable hires.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

A reminder that Marc Bergevin was actually an outstanding candidate to become a GM. He didn't work out, but on paper he was a good hire at the time.

Similarly with Pierre Gauthier and Bob Gainey. They were reasonable hires.

Montreal also went hard after Jim Nill, who as far as I know, does not speak french.

 

[NORiculous]

So I guess Marchessault knows how to run a GM office making him a reliable source on the subject now?


But anyway, he also said in the same link that he doesn’t understand why anyone would not want Roy as a GM.

 

[Hins77]

Seattle had plenty of options, franco, anglo, female, black. Etc. And they finnally selected Ron francis. Why, they didnt choose the best availlable? Btw, Im really disapointed by francis management right now. His expansion been a fiasco. If Molson wants the best francophone, it’s up to him. There is plenty of competent guy who speak french on the market, I have no doubt about that.

 

[MTL-rules]

When they'll hire a french speaking GM, people here will automatically assume he was not the best candidate available and it was a "political" choice... same when they hire a minority in a police department and there's a word for that type of mentality...

 

[Milhouse40]

Can the best candidate available (a BS concept in and of itself) possibly speak French?

Yes sure......

But when I'm hearing names (before Gorton) like Damphousse, Roy, Briere, Darche and what not....those shouldn't even be interviewed or being entertain as a possibility, cause they are not the best candidates possibles, not even close

 

[LyricalLyricist]

A reminder that Marc Bergevin was actually an outstanding candidate to become a GM. He didn't work out, but on paper he was a good hire at the time.

Similarly with Pierre Gauthier and Bob Gainey. They were reasonable hires.

MB was not a great candidate at the time IMO. An outstanding GM prospect perhaps but guy had 1 year as assistant GM and we hired him. He was very raw and it showed. He got better in the 10 years he's been here but he was not the perfect fit at that point in time.

 

[Milhouse40]

A reminder that Marc Bergevin was actually an outstanding candidate to become a GM. He didn't work out, but on paper he was a good hire at the time.

Similarly with Pierre Gauthier and Bob Gainey. They were reasonable hires.

He had 6 months experience as assistant-gm????
6 MONTHS

Most candidates spend at least 5 to 10 years in that role before getting the job and normally it also comes with another 5 to 10 years as execs in the NHL........Bergevin wasn't an outstanding candidates at all.


Look at Brisebois, it took him 20 years as an exec\asssitant-gm before getting a shot.

 

[MXD]

Yes sure......

But when I'm hearing names (before Gorton) like Damphousse, Roy, Briere, Darche and what not....those shouldn't even be interviewed or being entertain as a possibility, cause they are not the best candidates possibles, not even close

Damphousse, Roy. Totally agree. Especially Damphousse
Brière, Darche... Well, They do have the profile of interesting candidates, with Brière having apparently been offered the GM role with Philly a few years ago. Frankly, Brière is a guy I'd really see to see in charge of the Rocket (and thus be given the AGM title). I think it's just a bit too early for being GM.

What's interesting here is also :
- If a candidate is so interesting, why is he even a candidate? As in, why isn't he already a GM?
- If a candidate is so far and away the best, why would he go work with a team for which the PoHO will have more responsibilities than the average PoHO?