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congrats to Markov, one of my all time favorite Habs!
Even if he gets a NMC, he still is likely open to a trade to a contender. How many one year contracts do you know of where the player gets a NMC?
Well eventually we would be relying on 41/42 year old Markov lol... It was another spit in the fan's face again. Just like Subban. Listen I love Weber but Subban was a fan favourite. And then they rejected Markov as well.
I am late to this thread but I couldn't agree more and I have maintained this since we lost him last summer. Our team was built around the puck moving abilities of Markov and Subban and our strength used to be our speed and transition with guys like Pacioretty and Byron flying the zone so to speak and Bergevin completely neutered that with his choices on D. Congrats to the general.There was legitimate stretches last season where Markov was our best defenseman, let alone 2nd best.
There’s a reason the team always tanked when he was injured, we relied heavily on his outlet pass to initiate transition (our FWDs aren’t skilled enough) and his IQ to distribute in the offensive zone.
Since 2002 Markov has been the single most important piece to the Habs roster. There’s absolutely no one who will tell me otherwise.
As many of us predicted.The fact Markov was open about the negotiation going poorly likely leaves a bad taste in his mouth.
He will jump for that knowing that we are getting Tavares, he is probably ready to be a good dog now, he's learned his lesson.Sign Markov for one year... trade him as a rental at the deadline.
A slap in the face to a great hab.A true Habs great and a true class act. Bergevin’s legacy will be one of pure ineptitude but the one thing I will remember him for is how he mistreated a Habs great. Totally unnecessary what he did.
If Molson was sincere about enhancing the fan experience, we go out and get Markov to finish his thousand games. Bypass Bergevin on this one and sit with him. Mend any fence that needs mending and get it done. It's not like we are winning the Cup next year and we don't have anyone on the left from the farm to step in. Makes sense for both sides.
That I don't know, to be honest. I don't remember if it was mentioned or not at the time of the signing.
To be honest, I would love to see Bergevin reach out only for Markov to respond "go F*** yourself Marc!"Of course fans are Habs fans just like Ranger fans are Ranger fans, but this organization really does not get that despite that, fans want to have players they enjoy watching and become fan favourites. The guys whose jerseys people spend money on and such.
Trading away PK and letting Markov and Rads walk dings the brand and fan support.
Anyway, I stand by what I said. Markov can say GFY but I think the offer should nevertheless be made. Leave it up to him completely. After a classless negotiation conducted by MB, it would be the classy thing to do. Perhaps Molson can be the one reaching out.
Bottom line is, you can keep guys like Markov around IF you have a solid team around him that can win. We still wouldn't have won with him this year, and it's likely it would've been a real crappy year for him to retire a Hab. It wouldn't have been a good send off.Congrats to Markov, my favorite hab of all time. That man should've ended his career a hab.
Bottom line is, you can keep guys like Markov around IF you have a solid team around him that can win. We still wouldn't have won with him this year, and it's likely it would've been a real crappy year for him to retire a Hab. It wouldn't have been a good send off.
I'd love to have one of those Jerseys****ing glorious