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25 minutes ago, dlbalr said:
If the idea is to eventually do a buyout, that's a lot of dead money (even at 1/3) to eat for a late first-round pick.
Yes, is 12 years x 835,000/yr of dead cap space worth a pick in the 26 - 32 range? I just don't see Carolina giving up on him yet. He has had a brutal year though, after a hot start he has basically 13 points in his last 60 games. It sure went downhill fast for him. Not sure what's going on, his confidence must be shot right now.
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6 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
Different types of player, playmaker vs shooter.
I have a personal love for playmakers, as a fan. There’s something about that cerebral, high-vision use of the ice, and the unexpected pass that sails through three guys to land on the open man’s stick, that seems magisterial to me. But obviously, a pure shooter is pretty damned great as well.
Matthews is, unfortunately, the best pure goal scorer of his generation and one of the best of all time. But McD is next level, because he has it in him to be an elite goal scorer too; he’s done it. He’s won the Richard Trophy FFS.
If you put McDavid and Matthews side by side and ask who you’d rather build a team around, EVERYONE in hockey except Toronto fans would pick McDavid. That’s not a shot against Matthews; it’s a tribute to McDavid.
Good analysis, McDavid did score 64 last year so he can certainly do both. Matthews is obviously a great shooter but it just seems to me that there is something lacking in his game that never seems to get pointed out. A pure shooter.
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6 hours ago, Commandant said:
McD is unbelievable. Hes at 95 assists, and looks a lock to go over 100.
He is incredible, he has 60 more assists than Matthews. They say the mark of a great player is that they make those around them better. McDavid does that. Now Matthews is an incredible shooter but does he make those around him better? It seems like 35 assists is not that impressive when you are a center and always surrounded by talented linemates.
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I hadn't realized that Suzuki has more goals than McDavid this year. Of course Connor has a few more assists.
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At least Ottawa won and Winnipeg lost. Now if Winnipeg goes out in the 1st 2 rounds then that pick might be half decent. Their 1st round matchup will be really tough as it doesn't look like they win the division now.
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6 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
Between the Chelios/LeClair/Roy/McDonagh/Sergachev trades, I'm pretty sure the Habs have a disproportionately outsized history of disastrous deals over the past 40 years.
You bring back some sweet memories. LOL The McDonagh/Gomez trade is still a head scratcher.
Sather: Bob, if you give me your best young defense prospect, I will let you have my worst contract. I know he makes 7.3M/year but he is a nice skater.
Bob: Sounds good. Why don't I throw in Chris Higgins as well. I know he only scored 12 goals last year but he scored 20+ the previous 3 years and he plays both ends of the ice.
Sather: Let me think about that. OK, you got a deal. Happy to help you out Bob.
WTF That trade in a salary cap world still boggles my mind.
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1 hour ago, GHT120 said:
If they continue to rack up points, 9th / 10th might not be entirely out of the question.
That is true. After this 3 game winning streak they are not far behind, Seattle and Calgary.
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Criag's list is up. Surprised at Catton at 15 but again the rankings have been all over the place. Has Dickinson, Helenius and Eiserman at 6,7 and 8 which is likely where the Habs draft.
Craig’s List: Russian winger Ivan Demidov soars to No. 2 behind Macklin Celebrini | TSN
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11 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
Savard was actually a very good GM, but that trade and the Chelios one -which was even worse - are huge blots on his copybook.
I think the only GM's out there that have never made a bad trade are GM's that are either:
1) fairly new to the job
2) have never taken a chance
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5 minutes ago, Dalhabs said:
I think it was Serge Savard that traded for Recchi though....
You are right, it was that drooling jabbernowl Savard that made the Leclair trade. Houle became GM later in 1995.
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I absolutely hated the Broad Street Bullies but that was a different time. The Flyers have been a huge surprise this year and Tortorella has done a fantastic job. I never thought they would be in a playoff spot this late in the year. I won't lose any sleep if the Flyers take 2 points in regulation tonight. The Habs might have a bit of a hangover after a successful end to a long road trip but I won't sell them short either.
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Sens up 4-0 in the 1st 10 minutes? WTF Like it. However they are weak defensively so not counting my chickens.
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6 hours ago, dlbalr said:
It'd be nice but it'd also use one of the allowable two lottery advancement slots. Teams are only allowed to move up I think twice in a five-year period now; would Montreal want one of them to happen without moving into the top two? Considering the jump, I think they would but it's a factor to consider.
They most certainly would take it but the odds of Winnipeg missing the playoffs are incredibly low. I was just dreaming a bit.
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7 hours ago, GHT120 said:
Perhaps not for the Habs, but why would Carolina want Gallagher.
I don't see why anyone would want Gallagher even at 50% retention. He will likely be for the rest of his contract what he is this year, a hard working, hard driving slow right winger who will give everything he has and score 8-12 goals a year, maybe 15 in a good year.
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I find it hard to believe that Carolina would admit defeat and throw in the towel on KK since he is only 23 but they also have a lot of UFA's to sign (Teravainen, Guentzel, Pesce, Skjei) so who knows.
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2 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
More rules that I didn’t know until now!Your hockey knowledge is amazing Commandant
Yes, some very knowledgeable people on this board who I have learned a lot from regarding salary stuff, buyouts etc.
I decided to go to capfriendly to learn myself how it works. If you click on the player and then the line that says buyout contract, it breaks it down nicely for you. Didn't realize how cheap it would be to buy out KK although it is spread over a lot of years.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Buyout Results - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
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Wouldn't it be nice if Winnipeg lost their last 10 games, slipped out of a playoff spot, won the draft lottery, moved up 10 spots and then we draft 6 and 7? Is that too much to hope for?
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3 minutes ago, Commandant said:
Arizona is winning tonight and Ottawa has been winning lately too.
Plus Seattle and Pittsburgh both won tonight as the Habs were starting to creep up on those teams. Habs will almost for sure be in the 5-7 spot before the lottery. They will get a good player regardless but the 5 spot would be nicer.
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27 minutes ago, sbhatt said:
Feels like a solid draft position is slipping away.
Yeah, I am not crazy about getting 2 points tonight either BUT it's been impressive how well they have played against some really good teams lately. It's starting to look like they have a solid goaltending tandem and they have a young mobile defense that's only going to get better. They just need more secondary scoring. Progress is definitely being made.
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15 minutes ago, GHT120 said:
Long-term, Reinbacher/HUTSON and Mailloux/Guhle seem to make sense ... then Xhekaj with Kovacevic/Barron/Harris/???
EDITED: To remove typo/stupidity
I call them senior's moments.
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1 hour ago, tomh009 said:
I'm quite OK with other people being excited about it now, and I'll get excited about it myself come draft day. But, for now, I'm not going to invest a ton of time learning about prospects that may never pull on the CH sweater. That's just me. 🙂
And I'm still keenly following all our prospects, and especially those that might be joining the team for the final games of the season. That's excitement enough for me!
That is a perfectly reasonable, rational and logical answer. I (and perhaps others) will get excited ahead of time for you and will speculate like crazy on who the Habs will/should draft. You can put your feet up and relax. You just might be the smart one here. LOL
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That's great news!!!
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1 hour ago, tomh009 said:
I'm not going to get excited about any prospects (unless the Habs win the lottery) until they actually make the picks since we really don't know what Hughes will do.
It's what fans (fanatics) do, we speculate and get excited about who the Habs may or may not draft then we may or may not get excited about who they actually do draft. What excitement would there be right now if we couldn't get a little excited about the upcoming draft? The Habs aren't making the playoffs so there is no cup run to get excited about.
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How many stupid mistakes can you find in this article? I would be embarrassed if I wrote this.
2024 NHL Mock Draft (Update 3-25-24) (thesportsbank.net)
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That makes more sense. The Canes have a lot of tough decisions to make, a lot of UFA's, plus Jarvis and Necas will/should be getting substantial raises. Maybe some team should entice Jarvis or Necas with a 1 year contract at 6.1Million/year?
Jarvis in particular should be getting a massive raise, 28 goals and 32 assists in 74 games and only making 894,000, hmmm....
Surely Jarvis will get a bump to at least 4m (likely higher) as the compensation up to 4.1M is only a 2nd round pick. Carolina would have to match.