Patrice Bergeron made an interesting statement about the CH and Kent Hughes

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Jeff Drouin
August 8, 2022 (10:41 PM)

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Let's just say it's been a busy day for Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney. Not only did he manage to avoid arbitration with his new acquisition, Pavel Zacha, to whom he gave a one-season contract, but he also brought back to Boston the veteran David Krejci, who had played in Europe in 2021-2022.

But in Quebec, it is undoubtedly the signing of Patrice Bergeron that made the most talk about hockey fans in this day of August. The Quebec forward agreed to a one-season contract with a salary of $2.5 million plus performance bonuses.

But as we know, Bergeron's former agent is none other than the Canadiens' new general manager, Kent Hughes, and several rumors had circulated in recent weeks that he could have joined his former agent. But as Felix Forget of Danslescoulisses.com reports, the Bruins' No. 37 was asked about it today at a press briefing and let's just say his answer was pretty clear.

"(Kent Hughes) has known me for 20 years, so he knows me well enough to know that the Bruins were the only team I wanted to play for."

It makes you wonder if Hughes called his former client to find out his intentions on whether he was interested in joining the Habs. Probably just asking the question is answering it.

A second-round pick of the Bruins in 2003, Bergeron spent his entire career in Boston, where he won the Stanley Cup, five Frank J. Selke trophies, awarded to the best defensive forward, and two Olympic gold medals.

He will be playing in his 19th NHL season in 2022-2023 and is expected to reach the 1,000-point plateau in his career, with 982 points in 1,216 games, and it is safe to say that a place in the Hockey Hall of Fame awaits him after his playing career.