Recently, it was revealed that the Columbus Blue Jackets were very interested in hiring Gorton as their general manager, but Geoff Molson reportedly put his foot down and refused to allow them to interview him.
Clearly, the Canadiens want to keep Gorton in Montreal and have no intention of letting him go, but there is now some new information.
Don Waddell was hired on Tuesday as President and GM, but it seems he might still be looking for a general manager to handle the workload, and Gorton would be his man.
We don't know, but one thing is certain: with the hiring of Don Waddell, it would still be surprising if a new GM is hired in the short term.
