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I see there’s another Markov article up on TSN. Hopefully the Habs offseason doesn’t wind up with the team adding Pominville and Markov. I remember about half of Pominville’s points last year came during an October/November stretch when he was playing with Skinner and Eichel.

Seems like all of this should be moved to the Fire Bergevin thread. Every time the Rumour thread is bumped, I expect something interesting. Instead, it's more Bergevin and a race of the downvotes/upvotes.

I think you get my point. Fine, I’ll change it since 1967. It’s hard to win Cups if you don’t make the playoffs, which the Habs haven’t done in 3 of the past 4 seasons. I management person, I am not. I don’t know who a good candidate would be, but if the Habs go 3 straight years out of the playoffs, and 4 of 5 seasons, the GM isn’t getting the results. Anyway, that’s cart before the horse stuff. I’m content seeing how the remainder of this offseason, and how the season plays out. But this entire conversation goes back to stating Bergevin is an above average GM. I don’t agree with that statement and the lack of playoff hockey, let alone playoff success, should be enough to prove that.

The last GM to miss three playoffs during his tenure was Houle. Heck, Bergevin and Houle are the only 2 GMs in the last, I dunno, 30-40-50-60 years in Habs history to miss more the playoffs more than twice during their tenure. I'm neither a Bergevin apologist or basher, but to say he's above average just based on season points...blah. If the Habs miss a third year in a row, Bergevin should be out.

I have to concur there. In a league where over half the teams make the playoffs, the Habs weren't able to last season, or in 3 of the past 4.

So you're expecting Alzer, Weise, and Peca to start the year in MTL? There's an extra $3M and change right there.

I'm not sure if we read the same forum, but I rarely see any positive comments towards team management. As far as the voting system, ignore it if you don't like it. It's not something I pay any attention to, honestly. I find it fairly childish when I start seeing thread devolve into a discussion about upvotes and downvotes.

The annual million dollar gamble. I could see it end like Plekanec and Streit, with a mutually agreed contract termination. Get his handful of games in for 1000, then call it a career.

Two quick signings of RFAs after arbitration hearings were announced. I don't imagine a thread involving Hudon will be about a contract with the Habs...

Seems like a good deal to me. I expect Lehkonen to come in just a touch under that number. Could be wrong, though. Once Lehkonen is signed, that gives the Habs what, 45-46 contracts and 25 roster players. With the expected Weise, Peca, Alzner to Laval, that's still a pretty full roster.

100% fake. Toronto (and Marner's camp, I'm sure) would love to trot out that Montreal OS'd Marner, and Marner refused. It'd be fun to put the Leafs in cap hell, though.

Ferland signs for 4 years, $14M in Vancouver.

I don't see anyone really pumping Hudon's tires here.

But don’t you think you just answered your own question. If late first rounders rarely turn into 80-90 pt players, why would they gamble on 4 first rounders being better than the player they have and not matching? I still think the only way the Canes may not have matched is a max payer contract. I guess to some, Aho is worth that.

Dates for hearings released: Armia, July 20 Hudon Aug 2 Lehkonen, Aug 3.