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Milan Lucic helped Marc Bergevin avoid a monumental blunder thanks to his principles

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February 5, 2023  (10:19 PM)
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The Marc Bergevin era is over, but we still hear good things about it quite regularly. On air Saturday night on TVA Sports, Michel Therrien admitted that Steven Stamkos almost ended up in Montreal.

In addition to this news that would have changed the team's image, there was the huge transaction with the Nashville Predators, involving Shea Weber and P.K. Subban.

Bergevin was ready to do anything, even sign a sworn enemy in Milan Lucic. Indeed, the big forward was playing for the Kings in 2016 and Marc Bergevin reportedly courted him to play in Montreal. However, Lucic refused. After eight seasons in Boston, he really didn't see himself in a CH uniform.

Coming off a 55-point season with the Kings in 2016, Lucic was highly coveted and eventually signed for seven years and 6 million a year with the Oilers. His first season was good with 50 points, but it all fell apart after that. Now with the Flames, number 17 is more of a burden than anything else for his team.

To think that it could have been in Montreal...

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