While he was in an interview with journalist Jeremy Rutherford, who covers the activities of the St. Louis Blues, the former Canadien made a controversial revelation that puts the then general manager, Marc Bergevin, in an awkward position.
Thus, it was purely for financial reasons that Hoffman landed in Montreal. This detail is causing a stir, but not as much as the realization that the former general manager of the Canadiens completely missed the mark by overpaying him.
We are not in a position to know the price that the Blues were willing to offer, but given that the organization was very tight under the salary cap at that time, it's clear that Bergevin gave too much to a player who would have earned much less elsewhere.
According to the journalist, who has been in the profession for many years, he claims that he had never seen such a statement in his entire career.
