Andrew and Justin Molson as lead owner thank Geoff Molson and relieve him from his duty as Hockey president he will stay as an ambassador and owner.
As per this we do name Stephane Quintal new executive in chief and president of Hockey operation. He will be supported the new senior Larry Robinson. We also nominate Vicent Damphousse as the new General manager of the team, he will be supported by Julien Brisebois (VP and Ass.-D.G.), Trevors Timmins (VP senior Pro scout / Developpement) , Larry Carrière (V.P Senior Laval Operation) and John Segwick as (V.P. operation)
Been demoted :
1-Jean-Jacques Daignault : he will help Francis Bouillon with the defensive developpement team. He will be replaced by Joel Bouchard.
2- Dan Lacroix will be on pressbox to help Mario Leblanc to help him with video and communication with bench. he wil be replaced by Guy Carbonneau for the warm up operation.
3- Marc Bergevin and Michel Therrien both accept to second and support Eric Crawford as assitant for Pro-Scouting direction
Been fired : Scott Mellanby, Martin Lapointe, Richard Dudley
Finally as GM Vincent Damphousse manage few movement ;
- where he shed salary +/- $15,671,667 for july 1st 2018 where he will have to sign [Anthony Mantha, Phillip Danault , Daniel Winnik, Ryan Strome, Darnell Nurse, Brandon Davidson, Petr Mrazek, Charlie Lindgren]
- and to start the rebuild he will have priorities for the draft :
first round : Rasmus Dahlin, D, (Frolunda, SHL), Adam Boqvist, D, (Brynas, SHL), 10. Bode Wilde, D, (USNTDP), Evan Bouchard, D, (London Knights), or Benoit-Olivier Groulx, C, (Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL)
Second round : Mattias Samuelsson, D, (USNTDP) and many more who will be in the top 150 from D to G and C as priorities.
- Post Draft or Season Priority : offer Alzner Strome and choice of picks for John Tavares