30 Teams/30 Days: Montreal Canadiens

Outlook: We all know what happened during the Montreal Canadiens 100th season in 2008-09. From the drama both on and off the ice up until the season ended on a sour note when their arch-nemesis the Boston Bruins swept them in the first round. With the housecleaning project during the offseason, it is now time for the Habs to put the Centennial Drama aside. The first order of business at the Bell Centre was the sale of the Canadiens. With a sale almost signed, sealed, and deilivered, George Gillett will sell the team to Geoff Molson, who along with brothers Andrew and Justin, will take over the majority ownership of the team. Let’s not forget the Molson’s are no stranger to hockey or the Habs. Under the Molson family, the Habs won 11 Stanley Cups and not to forget when the Bell Centre opened in 1996, it was first known as the Molson Centre. Another priority was to name a new head coach. After General Manager Bob Gainey fired Guy Carbonneau on March 9, Gainey himself took ...