Bye bye Bergeron..

pff...some people check the stats, ok?
- Takemedrunkimhome

He could have added forward help, a few decent ones got moved IE Foligno and Mantha.
- apex123

Did you see what Washington gave up for Mantha?

Where can the Habs fit a F? When everyone is healthy Byron, Evans and Lehkonen will most likely have to sit... gonna trade for Foligno and sit Toffoli?

Bye bye Bergeron..
- pete26

yes but at least he did not do anything stupid to try to save a job he is about to lose either way

I will give him that much credit

Bergevin made his moves before the season even started

he made some moves here and there, but why do anything major if it won't make the Habs a contender? Keep your picks and move on

Caps are a contender. Not mtl
- deadpoulet

That's my very issue though: if they aren't good enough to compete, maximize value on Petry and it pains me to say it, but Gallagher too if he wasn't injured. If you want to take a haymaker, why take half measures? Price, Weber, and Petry certainly aren't going to improve with time.

That's my very issue though: if they aren't good enough to compete, maximize value on Petry and it pains me to say it, but Gallagher too if he wasn't injured. If you want to take a haymaker, why take half measures? Price, Weber, and Petry certainly aren't going to improve with time.
- apex123

Playoffs are in a month, your crystal ball telling you they're not good enough?

Simon-O. Lorange @SO_Lorange

S'ils disputent au moins un match chacun, Jon Merrill et Erik Gustafsson deviendront les 51e et 52e défenseurs à jouer pour le Canadien dans l'ère Bergevin (2012-2021). C'est un sommet dans la LNH.

Plus proches poursuivants: Oilers (48)

À l'autre extrémité: Islanders (27)

C'est peut-être ça le trouble...on peut pas dire que c'est un exemple de stabilité

Henjoying a nice Caramel Iced Coffee.

yes but at least he did not do anything stupid to try to save a job he is about to lose either way

I will give him that much credit
- deadpoulet

Habs will almost certainly make the playoffs. When they do Molson will throw another year on his contract and call it progress. I'd happily bet a large sum of money on this being the case

Bye bye Bergeron..
- pete26

No way Pete

That's my very issue though: if they aren't good enough to compete, maximize value on Petry and it pains me to say it, but Gallagher too if he wasn't injured. If you want to take a haymaker, why take half measures? Price, Weber, and Petry certainly aren't going to improve with time.
- apex123

no no, give it 2 or 3 years and lets talk about that then

But Bergevin won't be there at that point, at least he should not be

Fleury for Hakanpaa and a 6th... in case you're still wondering Fido
- obie

Man.... There were plenty of guys I would have liked to grab and we ended up with 2 guys that bring very little in terms of upgrade.

Fleury, Murray, MANTHA would have been great.

Did you see what Washington gave up for Mantha?

Where can the Habs fit a F? When everyone is healthy Byron, Evans and Lehkonen will most likely have to sit... gonna trade for Foligno and sit Toffoli?
- obie

Sit Toffoli. Mantha is probably better than half of our roster. I'd sit all of the scrubs you mentioned + Drouin and Armia over Mantha. I'd put Toffoli at LW since he can slot in there and then Mantha at RW. Definitely a better roster.

Simon-O. Lorange @SO_Lorange

S'ils disputent au moins un match chacun, Jon Merrill et Erik Gustafsson deviendront les 51e et 52e défenseurs à jouer pour le Canadien dans l'ère Bergevin (2012-2021). C'est un sommet dans la LNH.

Plus proches poursuivants: Oilers (48)

À l'autre extrémité: Islanders (27)

C'est peut-être ça le trouble...on peut pas dire que c'est un exemple de stabilité
- stinger67

On serait plus stable si on était moins POCHE.

That's my very issue though: if they aren't good enough to compete, maximize value on Petry and it pains me to say it, but Gallagher too if he wasn't injured. If you want to take a haymaker, why take half measures? Price, Weber, and Petry certainly aren't going to improve with time.
- apex123

So, there's good enough to make the playoffs and "from there who knows?" and good enough to be considered a betting favourite, a true contender. There aren't often a lot of players available to make the former into the latter. There tend to be more depth and role players available for the latter to use in the war of attrition that is the playoffs. My opinion at least

Fleury for Hakanpaa and a 6th... in case you're still wondering Fido
- obie

Is this a real person? Or something you order at an Indian restaurant?

On serait plus stable si on était moins POCHE.
- Scabeh

Man.... There were plenty of guys I would have liked to grab and we ended up with 2 guys that bring very little in terms of upgrade.

Fleury, Murray, MANTHA would have been great.
- Scabeh

I think Gus is a good pick up, Merrill is a good depth player and Staal will suprise come the playoffs... I think Bergy did well...

Detroit probably had no interest in shipping Mantha to a division rival

So, there's good enough to make the playoffs and "from there who knows?" and good enough to be considered a betting favourite, a true contender. There aren't often a lot of players available to make the former into the latter. There tend to be more depth and role players available for the latter to use in the war of attrition that is the playoffs. My opinion at least
- Takemedrunkimhome

they're good enough to make the playoffs.... in the canadian division!
under normal circonstances, not sure they finish ahead of TOR, BOS, TB and FLA.

I think Gus is a good pick up, Merrill is a good depth player and Staal will suprise come the playoffs... I think Bergy did well...

Detroit probably had no interest in shipping Mantha to a division rival
- obie

Not sure Carolina is in a hurry to do a deal with the Habs either

Sit Toffoli. Mantha is probably better than half of our roster. I'd sit all of the scrubs you mentioned + Drouin and Armia over Mantha. I'd put Toffoli at LW since he can slot in there and then Mantha at RW. Definitely a better roster.
- apex123

We didn't have the assets to get Mantha... Vrana, Panik, a first rd pick and a 2nd round pick come on...

Sit Toffoli. Mantha is probably better than half of our roster. I'd sit all of the scrubs you mentioned + Drouin and Armia over Mantha. I'd put Toffoli at LW since he can slot in there and then Mantha at RW. Definitely a better roster.
- apex123

Anderson, Gallagher, Caufield are all RW... I like Mantha, but the price was steep and Habs needed D

Playoffs are in a month, your crystal ball telling you they're not good enough?
- obie

Why the (frank) are you talking about crystal balls? I'm using my eyes and my head to tell me they aren't good enough, I don't consider winning a round or two much of a success story. If your opinion is different than mine fair enough, but Bergevin clearly doesn't think much of them either by his reluctance to trade anything of value.

I think Gus is a good pick up, Merrill is a good depth player and Staal will suprise come the playoffs... I think Bergy did well...

Detroit probably had no interest in shipping Mantha to a division rival
- obie

I'm glad we won't send Mete out there anymore.

The added guys can help.

But god dammit, we could have had Taylor Hall for a 2nd and a prospect.

Would have been the best 2nd and a prospect trade since Kovalev!

Is this a real person? Or something you order at an Indian restaurant?
- AGalchenyuk27

Apparently he's real lol