Marc Bergevin talks about Radulov, Montoya signings, Free Agency

After signing Alexander Radulov and Al Montoya, Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin spoke to the media and gave some interesting thoughts on free agency.

#Habs Bergevin: "Lots of teams took bigger gambles on term. We don't want to box our kids out."

— Chantal (@pucksnlife) July 1, 2016

Bergevin: In my opinion, Radulov has the highest skill level outside the NHL. #Habs

— Jared Book (@jaredbook) July 1, 2016

Marc Bergevin says Vadim Shipachyov is a player who intrigues him.

— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) July 1, 2016

#Habs Bergevin on aggressive pursuit in free agency: "Sometimes players will flat out tell me 'I won't play in Montreal.'"

— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) July 1, 2016

"We had a spot for him among our top lines and that intrigued him a lot" - Bergevin on Radulov.

— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) July 1, 2016

"He's an experienced goaltender. He brings more internal competition." - Marc Bergevin on Al Montoya

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 1, 2016

#Habs Bergevin says he stuck to his guns in offering 1-year deal to Radulov, even though player was seeking a longer term.

— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) July 1, 2016

"When Radulov was playing in Nashville, the problem wasn't related to character. It was about maturity." - Bergevin on Radulov's past

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 1, 2016

#Habs Bergevin says he met w/Radulov, spoke to Shea Weber & Sergei Federov as references. "I believe (Alex) has matured but time will tell."

— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) July 1, 2016

#Habs Bergevin: "Today I was agressive. But some players flat out told me they don't want to play here, so there was no negociation."

— Chantal (@pucksnlife) July 1, 2016