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  1. 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. 

  2. 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

  3. 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. 

  4. 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

  5. 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. 

  6. Another factor with Drouin is that he is only making 825K this year.  Lower expectations and pressure on a player who is making close to the minimum and that can make it easier for a player when he doesn't have the pressure of living up to a big contract. 

     

    Next year will be different as Drouin will likely be expecting a decent raise after a 50+ point season and Colorado definitely won't have the funds to give him any sort of raise (ie. have to sign Middlestadt, maybe Landeskog is off LTIR, Rantanen a year from UFA status). He could be in an entirely different situation with more pressure unless he is willing to sign for the minimum again in Colorado which I doubt will happen. 

  7. Drouin was given every opportunity to succeed in Montreal. As it turned out he didn't have the mental toughness to survive in a market where the spotlight is intense. Colorado is likely the perfect spot for him, far away from the glare of the media and fans while also being able to play on a team with talented offensive players. Sometimes a change of scenery is just what a player needs as it was in this case. 

  8. 45 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

    Ottawa pulls out the 5-3 victory. 

     

    That's awesome, they will stay ahead of the Habs even if the Habs win which they likely will. Now hopefully the Oilers will be real cranky going into Winnipeg on Tuesday night. 

  9. Any chance the Sens can win 2 in a row?  Highly doubtful as the Oilers should show up in a cranky mood after their lackluster effort in Toronto.  I also expect a big effort from Winnipeg as they got smacked yesterday. I don't see Arizona having much luck against a much better Dallas team who is fighting for first.

     

    I expect a much better effort from the Habs tonight after a weak game in Vancouver while Seattle is not that motivated so Habs could be back to 7th from the bottom by the end of the day. 

  10. 25 minutes ago, Commandant said:

    I think we underrate Harris a lot.  His adavnce stats are very good.  He also has the versatility to play both LD and RD with little drop off in those stats.  He moves the puck well and gets it out of the zone.  All of this makes him more valuable than many think.

     

    We probably do underrate Harris. He is smart, mobile and has great character.  I put him in the expendable category, not because he is bad, just because I think others will leapfrog him as they have attributes that are really important for a defensemen in the NHL (ie size, physicality, offensive skill) while also being as mobile as Harris. 

     

    Harris/Kovacevic could be keepers as bottom pairing defensemen.  Not sure where Barron fits in, he has some good offensive skill but I think Reinbacher, Mailloux will be vastly superior on the right side and I don't see Barron being a bottom pairing defensemen. 

  11. 9 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

    Weeding out may not prove as hard as it first appears…

     

    I don't think it will be as hard either, in my opinion:

     

    Guhle, Xkekaj, Reinbacher - absolute keepers and will be Habs long term

    Mailloux - likely a keeper, just needs to keep working on his defense, his offensive skills are major league

    Hutson, Engstrom - need a chance to see them play the pro game for further evaluation

    Kovacevic, Barron, Harris - expendable

    Struble - likely a good bottom paring defensemen, brings a physical element the ones mentioned above don't

    Matheson, Savard - needs to keep at least 1 veteran, I think Savard is here until the trade deadline next year but if they are in contention for a playoff spot then maybe longer

     

  12. 1 hour ago, DON said:

    Canadiens’ offseason will likely be dictated by how they manage their greatest strength - The Athletic

    If stuff Hutson, Reinbacher & Engstrom in Laval for a year, then just have 9 others to shuffle.

    Can you play both Struble & Xhekaj as your #2 and #3 LH-d?

    Supposedly Engstrom has played right, as has Harris & Guhle.

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    That's a lot of defensemen to find ice time for. It's hard to develop them all properly as there is just so much room. I expect at least one of Harris, Barron, Kovacevic to be gone by the start of next season. If they trade one of the others it will be because they got an offer they couldn't turn down. 

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