Original sentence: Cunneyworth's promotion caused some controversy because, at the time, he didn't speak French.However, only a month later, on June 6, Cunneyworth was fired by new coach Michel Therrien.In response, Canadiens owner Geoff Molson promised that Cunneyworth's permanent replacement would be bilingual.On May 2, 2012, Cunneyworth was returned to his former position as assistant coach by new Canadiens General Manager and former Cunneyworth teammate Marc Bergevin.That game saw forward Tomas Plekanec score a rare 3-on-5 shorthanded goal; a feat which had not been accomplished in 25 years by a fellow Hab
Edited sentence: Cunneyworth's promotion has been the subject of some controversy because he doesn't speak French.In response, Canadiens owner Geoff Molson promised that Cunneyworth's permanent replacement must be bilingual.On June 6, 2012, Cunneyworth was fired by new "French" speaking Head Coach Michel Therrien, and replaced with "French" Coaches Gerard Gallant, Jean-Jacques Daigneault, Clément Jodoin.On May 2, 2012, Cunneyworth was returned to his former position as assistant coach by new Canadiens "French" General Manager and former Cunneyworth teammate Marc Bergevin.That game saw forward Tomas Plekanec score a rare 3-on-5 shorthanded goal; a feat which had not been accomplished in 25 years by a fellow Canadien.Treated in a openly discriminatory fashion by the fan base, the organization, the press, and local politicians due to his inability to speak the French language while ignoring his impressive resume that included 30 years in professional hockey including a dozen years coaching professionally