That said, as Marc-Olivier Cook of Danslescoulisses.com reports, Gorton was on TSN 690 earlier this week and he made a statement that not only might surprise Canadiens fans, but also make them very happy.
Still, it's a pretty surprising statement, considering that the Habs are in a so-called rebuild. On the other hand, if we remember a few years ago, when Jeff Gorton was the GM of the New York Rangers, he also declared that his team was in a rebuilding process and we know what happened, the team reached the conference finals in 2022.
There is another team that was said to be in rebuilding just recently and that managed to surprise the experts in 2021-2022, the Los Angeles Kings. After three seasons out of the playoffs, the California team came out on top last season and came close to eliminating Connor McDavid in the first round of the playoffs.