Remember when we joined, we had the hope and optimism of our 30's. New GM, decent looking rookies, good core of players, stellar young goalie, 3rd overall draft pick..here we are with almost a decade of burningbin winning all his trades, nothing great drafted(and not traded), nothing yet to look forward to, and our record is soooo much better than 2012 LOL.
I would be open for a trade... I would definetely not re-sign them (unless they accept an offer well below their value) which I suspect it will not be the case.
Not if you aren't contending regularly. The fact we have had tons of cap space for 3 years should be all you need to know. That covers a first round of playoffs. So that is why we are only shooting for a playoff birth. He saves millions, maybe makes 3 games, or by fluke with price we make second round and burn out. Thats like making the ECF money wise. Since as bergevin has said its all(drafting, playoffs, trades) like throwing darts and up to chance this is a cost assurance that we at least make the money of a first round exit each year with the HOPE of lottery pick to pull us up in some future date.
Okay, but why would he call a losing disaster of a GM one of the most respected in hockey? Why would Bergevin be seen as a respected GM? It doesn't even make sense to say that, hell, you could have been our GM and probably had much better results than Bergevin. If he is truly a fan of the habs he got there because of our past winning ways and the legacy that we established in the sporting world as one of the greatest franchises ever assembled but now he is content to be mediocre but is still a fan? I don't buy that. He is a fan of the bottom line and business is booming and that's all that he really wants and it shows. If this team is in a weaker US market, Bergevin is an afterthought by now, it just wouldn't fly to be that bad and still be employed 8 years later.
We both joined here 11 years ago, time flies my friend. It's nice seeing you back here, I have enjoyed your no-nonsense approach to the habs and like you, I don't really see much to get excited about with the Montreal Bergevin's.
on one point, i fully agree it is only about the money, on the other hand, you saying he became dumb, that statement assumes he was not to begin with. I for one beleive he was always a no balls idiot . was so obvious to see from the moment he reacted to hiring an english interim coach
Winning and attendance will go hand in hand though.
8 years of Bergevin and we finally see a few empty seats and we just saw our 27th anniversary come and go for the last time we won something. It is still a revenue river for Molson, no streams in sight.
Both 8 game losing streaks were merely a test, a character assessment lol, here we are after going through all of that and now sit ready and excited for the playoffs lol. An extension is on the way.It is a license to print money. All it takes is a 5 game win streak and people are raving about playoffs and how close we are to contending...
Just give him more time... just a little more time..... don't worry, he's got this one.
he learned from his mistakes. from now on - da sky is da limit, just watch him! might even finally graduate from high school.
I apologize for my rants, it's the true habs fan in me. I would be the biggest cheerleader here if we actually had something to cheer for.You clearly can't take it anymore and you don't give a rat's ass. They should have had you at that PC, it would have been epic.
