The Canadian golf tournament, where interviews are conducted to the sounds of a dynamic jazz orchestra and usually in bright sunshine, always brings with it a dose of optimism.
CH is still first in the table at this time of year, new players come in and always give cause for great hope, others leave the team without us ever really regretting it, at least publicly, in short, it’s such an annual one Event that encourages media hype.
A few days before the next Canadian golf tournament, presented on Monday, let’s remember some famous quotes. Some have obviously aged poorly…
Last year’s tournament under the new government was less rich, as the main actors of the reconstruction went there sober, not afraid to remember the reality that the team faced. No promises of success, no excessive compliments to a young person.
I don’t know if we’ll rebuild or not. Expectations may change throughout the year. Maybe in two or three months we will have a better idea of where we are.
Head coach Martin St-Louis, September 2022
I prefer to approach the situation optimistically. Yes, there will be difficult times, but that is part of learning. These young people are very good. You arrive in a new environment. Once they find their way, they will get better, with [Joel Edmundson, David Savard et Michael Matheson]We have veterans to help them.
Jake Allen, September 2022
Due to the pandemic, these tournaments were canceled. Let’s flash back to 2018. The Canadian just traded captain Max Pacioretty to the Golden Knights in exchange for Nick Suzuki, Tomas Tatar and a second-round pick.
The year he was drafted (Suzuki) we had him 11the on our list, and it came in at number 13e. At that time we saw in him the ability to play both positions (center and winger). We have good young people in the center who are coming. With Max gone, Nick was able to play the piano.
General Manager Marc Bergevin, September 2018
How quickly things change in the world of ice hockey. Suzuki didn’t get a job with the team this year, but centers Max Domi, Phillip Danault, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jordan Weal and Nate Thompson haven’t been with the club for a while and Suzuki hasn’t played on the wing in a long time Montreal. Nevertheless, hats off to Bergevin for this convincing evidence. Contrary to what he once said, the number one centers can be found through exchanges.
A year earlier, in 2017, Marc Bergevin had just acquired Jonathan Drouin in exchange for young defender Mikhail Sergachev. Since the latter had only played four games (without any shine) at the start of last season, his departure at the age of 18 wasn’t really a highlight. We just talked about Drouin.
I don’t think Drouin will have any trouble handling the pressure well in Montreal. There are always some on the shoulders of star players. From what I know about him, Jonathan seems to handle pressure well.
Owner Geoff Molson, September 2017
He is a young man who works very hard and whose abilities are remarkable. Plus, he’s so happy to be a Canadiens player. He wants to do everything he can to bring the Stanley Cup back here, to where his family comes from. It’s an impressive combination.
Max Pacioretty, on Jonathan Drouin, September 2017
Drouin amassed 186 points in 321 games in Montreal, an average of 48 points per season when considering his point totals over an 82-game season. Sergachev finished his best career season with 64 points. You could almost call him the Lightning’s best defender. And he won the Stanley Cup twice with his strong team. Nevertheless, it was a transaction that was welcomed by everyone from the start. You can’t win them all…
The 2017–2018 season also marked a major change in defense with the departure of Andrei Markov, Nathan Beaulieu and Alexei Emelin. In perhaps the most memorable quote at a Canadian golf tournament, Marc Bergevin declared that his defense brigade was superior to last year’s.
We brought in players who have more experience and can move the puck even better. We’ll try David Schlemko, we’ve got Karl Alzner, Jordie Benn coming back, Joe Morrow, Mark Streit, Brandon Davidson, there’s a lot of competition internally. It’s a happy problem.
Marc Bergevin, September 2017
The arrival of young attackers also gave Bergevin great hope.
Scherbak, Hudon, McCarron, de La Rose have chances. It depends on their performance in the preparation games. If they deserve a place and I can’t accommodate them now, I will do so later in the season.
Marc Bergevin, September 2017
This year the Canadian took 28th placee Place in the overall ranking, with… 32 points less than last year.
In 2015, after several unsuccessful attempts, we wanted to give Alex Galchenyuk the chance to establish himself at center in his fourth season in the NHL.
We sincerely believe he is ready. He has achieved a lot of maturity. We really wanted him to have the whole summer to prepare for his new role.
Head coach Michel Therrien, September 2015
Galchenyuk was quickly moved back to the wing, but still had his best career season with 30 goals, the only time he scored more than 20 goals in a season. Three years later he was traded for Max Domi.
In 2014, with the departure of captain Brian Gionta, it was necessary to identify a new leadership group.
PK (Subban) is learning to be a good leader and will stick with the Canadian for a very long time, just like Max Pacioretty.
Tomas Plekanec, September 2014
Hmm… how should I put it?
When Marc Bergevin took office in 2012, he had to wait several months due to the lockout. The season didn’t start until January. In the meantime, he devoted his energy to scouting the organization’s top prospects in the Hamilton Bulldogs’ camp.
We have several good young guys moving into the pros, be it Nathan Beaulieu, Brendan Gallagher, Jarred Tinordi or Morgan Ellis. The positive thing is seeing more of them at work.
Marc Bergevin, September 2012
There was Gallagher. After him, not much. We also note that he didn’t mention Louis Leblanc, even though he was the team’s popular first choice three years earlier.
Doug Wilson in Pittsburgh
Former GM Doug Wilson was criticized for not winning the Stanley Cup in San Jose. However, he turned the Sharks into a power between 2005 and 2019 thanks in part to the acquisition of Joe Thornton. San Jose still reached the Finals in 2016 and the Final Four in 2019, 2011 and 2010. It may have held on to its core a little too long, hence the condition it is in today. San Jose and his successor Mike Grier, but he was one of the league’s best general managers for a dozen years. Today, the new boss in Pittsburgh, Kyle Dubas, has just integrated him into his managerial team as a special advisor.
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