How exactly did he let his pride get in his way? He was negotiating a 2 year bridge contract based on Kotkaniemi‘a current value when Carolina stepped in with an offersheet far above market value. Bergevin had to consider not only this years cap but upcoming contracts for Suzuki, Romanov and Canfield. He made the best of a bad situation and came out with a very good young player in Dvorak (for the record Arizona fans are furious about trading Dvorak and getting an underwhelming return)