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Because they are MORONS. I said this would happen 2 years ago after the Subban trade. They should have traded him the following summer. I had said at the time that Max would be looking to recoup his lost earnings from being underpaid and a lot of people here said that’s not the way it works - past contracts have no bearing to his future deal. In Max’s mind it definitely does. It as obvious that the moron MB still thought the team was a contender from his incredibly idiotic contention that he thought the habs defence were better with his horrible Alzner pickup and letting Markov walk. Given that he didn’t move max when he should have when the team collapsed by the end of the year following the Subban trade and were absolute crap in the playoffs that year while watching Subban go to the finals (which intaelf should have led Molson to fire MB if. Himself had a brain), MB should have given him 3 options at least two weeks prior to the draft: 1) sign long term deal for 8 year for $5.5m (with mainly bonus money and lockout protection and no NtC clauses for the last 4 year of the deal). 2) 3 year deal for $7.5M heavy on bonus and lockout protection, but no NTC or NMC. 3) at least 2 to 3 weeks prior to the draft, tell him they don’t want to resign him and ask him where he is wants to go, see if those teams have assets that would have been a fit for Montreal and allow his agent to negotiate a contract. From a habs standpoint, I doubt if options 2 or 3 were viable because it was obvious that MB felt max was part of a he attitude proble, rather than the crap, slow, late 90’s roster with a lack of skill he put together. I doubt if the first two were options for Max, because he clearly wants to recoup lost earning son his team friendly current deal and wants full term. That only left option 3, but MB is too much of a moron to have realized that and Molson is a bigger moron for not firing his turd of a GM. now not only did we get a horrible return for galchenyuk, we also will get 10 cents on this he dollar for Macs. Another great summer for MB after trading his best prospect last year for another winger - who sucked last year at centre.

I'm going to go with my gut and say this trade can't be true, because it would actually prove Bergevin is capable of very good hockey decisions, and I am not comfortable with falling into that trap presently.