Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes gave interim head coach Martin St. Louis a significant vote of confidence Tuesday.

"I'd like to see him part of the Montreal Canadiens organization for the long term and remove the interim tag, if that's the question you're asking," Hughes told TSN from this week's GM meetings.

"In terms of the success or the impact that he's had, I expected him to have an impact, no question about it. Probably not as significant as he has in such a short period of time.