With the Habs the most injury-plagued team of the last two seasons, Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton had their work cut out for them in terms of targeting and fixing the problem. A step in that direction has just been taken, with the announcement of two new hires. <q>Two new hires in the sports medicine department: Jim Ramsay is named Director of Sports Medicine and Performance as well as Chief Athletic Therapist, while Maxime Gauthier becomes Chief Physiotherapist. - Montreal Canadiens</q> <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=fr dir=ltr>The Canadiens proceed with the hiring of Jim Ramsay and Maxime Gauthier in the sports medicine department.<a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoHabsGo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#GoHabsGo</a><a href=https://t.co/PRXcMQbhLC>https://t.co/PRXcMQbhLC</a>- Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) <a href=https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1673692750015758338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>June 27, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> From what Frank Seravalli reports, these are major hires for the CH, especially in Ramsay's case. <q>Head athletic trainers don't usually make the news in the NHL, but Jim Ramsay leaving the Rangers after 28 years to go to the Montreal Canadiens is a big coup for Jeff Gorton and his team. He's widely respected as one of the best in the business. - Frank Seravalli</q> <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>Head athletic trainers typically don't make news, but Jim Ramsay leaving <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#NYR</a> after 28 years to go to <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoHabsGo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#GoHabsGo</a> is a coup for Jeff Gorton and team. He's widely respected as one of the best in the business. <a href=https://t.co/mjUl0W4P1X>https://t.co/mjUl0W4P1X</a>- Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) <a href=https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1673693937016471558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>June 27, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8>