Marc Bergevin stepped up to the podium to discuss the Montreal Canadiens trrade deadlines. These are the highlights:
Bergevin opens by offering condolences for Jordan Staal’s family and thanking Plekanec for everything he did in Montreal #habs
— Joey Alfieri (@joeyalfieri) February 26, 2018
Mike Reilly will arrive tomorrow, per Marc Bergevin and says there’s a chance #Habs call up Rychel and Valiev this season.
— Jared Book (@jaredbook) February 26, 2018
“Internally, we believe that Phillip Danault can be a big help when it comes to replacing Tomas Plekanec, but we’ll continue to look to the future.”
– Marc Bergevin #GoHabsGo
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) February 26, 2018
“I have confidence that Trevor Timmins is the man of the moment” Marc Bergevin on the #Habs collecting draft picks.
— Jared Book (@jaredbook) February 26, 2018
Bergevin confirms he will be with the organization at least through the draft, implies longer. Says he and owner Geoff Molson speak every day and have gone through the franchise’s plan heading forward.
— Salim Nadim Valji (@salimvalji) February 26, 2018
#Habs M.Bergevin says he’s got full support from owner G.Molson. “I’ll be there at the draft in Dallas” .
— Richard Labbé (@Richardlabbe) February 26, 2018
#Habs Bergevin won’t be writing any open letters to the fan base à la NYR, but admits disappointment with the season and says, “The goal is to get younger, faster with character.”
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) February 26, 2018
Bergevin won’t discuss specifics of the calls he took today, but didn’t feel there were any moves he was hoping to get done that he couldn’t #Habs
— Kyle Bukauskas (@SNkylebukauskas) February 26, 2018
#Habs Bergevin on Pacioretty: “We didn’t put his name out there.” Same with Galchenyuk.
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) February 26, 2018
“I’m sure we’ll see the Max we all know during the last 21 games of the season.”
– Marc Bergevin #GoHabsGo
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) February 26, 2018
Marc Bergevin on Max Pacioretty trade rumours: “Half the time, I don’t know where these rumours come from.” Says he thinks Max is happy in Montréal.
— Salim Nadim Valji (@salimvalji) February 26, 2018
“He’s had a tough season but I have confidence in Jonathan Drouin” – Marc Bergevin
— Jared Book (@jaredbook) February 26, 2018
“There’s still hope that Carey Price will return to play this season, but he’s still dealing with a concussion.”
– Marc Bergevin #GoHabsGo
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) February 26, 2018
Bergevin says that in non-rental negotiations, teams are less willing to give up draft picks. Also, Bergevin doesn’t commit to making an effort to resign Pacioretty when he becomes eligible for an extension on July 1.
— Salim Nadim Valji (@salimvalji) February 26, 2018
#Habs Bergevin on Mike Reilly, who was expendable behind Brodin and Suter on Minny’s left side: “He’s not a slam dunk but he has a chance.”
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) February 26, 2018
