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Closest thing to a generational skater the Habs have had since Lafleur. Hes a funny guy though. If you asked him to define himself as a person, I’m not convinced hockey player would be the first thing he says.

This is nailing it on the head. When end you look at it on paper, it doesn’t look that good. That says to me that we don’t fully understand what’s happening. This is a good thing though. Prior to this season, it was an unknown unknown when it comes to dramatically rethinking and improving roster construction. We have at least now realized that it is a known unknown. We know that there are others ways to improve a roster without doing the same thing that we’ve doing for a generation now. Advantage goes to the franchise that can figure out the “new” formula.

To me it’s a strong link vs weak link phenomenon. Vegas has no weak link. They come at you in waves with no readily identifiable weakness. Montreal is a strong link team by contrast where we have Price in net and Weber on D but also an Alzner etc. The other thing that has to be mentioned is that strong link teams probably have a polarized dressing room. Guys like Price and Weber get way more attention and maybe perks from mgmt then guys like Froese etc. That is to say when a golden knight walks into the dressing room he sees 21 other guys or so that are just like him, get treated the same way (with the exception of maybe MAF), and he has no problems buying in to Gallant’s system. Can’t see it being the same in other dressing rooms.

I don’t think anyone wanted Vegas competing for a cup from the outset. Competing for a playoff spot and making the first or second round - that makes sense. What we’re seeing is a collective misunderstanding of the game by the entire league. Most teams try to sign big time players and then plug whatever is left over with journeyman/borderline players. The Vegas formula debunks what the entire league has been emulating for years. If you’re not re-evaluating your entire approach to roster construction right now, your GM is failing.

Late to the party. I’m going to emphatically announce that Vegas’ success is a direct result of 30 GMs not understanding the game - despite being paid millions to do exactly that. Love the Peg but if Vegas wins it will basically dismantle the mythology behind the GM position.

The only thing that makes sense for the Habs is that hockey become priority #1 and not provincial politics.

What about trading down to get Boqvist at 5 with AZ? In return, we ask for their 2nd maybe 3rd rounder?

Any chance we just take Boqvist? ahhh... probably not

Yeah but a win translates to Dahlin which is essentially Tavares bait.

That was the best thing that happened all season long!

Holy shot!!!!

I like it.

Watching the Knights play the sharks. Reminds me of that scene in Alien after the crew dismantles Ash and then Ripley probes him for information. Ash: You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.

An event that needs no introduction! Welcome to the 2018 NHL Draft Lottery Thread. Wear your lucky jerseys and hats because we're gonna need it more than Bergevin needs job security. As a reminder, our Habs have a 9.5% chance of nabbing the next big thing - Rasmus Dahlin. No official time announced yet but look for something around 3PM ET to matchup with the Bruins - Lightning Game 1.

Just listened to the interview. There should be a Melnick bobble head night next year!