Mathieu Darche to become Columbus GM: Bob Hartley hears some “fiddling” going on

It’s now been 2 months considering that heaven Jackets fired Jarmo Kekalainen, who had actually been the club’s GM for many years. Ever since, group president John Davidson has actually supervised on an interim basis.

That stated, with the draft and totally free representative market approaching, the group will most likely wish to discover a GM as quickly as possible. In Columbus, it’s beginning to appear like it’s time for the club to return to winning methods.

Jeff Gorton’s name was discussed at the time, offered his ties with Davidson from their time with the Rangers, however it does not appear like that’s going to take place. Gorton states he’s pleased in Montrealand in any case, Geoff Molson has no objective of letting his supervisor speak to other clubs

A good idea settled, then.

That implies the Blue Jackets need to be looking in other places … and according to Bob Hartley, who would not ensure it (he’s not a “scoop guy”, he states), there’s a fair bit of “bullshit” connecting Mathieu Darche to the GM task in Columbus, as he declared on BPM Sports.

Mathieu Darche’s very first NHL GM experience … in Columbus? According to Bob, it might effectively be! #Columbus #BlueJackets #LNH #ColumbusBlueJackets

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— BPM Sports (@BPMSportsRadio) April 18, 2024

We understand that heaven Jackets are searching for a knowledgeable hockey head to be the group’s GM, however that by “experience” we do not always indicate “a previous GM”. Rather, we desire somebody with a tested performance history in business, and Darche has actually been rolling his bulge in Tampa Bay for many years.

His name had actually flowed in Montreal and Ottawa over the last few years for the GM position, however in the end, he stuck with Julien BriseBois.

Darche has actually likewise used heaven Jackets’ colors, and became part of the group’s very first edition when it showed up in the NHL.

It would be a terrific story to see him “get home” to his very first basic supervisor position in the Bettman circuit.

We’ll be keeping a close eye on the scenario, however with Hartley looking quite plumpit’s safe to presume that there might really be a fire related to this smoke.

And with his name still flowing, it appears just a matter of time before Darche gets an NHL GM task.

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