Andrei Markov announces retirement

[Brucelenok]

Andrei Markov has officially announced retirement from professional hockey. Great career but if not those injuries could've ended up in HHOF

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[HansonBro]

Awww

 

[bukwas]

One of the less appreciated players around here. Good soldier though.

 

[Absolut]

10 games short of 1000 in Montreal. MB just can't show any respect to players. Pathetic in this case; Markov was a great soldier and a leader for the Habs.

 

[David Suzuki]

10 games short of 1000 in Montreal. MB just can't show any respect to players. Pathetic in this case; Markov was a great soldier and a leader for the Habs.

One of the bonehead moves of all time by a GM in the league.

 

[POVERTY]

One of the less appreciated players around here. Good soldier though.

Not even appreciated by his team (GM) in the end

 

[Brucelenok]

One of the less appreciated players around here. Good soldier though.

I agree. He has that Backstrom type of hype even during his prime, not sure why, considering he played in Montreal

 

[cujo1117]

The general you will be missed

 

[dukeofjive]

Thank you for your playing years, he made everybody around you play better, wish him all the best on is new adventure.

 

[jetsforever]

Guess that thread yesterday was right
Great career for him though

 

[Kunta Kinte]

Best Habs player post 2000. Hands down. Not even Price.

Markov at his peak was a goat.

 

[417]

One of the more criminally underrated players of the last 20yrs

Was playing Norris worthy hockey on some very mediocre Habs teams for years .

 

[Hockeyholic]

Mike Komisarek owes alot of his Toronto paycheck to Markov.

 

[WatchfulElm]

10 games short of 1000 in Montreal. MB just can't show any respect to players. Pathetic in this case; Markov was a great soldier and a leader for the Habs.

MB offered him a contract. Markov turned it down and chose the KHL. I don't see how MB is to blame in this.

 

[Ignite111]

Awesome player. Thought he retired years ago though

 

[Langdon Alger]

Happy trails Mr. Bean.

 

[Big Empty]

Bergevin not getting him to a 1000 games is a crime. One of the many mistakes of his horrible 2017 off-season.

 

[SquiddFX]

Mike Komisarek owes alot of his Toronto paycheck to Markov.

Around 21.5 million by my guesstimate.

 

[bobholly39]

Bergevin not getting him to a 1000 games is a crime. One of the many mistakes of his horrible 2017 off-season.

I always find it funny how people make such a big deal about round numbers
990, 1000 - who cares?

Dont get me wrong i love Markov and i wanted him back - in fact im one of the few habs fan who still wanted him back this season. Its just the obsession with the rounded number of 1000 is weird

To me its more about winning games, mentoring others, maybe going for a cup...and for him it should be more about the extra year salary at a few M$ or so

 

[Sol]

MB offered him a contract. Markov turned it down and chose the KHL. I don't see how MB is to blame in this.

Didn't the Habs say that he wanted too much and he took less in the KHL supposedly than they said he was asking for?

I may be wrong but I remember Markov saying he wanted to be a Hab too.

 

[bobholly39]

Didn't the Habs say that he wanted too much and he took less in the KHL supposedly than they said he was asking for?

I may be wrong but I remember Markov saying he wanted to be a Hab too.

Yeah he did want to be a hab and always said so. Markov was playing hardball a bit at first (2 years only, not 1 year, and wanted a certain amount) - but eventually his stance softened a bit. I think Habs simply eventually decided to move on - instead of making it work. Which is what habs fan resent.

Markov wanted and was ready to find a way to make it work - Habs management weren't anymore. It was very poorly handled from Bergevin.

 

[Sugi21]

Yeah he did want to be a hab and always said so. Markov was playing hardball a bit at first (2 years only, not 1 year, and wanted a certain amount) - but eventually his stance softened a bit. I think Habs simply eventually decided to move on - instead of making it work. Which is what habs fan resent.

Markov wanted and was ready to find a way to make it work - Habs management weren't anymore. It was very poorly handled from Bergevin.

Bergevin always has a my way or the highway approach! The Subban bridge deal went horribly wrong for Bergie and then he had to open the bank on that next deal and then.... you know what happened next!

 

[WatchfulElm]

Bergevin always has a my way or the highway approach! The Subban bridge deal went horribly wrong for Bergie and then he had to open the bank on that next deal and then.... you know what happened next!

Yep, we ended up with a better defenseman instead. I don't see how that's "horribly wrong".

 

[JeffreyLFC]

MB offered him a contract. Markov turned it down and chose the KHL. I don't see how MB is to blame in this.

He never made it right with him. Markov wanted 2 years and deservedly so after all he was/has been the best habs defenseman of the past decades and a loyal servant. Markov was also only missing 10 games to reach 1000 games. It was a dick move more ridiculous once you realize his replacement was Alzner.

This should have got Bergevin fired, and to make it worse he has never tried to correct this mistake. I don't even care the habs missing the playoff for the last 3 years without Markov. The disrespect to him has made me want his head. I truly despise and cannot trust Bergevin anymore.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Yep, we ended up with a better defenseman instead. I don't see how that's "horribly wrong".

Because the habs were a decent team back then and not the laughing stock that they are now.