Confirmed Signing with Link: [MTL] Chris Wideman signs with the Canadiens (1 year, $750k)

[japhi]

Bergevin is in total chaos mode.

How so? They took a controversial player in the draft. Lost nothing in the ED. Shea out, some replacements in.

 

[CupInSIX]

Thought it was Dennis Wideman and I was wondering why Montreal was really leaning into the controversies
Then realised it was Chris, phew
Then discovered he has his own controversies (what is up with these Wide Men?)

The Slender Man is hard to find (and sign).

 

[BargainBinSpecial]

It’s almost like he’s trying to sway Molson into not bringing him back after his contract ends..

It's sad that Molson keeps on holding on to him desperately.

 

[Korpse]

The Athletic article on Wideman is actually really good. Goes into detail about how he was essentially scape goated and blacklisted from the league cause of that Uber incident. Nice to see him make his way back tbh.

The 'Uber Incident': Did a secret video destroy an NHL career?

It's good to see him get another shot in the NHL but he wasn't blacklisted. He was playing poorly well before the incident.

 

[glenbuis]

That's nothing, there are habs fans that still don't know which foligno toronto was playing against us

i know . the one they gave up a first round pick for like 9 games or something.

 

[ole ole]

i know . the one they gave up a first round pick for like 9 games or something.

Ya what a trade.

 

[glenbuis]

Truth of the matter is ,
Mailloux may be the steal of the draft....I love it while the trolls and Haters hate the thought that we got a steal.
Bring on DeAngelo for we can hear more crying and whining from the rest of you.

yeah a 17 year old kid makes a mistake and they want to crucify him . they crucified the only guy who never sinned and taught us to forgive . i guess everyone out there on these boards never made a mistake when they were kids

 

[Price4Prez]

question for you and all the other guys who agree with you: do you think it's hypocritical for Bergevin to have preached "character" for so long, and now go out of his way to court players with known red flags w.r.t. their character?

I think people can change. People adapt.

"Only fools don't change their mind" this quote couldnt be more accurate here.

I think MB realized all those years of getting guys with ONLY character was not getting results. If a guy has a below average character but a good skill set - you can work with it.

You cant teach a guy to have skills but you can work with a crappy personality.

Look at a guy like our very own C. Price. One of the worst attitudes and anything but a character guy when he first started. BUT he had skills, elite skills. We worked with him and around him. Now, he is the barometer for character on and off the ice. Guys respect him league wide and want to play with him and for him.

So yes, maybe just maybe-Bergevin is thinking, let me sign and take a chance on these guys like DeAngelo, Wideman, Mailloux- guys that have skill but less desirable character and if they manage to turn it around- have got an impact player.

 

[glenbuis]

I think people can change. People adapt.

"Only fools don't change their mind" this quote couldnt be more accurate here.

I think MB realized all those years of getting guys with ONLY character was not getting results. If a guy has a below average character but a good skill set - you can work with it.

You cant teach a guy to have skills but you can work with a crappy personality.

Look at a guy like our very own C. Price. One of the worst attitudes and anything but a character guy when he first started. BUT he had skills, elite skills. We worked with him and around him. Now, he is the barometer for character on and off the ice. Guys respect him league wide and want to play with him and for him.

So yes, maybe just maybe-Bergevin is thinking, let me sign and take a chance on these guys like DeAngelo, Wideman, Mailloux- guys that have skill but less desirable character and if they manage to turn it around- have got an impact player.

price one of the worst attitudes? i'm not getting that part

 

[glenbuis]

Ya what a trade.

good ole dumbass. now that's how you destroy things

 

[Tuna99]

Ottawa fan here - smart player and good coming out of his zone, not fast but a good skater. small, afraid of corners, likes to talk in Ubers

 

[Sinistril]

People on hfboards doing more pearl clutching? This seems like an excellent risk.

 

[HabsAddict]

Bbinz has gone out of his way to add size and nastiness in the defensive core, is see none of that in Wideman. And in fact, this is looks more like a clickbait longshot theh nany real insider information.

I thought that this was about discussing Wideman and not another Mailloux bashing thread?

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

I think people can change. People adapt.

Sure, I might be willing to consider this. Haven't made up my mind yet. What bugs me though is:

- Subban: no known public controversies, shipped out citing "character" issues
- Wideman, Mailloux, DeAngelo: big red flag in each case but hey, people can change! let's give him another shot.

double standard makes Bergie look like a total hypocrite. the 'character' thing was garbage all along.

 

[japhi]

It's sad that Molson keeps on holding on to him desperately.

Hold on to him, he’s unsigned and about to leave on his own. You have bargainbin in your username and aren’t following along?

 

[japhi]

Sure, I might be willing to consider this. Haven't made up my mind yet. What bugs me though is:

- Subban: no known public controversies, shipped out citing "character" issues
- Wideman, Mailloux, DeAngelo: big red flag in each case but hey, people can change! let's give him another shot.

double standard makes Bergie look like a total hypocrite. the 'character' thing was garbage all along.

there is no red flag with Wideman, at all. Are there issues with Chabot, Duschene, Demelo, Tierney?

these guys were taking about the PP ffs

 

[Fazkovsky]

Meh. Potential Romanov partner

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

there is no red flag with Wideman, at all. Are there issues with Chabot, Duschene, Demelo, Tierney?

these guys were taking about the PP ffs

least bad offense i agree but getting caught talking **** on your coaches is not a good look

 

[Bouboumaster]

Voynov + DeAngelo to round-up the defense pairingd

 

[glenbuis]

Sure, I might be willing to consider this. Haven't made up my mind yet. What bugs me though is:

- Subban: no known public controversies, shipped out citing "character" issues
- Wideman, Mailloux, DeAngelo: big red flag in each case but hey, people can change! let's give him another shot.

double standard makes Bergie look like a total hypocrite. the 'character' thing was garbage all along.

what about all the fights subban had with teammates because of his love of the spotlight ? attention hogging . always had to be in the spotlight .

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

least bad offense i agree but getting caught talking **** on your coaches is not a good look

So the issue is that he got caught?

By that same logic, what Mailloux did wouldve been fine as long as he did not get caught?

 

[japhi]

least bad offense i agree but getting caught talking **** on your coaches is not a good look

Can you imagine what players say about coaches and vice versa that never makes it to video? They had a right to privacy, full stop and the driver was fired. Complete non issue

 

[japhi]

Voynov + DeAngelo to round-up the defense pairingd

Yes because beating you wife violently like Voynov did is same as joking with you colleagues about a coach. Wideman Uber incident somewhere between a speeding ticket and getting drunk at the Christmas party.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

what about all the fights subban had with teammates because of his love of the spotlight ? attention hogging . always had to be in the spotlight .

did he now? what kind of proof is there?

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

So the issue is that he got caught?

By that same logic, what Mailloux did wouldve been fine as long as he did not get caught?

no, I'm saying in his case at least there's proof of something. in Subban's case it was just rumors