That's good news. But why are we keeping the clown who brought us here? If they are worried about his contract send him to scout in Chibougamau or something.
You didn't say anything about "accomplished" center in your original post.Pacioretty is not Getting you an accomplished Centre
Trading the 3rd overall pick is just idiotic
Sergachev and subban were traded for a winger and another dman
Those two assets shoulda been used to get a centre
Or at the very least - a shift in philosophy.
Maybe his girlfriend should pull out her makeup kit, retrieve her mirror and hand it to him.Idiot in the room continues to look for the idiot in the room.
Not every team who cleans house gets it right...
He’s 30 and one year away from UFA coming of a bad year.You didn't say anything about "accomplished" center in your original post.
Obviously, I was referring more to a player with the potential to eventually be a #1C.
As for the 3rd overall pick, I also said nothing about trading it per se...but you said we don't have assets, that 3rd overall pick IS an asset.
Also, if you believe Subban and Sergachev should of been traded to acquire a center...
I have a hard time understanding how you don't think Pacioretty could do the same.
Don't agree with that entirely...I think people can and should learn from mistakes.If you have the same individuals implementing the shift in philosophy, they're still going to be plagued by their limitations. There are better candidates -- they need to be poached or aggressively pursued when they hit the market.
Again...not sure I'd qualify his entire tenure with the Habs as mismanagement.True but not cleaning house is not the solution either. When you have a 6 year track record of mismanagement, it's not a stretch to be able to identify where the deadwood is.
Maybe his girlfriend should pull out her makeup kit, retrieve her mirror and hand it to him.
Not every team who cleans house gets it right...
I'd like a team that wants to win now AND build for the future...He’s 30 and one year away from UFA coming of a bad year.
And yes I mean accomplishes Centre. With Weber and price you’re into Win now , not 4 years from now
If we’re rebuilding, trade price, Webber and Petry
Hit the ****ter completely for 3-4 years
Again...not sure I'd qualify his entire tenure with the Habs as mismanagement.
It was a mixed bag the first 3-4yrs but it's gone south in a hurry the last 2-3yrs.
Apparently heard on a podcast from today.
If true, this is obviously the way we need to go. So THAT is good news. The fact that it’s Marc Bergevin and the country club calling the shots..well, that’s incredibly frightening for this Habs fan..
If we’re TRULY rebuilding, we need to start by rebuilding the management personnel first..
Maybe he just likes girls with adam's apples.If his girlfriend was chosen on the same basis as our player acquisitions, he'd better look again -- that girlfriend of his probably has an adam's apple.
Sure i would tooI'd like a team that wants to win now AND build for the future...
I think those 2 things are possible and don't have to be independent from each other.
Don't agree with that entirely...I think people can and should learn from mistakes.
It's not like the league isn't literred with GM's who got better with time.
The question is whether our current GM and his staff have the humility to change and adapt after realizing what they were doing wasn't working.
That I have serious doubts on...
Pretty simple.
Last year we finished first in the division with 100 points but were disapointed by being eliminated in the 1st round. You don't tank then.
This year we finished 3rd last. Thats a good point to start tanking.
I'd agree with this assessment of his time as GM of this team.If you want to give him credit for minor moves made in the early years of his tenure, I'd say those were mostly low impact, housekeeping type moves. He's had a positive outcome overall on low impact moves, but has just been incapable of prevailing in respect of franchise defining significant decision-making. And has not surrounded himself with competent enough personnel to save him from himself.
Maybe he just likes girls with adam's apples.
Sure you do, and I think I've been proven right on this point. I said we should sell our vets for futures and tank. The geniuses of this board kicked and screamed and hollared that no, Bergevin just needs one more off-season, that'll show the world! Well, we ran that stupid little experiment, and now here we are, bereft our top prospect, laden with the dumbest contract in the entire NHL, less any of the future assets that we would have received from selling our vets, and tanking anyways.