Habs Fire Carbonneau, Gainey Claims Head Coach Job for Himself
March 10, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Fan Fare, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, NHL coaches, News, Northeast
Guy Carbonneau was fired as the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens yesterday. He was close to completing his third season in the job. With 16 regular season, GM/executive VP Bob Gainey will coach the Habs for the rest of the year along with associate coach Doug Jarvis and assistant coaches Kirk Muller and Roland Melanson.Of the situation, Gainey said: "Not long ago, I responded to a question that was asked to me about my best decision since taking over as general manager, and that Guy was my best decision. The decision today can be seen as a contradiction, but …read more
