Speculation: Bergevin in Chicago talking to Doug Wilson

[SakuSauce]

Doesn't mean anything, IMO. I'm pretty sure Bergevin still has some family in Chicago.

His wife and kids still live there.

 

[Grant McCagg]

Gotta love the thread title. Bergevin seen talking to longtime defensive mentor Doug Wilson in a press box in Chicago..where he was employed for several years before coming to Montreal and where both started their NHL careers...must mean they are putting the finishing touches on a trade. Fellow GM's, especially former teammates... only talk to each other about possible trades...never discuss the weather, wives, children, old times......trade talk only!


Shoddy journalism = ridiculous speculation.

 

[JayKing]

Marleau or Burns please. PLEASE!!!!!

 

[Seb]

Gotta love the thread title. Bergevin seen talking to longtime defensive mentor Doug Wilson in a press box in Chicago..where he was employed for several years before coming to Montreal and where both started their NHL careers...must mean they are putting the finishing touches on a trade. Fellow GM's, especially former teammates... only talk to each other about possible trades...never discuss the weather, wives, children, old times......trade talk only!


Shoddy journalism = ridiculous speculation.

There's a speculation tag tho...

 

[loudi94]

Bickell would be nice, he's money in the playoffs!

GP- 57 G-20 A-14 PTS- 34

So is Bourque. Straight up trade!!

 

[Grant McCagg]

There's a speculation tag tho...

And I'm saying the speculation is ridiculous. Putting a tag up justifies ridiculousness?

 

[Richiebottles]

His wife and kids still live there.

Really ?

Man living away from home like that must suck.

 

[RAWisJericho]

Jay Cutler vs Rene Bourque. Do it.

 

[Price My Man Crush]

Really ?

Man living away from home like that must suck.

Not really when you're the GM of the Montreal Canadiens.

 

[Markov4Captain]

His wife and kids still live there.

Really?

He mentioned on antechambre that he didn't tell his family about the GM interview in case he didn't have to move his kids. I'm pretty sure his family lives in MTL. Where did you hear/read otherwise?

 

[Scintillating10]

Over the years I've seen headlines like this dozens of times. Concerning two GMs seen talking in public...don't recall ever trade coming out of it

 

[HuGo Sham]

Bergevin's family STILL lives in Chicago and habs had an off-day thread/

 

[Dominator13]

Bergevin's family STILL lives in Chicago and habs had an off-day thread/

Surprised you didn't reference Mitch Melnick and Brian Wilde at the end of your post.

 

[Kenny Powders]

Jay Cutler vs Rene Bourque. Do it.

At least people in the room still liked Bourque.. Cutler on the other hand...

 

[General Fanager]

Bergevin's family STILL lives in Chicago and habs had an off-day thread/

K......so what was he doing at the game and talking to the other GM?

 

[Monctonscout]

According to Kevin Kurz on Twitter, Montreal GM Marc Bergevin is in Chicago for the Sharks v Hawks game & was spotted talking to Sharks GM Doug Wilson in the press box.

Link: https://twitter.com/KKurzCSN/status/531608231592738817

Discuss.


Edit: Can a mod please change the title to Bergevin in Chicago

It may be something or it may be nothing.

GM's converse a TON during the year, only about .05% of conversations turn into a trade so we can't read too much into it.

 

[General Fanager]

It may be something or it may be nothing.

GM's converse a TON during the year, only about .05% of conversations turn into a trade so we can't read too much into it.

we all know this. Its just fun to talk about wants and needs and such.

 

[WestIslander]

I would love to see Marc-Edouard Valsic in Montreal as a top 3 with Subban and Markov.

That would be the NEW big three in Montreal ;-)

 

[mobifree]

The following deal has been confirmed by a very reliable source.

To Montreal
Toews
Kane
Keith

To Chicago
Desharnais
Bourque
Weaver

 

[zzoo]

The following deal has been confirmed by a very reliable source.

To Montreal
Toews
Kane
Keith

To Chicago
Desharnais
Bourque
Weaver

No way. Impossible.
We over-pay way too much.

 

[mobifree]

In another confirmed deal,

To Montreal
Pavelski
Vlasic

To San Jose
Moen
Gilbert

 

[mobifree]

No way. Impossible.
We over-pay way too much.

We got their 1st rd picks for the next 5 yrs too.

 

[Justin11]

The following deal has been confirmed by a very reliable source.

To Montreal
Toews
Kane
Keith

To Chicago
Desharnais
Bourque
Weaver

I think that this trade will put us over the cap

 

[Sterling Archer]

There's no doubt that Bergevin and Wilson are friends and are going to have a friendly conversation. Given their respective roles, there's no way they're not at least talking about or hinting towards when they speak. There's no way their conversation was 100% friendly.

When I have dinner or run into friends in the same business as I'm in, it's always the same formula. Friendly talk some catching up and talk about work. Oh things are great, Bork was sent down for this... yadda yadda. Wilson, yeah Big Joe won't accept a trade but he might be cracking etc etc...

Not saying it's going to end up in a trade but it's this friendly relationship that GM's have that make them trade with one another. Like anything else, there's cliques in the NHL and GM's tend to make trades with ones they like and have made deals with in the past. So even if they weren't discussing a trade, I'd be very surprised if they weren't at least feeling each others positions out.

 

[Fozz]

Gotta love the thread title. Bergevin seen talking to longtime defensive mentor Doug Wilson in a press box in Chicago..where he was employed for several years before coming to Montreal and where both started their NHL careers...must mean they are putting the finishing touches on a trade. Fellow GM's, especially former teammates... only talk to each other about possible trades...never discuss the weather, wives, children, old times......trade talk only!


Shoddy journalism = ridiculous speculation.

Come on Grant, let the kids have their fun. God knows there's nothing else to do in life but to talk about the Habs.