Owner Geoff Molson believes that repairing the Montreal Canadiens is a two-person job.

After reaching the Stanley Cup final last season, the Canadians separated by 6-15-2. Marc Bergevin, who has served as Montreal's general manager since 2012, was fired on Sunday.

In the past few days, Assistant General Managers Trevor Timmins and Scott Mellanby also left the organization. This was a complete cleanup.

Former New York Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton was hired on a long-term contract as executive vice president of hockey operations. But Molson said, "He is one of two people who put Canadians on the right track."

Gorton is an English-speaking executive hired by a franchise that has long been committed to having bilingual coaches and general managers because "In our own market, we must respect language, but we also have [English] fans The whole world," Molson said.

Therefore, Gorton will hire a French-speaking general manager to work with him.

"The two of them will work together to make the right decision for the benefit of the organization. When something related to the team must happen, the general manager must be the ultimate person responsible for making that decision and be responsible for it," Molson Say.

Although Molson stated that he has not yet asked any other NHL teams to allow them to talk to their executives, Mathieu Darche, director of hockey operations for the Tampa Bay Chargers, and Daniel Briere, general manager of ECHL Maine Mariners-two former Canadian players- All have been contacted. To the opening. When Gorton was in New York, Brielle's team was a minor league member of the Rangers.

"I firmly believe that this organization needs a new start," Molson said. "Not at the team level, but at the management level."

The new beginning began with Gorton, who went from the head of player personnel of the Boston Bruins to the chairman of the general manager of the Rangers from 2015 to 2021. Gorton is believed to have helped lead the rapid reconstruction of New York, although he was helped. Due to multiple draws, players such as Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox chose to play in New York.

"No one is perfect in the hockey world, but I watched [Rangers] today and it seemed to be doing very well, so he must be doing it right," Molson said.

The Canadians boss said that he had a conversation with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman about the proposal to hire Gorton.

"People like Gary have very valuable opinions," he said.

Molson sees this new management system as an opportunity for innovation within the organization. On Monday, he talked about creating a medical team dedicated to the mental health of players-the decision was made after star goalkeeper Kyrie Price entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program and has been absent for the entire season.

Molson also talked about working to achieve more diversity in the organization's hockey operations.

"We have a very diverse population and many diverse programs [in business]. But in hockey, there is a big opportunity to introduce different perspectives into the organization. It's not easy, but it's definitely a priority. "He said.

Molson said that he will value the opinions of his new two leadership administrations, while not participating in the team's daily hockey operations. This applies to their decision to head coach Dominique Ducharme, who signed a three-year contract with the Canadians before the season extended to 2024, and the Canadians’ final direction.

Molson stated that the Canadians do not need to restart at the player level "at this stage". But if Gorton and his general manager wanted to demolish what Belgovyn had built, Molson was not afraid to rebuild.

"I'm not afraid of this word, and I don't think our fans will be afraid of this word," he said.