Player Discussion Patrice Bergeron II

[Alicat]

Countdown to "it was all my teammates" in 3....2....1....

He really is perfect.

 

[00BW]

It will be fun when he hits #1,000.

Of course he only needs 37 more, lol.

 

[Krupp]

Hope he wins the Selke! That said, wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't. I wouldn't be mad if Coutourier won it though. I like the kid.

Hell of it is, if Bergy wins it, you know the other 29 fanbases are going to be complaining about bias for weeks to come....

 

[Bruinaura]

Patrice Bergeron has placed in the top five for the 9th time in his career, tying Guy Carbonneau for the all-time record. He placed in the top three for the 7th time - an all-time record.

 

[Bruinaura]

 

[Krupp]

I'm not mad. Feel bad for Coutourier maybe, but not mad for Bergy.

Heck he beat Datsyuk for the Selke his first time winning, and I think games played was largely a reason for that. If Bergy had been healthier this year I think he would've broken the record.

But he'll do that this next year.

 

[Flannelman]

Several hosts on Sirius XM, up until the injury had him both as Selke favorite and top3 in Hart. Maybe that means something, maybe it doesn’t. But I think we’ll continue to see more good things from Bergy.

 

[Bruinaura]

Bergeron was drafted 15 years ago today (right here in Nashville). Happy Bruins anniversary, Bergy!

 

[ODAAT]

Bergeron was drafted 15 years ago today (right here in Nashville). Happy Bruins anniversary, Bergy!

good lord, 15 years, unbelievable

 

[Dr Hook]

good lord, 15 years, unbelievable

Yeah right? I was in my early 30s then- seems like a lifetime ago!

 

[Bruinaura]

Yeah right? I was in my early 30s then- seems like a lifetime ago!

That was the same year I started at my current job.

 

[Dr Hook]

That was the same year I started at my current job.

My daughter who is now in college was getting ready to start pre-school, yeah I feel your pain here

 

[Bruinaura]

 

[Dr Hook]

Wow...

 

[Bruinaura]

Wow...

Maybe we'll get another guy like that this year?

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

he may have been crazy overpaid, but in retrospect Marty LaPointe earned his money by housing and mentoring an 18 yr old Bergeron

also, let us never forget the early 2000s cringe fest that is the Bergeron/Raycroft commercial...

 

[Alicat]

he may have been crazy overpaid, but in retrospect Marty LaPointe earned his money by housing and mentoring an 18 yr old Bergeron

also, let us never forget the early 2000s cringe fest that is the Bergeron/Raycroft commercial...

That commercial is gold

When Bergy signed his previous contract in 2011, he thanked 2 guys, Marty Lapointe and Glen Murray.

I see bits of each of them in Bergy’s game.

 

[Dr Hook]

great plates, I want them too

 

[Bruinaura]

great plates, I want them too

That accent

 

[Bruinaura]

I actually cringe at most of Bergy's commercials lol. The worst was the NHL15 poem. I need brain bleach for that one.

Although I was amused by his World Cup commercial with that t-shirt (gold Gold GOLD) and the Visa one where he was sitting at his locker polishing the Selke.

 

[Bruinaura]

From KPD. Interesting comments from Bergy about how much longer he might play, and concussion issues. Glad to hear him say he treats concussions different than a broken foot (although I would not have expected him to say otherwise).

How Nick Boynton’s words affected Patrice Bergeron - The Boston Globe

Patrice Bergeron is about to turn 33, is of good health and sound mind, and figures he will finish out the four years remaining on his eight-year, $55 million contract that he signed in July 2013.
The Bruins center even hinted this past week in Las Vegas, where he was part of the NHL Awards ceremony, that he could play later into his 30s.
“I think I do have the intention of finishing the contract,” he said, “and who knows, I could keep going forward. That being said, yeah, you do think about the future, and what unfolds ahead of it . . . I am feeling good . . . but you obviously don’t want to stretch it and . . . and . . . wish that you didn’t.”

“I mean, it’s one of those things where you . . . you know, I am trying to be up front and smart about it,” said Bergeron, asked if the memory of 2007 lingers and influences how he plays today. “I’ve got that incident or all the times I’ve had trauma or injuries, like concussion, I’ve tried to take as much time as possible — I treat it differently than a broken foot or anything else. I know that it’s really important for your health and your future to be smart. That being said, when I step on the ice, I’m . . . yeah, you protect yourself at all times, but when you step on the ice you try to use your instincts and not think.”

 

[Flannelman]

Thanks for posting that.
Obviously inferring but to imagine a time where we won’t have the luxury of watching him play.... man, that’ll f with your head.

 

[BigGoalBrad]

I think its ridiculous he didn't win it this year. Kopitar isn't even close to him defensively.

This is like when the NHL gave every other D man in the league a Norris instead of Bourque out of pity when none were even close to him...Brian f***ing Leetch getting it over Ray? Absurd.

Bergeron was robbed.

 

[Trap Jesus]

I think its ridiculous he didn't win it this year. Kopitar isn't even close to him defensively.

This is like when the NHL gave every other D man in the league a Norris instead of Bourque out of pity when none were even close to him...Brian ****ing Leetch getting it over Ray? Absurd.

Bergeron was robbed.

I can understand the missed games argument. He's far and away the best defensive player in the league when playing, but if you're not playing you're not playing. Couturier got robbed this year as well.

His 2 losses to Toews and Kopitar before this were brutal though.

 

[Krupp]

Mentioned it before; missed games is teh reason Bergy got his first one over Datsyuk. Up until that point good ol' Pavel had won what, three? It looked like the Selke was his to own until he started missing games due to injury.

It sucks, but less time on ice = less defensive shifts, PK duties, etc. It is what it is. I won't pretend I understand the lovefest the media has for Kopitar, but I get why he could get it over Bergy this year.

But not Coutourier. Unless the league just didn't feel like giving it to a Philly player, which....I mean, even if I put my own personal bias against the city of philladelphia aside, I still kinda get.