GHT120
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10 minutes ago, tomh009 said:
I think these are the lines for tonight. Who will be 4C though? Pezzetta?
Caufield - Suzuki - Slafkovsky
Roy - Newhook - Armia
Gallagher - Evans - Anderson
Pearson - Pezzetta - Ylonen
Matheson - Guhle
Xhekaj - Savard
Struble - Harris
Allen
Primeau
Pezzetta sits and RHP in at "centre" ... expect he takes as few faceoffs as MSL can possibly manage.
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12 minutes ago, xXx..CK..xXx said:
Thread title says Tuesday November 6th 🤔 It’s neither November, nor the 6th.
I wonder if Slafkovsky plays. He is a game time decision.
Apologies for the month error ... day error because I hadn't flipped my calendar to March
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11 minutes ago, dlbalr said:
White (UBI) to IR. That opened the spot for Harvey-Pinard to be activated.
So back to no true centre on the 4th line.
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22 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said:
I always liked Timmins, an Ottawan like me. If not in CBJ, maybe the next opportunity somewhere else.
Technically from Almonte in Lanark County ... 😉 ... he has been in the NHL for 31 years, 22-yrs since he was Director of Hockey Operations in Ottawa ... I am unaware of him ever getting a serious look at a GM job ... not certain he was even the sole A/GM with the Habs in his final 5-yrs ... time may have past hm by, even if he is "only" 56.
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Expect he plays if possible, given the lack of centre depth.
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A 2:59 trade
***IF*** the Avs manage to upgrade their centre position without moving Johansen, Jake for Ryan and a 2025 conditional 3rd (4th if Allen doesn't play in 6 regular season games after the trade ... OR ... get a playoff win in 2024).
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14 minutes ago, Fanpuck33 said:
The fact that JD has any say in the next GM and isn't just hanging on to his job through the deadline is why Columbus will continue to suck. The organization needs to clean house and that starts from the top. Firing Jarmo was the right start, but JD and every other decision maker needs to go at the end of the season. Nothing changes if he just keep letting the same decision makers move the deck chairs around.
That he hasn't hired anyone ***MAY*** indicate that they plan to clean house at seasons' end ... but I wouldn't bet on it ... less then three weeks after the NYRs dumped him, Preds owner John P. McConnell brought Davidson back to Columbus and gave him a 5-yr contract in May 2021.
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20 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
Looks like Struble in and Kovacevic out.
Yup
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6 minutes ago, tomh009 said:
Some of the issues were with the management team but some were also with Kotkaniemi's lack of maturity; he really did not improve significantly after moving south, either. Contrast him with Slafkovsky and the difference is super clear. Admittedly it might be different now, though.
Wasn't arguing the for person or the player, just his signing with Carolina ... OBVIOUSLY any offer would have to be based on due diligence by Hugo.
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15 minutes ago, tomh009 said:
If he were on a $2M contract for 2-3 years, there would be teams that would be happy to give it a shot, but not with the deal Waddell gave him.
And if Carolina takes the long-term but realistically low-cost buyout for a team that is never/rarely near the ceiling then there will be teams lining up to offer a short-term "show me" contract ... unlike many, if the Habs can dispose of Dvorak I would have no issue with Hughes being one of those GMs ... KK's issues were with the previous management team and he (his agent) exploited, to his/their advantage, an issue created by that management team offer-sheeting Aho.
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Getting an early start ... will update as info available
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10 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
We will turn you into a believer…Habs are taking a wildcard spot next season. Dach’s body willing
That is still a 20+ point jump ... I expect them to be in the wildcard chase next season but not close enough to make the eventual playoff teams too nervous.
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9 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
Damn I thought RHP was ready to goExpect he is close, but they may want to drag it out a couple/few days if they have a trade(s) in the works ... HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE ... if another team wants Armia, Pearson or (in my dreams) Anderson and the return doesn't include an NHL forward then RHP can just slide in and fill the roster spot.
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POTENTIALLY the Habs will have more young defencemen than they need, whether or not they draft a D with their first pick this year ... but I don't think HuGo will pre-determine which to trade ... I-M-O they should decide who is as close to untouchable as possible (NOBODY is 100% "untouchable") and then either select a player to target in a trade and put together a package including a "touchable" defenceman(men) ... OR ... you let other GMs know that you are inviting offers for the "touchable" defencemen and see what offer is best for the Habs ... and, it may ***not*** be purely who brings the best player in return as they have to factor in the value of retaining the D not traded ... my equation is who you get PLUS who you get to keep.
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44 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
I'm not 100% sure it's valid to point to Slick Nick's linemates. He's played a lot with CC and a lot with Slaf. Those are quality linemates. Besides, has Pettersson benefitted from stupendous linemates every single night? His linemates over the last two, 100-point seasons have included names such as Hoglaander, Conor Garland, and Ilya Podkolzin (now in the minors). Not to slag Suzuki, just to say that I don't think this excuse holds too much water.
Agreed ... Suzuki is becoming an elite two-way 1C ... but Pettersson is an ELITE offensive 1C.
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43 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
No doubt they see themselves very much like Yzerman's Wings were before they finally won: a strong team that kept falling short in the playoffs but eventually got there.
95/96 Wings had Konstantinov, Fetisov, Lidstrom and Coffey as its D core ... 96/97 lost Coffey but had the rest ... 2000/01 had Fischer, Duchesne, Chelios and Lidstrom ... don't see that level of defence core on the Leafs.
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5 minutes ago, Commandant said:
Assuming Pettersson would sign in Montreal you trade caufield and guhle and run away laughing.
Before Allvin can take it back.
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3 hours ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
They could offer a 1st from another year or one of their top prospects. And if that guaranteed winning a cup I am sure they would do it in a heartbeat. But a GM also has to think about the future and the Leafs have traded away so many picks that I don't blame Treliving for being a little cautious.
No trade EVER guarantees a championship; by that logic there would never be any deadline deals.
Being 2nd best GF/Gm and 20th in GA/Gm this season, and going into the playoffs with a WEAK defence corps and mediocre goaltending isn't likely a winning formula.
I have to wonder how long a GM who has never won a Cup, and a Team President who has made the second round once in 9 full seasons, can survive on "the future".
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14 minutes ago, TurdBurglar said:
I would rather keep Caufield. Keep Caufield and Pettersson on different line as they’re both goal scorers. In theory it should spread out scoring and give Caufield easier opponents.
I don’t think Guhle and Caufield for Pettersson is a fair trade. Vancouver would definitely have to sweeten the pot some to get that to work.
You think VAN would have to add something of value along with Pettersson?
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1 hour ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
They don't have much choice unless they want to trade a 1st round pick and their 1st rounder from 25 is already gone. No 2nd round picks to trade.
If they were SERIOUS about improving their team for this season they could offer this year or 2026 first, or dangle Nicholas Robertson, Knies, Fraser Minten or Easton Cowan ... to re-purpose a classic, you can't get silk purses by offering sow's ears.
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2 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said:
Gallagher not at practice today, but RHP is:
Assuming Gallagher is on a "therapy day" ... does Roy go back to help Laval, do Pezzetta or Ylonen go on waivers, or is there a trade in which one more player goes "out" than comes "back"?
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5 hours ago, tomh009 said:
0.0/82 before being sent to Laval and 21.6/82 after being recalled. In retrospect, it was a brilliant move. Armia is only six goals away from his career high.
Hopefully some other GM believes this will last ... because I don't.
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6th in TOI amongst regular Ducks-D ... Leafs going C-H-E-A-P to "improve" their defence corps.
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Chicken shit move by Montour to pull back on Matheson's shoulder when he was tussling with Tkachuk.
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