Former Oilers Coach Jay Woodcroft Linked to Montreal Canadiens' Coaching Staff, Per TFP
There's more and more smoke in this file, and it's clear that Kent Hughes and the Montreal Canadiens are looking to make a hire behind the bench.
Martin St-Louis needs reinforcements, and it looks like that help will arrive sooner rather than later.
In the last few minutes, as the excellent Charles-Alexis Brisebois (DLC) also highlighted, Jay Woodcroft's name was mentioned by TFP and linked to the Habs.
Jay Woodcroft Linked to the Montreal Canadiens
Will he be the next hire for the Habs behind the bench?
In any case, everything indicates that the organization is seriously working on replacing Alex Burrows, who left his position in recent months, and a few names have been raised, including Woodcroft.
Here's an interesting excerpt from TFP's article.
- David Calabretta
The full text is right here:
As Calabretta mentions, Woodcroft has been linked to the Habs, but Jim Montgomery and Gerard Gallant have also been mentioned.
It's interesting to see Gallant's name resurface after what happened yesterday:
And in your opinion, who would be the best candidate to assist Martin St-Louis behind the bench and fill the position left vacant by Alex Burrows?
Details to follow.
| POLL | ||
Who would be the ideal candidate, in your opinion, to assist Martin St-Louis? | ||
| Woodcroft | 65 | 4.8 % |
| Jim Montgomery | 150 | 11.1 % |
| Bob Hartley | 219 | 16.2 % |
| Gerard Gallant or other | 914 | 67.8 % |
| List of polls | ||
