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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