Francois Gagnon of La Presse reports that NBC commentator and former NHL on TSN analyst Pierre McGuire had an interview with the Montreal Canadiens for their vacant General Manager post. While it wasn’t known if the talks were done in person or over the phone or whether McGuire met with Canadiens owner/president Geoff Molson or adviser Serge [...]

Player agent Pat Brisson was among the guys linked to the vacant Montreal Canadiens General Manager job, but he’s not interested. That’s what sources close to Brisson tell TrueHockey.com’s Andy Strickland. This is the second candidate to say they are not interested in the position, Vincent Damphousse recently said that he was not interested to the Canadiens owner [...]

Update 11:17 AM:  Sources told TSN Hockey on Tuesday that the Canadiens have reached out to Chicago Blackhawks assistant General Manager Marc Bergevin and player agent Pat Brisson to discuss their vacant post. La Presse columnist and TSN contributor Francois Gagnon reports that the team has also contacted Tampa Bay Lightning assistant General Manager and former Canadiens executive Julien [...]

The list of potential candidates to replace Pierre Gauthier as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens isn’t a short one. But there seems to be growing consensus in the NHL media in regards to the perceived favorites. Candidates discussed earlier broadcaster Pierre McGuire, agent Pat Brisson, current assistant general managers Marc Bergevin (Chicago), Patrice BriseBois (Tampa Bay), Claude Loiselle (Toronto) and former Canadiens goalie Patrick Roy all [...]

March 19:  The Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch throws in another name in the ring to possible replacements if Pierre Gauthier is fired. Garrioch likes NBC analyst Pierre McGuire. Garrioch writes, “He has a strong relationship with Habs owner Geoff Molson, is bilingual and has been a finalist for two General Manager posts Minnesota and Tampa.” March [...]

According to CBC.ca’s Elliotte Friedman, Pierre Gauthier is likely the next to go there may already be a preferred candidate as replacement for Gauthier. Apparently there’s a “belief around the NHL” that Habs owner Geoff Molson is trying to convince Bob Gainey to return. Gainey served as Habs’ GM and occasional coach from 2003 until he resigned [...]