By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Michel Therrien is coach of the Montreal Canadiens again, a home-grown product who rejoins a storied franchise that fell to last place this season and angered many Francophone fans across Quebec over a previous coaching hire.
The Montreal Canadiens have fired general manager Pierre Gauthier after a dismal season.
Residents are blasting a plan to erect a statue with a face resembling that of France's Italian-born first lady in an effort to honor this small town's immigrants from Italy.

Jacques Martin was fired as coach of the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, with the storied team undone by sloppy play and in last place in its division.
Sloppy play, blown leads, a poor record at home.
The Montreal Canadiens fired assistant coach Perry Pearn prior to Wednesday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Miikka Kiprusoff crossed paths with Mike Vernon in San Jose at the outset of his career. Then he moved on to Calgary where he took over his team record for wins.

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By his standards, Jacques Martin's latest new conference amounted to a stand-up comedy bit.
The Boston Bruins are painfully aware of how teams can come back in the NHL playoffs.
Montreal's Max Pacioretty went for a short skate on his own before the Canadiens practice on Friday, his first since suffering a concussion.
Zdeno Chara sat calmly at his locker, concerned more about beating the Montreal Canadiens in the tight division race than getting beat up by them.
Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Martin says Max Pacioretty may be able to return from his neck injury in time for the NHL playoffs.

Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty has a severe concussion and a fractured vertebra from a frightening hit by Boston's Zdeno Chara.
The developer will cover the full cost, he said.
Mayor Martin said it is "out of the question that we will change anything" about the planned euro81 million bronze statue.