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 [...]

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 [...]

Quick hits from around the NHL: Renaud Lavoie of RDS, who seems to have good sources on Montreal Canadiens General Manager search, wrote on his blog this week that while Geoff Molson is not in any rush, it’s very possible the new General Manager could be in place within two or three weeks. Just days before the 2012 IIHF World [...]

Radio-Canada reports (in French) that Serge Savard has been appointed the Montreal Canadiens senior vice-president of hockey operations. The Hall of Fame defenseman was handpicked last month by Canadiens owner Geoff Molson to help find a replacement for fired GM Pierre Gauthier. Radio-Canada says the new General Manager, who has yet to be hired, will report to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun confirms the Montreal Canadiens have relieved Pierre Gauthier of his duties. Canadiens President Geoff Molson will hold a press conference at 11:45 a.m. to discuss the move. Gauthier had held his current position since February 8, 2010, when he replaced Bob Gainey. The Canadiens finished eighth in the Eastern Conference that season. Last season, [...]

There is a lot of speculation that Patrick Roy could re-join the Montreal Canadiens as the next head coach. Sean Gordon of the Globe and Mail reports that Martin Leclerc of Radio-Canada.ca revealed Roy is set to take over as head coach for the Habs next fall. Leclerc reportedly credits two so-called reliable sources for the scoop. The current coach/General Manager/co-owner [...]

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 [...]