MONTREAL, QC - JANUARY 07: Montreal Canadiens Marc Bergevin (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson was heavily criticized for not spending to the salary cap for the past three seasons. The Habs were rumoured to be in on, but ultimately missed out on Matt Duchene, John Tavares, and Alex Radulov among others in the past few years.
Fans were tired of hearing players “almost” signed with the Habs and started to question whether the Habs were ever that close to acquiring a star player or if they just made it sound like they were so fans wouldn’t question the fact they weren’t spending anywhere near the cap.