Équipe: 2020-21 Canadiens de Montréal

Date de création initiale: 7 avr. 2021

Publié: 7 avr. 2021

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

In this ACGM post, I swap out the players that do not speak French for players around the league that do in fact speak French.

This is under the hypothetical scenario that sensonfire is actually a high-ranking social justice warrior at the Office québécois de la langue française (AKA the Quebec Language Police).

If it is mandatory policy that the GM and Head Coach of the Montreal Canadiens speak French, then it should be mandatory policy that everybody else on the team speak French as well IMO.

Otherwise, the need for the Head Coach and GM to speak French is a bit silly, if not a serious impediment to the team's future success.

The language spoken in the locker room and with the players on the bench during game-day is obviously English.

I can also imagine that board meetings on important topics like the trade deadline or preparations for draft day are in English as well.

Of course, French might be useful for communicating with the fanbase, the media or with french-speaking colleagues, but it seems it is not used to improve the team's performance on the ice.

The Montreal Canadiens shut themselves out of hiring all the Head Coaches and GMs around the league that can not speak French and it serves as an unnecessary barrier to the team's future success on the ice.

Here is an article that reinforces my point:

https://awinninghabit.com/2020/03/12/montreal-canadiens-politics-language/

Let me know your thoughts on this otherwise delicate topic and I'll see you in the comments :D

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