They talk about that subject in the movie... how a GM needs to keep in mind it's a business and not an emotional relationship.In Gorge's case it should be called Moneypuck...
He should thank the Canadiens management for giving him that $3.9M/per contract and ****.
Cause a story doesn't usually have two sides? At the end of the day, what Gorges is saying is just his version. He may be exaggerating some facts, he is probably omitting others. That Bergevin chose not to engage on waging a war through the media means that he's wrong?
It has also been widely reported that Bergevin had no hand in tipping the media about Franson being involved in a trade with Gorges. How was a lack of human factor involved when the leak to the media involving the botched Leaf trade talks were attributed to Gorges' own entourage? What about the human factor in acting with discretion and as a professional in not discussing those private conversations had by a GM involving a player, with anyone else? Bergevin has assured repeatedly that at no time did he reveal any information regarding Gorges' trade talks to anyone -- why is Bergevin not entitled to the same benefit of the doubt that you are so adamantly and exclusively ascribing to Gorges?
I don't feel you have any obligation to explain to a traded player the reason or motives of the trade. MB probably just told JG "Josh, you've been traded to the Sabres, contact this and this person" that is IMO enough. No need to explain trade motives to a player that is not part of the team anymore.
Exactly.
He doesn't know why he was traded ... is he stupid or just playing stupid? He's gone because his agent did too good a job getting him a long-term deal on a salary he doesn't deserve, given his performance and role.
He's starting to sound like that guy with the red stapler who got demoted in Office Space, despite overwhelming evidence ...
Bergevin: "Josh, we're gonna need to go ahead and move you to Buffalo.
We have some new people coming in, and we need all the cap space we can get.
So if you could just go ahead and pack up your stuff and move it down there,
that would be terrific, OK?"
Gorges: "I don't understand. Why ... why was I traded?" Why? Please tell me!!!
I told my agent that if they move me to Toronto, then, then I'm, I'm not reporting,
I'm going to veto the trade. And, and I told my friends too, because they've not
given me any reason why they tried to move me, and I used think I'd be the next
captain, that I was within that window, and I imagined all kinds of new speeches
I would be using next year in the dressing room for the 24CH folks, and they were
spectacular sotto-voce rallying cries from the heart, but then, they switched it all
up on me, from Toronto to Buffalo, but I kept my red home Habs jersey in case,
because I was meant to be a Habs captain, and I kept getting plastered against
the glass, because I thought I'd be a captain, and it's not okay because if they take
my sweater away then I'll set the media on fire... and keep asking embarassing
questions about how I was mistreated, woe is me ..."
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1. Bergevin will never provide further detail but his MO is to dot all the i's and cross all the t's when dealing with players. Trades being fluid, once there was a possible Franson deal, then you check with player if he would waive his NT clause. Of course it just suits your narrative that MB mishandled the situation.
2. Getting rid of the contract and getting a 2nd rounder is very good return. Keep in mind that MB clearly wanted to get rid of Gorges's contract - even negotiating with 2 division rivals.
Where's the link that says that the lead was attibuted to Gorges? Again, I'm not dissing Bergevin on the leak. But once the leak is done and you see how something happened....aren't you then allow to diss the move? Was it Gauthier who leaked the Cammy needs to pay his jersey story? Yet, did it stop us to blame Gauthier for that kind of behavior? Not sure what your point is....sorry but once the leak is out, you have more infos and it's fair game to analyse it. So again, not sure why your post is all about the leak which in the end, isn't even my point. Whether he leaked it or not it's irrelevant. But once it's leaked...it's out there to comment.
I would have traded him for Nicolas ****ing Cage if I had to.
I think a better title for this thread would be "Gorges doesn't undersand why he was traded"...
In the end, the guy was REALLY dissapointed to leave. Which personnally, I have no idea how we can bash a guy like that for expressing those types of emotions.
He's pretending he doesn't know why he was traded when it was made clear publicly in the media. He's just complaining about his fate indirectly. The guy is an hypocrite and I've been siding with this conclusion since the last lockout when he defended players' contracts and then when the season started turned on Subban for not signing right away. I just dislike his personality. He's a good hockey player and all, but I would never have beer with him.
Not sure how Gorges is overpaid, he makes 3.9M, thats only 5.65% of the 69 cap.
That is decent for 2nd pair dmen. IMO Bergevin had a choice of Emelin or Gorges, and picked Emelin, I too would pick Emelin, Gorges is better defensevily, but I think Emelin has a lot of offensive upside we haven't seen much of yet, and I like the way he moves the puck, he is a decent puck mover while playing RD, by moving to LD passing lanes will be much easier for him.
Also Gorges is 6'1 201, not sure why ppl are calling him a small guy, he isn't big, but he isn't small.