Rumor: Patrice Bergeron to sign one-year deal with Bruins

[Bevans]

what if they give him a NTC and he wants to retire a Bruin though?

They'll be giving him a no move regardless. It would be his choice to waive it to go exactly where he wants, like Giroux.

 

[Bevans]

He’s 37y this summer, look at the wear and tear on his body throughout the year and add his contract finished.

Getzlaf, Weber, Staal.
It wouldn’t have been completely shocking if he had decided to retire

How many of these guys won a major award the moment before they retired?

When's the last time someone retired right after winning one?

 

[jmelm]

That would require trading pretty much all of Pastrnak, Marchand and McAvoy.

A team with Bergeron, Marchand, Pasta, McAvoy, Hall, Swayman and Lindholm is definitely still in that second tier of contenders.

Still need to find a quality #2C somewhere though

I was just making a joke in response to other people around here were saying they may go in the tank direction (probably also joking as well, at least the smarter ones of them lol) when news came out that Marchand & McAvoy would miss much of the season, the Pasta trade rumours were out there (which I didn't believe) and Bergeron had not yet committed to coming back.

 

[Jee]

Montreal was never an option

Mkay?

 

[BB88]

How many of these guys won a major award the moment before they retired?

When's the last time someone retired right after winning one?

I know how good he is or was.

But again he’s 37y and his body has taken huge amount of hits during his career, just go look what he has played through in the playoffs.

So in that sense it wouldn’t have been a total surprise if he retired once his contract run out

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Mkay?

Lol.

 

[BruinsFan37]

Mkay?

He grew up a Nordiques fan and hating the Habs. Then he was drafted by Boston where the culture is decidedly anti-Habs. In other words he's hated the Habs pretty much since birth and that's never changed.

Add in that Montreal is unlikely to reach the playoffs, never mind seriously contend for the cup...

I'll never say zero chance, but you have better odds at winning the lottery twice than Bergy signing in Montreal.

 

[BB88]

Mkay?

You were talking as if there ever was a chance he’d come to Montreal

 

[VainGretzky]

One year contract means he wants to retire as a Bruin is already filthy rich and will not even consider signing elsewhere, I suspect he is only adding the extra year to finish his career with over 1000 points as well

 

[Jee]

He grew up a Nordiques fan and hating the Habs. Then he was drafted by Boston where the culture is decidedly anti-Habs. In other words he's hated the Habs pretty much since birth and that's never changed.

Add in that Montreal is unlikely to reach the playoffs, never mind seriously contend for the cup...

I'll never say zero chance, but you have better odds at winning the lottery twice than Bergy signing in Montreal.

You were talking as if there ever was a chance he’d come to Montreal

Wtf are you guys on lmao, just said I'd loved him in Montréal, never implied anything else. Stop being defensive on nothing

 

[Jayblob716]

The reason we are in this situation is that Sweeney didn't trade guys like Bergeron, Marchand, Rask when it was clear that the Bruins were not contenders

No the reason we are in this situation is because Sweeney traded guys like Lucic, Dougie, and flipped Martin Jones for a plethora of first and second round picks, then whiffed on almost all of them.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

So much for Bedard

They weren’t getting Bedard.

 

[weinsink]

Damn, I thought he was coming to the Leafs

Don't think he wants to be associated with losers

 

[dixie]

Love Bergeron for all the right reasons,would love Krecji back but what does that do ,but put a bandaid on it.It gives Sweeney and Neeley more job security.This is not a cup contending team,when are you going to rebuild this team,or are you satisfied just making the playoffs and having a few more home dates to make money.

 

[Filppula]

Absolutely dominated that shift. Yikes.

 

[wintersej]

Love Bergeron for all the right reasons,would love Krecji back but what does that do ,but put a bandaid on it.It gives Sweeney and Neeley more job security.This is not a cup contending team,when are you going to rebuild this team,or are you satisfied just making the playoffs and having a few more home dates to make money.

Oops

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Feels a bit premature to bump for that. It’s not as if that poster was suggesting that they’d miss the playoffs. There’s plenty of time for other quality teams in the East to pull Boston back into the pack.

 

[SPLBRUIN]

Love Bergeron for all the right reasons,would love Krecji back but what does that do ,but put a bandaid on it.It gives Sweeney and Neeley more job security.This is not a cup contending team,when are you going to rebuild this team,or are you satisfied just making the playoffs and having a few more home dates to make money.

Anyone who dosen't think Boston is a legitimate SC contender must be a real hater. They have 2 above average goalies, 2 legitimate #1 defenseman in McAvoy and Lindholm, 2 excellent lines filled with stars and loads of depth at both forward and D.

 

[wintersej]

Feels a bit premature to bump for that. It’s not as if that poster was suggesting that they’d miss the playoffs. There’s plenty of time for other quality teams in the East to pull Boston back into the pack.

Oh it was bumped by someone talking about Marner and Crosby for some reason

 

[GeeoffBrown]

If Bergeron didn't sign with the Bruins, Mitch Miller might have...

 

[BonMorrison]

Big if true