Major: Kent Hughes just rejected a request from the Blue Jackets

«We see that Elliotte Friedman reported that the Habs denied Columbus permission to speak with Jeff Gorton for the vacant general manager position.

Aside from the fact that Gorton stated in his end-of-season press conference that he was solely focused on winning in Montreal, Geoff Molson is absolutely committed to the two-person structure and committed to these two people.» - Via Eric Engels