Hi, fan here, I know there is many threads on Brian Burke, lots of haters, and people of who support him. I was comparing him in my head today to Marc, as they both control hockey hotbeds original six franchises. While Burke has done some questionable trading, albeit some good ones at times, Marc has done a fantastic job in his short time as Manager of the . The great job he has done at the draft (drafting Galchenyuk, Thrower and Collberg), accompanied by his signing of Price, the new coaches he brought in. Who do you think has done a better job in the time they have been GM ? Brian Burke of Marc Bergevin?
Montreals' in its earliest of early days, remains to be seen. Burke's tenure has been frought with difficulties, personal & professional. Different personality types & styles.
Bergevin can't really be credited with much regarding what he has done. The preparation for the draft starts basically 2 years prior to when the draft actually takes place, so saying that Burke did it (when he took Kadri) or Bergevin (this past draft with Galch. Thrower) isn't really justified.
I think that there were far less holes for Bergevin to fill, but has done an admirable job at putting those in place. I also wonder about giving Pacioretty that much money after one good year. Hopefully for the Leafs sake, its a one year wonder, but you just never know sometimes about handing guys the big money (see results of Scott Gomez, Bobby Holik, etc.)
However, I do think that the Habs had the best draft overall. Still being able to get Brady Vail in the 4th round is astounding. Very surprised on how some guys dropped.
You also have to keep in mind that Burke was able to shed the contracts of Blake, Stajan, Mayers and Hagman. Despite what you make think of Phaneuf, that was an actually an upgrade.
He's done a fantastic job because he re-signed Cary Price? I like what Les Habitants did at the draft but why don't you wait and see how much the coaching changes help Montreal (if it all).
In my mind Bergevin basically listened to his scouts on who to draft. He replaced a coach which pretty much every GM does when they go to a new team. He signed some core players that had to be signed (Subban is still without a contract) and he signed some depth players. Prust seems a little overpaid but they didn't really have anyone like him so you can justify that I guess.
He hasn't had to get creative or make any hard decisions yet. Can't judge how he does, yet alone compare him to others, until some hockey has actually been played.
Timmins did everything draft related. This should be common knowledge. The only reason Bergevin got any credit was for publicity and it being the first draft as him as GM.
The MT hire was also pretty bad.
Re-signing RFA's that don't want to go anywhere also isn't that special.
There's no way to judge Bergevin at the moment, he's basically an unknown. Burke is much easier to judge, in his career has done some great things (fancy moves to get both Sedins in Vancouver, solid moves to win a cup in Anaheim), though he has been more of a mixed bag in Toronto (the Kessel trade was a mistake, poor signings like Komi, Connolly and Army, but also some great moves like the Gards/Lupul trade and the Phaneuf trade). I'd say Burke is a decent GM, Bergevin could be anywhere from excellent to horrendous, only time will tell.
Yep, Marc is getting some great results in Montreal.
How about we wait until his team has played a game before we start comparing Gms?
this montreal has some problems similar to the leafs. they had the right pick to get a high potential center but kept it, it is really the major difference so far.
Yep, Marc is getting some great results in Montreal.
How about we wait until his team has played a game before we start comparing Gms?
QFT.
Bergevin has basically done absolutely nothing except go through the motions as any GM does. He drafted at the position he was given, and resigned a couple of insignificant players. Other than that, he signed a couple of depth tougher guys, and chose to wait on getting PK Subban inked to a contract when many GMs signed their young guys right before the lockout. We'll see how the former strategy plays out when the season starts, the latter when/if Subban signs.
That being said, if Bergevin is the status quo, and you're comparing him to Brian Burke's tenure in Toronto, then Bergevin gets the obvious win. There's nobody who's done a worse job than Burke turning resources into wins since his tenure in Toronto started. In fact, I don't think there's many teams who have less wins than him since that point in time... and they certainly don't have the resources Toronto does.
You can't criticize Burke for inaction like you could criticize Bergevin, but it's not like Burke's actions have contributed positively to anything since arriving in Toronto.
Bergevin has basically done absolutely nothing except go through the motions as any GM does. He drafted at the position he was given, and resigned a couple of insignificant players. Other than that, he signed a couple of depth tougher guys, and chose to wait on getting PK Subban inked to a contract when many GMs signed their young guys right before the lockout. We'll see how the former strategy plays out when the season starts, the latter when/if Subban signs.
That being said, if Bergevin is the status quo, and you're comparing him to Brian Burke's tenure in Toronto, then Bergevin gets the obvious win. There's nobody who's done a worse job than Burke turning resources into wins since his tenure in Toronto started. In fact, I don't think there's many teams who have less wins than him since that point in time... and they certainly don't have the resources Toronto does.
You can't criticize Burke for inaction like you could criticize Bergevin, but it's not like Burke's actions have contributed positively to anything since arriving in Toronto.
Don't forget, he resigned Price and Pacioretty before the lock-out. I would not say they're insignificant.
Bergevin's stint thus far in Montreal looks great on paper, but has yet to prove anything. Not much sample size for Bergevin, thus can't rank him over Burke at this time.
Hi, fan here, I know there is many threads on Brian Burke, lots of haters, and people of who support him. I was comparing him in my head today to Marc, as they both control hockey hotbeds original six franchises. While Burke has done some questionable trading, albeit some good ones at times, Marc has done a fantastic job in his short time as Manager of the . The great job he has done at the draft (drafting Galchenyuk, Thrower and Collberg), accompanied by his signing of Price, the new coaches he brought in. Who do you think has done a better job in the time they have been GM ? Brian Burke of Marc Bergevin?
What do u mean great job at the draft for drafting Galchenyuk? the guy was slated to go there and he picked him how is that a good move? Lets wait and see what the results are before we start comparing GM's.
He had one of the better drafts as of right now but really, what can you base his grade on? getting a few guys past the first round that HF posters really liked? hardly enough proof. Like all GM's, there will be a honeymoon faze. Then we you see the team struggle even just a little bit, Habs fans and media will call for his head in over-reaction. Happens in every big market. Zero middle-ground.
What do u mean great job at the draft for drafting Galchenyuk? the guy was slated to go there and he picked him how is that a good move? .
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He had one of the better drafts as of right now but really, what can you base his grade on? getting a few guys past the first round that HF posters really liked?
Getting guys that HFboards likes is usually a horrible move
He's done a fantastic job because he re-signed Cary Price? I like what Les Habitants did at the draft but why don't you wait and see how much the coaching changes help Montreal (if it all).
Bergevin has basically done absolutely nothing except go through the motions as any GM does. He drafted at the position he was given, and resigned a couple of insignificant players. Other than that, he signed a couple of depth tougher guys, and chose to wait on getting PK Subban inked to a contract when many GMs signed their young guys right before the lockout. We'll see how the former strategy plays out when the season starts, the latter when/if Subban signs.
That being said, if Bergevin is the status quo, and you're comparing him to Brian Burke's tenure in Toronto, then Bergevin gets the obvious win. There's nobody who's done a worse job than Burke turning resources into wins since his tenure in Toronto started. In fact, I don't think there's many teams who have less wins than him since that point in time... and they certainly don't have the resources Toronto does.
You can't criticize Burke for inaction like you could criticize Bergevin, but it's not like Burke's actions have contributed positively to anything since arriving in Toronto.
fan here, I know there is many threads on Brian Burke, lots of haters, and people of who support him. I was comparing him in my head today to Marc, as they both control hockey hotbeds original six franchises. While Burke has done some questionable trading, albeit some good ones at times, Marc has done a fantastic job in his short time as Manager of the 
. The great job he has done at the draft (drafting Galchenyuk, Thrower and Collberg), accompanied by his signing of Price, the new coaches he brought in. Who do you think has done a better job in the time they have been GM ? Brian Burke of Marc Bergevin?
