Savard's interest flagging?

Well with this quebecor idiot in the mix who knows what will happen to the team. My feeling all along has been that Gillette simply wants a dollar amount to be placed on the Habs so he can leverage that to get a loan to take care of the Liverpool situation, which has a lot of money coming due that he does not have. On the other hand, I think George is smart enough as he does not have to take the highest bid, but rather the bid he feels best suits the team. He seems to care enough as an owner that he might also care about whose hands he will be leaving the team in. To me that may be Molson, since they have been partners in the ownership since the get go. I hope in fact that, that is the case and maybe this is why Savard is cooling his heals. I think he feels if Molson has genuine interest, he would not win a bidding war as Gillette and Molson have a long amicable relationship. That is my feeling. Either he sells to Molson or he keeps the team and gets his loan money to pay off this huge Liverpool debt situation. I hope this is the case, so that we never have to worry about this total ass from quebecor ever putting his hands on the Habs. Cross your fingers everyone! Go Habs Go! In spite of Jackie Martin as our coach!!! BTW from now on I will only refer to this man as Jackie Martin I hope you all take it up too! It suits this failure very well, since he has never won anything ever, he is not deserving of his real name lol:)

Please, tell me I'm dreaming. Someone, anyone, please. This is just plain nuts. http://www.rds.ca/canadien/chroniques/275881.html

Well judging by all the comments I've read about all the "love" for Quebecor, I think there's a solution afoot. Have Molson/Bell buy the Canadiens or increase their percentage from Gillett. THEN, either relocate a troubled team or expand back to Quebec City and let Quebecor own the Nouveau Nordiques. /\\ike GO HABS GO!

on a personal note...by brother in law worked directly for Pierre Karl Paladeau as CEO of the Calgary Sun. My brother in law left the Sun newspaper chain after 25 years service 8 of which had him report to PKP..he could not stand the man..a supreme meddler, ignorant and a huge attitude not to mention a crap buisiness man. I HOPE PKP never gets his hands on the HABS just some insight .

Who here really thinks Gillett is going to sell this team? Not me!!! I'm pretty sure the whole world has gone retarded. People jump all over him for hiring an asset management company to oversee his many many assets and everyone takes it as the team is for sale. Ridiculous. He is open to accepting offers, I heard, but who wouldn't be. A little research and you might find that he is known for doing this with his top assets. Get a legit offer for a large amount and take it right to the bank and boom, 500 million to borrow against. I believe he's already borrowed against the team recently to so there you go, point proven. He's a business man, and a good one at that, so why would he sell one of his top money making assets? Doesn't make sense to me why this is such a big issue.

...just the prospect of Peladeau in the wings THINKING about acquiring the Club ...will deter some free-agents from signing ...amazing how dysfunctional We have become to look in such a short time Habitant means PASSIONATE HOCKEY http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=423049

Ahh Quebec! Where hockey is politics.

I guess people kind of forget before Gillett and Gainey make any moves financially, the Molsons are also owners of the Habs. So the sale to the Molsons wouldn't change much, in fact it would be the continuation of the slow death of the Habs! I guess people don't realize, as if the Molson boys would care if the Habs won or lost, as long as they got their profit! So if people want a change, it would require total change in ownership before any of the bad decisions which give us a weird team, with aging has beens and flashy small rookies and prima donna homeborn spoiled kids. When are we going to see the Habs become the Habs again, and not just a different version of Bob Gainey's Hamilton Bulldogs?

Despite my lukewarm feelings on Savard as a GM, immense respect for the man must be shown for his current stance on the ownership matter. "Rebuilding the team around Kovalev is a road to nowhere" - 24 Cups

Even if Serge is not involved Bell might find another face for their bid. I am all for the Molson family purchasing the Habs. The molsons have been a part of the Habs for over 50 years 11 cups. Peladeau sounds like an owner cut from the Wang cloth. As for the journalists at le journal. I'm boycotting sun media.

If Peladeau buys the team, it becomes a business run corporate team - much like the Leafs actually. It will also mean much more ice time for Latendresse and we'd have to read about how much he is improving on the covers of Le Devoir every Sunday. I live in California, love the French Canadians as I grew up in Montreal and many of my friends as a kid were French Canadian and my father worked at L'hopital St. Justine. So the culture is in my blood. But I am always wary of relics from a bygone era that bring language into every discussion....as Peladeau does. Also, his company owns Videotron - the most annoying company in the world....just ahead of Air Canada. Oh, by the way, now that he is criticizing Gainey's business choices, Gainey should ask him how the purchase of Videotron is working out. Talk about bad decisions. I like owners that you never hear, nor see. We'd see Peledeau all over the place if his company bought the team. I would have to walk away after 35 years of loving this team and start following LA Kings and The Hamilton Yotes. Go Yotes!

I used to work for Quebecor, god I hate this company... Peladeau is an ass, and I hope the Molsons outbid him in a big way. The Molson family is the right people to have owning this team if George can no longer afford to. Everyone cross your fingers!

After watching my beloved Expo's be destroyed by owners who knew little but thought they knew a lot, I weep when I read comments by Peledeau. All the Habs need is a meddling owner to go along with a meddling press. I hope the Molson family gets the bid! If not, and I was BG, I would resign and head to cottage country and leave the snake pit to the vipors.

I hope that statement just pushed Peladeau way down the list, right above Jeffrey Loria. 1. www.flickeringpictures.com - not a hockey site, but still kinda neat 2. Mike Boone: "With Gainey at my side, I'd walk into any dark alley in the world."

I think hiring a coach was a good move. Maybe Red's too old now to understand that we need some stability even if theres nothing going on right now. Players need to know that there's someone with a system waiting for them if they sign on or whatever. And if a new owner decides to can Gainey and Martin? So be it, but at least for now we can have some leadership. For myself, it signals that we can stop thinking about the last year and start focusing on the next- no matter how bad or good it may be.

Goalie Coach? David Marcoux or Eli Wilson would be GREAT!

If things don't go according to plan re: Coyotes' relocation to Hamilton,and I really believe that is a dead issue because there is no way the Leafs or the Sabres will allow another franchise to be located in their backyards,I still feel Balsillie wiil try to buy the Canadiens,as he is a lifelong Habs' fan...Le Boutique Blackberry will be Les Glorieux' new home!

Please!!!,anybody but that greedy, self-promoting and mettling wing nut by the name of Pierre Karl Péladeau. He would run the Habs like he run his other business interests, by penny pinching, miss treating his employees and putting his two cents where it doesn't belong.........a poor man's version of George Steinbrenner but without the on ice success. Simply put, he's in the bidding war for the "pay per view" aspect of it.........God help all Habs fans if he does become the next owner!!!! GO MOLSON AND BCE GO!!!!!!

2 things: 1) jeff hackett was released by the colorado avalanche as their goaltending coach. could be an interesting choice 2) manchester united signed a £20 million a year deal (roughly $35 million) with Aon to sponsor their jersey. the NHL should start advertising on their jerseys to increase revenue, so all teams have more money to spend on players. - Pride + Envy = Second Place

George Gillett still owns the team, and as such, If Gillett advises Gainey to hire a new coach, why is it any of Pelladeau's business? Gainey should tell Pelladeau that until he gets his grubby hands on the team, he (Pelladeau) should frak off! ------------------------------------------- "The patience that Bob Gainey showed me when he could have gotten rid of me years ago, I am just really grateful for it."- Mike Modano, June 30, 1999

News Flash!!! Quebecor announces PJ Stock as GM and Coach of the Habs!!!! isn't that scary??? Not that I have anything against Stock, but honestly, anything is possible with someone like Quebecor buying the habs, I would imagine Gillett would have to follow his capitalist tendecies and to sell to the highest bidder, regardless of who is on the board.

I certainly hope that Quebecor never get their grubby hands on the team, in the meantime, I'm preparing my Karl Péladeau voodoo doll...

Dang,now I have to change my pic to a can of Molson Canadiens....

Peladeau has in no shape or form the right to express his opinion on how the Canadiens should be managed. The fact that he publically blasted Gainey for choosing a coach (which is needed, because you cannot wait months for ownership to change hands while the team twindles it's thumbs up their proverbial arses) to the media really puts an emphasis on the following statements I feel are true : 1 - He has no idea on how to run a successful hockey team. (agents and players need to know who they are working with) 2 - He has no idea on how to let the hockey people to do their jobs. (think tampa) 3 - He's far more interested in the profits and not so interested in the on-ice results. (which isn't news for a businessman who had it easy with daddy paving the way for him - but fails to see the revenue coming from a successful team that pushes deep in the playoffs) Seriously, no to Quebecor. They drove me away from being an employee (and then a customer) of Videotron, don't drive me away from a mediocre for life Canadians team.

Whether you think Savard would be a good owner or not, this article does say one thing: Has handled himself and the situation with class and restraint...he expressed interest and started his part of the process. Whether it works out or not, he has made it clear that he does not want this to be a drawn out process and for the moment, does not see the Habs as his plaything should he own it, unlike Peladeau....the fact that he places his relationships with the other bidders above owning the team, well, that says more about the man... "Even Roy can be run out of town after 2 Stanley Cups."

here's hoping the Molsons rebuy the team.

Hackett fired along with Granato in Colorado. Could he help Price? Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy

I trully think all Gillett is doing is getting offers and now will leverage the team to get more money out of the banks to finance the mess Tom Hicks has gotten him in. There far to much money for him to make off this team even spending to the cap every year to let it go, add in to the fact the rink is used all the time and is also a money maker.

No to Peladeau! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112544718355 EE

Now we know why the Molson family got involved, to make sure that Peladeau would never get his hands on the team. Pretty arrogant for a guy talking about the team making decisions when he is not even the owner. I am sensing that the Molsons would even consider becoming one of Gillett's partners, along with BCE, if they do not think they can afford to buy the whole thing.

you would think the molson family would be the heavy favorites if they really want the team. gillette was a great owner, he didn't meddle.