-by Alaina Scarano-Isbouts
Breaking news Avs fans, Francois Giguere just got canned. Avs President Pierre Lacroix made the following statement to the press earlier:
“The results of this season are unacceptable. We feel a new direction is needed which re-emphasizes those standards of excellence our fans have grown accustomed to since 1995. We will work diligently towards reclaiming our identity that made our brand so special and unique.
“We are too proud of what we have accomplished in this market to ignore where we are and what happened in just a very short period of time. Ownership and the dedicated Avalanche fans throughout the region deserve better results.
“The immediate future of this franchise is my primary concern so it was important to act now and start the process of restoring this franchise to where it belongs.”
Lacroix will be taking over GM duties until someone new is hired.
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!! The Avs staff will not be making any more announcements until some decisions have been made, but I couldn’t be happier with this outcome. I agree with Monsieur Lacroix: the results of this season were unacceptable and we need to start rebuilding from the top.
More awesome stuff from the biggest Avs fan I know. I am glad jiggy is out.
I, too, am relieved, though not quite in the same way as Francois!
hehehe