Quoting: batman
But Montreal isn’t like the other teams. It’s THE Canadians. Biggest Franchise in the league. The Los Angeles Lakes of the NHL. Everyone dreams of playing here. If the money is there and he sees our ambitions, the direction we are taking, who knows he might be interested. Lebron James won in Cleveland, but to have the « Goat » mark next to his name, he needed to win the legendary franchise. LA. A team where players like Bryant O’Neal Abdul Jabbar all won and became legends. I see it the same with the Habs, if you want to be remembered, Montreal is the best team to do it. A city who eats sleep and live Hockey. I still remember that Lehkonen OT goal vs Vegas to send us to the finals, city was going crazy, streets filled with people, fireworks, cops everywhere. It was just the ECF!!
I mean, I get what you're saying... but without going on and on naming names, Crosby, Ovechkin, Mackinnon, Stamkos etc etc, all did quite fine in making a name for themselves, not in Montreal. Petterson does NOT like media, at all. To be honest, even though he's my favorite player he doesn't strike me as a "I need to prove my legacy in the best market!" he's more of a "let me play hockey and leave me alone, don't ask questions, etc etc
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, who knows maybe he likes Montreal. Time will tell