David Pagnotta Confirms Islanders Tried to Steal Key Member of the Canadiens
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The renowned journalist David Pagnotta has just confirmed a rumor that circulated quite a bit a few months ago, involving the Montreal Canadiens and the Islanders.
Pagnotta is able to confirm that the New York Islanders indeed tried to "steal" Jeff Gorton from the Canadiens or, at the very least, he confirms that they were seriously hoping to hire him as their new general manager.
In the end, the Canadiens did what was necessary to keep Gorton's services, which was absolutely the right decision.
Jeff Gorton is doing phenomenal work alongside Kent Hughes, and it makes perfect sense to want to keep him long-term in Montreal.
It's also worth mentioning that, if Gorton had become the new general manager of the New York Islanders, it's easy to imagine that Noah Dobson wouldn't be a Canadiens player today.
David Pagnotta confirms that the New York Islanders really wanted to hire Jeff Gorton as general manager
We're very happy it didn't happen in the end..
"Islanders had Gorton high in their radar of executives to pursue in the spring and were told no. Makes sense for Habs to extend both Gorton and Hughes, given this club's trajectory."
- David Pagnotta
- David Pagnotta
Speaking of Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes, let's recall that journalist Renaud Lavoie revealed the Canadiens are reportedly working on contract extensions for both men.
So we can expect to benefit from the services of the Kent Hughes-Jeff Gorton duo in Montreal for quite a while longer!
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