Patrice Bergeron

barry33 · Guru

Patrice Bergeron

Kendich · Veteran Member

Although Bergeron would be amazing to have in Montreal, it's not going to happen. Bergeron has publicly stated that he hates the habs. He's actually from quebec city, so I imagine he was a big supporter of the nordiques.

wright · Veteran Member

barry33 wrote:

This guy is an RFA. Boston has limited cash to spend. Tony Marinara on the Team 990 floated this idea. Gainey should offer Bergeron a TON of cash..something crazy like 7 million a year. Boston would have to match it. (they cannot cause they have no cash after the recent sigings.) If they do not match it, Montreal gets him but has to give up 4 first round draft picks (big deal). Bergeron is young (21) and is a sniper and hometown boy. As crazy as it sounds I say do it. But it would never happen because I think there is probably an unwritten rule that GM's do not do that to other GM's. Too bad.

There are a number of teams that have spent aggressively in the offseason that have virtually no manouverability with regard to the salary cap. New Jersey is right up against the cap, and have yet to sign Gomez and Gionta. Some teams are going to have to reduce payroll to stay within the cap, so teams like Montreal that are well below the cap may be able to capitalize through a trade with a team that has to off load a quality player due to salary issues.

As for Bergeron, certainly it would be worth the price, but somehow I think the Bruins would match the offer and make other moves to ensure that he remained a Bruin. Bergeron has tremendous upside potential, and is all ready a star in the making, no way a franchise that has taken some recent hits and is just sstarting to rebuild its credibility would allow a player of that quality to be traded off in that fashion.

barry33 · Guru

Good points Kendirch and Wright. I think that thsi is what happened. Gainey had his eye on 2-3 UFA's. (Arnott, Elias, and I heard Jay McKee). He did not get them (for whatever reasons...taxes, language, money, poutine). He is now prepared to wait for the feeding frenzy to settle down and then he will look to take cap space off of teams like Toronto and Jersey, trading poor players with low salaries for superior players fro, Cap squeezed teams. At leats I am hoping this is his thinking.

sarge · Member

There has been altogether too much spending by GM's.

There will be a fire sale opening soon and another one closer to the next trade deadline.

Evaluate the rookies/prospects then act when teams start dumping en masse.

Signing Bergeron would still make my day though.

Jay1982 · Guru

barry33 wrote:

. But it would never happen because I think there is probably an unwritten rule that GM's do not do that to other GM's. Too bad.

I wish there would be that respect between GMs. Remember what Comubus did to us when we tried to recall defensemen, they just keep picking them up.

barry33 · Guru

Jay1982 wrote:

barry33 wrote: . But it would never happen because I think there is probably an unwritten rule that GM's do not do that to other GM's. Too bad. I wish there would be that respect between GMs. Remember what Comubus did to us when we tried to recall defensemen, they just keep picking them up.

maybe it is time for Bob to stop being so nice then? I woudl have no problem giving up 4 first rounders. Gainey and Timmins have shown an uncanny ability for drafting sleepers in the second and 3rd rounds that may turn out to be every bit as good, or better, than anything we get in the first round. Besides, with bergeron you KNOW what you are getting..with 1st round picks it is pretty much a crap shoot (as we are all painfully aware

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Jay1982 · Guru

well, if we are gonna go after someone RFA, why not go after Simon Gagne? I would rather have him than Bergeron.

Habtastic · Guru

Jay, you read my mind!

Habtastic

Peart_2112 · Veteran Member

Jay1982 wrote:

well, if we are gonna go after someone RFA, why not go after Simon Gagne? I would rather have him than Bergeron.

Yes and it appears that he isn't happy with the Flyers latest offer either. He would look great in a Habs uniform.

Jay1982 · Guru

Habtastic wrote:

Jay, you read my mind!

Habtastic