If Subban got 9M, he was probably asking for 10+ and Habs were offering 8. I don't get why the fact the deal was reached this late is pinned solely on Bergevin's head, while Subban and (especially) Meehan get out of it Scot-free.
- stinger67

He's got to find a way to get rid of Moen's salary.
- BashCH

shoot him

Do you think I did? I stand by every single thing I said on Friday. I was adamant that if this thing amounted to a one-year settlement decided by the arbiter, that was a gross failure and some real bad business. To me, there were only two options after the arb hearing: Sign him to the deal he wants or trade him. There was no, let's re-evaluate in 6 months. No, let's sign him next summer. There was no point of return from where arbitration would've taken them had the ruling come down.

Someone came up to me this weekend and said, "I think Bergevin's a genius," and then said "you see!". Nothing genius about it. They could've signed him on Friday to the same deal he signed on Saturday. They made a play and the play failed and hurt both sides.

And, as I mentioned in my blog, it's disappointing we haven't heard from Bergevin. Because he should be trumpeting this new deal and reinforcing the idea that this was all just tough business. That will inevitably happen, but if you think he didn't take some of this personally as well, you're deluded.
- EricEngels

How do we know this?

How do we know this?
- habby

Brian Wilde was in the room.




And by room, I mean PK's bedroom.

How do we know this?
- habby

i'm wondering the same thing. there's an assumption out there that PK's camp did not move off their demands over the weekend but where has that been confirmed?

- Biggus Richardus

So after the steady cam, the steady beer holder.

Sweet.

How do we know this?
- habby

It's pretty obvious that PK was just waiting for with his reasonable demands asking for respect while the Habs were trying to lowball him like the classless organization that they are.

Brian Wilde was in the room.




And by room, I mean PK's bedroom.
- Pecafan Fan

I agree with this, 2000%

So after the steady cam, the steady beer holder.

Sweet.
- Pecafan Fan

(frank)in gyroscopes man

- WaterBoy

So after the steady cam, the steady beer holder.

Sweet.
- Pecafan Fan

It looks pretty (frank)ing useful....


If you want to dance by yourself.

Brian Wilde was in the room.




And by room, I mean PK's bedroom.
- Pecafan Fan

he should be in a padded room

i'm wondering the same thing. there's an assumption out there that PK's camp did not move off their demands over the weekend but where has that been confirmed?
- DoubleDown

It hasn't.

I find the MTL media acted like a bunch of whinning female doges

i'm wondering the same thing. there's an assumption out there that PK's camp did not move off their demands over the weekend but where has that been confirmed?
- DoubleDown

I've read a lot of different articles saying that it was the habs that moved in the negotiations, so maybe that's the confirmation, but I haven't seen any other evidence. I could totally see PK asking for 10+ and coming back down to the habs. After friday saying, "just get it done". No clue if that happened but I believe it to be plausible.

If PK wants to justify that contract he better learn to play the white way.

- hunglikeapuck

How do we know this?
- habby

I've read a lot of different articles saying that it was the habs that moved in the negotiations, so maybe that's the confirmation, but I haven't seen any other evidence. I could totally see PK asking for 10+ and coming back down to the habs. After friday saying, "just get it done". No clue if that happened but I believe it to be plausible.
- habby

very plausible. and even if it's not the case... who really cares? end result is all that matters. it's like complaining about winning a playoff series in 7 games instead of 5 or 6.

very plausible. and even if it's not the case... who really cares? end result is all that matters. it's like complaining about winning a playoff series in 7 games instead of 5 or 6.
- DoubleDown

evidently everyone.

evidently everyone.
- habby

aside from Engels and Wilde? nobody really.

So now that PK is signed, can we go back to trade DD for a top 6 winger?

So now that PK is signed, can we go back to trade DD for a top 6 winger?
- l3ig_l2ecl

Agreed, we got too many 50-60 pts guys on this team anyway.

i'm wondering the same thing. there's an assumption out there that PK's camp did not move off their demands over the weekend but where has that been confirmed?
- DoubleDown

PK owns a camp?

Agreed, we got too many 50-60 pts guys on this team anyway.
- BashCH

what the (frank) was that about?