Quoting: Poehling
Ok you hate Bergevin, but outside the 2017 offseason and 2021 offseason, he did a good job…
Chiarot Lehkonen Toffoli would have stayed, sure
But Dvorak wouldn’t have been traded
That defense is horrible, he would never have went with that
I don't hate Bergevin, but I DO disagree with your premise that he did a good job. He made a few great trades and a few really bad ones. Ultimately he was terrible at evaluating amateur and pro talent and how it relates to the changing state of the game.
These are his 1st round draft picks in all his seasons as GM:
Galchenyuk - Disaster Draft #1
McCarron - Failed Development Project #1
Scherbak - Failed Development Project #2
Juulsen - Injuries derailed what could have been a decent career
Sergachev - Great Draft #1 - Traded for Drouin (Disaster Trade #1)
Poehling - Jury's still out, but very close to Failed Development Project #3
Kotkaniemi - Disaster Draft #2
Caufield - Great draft #2
Guhle - Great draft #3
Mailloux - Disaster Draft #3
Price contract
Gallagher contract
Hoffman contract
Armia contract
Drouin trade/contract
I don't hate the person. But I think he was a bad GM, yeah.