Marc Bergevin - Now What?

[Habs 4 Life]

This is true, fans should not fall for this going into next season if there are no significant upgrades to the roster.

Usually it's big companies and they don't really care
The fans that buy single games or the 5 - 10 games packages are the ones who can make a big splash next summer.

 

[OldCraig71]

Usually it's big companies and they don't really care
The fans that buy single games or the 5 - 10 games packages are the ones who can make a big splash next summer.

Listen up fellow Montreal habs fans, if your company gives you a ticket to a habs game you should start looking for a new job.

 

[jackeymoon]

Usually it's big companies and they don't really care
The fans that buy single games or the 5 - 10 games packages are the ones who can make a big splash next summer.

Wouldn't count on it. Montreal fans (who go to games regularly) are like Toronto fans; largely corporate shills with no backbone.

 

[Haburger]

Price to st louis?no!!!!

 

[Habs 4 Life]

Listen up fellow Montreal habs fans, if your company gives you a ticket to a habs game you should start looking for a new job.

Actually for the past couple of years I've been lucky enough to get tickets from suppliers and asking them early in the season for the games I want. Pretty much to see the other teams coming to town

 

[ItzaGreat]

there are only 4 teams with a worse GF/GA ratio then us

Incidentally, there are only 4 teams below us in the standings.

 

[Mathletic]

The Rangers are a bubble playoffs team and have now realized they aren't going anywhere with their roster and are ready to sell. We're not even a bubble playoffs team and our GM thinks with luck we're back in the thick of things next season. Good job Bergie.

 

[cphabs]

Corporate sponsorship will sell out the Bell center over and over. Nobody will give up their seasons tickets either.

The moderator speaks the truth. If I had season tickets for the Montreal Canadians? They would be part of my investment portfolio. Why? I could sell them for profit or political favors every season.

If you haven't noticed, our team has been a train wreck for quite a while. Unfortunately, the tickets and sponsorships keep flowing like honey. Smacks of some kind of inbred nationalism to me.

In any case, my point is this. Season ticket holders know that no matter how bad their organization gets, has been, or will be, their tickets are gold. Sound investment. Seriously.

 

[sandviper]

there are only 4 teams with a worse GF/GA ratio then us

Which is why we are in the cluster of #4 to #8 for the draft.

 

[Tighthead]

The moderator speaks the truth. If I had season tickets for the Montreal Canadians? They would be part of my investment portfolio. Why? I could sell them for profit or political favors every season.

If you haven't noticed, our team has been a train wreck for quite a while. Unfortunately, the tickets and sponsorships keep flowing like honey. Smacks of some kind of inbred nationalism to me.

In any case, my point is this. Season ticket holders know that no matter how bad their organization gets, has been, or will be, their tickets are gold. Sound investment. Seriously.

This year you would be selling tickets for less than you paid.

 

[Lshap]

Can't do anything about pre-sold tickets, but all those empty seats means fewer people buying beer and crap. Ticket revenue may not change, but Molson's losing real money on concessions.

And even if you go to the game, don't buy any of their overpriced stuff.

 

[sandviper]

Can't do anything about pre-sold tickets, but all those empty seats means fewer people buying beer and crap. Ticket revenue may not change, but Molson's losing real money on concessions.

And even if you go to the game, don't buy any of their overpriced stuff.

I don’t know about Montreal, but I figure it’s the same as Toronto where a packed house also has a trickle effect on the locals. Restaurants are busier, people stick around after work to shop and eat before the game. On weekends, people may go for drinks after the show.

Then again, with how the team is doing, people may still go for drinks...

 

[Garbageyuk]

Molson having Bergevin in charge of a rebuild would be like him trying to wipe his ass while he's still shitting. It won't end well. He's going to have a huge mess on his hands in addition to the collosal dump he's already dealing with.

 

[PhysicX]

Bergevin won't move the big pieces that need to get traded. Instead, he'll mention in his presser how getting a healthy Weber, Shaw and Danault back was like trading nothing for three key guys. Just you wait and see. Teams weren't willing to give what was required for said players, hence no significant trade.

 

[Kojo]

I'm tired of him and his fancy pants. You can only do so many press conferences.

One of the largest appeal that Bergevin had is that he was liked by the players, now he's hated.

 

[Lshap]

I don’t know about Montreal, but I figure it’s the same as Toronto where a packed house also has a trickle effect on the locals. Restaurants are busier, people stick around after work to shop and eat before the game. On weekends, people may go for drinks after the show.

True. Local businesses around the Bell Centre are probably hurting. Scalpers are being killed. I feel bad for them, but on the other hand, they've profited over the years by leeching off the Bell Centre crowd. This is the other side of the coin, the ups and downs of business-synergy.

Then again, with how the team is doing, people may still go for drinks...

Well put.

 

[LastWordArmy]

A deep dive into Marc Bergevin's mess. Where is he going wrong, and what will the next GM have to clean up?

Marc Bergevin's Mess - Last Word on Hockey

 

[BLONG7]

A deep dive into Marc Bergevin's mess. Where is he going wrong, and what will the next GM have to clean up?

Marc Bergevin's Mess - Last Word on Hockey

Thanks for posting.............has the franco media gotten in on this yet? The first step, is admitting you have a problem.

 

[BLONG7]

True. Local businesses around the Bell Centre are probably hurting. Scalpers are being killed. I feel bad for them, but on the other hand, they've profited over the years by leeching off the Bell Centre crowd. This is the other side of the coin, the ups and downs of business-synergy.



Well put.

Scalpers around the Bell Centre, are like dis-organized crime..............win some lose some..............that is a terrible crowd to deal with............they have made out like bandits for years, the next couple of year, could be lean...

 

[jaffy27]

I'm tired of him and his fancy pants. You can only do so many press conferences.

One of the largest appeal that Bergevin had is that he was liked by the players, now he's hated.

You're bent out of shape because of the pants he's wearing............t'as la peau mince chum

So the players hate him?.....how do you know this for fact?

 

[Rapala]

MB now nothing...

He needs to be gone and soon. Does anyone really think he will do what is right which would force him to eat his own words.

This Dude is living high on "surf and turf" and we the fans are the ones getting trampled on and likely drowning.

 

[eklund the clown]

You're bent out of shape because of the pants he's wearing............t'as la peau mince chum

So the players hate him?.....how do you know this for fact?

I don't know about his fancy pats or if he's hated but the players but one thing i do know is he the worst GM since Houle

 

[member 256847]

is a dedicated Bergevin thread really necessary given he's getting shredded in every thread here anyways? lol

Better for the anger to be contained to one big on topic lashing out thread rather than spill over (even more so) in every other thread on the forum IMO.

 

[uiCk]

You're bent out of shape because of the pants he's wearing............t'as la peau mince chum

So the players hate him?.....how do you know this for fact?

On peux pas tous avoir la peau épaisse comme MB

 

[Adam Michaels]

On the empty seats subject, most tickets are either bought by corporations or season ticket holders (which is a long waiting list should someone not renew). What will hit Molson in the pockets is if they keep missing the playoffs or get bounced in the first round. The money he makes in the playoffs is 100% profits.