Teams with 1 playoff series win or less over the past 4 years:
Dallas, Minnesota, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Detroit, Columbus, New York Islanders, Boston, Arizona, Los Angeles, Colorado, Philadelphia, Toronto, Florida, New Jersey, Carolina, Buffalo.
18 out of 30 teams because we obviously wont include Vegas. I guess all their GMs are terrible too.
Euh...okay?..
It's arguments like these that make me wonder just how much of an understanding of the game you actually have.
You realize that not all these teams are at the same point? Some of them do have terrible GMs, some might make a change shortly, some were in rebuilding phase, some have actually progressed.
What a terrible argument. I mean, are you incapable of realizing different teams are in different situations?...
Actually I didn't say he had no reason to not have faith. I said why wouldnt he have faith. Seeing how hes had more good seasons than bad. The article wasnt about should Molson have faith in Bergevin. The article was about Bergevin having all the tools at his fingertips to have a very successful offseason. Not all GMs have everything lined up perfectly like Bergevin does at the moment to turn this thing around. That's what the article was about and was clearly stated in the title and throughout. You chose to make it about one statement in one paragraph.
I made it about the most outlandish part of your post, and it's pretty freaking important to note that Bergevin has failed miserably before arguing that hey..we have some cap space this year...so he'll do good.
We do still have scoring issues and we desperately need a centre. He failed this past season, hes owned that. He said he misvalued the defence he had, and he is working on changing that. Hes already starting to go younger with the D group by having Victor Mete make the team, acquiring Mike Reilly, Noah Juulsen is ready and Brett Lernout is on the verge. He can also add to that this summer and has the cap space and assets to make it happen. He did fire the coach. It needed to be done and its a perfect time to do it without Ducharme there. Everyone was calling for Lefebvre's head and now when he gets fired oh its too late? Give me a break
This past season? What? We have needed more offense and centers since he took over. This isn't a new problem. He misevaluated the defense, ya he did, by miles, and it is f***ing troublesome when fans had a better understanding of his group than he did. That is a major problem. If he thought this group was solid, why exactly would he now change things up? On "Tout le Monde en Parle" tonight, he couldn't even admit the lack of puck movement from the back end hurt his team.
It's great that he fired Lefebvre, and ya, f***ing right it's too late. Your GM is supposed to be ahead of the curve, not behind. Took him 6 years to realize this guy was doing a f***ing shit job in the AHL?? And I am willing to bet anything that if Mtl didn't have a terrible season, then he wouldn't have fired him because there would be less pressure.
I like how you say Price has played 50 games once in the past 3 years. He hit 49 this year. Come on man, 1 away from 50 but to fit your narrative you try to make it sound much worse. Give me a break. The guy has carried the team from years. Is arguably the best goaltender in the league, and will bounce back from this poor season. Hes done it before, he will do it again. The man finished 3rd in Vezina voting just last season. The fact that you can actually doubt Price just makes me want to end this conversation now, as its pointless.
I didn't doubt Price, I brought up a very legitimate point and
fact, his ability to not get injured as an 8 year extension kicks in. The fact you turn this into some type of hating on Price or doubting his ability shows you have no interest in having an honest discussion here.
Point is Price has missed a lot of hockey in the past 3 years, he has an 84M extension kicking in, and is over 30. Extending him when he did and for that amount was a terrible decision. This isn't hindsight either, you can go back and read the threads before he signed. People were discussing this. Heck, I brought this up a few years ago when people were debating trading Price or Subban for a center.
Completely your opinion. Not everyone feels the same. I think youre wrong. I like both trades. Weber is better than Subban at the moment and has the tools to be better longer. Subbans next contract is going to be probably the same as he has now or more, and at that point Weber looks even better. When Subban slows down, he doesnt have the defensive ability, the hockey iq, the strength, or the leadership qualities that Weber has. Which will make Weber a much more effective dman for years to come. Chara is still playing great at 41. Lidstrom did as well. No reason to believe Weber wont.
The Habs needed Drouin more than they needed Sergachev. You say we need offence. Drouin will bring that better than Sergachev. Especially if utilized correctly. Which is on the wing. When they get a actual centre for him to play with, he will hit 60+ points. No doubt about it
And Chelios played till he was what?..45? So what man, Weber will have his own life and history. Maybe he gets hurt again next year and he's done for in 3 years, or maybe he plays till he's 45 too. Naming two other Dmen who had long careers is completely irrelevant. It has literally nothing to do with Weber. Zero impact or influence on him and whether or not this trade should have been made. Like, literally, nothing.
I understand at the time if you prefered a guy like Weber, but at this point, it is pretty freaking obvious any team is better with a more agile and puck moving Dman than a stay at home one.
And spare me those magical leadership qualities. They have lead us to...1) fire the coach in his first year, and 2) finish at the bottom in his second year. Not to mention, he was supposed to help direct our actual captain but instead it seems everyone included Max wants himself traded.
Drouin vs Sergachev was another pointless trade. It improved us in no way shape or form. We got a winger when we really needed two centers, and we lost our only blue chip prospect in the process.
Listen, as I said, I understand that at the specific time they were done, you liked those trades. I was against the Weber one, had no problem with the Drouin one assuming he was going to follow it up, which he didn't, at this point though, they are not good trades. At best they are lateral trades, rendering them pointless.
Furthest thing from in way over his head. He didnt have everything available before like he does now. He also didnt have a huge target like Tavares sitting right in front of him, and a pile of cap space to get the job done. You can't say 100% the Habs wont get him just like I cant say 100% they will. Only person who knows this is Tavares, and until he signs somewhere, everyone will be, and is allowed to speculate. Despite what you think. I hope that if you are wrong, youll be big enough to admit it. Just like I will be. I did finish the article by stating if he doesnt utilize it correctly, he could be fired. If he does, and the Habs are successful next season, we will make room for you to jump back on the band wagon
Tavares will not sign here, okay, not 100% sure, I am 99.9999999999% sure. How can I know? Because I can use my brain. Why would Tavares sign here to come play on a team who just missed the POs 2/3 years, filled with holes, who heavily relies on a goalie that has been pretty unhealthy and not particularly good??? To make matters worse, taxes are the highest. Why leave NYI to come here for that?? Makes no sense at all.
Because we need a center like Tavares? Yes, a lot of teams do, and they could use some of their other ones as trade bait. So I don't think we land him. If we do, I will be the first to say I was wrong and give him credit for it.
I am not off or on band wagon. I'm a Habs fan, not a Bergevin fan. I cheer for the Habs. Teams employ bad staff and players, it happens. When that becomes obvious, I want those guys gone ASAP, not wait for them to destroy the team even further.
You can keep your pompoms and just endlessly cheer for everyone that is part of the organization, naively thinking they can all be good. It's all fine and dandy. But there are plenty of reason for this GM to GTFO right now.
