JULIEN FIRED

Habs GM Bob Gainey has fired coach Claude Julien and assistant Rick Green. Gainey is taking over as head coach on an interim basis, and has hired former Canadiens player Guy Carbonneau as an assistant. Former player Doug Jarvis, head coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs last year, has been retained as an assistant, but it is expected that Carbonneau will take over as head coach eventually. More on this later.