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Frank Mahovlich was tagged with that label as well ... sometimes it is a matter of style, sometimes it is a matter of laziness ... Frank was style.

*** IF *** this is true, it explains his absence ... but why not just announce it? ... trying to avoid the "official" concussion protocol? ... conspiracy theorists want to know. The possibility of it being concussion-related raises the question of when that occurred ... he played all 82 games this season ... was there an incident in the final game vs TBL? ... since then?

With Guhle eligible to sign an extension come July 1st, the Habs should be so lucky ... NOTE: For some reason the bottom of the Twitter post is cut-off ... 6 yrs @ $4.6M AAV

But those names had nothing to do with "sentimentalism towards the history of the franchise or are any interest in dipping into nepotism" ... nor did I ever suggest that Koivu Jr would or should in any way be favoured by HuGo et al ... he had been described as "81st, so a NHL long shot depth player" and the names were just intended to point out that picks in the early-80s have panned out in the past and that is why teams still draft instead of just passing.

NOBODY would do CC for Zegras (I hope) ... but THAT is not what is proposed ... it is a single, multi-facetted proposal ... it involves giving up the current best NHLer, a D with potential but possible defensive concerns and a late first rounder for a highly skilled NHLer (who HuGo would have to in part assess in terms of what MSL could do with him, as he has done with CC) and a guaranteed TOP 5 pick in a top-end, deep draft. *** NOT *** suggesting anyone has to like the deal in its entirety or support making it ... but it has to be considered in its entirety ... broken down (as some have done) Montreal would never do the NHLer-for-NHLer aspect and Anaheim would never do the "futures" part ... but as an entirety it is I-M-O a fair proposal that both sides would have to consider.

Whether or not it is a good idea ... it is a "little bit" more than Caufield for Zegras.

Hardly Zegras for Caufield ... a guaranteed "Top 5" pick in a top-end, deep draft is a little better than "more draft picks".

Do you believe that TO has chosen not to play Nylander or that he has been physically unable to play?

If a "big" trade proposal doesn't have a reasonable potential to come back and haunt you then it isn't anywhere near a reasonable trade proposal.

Depends on how HuGo evaluate all the pieces of the proposed trade ... you don't get a guaranteed Top 5 pick and a former 9th overall pick without giving up someone/thing that ***MAY*** end up being a better player than what you receive ... it is the nature of a big trade.

I agree with what you said, but in no way understand how it related to my post ... I just looked up the most familiar names with the most games played at each draft position.

Mailloux, CC and Winnipeg's first for Zegras and Ducks #1 ... as an opening offer

And mid-to-late round draft picks that show up at training camp

Longer shot for certain ... but Alexei Zhitnik, Joe Juneau and Steve Kasper were 81st overall picks ... Brian Gionta and Adam Henrique were 82nd ... and Matthew Barnaby and Matt Murray were 83rd overall picks ... so, there is always HOPE.

Believe it was also referring to trade targets.

An important factor to take into account when considering any trade proposals involving Anaheim In terms of the draft ... Leshunov, Helenius or Parekh might fit the bill ... unless he means players already in the NHL.

I have to admit ... I am in the "Habs should be the next Canadian team to win the Cup" camp ... it isn't in any way logical ... but being a fan generally isn't.

Wouldn't it have to be the "traditional" 2nd round pick? I don't listen to BPM, so no idea where the suggestion came from. But I "enjoyed" it.

A "rumour" so crazy even Tony Marinaro can see it: Gallagher and Anderson for PLD I might at least think about it for a second ... before saying NO.

Not certain I agree that Kovacevic is "pushing the boundaries of second pairing" ... but I agree he is a better 6/7 option than Barron ... he is I-M-O far superior defensively and THAT is what I look for in a 6/7 defenceman ... he also brings an element of physicality ... but we all have our favourites ... "Potato Head" is an unabashed Barron fan.

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But, perhaps better to allow Mailloux to "fully bake" in the AHL and put up with Barron in the short -term ... for the start of next season, it isn't a question of picking who will be the better player in 2-3-4 years but where each player is best placed for the benefit of the Habs in 2-3-4 years.

I think we all understood what you wanted to do ... the question isn't why the Habs might want Stamkos or Guentzal ... it is why would they want to join a team that is still in a rebuild, that may or may not challenge for a wildcard next season (especially Stamkos, who turns 35-yrs-old on July 2nd, so better sign him July 1st) ... and ... why would Utah want to lock themselves into the absolute lack of salary cap flexibility that comes with going into LTIR, and spend the extra $15M in real money over the next two seasons ... I expect they will be spending their $43M in cap space to try to make a BIG move up the standings next season.

Didn't see this coming ... but he was the last coach (14 seasons ago) to get them to the playoffs.