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Series: when Kent Hughes pulls out a Marc Bergevin move
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Series: when Kent Hughes pulls out a Marc Bergevin move
Credit: Marc Bergevin said a few notable phrases during his reign as the GM of the Canadiens. My favorite is clearly: if you want loyalty, buy a dog. But the one that came up most often was that once in the playoffs, anything can happen. I don’t know if he said it because he didn’t have […]
Marc Bergevin said a few notable phrases during his reign as the GM of the Canadiens. My favorite is clearly: if you want loyalty, buy a dog.

But the one that came up most often was that once in the playoffs, anything can happen.

I don’t know if he said it because he didn’t have the means to rebuild from the ground up or if he really believed it, but the GM of the club repeated this phrase often.

When Kent Hughes arrived, he brought a different mentality: that of wanting to build a foundation so solid that one day, the Canadiens will become like the Golden Knights, the Avalanche, or the Panthers, who are all teams that are among the favorites for the Cup year after year.

This mentality has pleased the fan base.

And that’s why I found it a bit ironic to see Kent Hughes, on the heels of the meeting of executives in Florida, say that once in the playoffs, anything can happen.

He pulled out Marc Bergevin’s phrase when he was questioned about his team and their recent successes.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that Hughes has changed his stance on his mentality. In the long term, he still wants to take his time to build a power.

But in 2025, he knows he doesn’t have the tools to be a power.

Despite everything, it’s worth mentioning that Hughes and his team are still there to remind players that even if anything is possible this year, the club hasn’t arrived at its destination. Really not, even.

We’re still aiming for the long term, up to a certain point, in Montreal.

I’m proud of where we are, but we haven’t accomplished anything yet… – Martin St-Louis


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It’s worth mentioning that Marc Bergevin had his moments with his technique. In 2014, the Habs made it to the conference finals – and without Chris Kreider, they had a chance to go all the way.

And in 2021, the Canadiens made it to the finals.

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