Jeff Gorton must remove a lingering bad reputation for the Habs
When he was with the Habs, Marc Bergevin seemed to have a good relationship with the majority of his players.
However, there were a few occasions when the breakup between a player and the organization did not go as planned.
Take for example forward Phillip Danault who left the Habs a few months ago. After a remarkable playoff run, the Quebecer did not receive an offer from the Tricolore and headed to Los Angeles.
Former captain Max Pacioretty, for his part, was not always complimentary of his former organization in an interview in Las Vegas. This was also the case for former defenseman Andrei Markov when he left the city.
During the podcast of Marc-Antoine Godin and Arpon Basu, two journalists from The Athletic, this negative side of the organization was discussed.
"At the same time that the players were there, they had a good impression of Bergevin and liked the relationship with him, the Habs kind of built up a reputation that things can end badly with them. There was a tendency that once your time with the Habs was over, that it would end badly. We have to eliminate that reputation."
It is true to say that it is quite difficult to attract players to Montreal for the general manager. If the organization's alumni don't have good things to say about Montreal, imagine the task Jeff Gorton will have!
As a new era begins in Montreal with the new management, it will be interesting to see how they attempt to erase this reputation.
