HF Habs: Marc Bergevin & Carey Price Media Availability (11AM ET)

[Habaneros]

This franchise loves Price, I wonder if he'll become GM one day.

Breaking News STN Sports
March 3rd 2021
Bergevin announces he has stepped down as GM of Montreal Canadiens
and Carey Price retires and will take over as GM...

 

[GordonGraham]

The hockey fishbowl that is Montreal. No wonder this team cannot land the best UFA's.

Dont see to many baseball players afraid of the pressure of playing for the Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox and choosing the Devil Rays, As...... just to be left alone

 

[le_sean]

This franchise loves Price, I wonder if he'll become GM one day.

Please. He’s been in Montreal for over a decade and hasn’t learned a word of French. I doubt he’s ever considered.

He’s clearly going back out west once he’s retired.

 

[OnTheRun]

This is kind of pointless to have Price there, but I guess it does affect him. Maybe he'll talk about moving in a different direction and adjusting his style? No matter how you slice it the organization is finally shaking things up and thats good. Whether it translates to success, only time will tell.

the media would have asked questions about Waite/Burke to Price after his next start regardless. Habs probably just wanted to get that out of the way sooner rather than later.

 

[CHfan1]

Players have said that the pressure, the overbearing media and taxes are huge deterrents.
Am I wrong?

No you’re absolutely right. What I’m saying it’s not a bad thing the big free agents haven’t signed in Montreal. It’s kept them from having those huge anchor contracts that kills a teams cap like Lucic, Neal, Eriksson, Shattenkirk (who the NYR bought out two years after he was the best free agent), Okposo, Bobrovsky, Duchene, Ladd, etc.

Also Toronto landed Tavares and that market also has a lot of those things.

The majority of the best players in the league are with the team that drafted them.

 

[Big Empty]

 

[DAChampion]

No you’re absolutely right. What I’m saying it’s not a bad thing the big free agents haven’t signed in Montreal. It’s kept them from having those huge anchor contracts that kills a teams cap like Lucic, Neal, Eriksson, Shattenkirk (who the NYR bought out two years after he was the best free agent), Okposo, Bobrovsky, Duchene, Ladd, etc.

Also Toronto landed Tavares and that market also has a lot of those things.

The majority of the best players in the league are with the team that drafted them.

It's not even clear that Tavares is worth 11 million/year.

 

[Tyson]

No you’re absolutely right. What I’m saying it’s not a bad thing the big free agents haven’t signed in Montreal. It’s kept them from having those huge anchor contracts that kills a teams cap like Lucic, Neal, Eriksson, Shattenkirk (who the NYR bought out two years after he was the best free agent), Okposo, Bobrovsky, Duchene, Ladd, etc.

Also Toronto landed Tavares and that market also has a lot of those things.

The majority of the best players in the league are with the team that drafted them.

Totally agree. Andrew Ladd anyone?

 

[HuGo Sham]

marc has officially run out of people to replace
he's next

 

[Treb]

As per MB, he has not discussed with Price before firing Waite.

EDIT:

 

[Tighthead]

Management decisions should not be addressed by players

Church and state.

 

[Big Empty]

 

[badfish]

My french is below average but sounds like Price was asked his opinion on a coaching change but ultimately wasn't aware that one was going to happen?

Edit: nvm Arpon Basu clarified

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[FormerLurker]

Of course its after a "big" win against the last place team, gotta make Carey look good, how many head coaches has Price been through since he joined the habs 6-7-8?

Just 4, not counting interim coaches: Carbonneau, Martin, Therrien, and Julien. Pretty standard for a guy that's been in the league for 14 seasons.

 

[Adam Michaels]

My french is below average but sounds like Price was asked his opinion on a coaching change but ultimately wasn't aware that one was going to happen?

 

[Sterling Archer]

marc has officially run out of people to replace
he's next

himself.

 

[donghabs98]

Shades of Cammalleri being traded mid game.

 

[Doc5]

I wonder what the pattern was.
I mean other than Price’s play during the last 4 years..

 

[OnTheRun]

Richardson, the chosen one, won't get fired.

 

[Adam Michaels]

I wonder what the pattern was.
I mean other than Price’s play during the last 4 years..

That is probably the pattern he saw. Price's up-and-down play.

 

[angusyoung]

It's not even clear that Tavares is worth 11 million/year.

11 million? shit,did not know that,wow!

 

[Adam Michaels]

Burke should be on the ice with the team after their road trip and before their home game against Vancouver on the 19th.

 

[le_sean]

Stu Cowan is the only one that asks hard questions. The rest are just floating softies. In fact I’m fairly certain the organization tells someone like Engels what to ask.

 

[Canadienna]

Shades of Cammalleri being traded mid game.

This still doesn't add up to me.

Why the second period? He didn't fire him before the game, so clearly something happened to instigate the decision.

I wonder if it was that one goal on Price. Wouldn't make a ton of sense but it's not like anything else significant happened in the 2nd.

Edit: Apparently he had made the decision beforehand.