Around the League - Offseason Edition

[MSZ]

First ballot HoFer.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Knew the day way coming but still a bit taken aback. He and the Bruins have done nothing but give us bad memories on the ice but you can’t deny he’s been a fantastic player his entire career.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

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A Statement from Patrice Bergeron | Boston Bruins

When I was around 12 years old a teacher asked everyone in my class to write about our dreams. For me, my dream was already clear: to become a professional hockey player.

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Loved him as a player, and hated him as a rival. Good for him.

 

[Buds17]

Bergeron was a classy player (which is never easy to admit about a career rival). A surefire HOFer for the Selkes alone.

 

[Mess]

Loved him as a player, and hated him as a rival. Good for him.

He was one of my top 5 players in the NHL not on the Leafs.

He is the kind of player and leader the Leafs have been missing for a few decades.

Ironically his retirement now, might move the Leafs closer to Cup competitiveness, then anything they could do themselves.

He was a big part of ending Leafs playoff season 3 times.

 

[Fogelhund]

Nearly $61 mil per year for one player... and here we are arguing over a $83.5 mil cap for 23 players...

 

[hamzarocks]

Bergeron great but overrated player on the mains

He is a hall of famer but sine of his more prominent/vocal fans pretended he was an elite franchise 1C for his entire career

He was a great 2C for 10 years and a great 1C for 6-7 years with 2.5years lost to injury/lockouts

He underperformed in the playoffs not va the leafs but his character can't be questioned as he battled through injuries no normal person would go through to play.

Better than Tavares for sure but Matthews is already better then him as long as he doesn't fall off a cliff.

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Nearly $61 mil per year for one player... and here we are arguing over a $83.5 mil cap for 23 players...

If that's crazy check what Oil money can get a young french mutant ninja turtle for 1 year

 

[leafsfan5]

On one hand I’m happy he’s gone and can’t hurt us anymore, on the other it’s sad to see a legend and great person retire from the game

 

[ACC1224]

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Nearly $61 mil per year for one player... and here we are arguing over a $83.5 mil cap for 23 players...

Crazy amount of money. I can't be the only one who's never heard of this guy?

 

[Madap]

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Nearly $61 mil per year for one player... and here we are arguing over a $83.5 mil cap for 23 players...

Go look at what was rumoured to be offered to Mbappe to play for a Saudi team. ~300 million to PSG and ~700 million directly to Mbappe. For one season…..

 

[Stephen]

I have a feeling we’ll see Bergeron again when he wins the 2023-24 Selke Trophy again. Oops.

 

[mydnyte]

He was one of my top 5 players in the NHL not on the Leafs.

He is the kind of player and leader the Leafs have been missing for a few decades.

Ironically his retirement now, might move the Leafs closer to Cup competitiveness, then anything they could do themselves.

He was a big part of ending Leafs playoff season 3 times.

seriously though ...who would the last Leafs player that was comparable be (on both sides of the puck), Keon?

 

[Stephen]

Interesting seeing Jimmy Vesey and Colin Blackwell but no Nylander or Matthews. Guess they go back to the Harvard days.

 

[Kurtz]

Crazy amount of money. I can't be the only one who's never heard of this guy?

He's somewhere around the 20th-30th best player in the league.

The NBA has had a financial windfall from the new tv/streaming deals so you'll see a lot of these massive deals going forward.

Hard to believe that not too long ago the NHL and NBA were roughly on par in terms of popularity. Quite a striking difference between Bettman's performance over the last decade and Silver/Stern in the NBA.

 

[Legion34]

January 6th lol

Or it’s exactly what he was missing???? Kind of a silly line to draw

 

[BertCorbeau]

I hate that Bergeron was a Bruin because I’d like him a lot more otherwise .. he’ll of a player

 

[keonsbitterness]

First ballot HoFer.

3rd ballot, just because.

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Nearly $61 mil per year for one player... and here we are arguing over a $83.5 mil cap for 23 players...

Chinese guy makes it big in the NBA ------> huge Asian media deals

But Bettman spent a billion air miles to keep the Coyotes alive, so let's call it a draw.

 

[Jozay]

Or it’s exactly what he was missing???? Kind of a silly line to draw

Its a joke

 

[Dekes For Days]

Sad to see Bergeron retire, but glad to see Boston take a big hit.

 

[Menzinger]

I have a huge amount of respect for Bergeron as a player and person, but good news for the Leafs

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[ULF_55]

Leafs need a 2nd. round pick who works out...

 

[ULF_55]

So let's see what a difference coaching makes.

 

[Stephen]

I hate that Bergeron was a Bruin because I’d like him a lot more otherwise .. he’ll of a player

Not a lot of players become so synonymous with their franchises like Bergeron. You'd have hard time finding daylight between player and team.

 

[Gabriel426]

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Nearly $61 mil per year for one player... and here we are arguing over a $83.5 mil cap for 23 players...

Different leagues.

Imagine the Leafs traded up and drafted Bergy in 2003 as a replacement for Sundin. That would have been amazing.
If only we have a time machine and voodoo magic.