maas_art Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Its been a season of conflicting statements, reports and rumours, which leads me to wonder:What is really going on inside Marc Bergevin's head? When I compare him to the worst (the margin getting increasingly slimmer all the time) GM in habs history - Houle - I remember a GM in tears when he was fired in 2000. He said things like "I honestly thought i was making the team better" but he was clearly in so far over his head, he just didnt know what he was doing. Fast forward to the present and, like Houle, MB inherited a talented team and has proceeded to destroy it, plummeting us to the depths of the league, just like Houle. Unlike the latter, MB seems safe (for now) because it seems he wont be fired mid season like when Boivin turfed half his staff. But as I watch MB build a team like a child with attention-deficit-disorder I cant help but wonder if he's just way in over his head, like Houle, or if he's just so incredibly stubborn that even though its clear that the NHL has moved on from the type of roster he's built, he thinks he can somehow make it work. Does he truly believe guys like Alzner and Schlemko are the answer? Does he truly believe we can be competitive with the centres we have? Whats with his fetish for left wings?? He's made some good moves over the years so I have a hard time believing he's actually as clueless as Houle was, but if the reason we're getting worse is that he's too stuborn to adapt thats even less excusible tbh. At a certain point you felt bad for Houle. I have no such feelings for Bergevin. So have your say: is he just way in over his head? or is he just so stubborn he cant see he's building a boat to compete in a car race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 I'm leaning towards delusional myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 If you're not a run of the mill grinder like I was then you're not on my team. That's all I can think of otherwise he doesn't have a clue. Both of the above it looks like,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walrus_26 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Working.......working.......working..... Nope, there's nothing there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketbelifleur Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Once in a while he says he wants a day in his head - apparently, all the other days, he's out of his head. Would explain a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis22 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 A picture of Bergevin should be beside the word incompetent in the dictionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 16 minutes ago, habs1952 said: A picture of Bergevin should be beside the word incompetent in the dictionary. That's reserved for Trudeau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 44 minutes ago, Regis22 said: Oh he's with kinot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 40 minutes ago, kinot-2 said: That's reserved for Trudeau. There's another word in the dictionary for Trudeau.....but I can't say it. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habberwacky Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 He is clearly focussed on Laval winning something with that trade for Plekanec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptWelly Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 On 2/22/2018 at 4:41 PM, kinot-2 said: That's reserved for Trudeau. Could be much worse we have Trump ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 12 minutes ago, CaptWelly said: Could be much worse we have Trump ! The way we see it, is that Trudeau and Trump are neck and neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme-1 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 On trades and signings: stubborn. He was actually pretty good his first 2 or 3 years, and even the moves that didn't work out (eg. Briere) were reasonable gambles to take on skill players. After one bad season, he seemed to change directions and fall back to players with one or more of: grit, leadership, low-risk defensive style, etc. rather than skill. On drafting & development: in over his head + stubborn. I don't think he knows what the problem is, but sticking with Lefebvre just seems stubborn / putting loyalty ahead of the needs of the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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