Some here make it sounds like Bergevin stabbed Subban...
Nope... he stabbed the CH... right in the H.
Some here make it sounds like Bergevin stabbed Subban...
Well then that's a different scenario and you just wait for the decision.
I'm assuming that there was a 7-8 year deal on the table.
Maybe PK wanted nothing to do with a 7-8 year deal...
I would like to believe that the way these contract discussions have gone aren't race related. Because there's a ton of things that PK gets shit on all year round because he's black & non-conformist. If he was more of an oreo like Wayne Simmonds or Jarome Iginla, he'd get no flak at all. No doubt about it.
But I don't know man, there's something really, really fishy about this whole thing
Maybe PK wanted nothing to do with a 7-8 year deal...
no player in his right mind passes up 8 years of security,
Hm, yes, selling more Subban jerseys/tshirts etc.. does help the habs. It isn't just 'local' fans buying that. It wasn't that long ago that this franchise didn't have sell outs, so yes, some people do go to see a player like Subban. Subban does help them achieve the sell out and ability to sell at a high ticket price. Subban increases habs exposure, that means extra money, from him wearing the jersey at the all star game, to him being in commericals. Directly, it benefits him the most, but it brings exposure to the habs and sometimes outside of Montreal. Way way way more than any difference that MB thinks he's trying to save on the cap. I rather find a Eller replacement who makes 500k less or signing markov to 500k less, to make up for this so called difference. Either way, MB is playing hardball with the wrong guy on this team.
When he knows he has 29 other options that would be lining up to give him security and more money then he may be thinking otherwise.
Who knows where his head is right now with his popularity higher then it has ever been
I agree that MB is screwing with the wrong guy. But I have a hard time believing that they care about getting exposure outside of Montreal at the exact same time that their games will no longer be available outside the Montreal region. Last season I could get all 82 games. Next season I can't and I've heard nothing from the Habs front office about how they plan to rectify this so that all of their fans can get access to them. Why are they not demanding that TVA Sports be made available from coast to coast? Why are the regional games on RDS being blacked out? Increased exposure doesn't seem to be a priority for them.
So what is the endgame then? Do they want to win a Cup or are they pre-occupied with what it will cost? Because if that's their thinking then we may as well rename the team the Montreal Maple Leafs. Winning is the only thing that matters. It costs whatever it costs. When you have a license to print money like this team does you come off looking petty and cheap when you focus on the cost of things rather than on the value of things. Whatever PK is asking for is an amount of money that the Habs can easily pay. And if, in the process, other players like Galchenyuk also wind up cashing in when their time comes then so be it. As long as you're winning whatever you have to spend is worth it.
The fans who pay the freight want a winner. Subban can help us get there. So pay him ffs!
no average player in his right mind passes up 8 years of security,
FYP
Your rule doesn't apply if you think you're a superstar and taking less years now might mean an additional small fortune later.
Every once in a while you have a player who is worth whatever he asks for. Subban is that player. You can find any number of players to replace Desharnais, Pacioretty, or Plekanec. But there are only a handful of players out there who could replace PK and I'd be willing to bet that pretty much all of them have no-trade clauses which rule out going to Montreal.
Every once in a while you have a player who is worth whatever he asks for. Subban is that player. You can find any number of players to replace Desharnais, Pacioretty, or Plekanec. But there are only a handful of players out there who could replace PK and I'd be willing to bet that pretty much all of them have no-trade clauses which rule out going to Montreal.
That's the closest definition of dumb I've seen.
What if the arbitrator awards PK less than 7 mil.....Bergevin becomes a genius all of a sudden.....even if he awards PK less than 8 mil, Bergy still comes out looking good
What is dumb? Roy was a tremendous student of the game, when stats weren't in, he did it as playe, one of the greatest competitors the game has ever seen, but pure thlete? Not even close to Subban, not as strong, not as agile, not as nimble - not even close.
Subban is also good to give breakaways. Pretty athletic about it too.
What if the arbitrator awards PK less than 7 mil.....Bergevin becomes a genius all of a sudden.....even if he awards PK less than 8 mil, Bergy still comes out looking good