Stop the speculation: Michel Therrien and his staff will remain behind the Montreal Canadiens bench.

"I have no reason to make any changes when it comes to our coaching staff. They are doing great work," GM Marc Bergevin said Friday.

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Fans longing for a warm, fuzzy presence or hankering for Mike Babcock to end the team's 22-year Stanley Cup drought can forget about either happening.

Neither will Bergevin change the way he does busine s or builds his roster. A career defenseman doesn't change his stripe.

"Am I ready to hit the reset button because we didn't beat the Lightning which are Jake Ryan Jersey a very good team no, not at all," Bergevin in his season-closing remarks to the Montreal media. "If you can't defend, you have no chance to win.

"Look at the (New York) Rangers, they're a team without much firepower and they're winning games 2-1. Cazzie Russell Jersey That's the playoffs, we have to be more opportunistic. My philosophy will not change."

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pa sed along other key quotes from Bergevin, a guy with a great sense of humor who also knows how to how to make a point. His admittedly scoring-poor team needs help Taylor Lewan Jersey , and Bergevin hears the wails from Habs fans.

Here's how he answered a question regarding a major Canadiens need.

"Do you want me to trade Carey Price? That's what it costs to get a big center."

Bergevin looked ahead to organization meetings, saying he would meet with Therrien, et al, Kenny Allen Jersey next week. One point of discu sion, he said, would be the power play.

A team can't throw pucks into a net (although Bergevin famously did one into his own goal, by accident during a playoff Amara Darboh Jersey game). Neither can it make scorers magically appear.

Bergevin also said:

As expected, a contract for trade-deadline pickup Jeff Petry is a priority.

Forward Torrey Mitchell, also acquired at the deadline, is a contract target.

Defensemen Sergei Gonchar and Mike Weaver and forward Manny Malhotra are goners.