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  1. Pacioretty is useless out there. He got bumped to the fourth line and played two minutes in the first period.
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  2. Of course if there wasn't a trade there wouldn't be much of a discussion about it, seems like a fairly obvious statement. But there was a trade so people educate themselves further on the players involved and come to their own conclusions based on that information. And it's not only about player vs player, it's how each player fits onto their new team. I'm perfectly fine if people think one player is superior, but to call the trade a loss before 1 game is played is just plain dumb. Hockey is a team game last time I checked
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  3. It matters because giveaways are generally an individual statistic. If Weber is generally on the ice for more scoring chances then it can be because of other factors such as the offensive players he is playing with, his zone starts, etc. The reality is that when Subban is on the ice, he touches the puck more than any other player and therefore his turnovers become the direct reason for the scoring chance. Weber's turnovers may go up on the Habs but he was something like 175th in the league in that department last season so he won't come up that high.Until Weber's turnover count increases it cannot be argued that he is any more responsible for these scoring chances against than Paul Gaustad or Roman Josi. When Subban makes an individual play at the offensive blue line and loses the puck, the 4 other players were not really the reason for that play. I've see instances where his teammates were moving their feet and/or wide open and he still makes a dangerous individualistic play that leads to a turnover in (once again) a dangerous part of the ice. The best response could be that Weber can't catch a pass because he has a hole in his stick, or that he's so slow that he gets burned out wide 500% more than Subban and so other teams get their scoring chances that way as a result of Weber's deficiencies. I don't see it. Better defensively? Maybe overall. But in all honesty some of his decisions only take 2 seconds to end up in the back of the net. I'm sure there will be turnovers by Weber that lead to goals but I've watched both play and the manner in which the turnovers are generally different. Subban does a spin-o-Rama behind our net, gets rubbed off the puck by a second man and the puck squeaks out lose to an open player in the slot. Weber has the puck behind our net, tries to make an outlet pass to Beaulieu. Beaulieu gets pressured and returns the puck to Weber. Weber flips it hard off the boards to clear the zone but the puck hits a stanchion, takes a goofy bounce on to Krejci's stick and he's left all alone in front of Price. Both those plays happened and both players looked goofy but regardless of skill, there's a higher percentage play between the two and it happened too often.
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  4. I suspect that if he was never traded, there would be little if any discussion on the matter. Now that he's gone in a trade, many are trying to justify it and believe that Bergevin knows what he is doing... cause the alternative is painful to consider, I know.
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  5. Torts called him out: http://www.gohabsgo.com/2016/09/11/john-tortorella-singles-out-max-pacioretty/ He was a useless bum many a night for our team last season, and if Therrien wasn't a gutless coach that plays his favorites no matter what, would have been benched or pressboxed on a few occasions. Glad to see him being called out for a change. Captain my a$$
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  6. He may not be a leader, but at least he is a Good Boy who doesn't do horrible things like playing with flair and making massive donations to local hospitals without clearing it with team management first. That's what counts.
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