Just one day after being eliminated by the Boston Bruins, the Montreal Canadiens GM Bob Gainey held his end-of season press conference at the Bell Complex Sportif at Brossard.
One of the many questions that everyone wanted to know is : Will Bob Gainey be back next year or will he resign? Well, Bob answered that he is expecting to be back next year, but he understands that he too has a boss above him, and that will evaluate the overall of his work and might have a word to say about it.
The next question : Will he be back as the coach next year? After game #4, Bob said to the media that coaching wasn't for him. Now, he says that he will give himself a few weeks before making a decision and explained that he wasn't prepared for the question the day before.
A reporter asked Gainey if it was true that two weeks before firing Carbo, Gainey has promised him that he won't fire him. Bob answered by saying that he wished that private conversation stays private. He also added that Guy's situation was difficult for Guy, for himself and for the team. At one point, he had two choices, do nothing or to fire Carbo. He decided to choose the second option.
Question regarding why he hasn't put Jaroslav Halak in net instead of Carey Price. Gainey answered that a year ago he has taken the decision to give Price the chance to gain a lot experience to accelerate his development. He added that he believe Carey has been playing really well and that if he was a player on the ice, he would say "Man, he's a good goalie!".
And finally one of the most interesting things that Gainey have said during his press conference was that one of the reasons that his team start to have problems in the second half is the names of players that he has spoken with Brian Lawton for Vincent Lecavalier became public. He believes that it was a disgrace that Christopher Higgins, Josh Gorges and Thomas Plekanec had to hear these things.
One of the many questions that everyone wanted to know is : Will Bob Gainey be back next year or will he resign? Well, Bob answered that he is expecting to be back next year, but he understands that he too has a boss above him, and that will evaluate the overall of his work and might have a word to say about it.
The next question : Will he be back as the coach next year? After game #4, Bob said to the media that coaching wasn't for him. Now, he says that he will give himself a few weeks before making a decision and explained that he wasn't prepared for the question the day before.
A reporter asked Gainey if it was true that two weeks before firing Carbo, Gainey has promised him that he won't fire him. Bob answered by saying that he wished that private conversation stays private. He also added that Guy's situation was difficult for Guy, for himself and for the team. At one point, he had two choices, do nothing or to fire Carbo. He decided to choose the second option.
Question regarding why he hasn't put Jaroslav Halak in net instead of Carey Price. Gainey answered that a year ago he has taken the decision to give Price the chance to gain a lot experience to accelerate his development. He added that he believe Carey has been playing really well and that if he was a player on the ice, he would say "Man, he's a good goalie!".
And finally one of the most interesting things that Gainey have said during his press conference was that one of the reasons that his team start to have problems in the second half is the names of players that he has spoken with Brian Lawton for Vincent Lecavalier became public. He believes that it was a disgrace that Christopher Higgins, Josh Gorges and Thomas Plekanec had to hear these things.
You can also watch the press conference here
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