TSN.ca is reporting that former Colorado Avalanche General Manager Francois Giguere told La Presse on Tuesday that he’s out of the running for the Montreal Canadiens General Manager job. “The Canadiens said I’m no longer in the race,” Giguere told the Montreal newspaper by phone. “They told me very recently, but I don’t want to say [...]

According to Ansar Khan of MLive.com, Jim Nill the assistant General Manager of the Detroit Red Wings decided to pass on the opportunity to be the next General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens because of a family illness. “I had two great talks with Montreal; I was interested, they were interested,” Nill said. “But it’s not the right time.” Nill had the [...]

Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports Blair Mackasey has been granted permission from the Minnesota Wild to interview with the Montreal Canadiens. Mackasey is currently the director of player personnel in Minnesota, he has also served as coach, manager and scout. Mackasey worked for Hockey Canada before joining the Wild six years ago.  The 56-year-old lives in Montreal.

Vincent Damphousse is off the list of candidates for General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens. Damphousse advised owner Geoff Molson that he wasn’t interested (enough) in the gig on Wednesday. Admitting the challenge of managing the Canadiens would be “extremely stimulating”, Damphousse announced on RDS’ website in French that his family was too much of a priority. He wants to remain [...]

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 [...]

One guy who won’t be in the running to be the next Montreal Canadiens General Manager is Edmonton Oilers president of hockey operations Kevin Lowe. He tells the Edmonton Journal’s Jim Matheson, “He wouldn’t be interested,  I would never leave Edmonton and the commitment of Daryl Katz.” Another guy who might be out of the running is Canadiens adviser Serge Savard, who is actually [...]

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 [...]