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Important revelation: The Montreal Canadiens were serious about acquiring Ryan Getzlaf

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Jeff Drouin
April 26, 2022 (9:55)

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We were telling you about this over the weekend on the popular 32 Thoughts podcast with Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek, there was a really interesting interview with player agent Gerry Johannson.

Gerry Johannson is also the agent of Ryan Getzlaf, the Anaheim Ducks' big center and he was (very interestingly) asked about the rumors that sent Getzlaf to the Montreal Canadiens last summer.

"Yes, I seriously talked to Marc. You know, there was also Vegas, a number of teams actually, like Dallas, they respectfully checked into him, to see if Ryan would want to join their team, what he thinks, that kind of thing. It was close (with Montreal), but not close enough to make an offer. It wasn't close enough for that to happen." - Gerry Johannson

So we understand that Marc Bergevin really did try to acquire Ryan Getzlaf, and that he made some serious inquiries. Montreal was probably the most interested organization.

If the veteran center had agreed to leave California, he probably would have worn the Blue-White-Red uniform this season.

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26 AVRIL \| 241 ANSWERS Important revelation: The Montreal Canadiens were serious about acquiring Ryan Getzlaf Would you have signed Ryan Getzlaf if you were the GM in Montreal?
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