Gainey gambled on the boston bruins jerseysignings of three players: Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta, and Michael Cammalleri, to re-launch the Canadiens.Managing the club through a tenuous ownership phase under the financially dubious George Gillett, Gainey has stood firm.
While the media vultures and the fan base lambasted them as "The Smurfs", Bob Gainey saw something in these men that made them worthy of wearing the Bleu-Blanc-Rouge. And that is, that physical stature has nothing to do with the heart that makes a champion.
When the intransigent Guy chicago blackhawks jerseyCarbonneau "lost the room" last season, Gainey made the painful decision to fire his long time friend, a man he had groomed for the post of head coach.
He cleaned house after the Canadiens were shellacked in the first round by the hated Boston Bruins, sending familiar faces like Kovalev, Koivu, and Komisarek packing.
Whereas the team he inheritedmontreal canadiens jersey missed the playoffs four out of the five previous seasons, Gainey’s Canadiens have gone to the dance four of five times, winning the Eastern Conference Championship in 2008, their first regular season title since 1992.
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