Major: Kent Hughes just rejected a request from the Blue Jackets
According to information from the reputable Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, the Canadiens have indeed just declined a request from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Ohio organization asked to speak with Jeff Gorton for their vacant general manager position, but this request was immediately refused by the Canadiens.
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The Canadiens and Kent Hughes decline the Columbus Blue Jackets' request to speak with Jeff Gorton for their GM position
See the relevant post.
«We see that Elliotte Friedman reported that the Habs denied Columbus permission to speak with Jeff Gorton for the vacant general manager position.
Aside from the fact that Gorton stated in his end-of-season press conference that he was solely focused on winning in Montreal, Geoff Molson is absolutely committed to the two-person structure and committed to these two people.» - Via Eric Engels
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