News Article: Geoff Molson re-affirms confidence in Marc Bergevin, will not hire a president of hockey operations

[beowulf]

Until this moron hands over the reins to someone that knows what they are doing, I fear the team will never really challenge for the Cup. It's sad really, little rich boy playing with his toy and refusing to see that it does harm to the team.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Eh, maybe, but as elite as Markov was, it's hard to reconcile one player, however good he is, with getting shutout three times in a 5 game loss.

Habs were dominant against Philly in the season when Markov was there. You can't rely on the score itself.

Also, go look at the difference with and without Markov in that season. He came back around game 35 and Habs were close to ,500 hockey and Gomez getting 0.50 ppg. Then Markov comes back, +0.630 win% and Gomez goes almost ppg for the reat of the season. The entire dynamics of the team changed when he was or wasn't around.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I wish I could make that much money while being terrible at my job.

Imagine having a boss like that.... on top of him also being a Bergevin fan

 

[WickedPegJets]

Pride precedes a fall they say. Businessman Geoff Molson might believe he's the twin brother of adept Bruins President Cam Neely, but he's deluding himself. His two-headed pronouncement couldn't be worse. Keeping Marc Bergevin on staff and not hiring a president have doused the enthusiasm generated by the upcoming play-in series with the Penguins.

 

[peate]

The name Molson goes a long way; unfortunately, it's the wrong way.

 

[BLONG7]

That honestly dosen’t mean anything ... it’s a 30 secondes clips with no context

LOL....MB is lucky the guy didn't punch him in the head!!! A GM of another team, walks by and doesn't even acknowledge the presence of our clown GM........very very telling.

 

[OldCraig71]

Well, get used to more of the same guys, we have seen what Bergevin has done when he needed to add to a decent team and we have seen his efforts to rebuild or even acknowledge one for that matter. He is not going to do anything different while he is GM, fast forward the calendar to 2025 and nothing will have changed under his leadership. f*** you Molson!

 

[CauZuki]

What experience? I don't understand, he was an assistant GM for 11 months and his track record in MTL speaks for itself. The only reason he got the job is because he's a local boy and we're one of the only teams that self-imposes these kind of restrictions for hiring at the most critical positions.

 

[Vachon23]

LOL....MB is lucky the guy didn't punch him in the head!!! A GM of another team, walks by and doesn't even acknowledge the presence of our clown GM........very very telling.

Not really ...

 

[OldCraig71]

Okay Carey Price, it's on you. Demand a trade because you want a chance to win and if that doesn't upset the apple cart then nothing will.

 

[BLONG7]

Not really ...

LOL
OK...

 

[BLONG7]

Okay Carey Price, it's on you. Demand a trade because you want a chance to win and if that doesn't upset the apple cart then nothing will.

Price and Weber need to take Richie Rich, for a long walk...

 

[OldCraig71]

Price and Weber need to take Richie Rich, for a long walk...

I expect that Weber could choose to retire at any time, he is becoming broken down, 1-2 years left in him max. Price and Gallagher are the two that could want out especially Gally, I can't see such a competitive player as him being content to accept losing like this. I am keeping my fingers crossed about those two, it's really our only hope of getting rid of MB.

 

[Legend123]

He sure loves the meh-ness berge offers him on a yearly basis.

 

[lo striver]

what a ding-dong. unreal.

 

[Shabs]

Not really ...

Look, only 2 things could have possibly happened here:

1. Treliving did not recognize Bozovin (maybe because he's not dressed like a regular GM) and ignored him; or

2. Treliving did recognize Bozovin and ignored him.

I'm undecided which is worse but both are bad.

 

[Gally11]

At my work there's a VP who's boss thinks they're like the smartest person to ever work for them and that they will be a CEO one day... It shocked me to hear that line of thought because they're honestly one of the least emotionally intelligent persons I've ever met in a role above me, it's almost impressive how little of a pulse they have on some stuff. Point of the story I guess sometimes I read and hear this stuff from Geoff and I'm like it's gotta be all show, but then sometimes I'm not so sure lol

 

[Per Sjoblom]

A leader is supposed to lead. So MB being an idiot, is not excused, however it is the sole responsibility of the owner. In this case the bigger idiot MB.

Though to be fair, i think his statement today is purely financial. He ain't spending on a president, while he pays himself, and he ain't paying to replace MB. And until the world is back to normal, i understand that, however dont understand why he had to say it .

How much does he pay himself?

 

[OldCraig71]

How much does he pay himself?

Mb is paid about 90 percent more than he is worth.

 

[Gjman2019]

I honestly think if the Habs make the playoffs in the next couple of seasons (by normal means) Bergevin will get extended.

To be honest i'm surprised he isn't already extended.......When they won 7 of 10 before the christmas break i though that was the prefect time for them to sneak it through.......

I guess it was too early....

 

[Gjman2019]

if only we were as successful. Molson is more like a cheap beer salesman who's convinced his product is world class, but it's actually tepid urine

The Bergevin, Molson connection has just killed the franchise........

When i say killed the franchise i don't mean relocation or folding the franchise, i'm just talking about never ending no mans land....

 

[Censored Toad]

Yeah... This isn't surprising at all..

Oh well..

Push me away from the team even more? Mission Accomplished Mr. Molson

 

[Chili]

Interesting to hear where he's at, sounds like more of the same with the 'make the playoffs' mentality.

I really do believe they may be on the right track (with emphasis on the word may). It's all dependent on finding a lot more talent in the draft though. We shall see.

Talk doesn't move the needle, it takes good decisions, lots of them.

 

[JianYang]

I really really miss uncle George. It all starts from the top.

 

[the]

I expect that Weber could choose to retire at any time, he is becoming broken down, 1-2 years left in him max. Price and Gallagher are the two that could want out especially Gally, I can't see such a competitive player as him being content to accept losing like this. I am keeping my fingers crossed about those two, it's really our only hope of getting rid of MB.

There's nothing special about Gally, give him the money and if he's smart he will take it.

Now if Bergevin is smart the time to let him go would be now.