Ken Holland: 'If Marc Bergevin stays, he will be very important to me'

Will Marc Bergevin be the Islanders’ next GM? We’d say his chances are good.

But if that doesn’t happen, he’ll be back with the Kings, an organization he’s worked for for years and an organization that preferred to hire Ken Holland rather than give him the GM job. And this despite his experience in a market like Montreal.

And why? Because Ken Holland’s experience is immense.

Recently, in an interview with JiC, president Luc Robitaille said that Bergevin would work well with Holland if he didn’t get hired elsewhere – that is, in New York.

Did he have a choice in saying that? Not really, no. And here, I’m talking as much about Bergevin’s comments to his president as Robitaille’s when he was interviewed on TVA Sports.

And now Ken Holland has also broached the subject.

In an interview with Pierre LeBrun(The Athletic), he talked about his relationship with Marc Bergevin and the importance of having a veteran like him with the club – if he doesn’t go to New York, of course.