Nilan has had his fair share of controversy lately. We remember him being fired from TSN radio and speaking ill of Jonathan Drouin via his Twitter account. However, his gesture towards Harris and Xhekaj shows that he is not only a good ambassador for the organization, but also a great human being.
In July, the Canadiens named Nilan as one of four new ambassadors for the organization along with Guy Carbonneau, Vincent Damphousse and Patrice Brisebois, who joined Réjean Houle and Yvan Cournoyer. Over the past year, the Canadiens have done a good job of trying to reconnect the alumni with the organization, something that was not done, or at least not very well, during Marc Bergevin's time as general manager.