Montreal Canadiens general manager dropped a bit of a truth bomb while announcing Carey Price's mega-contract extension.
Price signed an eight-year deal that will keep him with the team for the next nine seasons, but the more immediate futures of free agents Andrei Markov and Alex Radulov remain murky.
"We'd like to have our two free agents back (Markov-Radulov), but both, at their demands, would be impossible." -Marc Bergevin
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 2, 2017
Bergevin perhaps tipped his hand by explicitly saying he wants Markov back, but also seems resigned to the fact Radulov may be a goner.
"We made a very enticing offer to Radulov, but he decided to try the free-agent market. It's his right," the GM said via the team's Twitter. "We want Radulov back in Montreal, but on the Canadiens' terms."
"If you want loyalty, buy a dog" - Marc Bergevin on whether he expected loyalty from Radulov after taking a chance on him last year.
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) July 2, 2017
Both players are unrestricted free agents, a pool from which Bergevin signed defensemen Karl Alzner and Joe Morrow, as well as forward Peter Holland.
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