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Post by BadCompany on Nov 25, 2015 14:20:22 GMT -5
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Post by blny on Nov 25, 2015 14:59:48 GMT -5
Works for me.
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Post by HabSolute on Nov 25, 2015 15:32:54 GMT -5
Me 2
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Post by seventeen on Nov 25, 2015 16:32:22 GMT -5
Did Molson insert a conditional clause that Berg has to get an impact RWinger before Christmas?
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 25, 2015 18:03:04 GMT -5
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Post by HFTO on Nov 25, 2015 18:06:47 GMT -5
Let hope so 17....Can't complain with the job he has done......his window is open now andthe pressure is on to win before he really has to earn his money when he has to re-up Price and Patches within a year of each other.
Go Habs
HFTO
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Post by habsorbed on Nov 26, 2015 1:32:19 GMT -5
I like MB and am OK with the extension but do wonder if he merits it. He's done well with the lesser transactions but has he really brought in any high end talent (maybe Petry). He inherited the current nucleus of this team: Price, PK, Max, Gally, Markov, Pleks. Chucky. He also has the best player on the planet at the most important position. He has surrounded them with good supporting players which is to his credit, but he has not landed any big fish nor made any blockbuster trades. And yes we need the top flight winger. So can he get us that commodity? Seems to me this sort of extension should be reserved for someone who has brought us a cup. If he merits this extension based on his record, then doesn't MT
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Nov 26, 2015 8:46:33 GMT -5
I thought Bob Gainey did that when he first arrived but I thought the decline started when he brought in Jacques 'everyone-take-a-man' Martin ... Pierre Gauthier had an eye for talent, but he had no people skills ... morale was at an all-time low in Montreal when Marc Bergevin took over, but look at the club now ... they're first overall and Bergevin is one of the most-respected hockey men in the league ... like you said, he's restored the respect of the franchise ... Chapeau!!
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Nov 26, 2015 8:55:56 GMT -5
And the acolades keep pouring in ... check out some of the comments his peers have made ... from TSN.ca ... "The Montreal Canadiens are one of the best teams in the league, they've proved that over the last couple of years, and again in the process of doing so this year, and it's really a credit to the job Marc Bergevin and his people have done," veteran Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland said. "They're a legitimate Cup contender, Marc has overseen them going from worst to first, and he's built a team there and an organization that's built for the long haul. And around the general managers' room, he's certainly regarded as one of the top people in the group.''
Added veteran Toronto Maple Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello: "I'm extremely happy for him. It's well-deserved. He's done an outstanding job there. He's a good man.''
... "He has done a great job since his arrival in Montreal,'' Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill, who texted Bergevin to congratulate him Wednesday. "The team plays the game the right way which is a compliment to the staff he has hired and the players he has developed. He is very respected in the hockey business.''
"He was a tireless worker before he got that job with the Blackhawks,'' St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong said. "I think he's now working in the most difficult market in the game ... I think he's done a fabulous job there. He went in there, there were some good pieces to build around and he did a really nice job of building around those guys. They've drafted well. He's touched every aspect of the Canadiens. And not only do they look like a strong team again this year, but it looks like it has staying power.
"(The extension) is well-deserved.''
Plus, Armstrong joked, Bergevin needs the extension to afford that fancy-looking wardrobe.
"He's won the best-dressed GM award for three years running now,'' Armstrong said.Cheers.
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