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Former Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron makes unexpected comments regarding the coach of a rival team


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Bruce Raymond
October 16, 2025  (10:55 PM)
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New insight has unveiled that Boston Bruins' former captain, Patrice Bergeron, has recently made unexpected comments regarding the coach of a rival team, the Montreal Canadiens.

Last month, Patrice Bergeron officially revealed he would be making his way back into the hockey world, after announcing he would be stepping into a new role by joining La Poche Bleue podcast.
Despite Bergeron only recently enrolling in this podcast, he has already begun stirring up controversy within the hockey world.

Patrice Bergeron makes unexpected comments regarding the coach of the Montreal Canadiens

As a Bruins fan, it is clear that Boston and Montreal are absolute rivals, yet, former Bruins captain, Patrice Bergeron, has expressed some unexpected opinions regarding the Canadiens organization.
In a recent interview with La Poche Bleue, Patrice Bergeron shocked many fans by speaking about the team culture of the Montreal Canadiens.
Bergeron highlighted how impressed he is of the organization's mentality and the long-term vision of the club, which is led by Martin St. Louis and Kent Hughes.
During a recent appearance on the show, Bergeron commented on the current chemistry within the Canadiens organization.
"If you want to keep your core together, everyone has to do their part. Seeing that in Montreal is special. It proves they're united and that they want to build something strong together."

- Patrice Bergeron

Bergeron then continued by highlighting the Montreal Canadiens' strength within the group.
While is it evident that unity and individual sacrifice is necessary for overall success of any organization, he noted that this kind of mentality isn't always easy to establish within a young team.
Yet, expresses that the work of Martin St. Louis and the team's front office is paying off.
Take a look:
"If you wanna keep your core and group together, everybody has to do their part. To see that in MTL, I think that's special... It proves that they're good together, that they wanna create something special together."
Do you find it bittersweet that Patrice Bergeron is back in the hockey world, but not within Boston?
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Former Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron makes unexpected comments regarding the coach of a rival team

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