BCHabnut
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4 hours ago, Commandant said:
No longer content with Stealing our 4th liners with ridiculous contracts, Dundon comes for the logo.
That is waaaay too close to the old canadiens logos. Heck it's too close to the new one.
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2 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
Definitely not permanent but maybe until a better option is found or Hage is ready?Hes a reliable vet, so definitely a likely scenario.
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3 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
Is Evans strong enough or skilled enough for 3C?
Laine - Evans - Newhook
Anderson - Beck/Kapanen - Gallagher
Beck looked decent at times and not great at other times in the few games that he played last year. Insulated between two vets Beck might do all right.
My preference is a trade but this set up might work
I think Evans is the absolute perfect 4c who can step up to 3c as needed. But I wouldn't want him as permanent 3c.
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2 hours ago, Commandant said:
Yes this is how averages work.
If the habs had older players the average would go up.
Lol.
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46 minutes ago, hab29RETIRED said:
I’d still try Laine there first. See if there is better chemistry having Demidov with Dach and Laine. I just didn’t think Newhook was a good fit in that line and Dach was too tentative. Demidov is a play driver who can control the pace of play.
Makes me nervous having those 3 playing big minutes. Looks like a defensive train wreck.
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2 hours ago, Commandant said:
Add Tuch
Was just about to say that.
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10 hours ago, tomh009 said:
Oh, how things have changed!
I thought the same thing when I read that portion.
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2 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said:
If you read my post, you’ll see that I am talking about the future and the need to reverse the trend of trading top picks too aggressively.If I remember correctly, teams want one or two players from each draft year to become part of their core to keep a salary cap balance.
That is what I said.
I was not criticizing moves up to now; quite the contrary
You probably mean team. Some cores are set for 5+ years.
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Can Blais or Bolduc kill penalties?
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This is an improvement over pezz. That's for sure.
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My bad. Traded from flames for a bag of pucks.
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12 minutes ago, tomh009 said:
Of the players drafted by the Habs after the second round, there is also Kulak, who has played 600+ games. And Mete and Pezzetta 😊 have played 200+.
I thought kulak was a waiver pick up? Maybe I'm mistaken
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3 hours ago, tomh009 said:
I think Hughes managed this quite well:
- Dobson > Mailloux
- Bolduc > Heineman
Yes, we gave up two mid-first picks but the team is substantially stronger now than it was a week ago.
This is how I summed it up as well. The team was improved by the 2 moves.
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Just now, hab29RETIRED said:
Agree if he becomex Bealieau - but he looks like he will be better. Bealieau also want a RHD.
I just dont want to have serhachev flashbacks for a decade. As long as it's not that lopsided, I'm OK with trying to balance the team.
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Right now, it looks like Montreal made a good move toward team balance. If Bolduc is a battler, even better. Lost puck battles were my biggest concern last season. Mailloux could blossom into a number 2 or 3 defenseman. If he finds his defensive game, this may be lopsided toward st Louis. But if he's another Nathan bealieu, which my senses tell me, than maybe we won this one.
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2 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
I could see an offer going to Ehlers from the Habs … going to be lots of interestI dont want him. Unless Laine goes this year. Loving the speed and skill, but some battle is badly needed in the top 6. Doesn't have to be mean or gritty, but needs to win puck battles. A la lehkonen. Can't be picky with 2C, but i really feel like any top 6 add needs to be a battler.
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7 hours ago, DON said:
Just not be St Louis's 1st choice for PK pair, he only played 0:13/game short handed.
But, am sure he would be awesome at that as well but just hasnt played it yet. And maybe not want him blocking pucks like a Savard though.
No doubt. Don't want him on PK. Waste of his minutes.
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1 hour ago, DON said:
Guhle, Carrier, Struble and Reinbacher are defensive d-men.
Just 3 or very young works in progress yet and its experience & St Louis's confidence are couple things Matheson does have going for him.
Hutson is very good defensively as well. Reminds me of Markov in his own zone. He comes out of a lot of puck battles with the puck.
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3 minutes ago, tomh009 said:
Armia or Dvorak for $2M or so would be perfect, if either one of them were keen enough to stay in Montreal to do that. Able to fill in competently if someone is injured, kill penalties or even (in a pinch) contribute on PP2.
I think that's unlikely, though.
I feel like 2 things helped Montreal sneak into the last season. Hutson being an absolute stud and the PK. Devo and Armia were a massive part of that PK. I would love to sign one of them.
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2 hours ago, Commandant said:
I would do a deal centred around mattheson for RNH absolutely.
Hes played some wing lately but i think thats more due to the oilers having Connor and Leon than that he cant be a C
All day long. I watch a lot of Oilers hockey, and I believe that for the last decade, Nuge has been an under rated tier 2 Selke candidate. He gets credit for his defensive game, but not enough.
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Just watch, he'll be the best prospect we have in 2 years. Habs are awesome at finding good smurfs.
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5 minutes ago, dlbalr said:
This is a definite swing for skill. Given what they gave up to get him, I suspect the Habs had him in their top 20.
After over 40 years of following hockey, I dont know the player, but I do know that swing for skill should ALWAYS be the choice. There are Dvorak type safe players available every year via trade or FA. Fail with a Scherbac or succeed with a caufield. Go for the skill.
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1 hour ago, Commandant said:
Ekblad sounds like hes gone.
I also here they will try to move Rodrigues to open up space.
It may have just been my eyes, but I swear everytime Rodriguez had a puck battle against Edmonton, he came away with the puck. He impressed me in that series even though he wasn't putting up points.
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Is another patience year needed? If there isn't a reasonable fit at 2C and PK RD, would you rather plug a hole and lose prospects of unknown ability, or give those prospects this year to see what you actually have? I would hate to see the emergence of Hutson and the Habs surprise playoff appearance (where they were dominated by a beatable team) interrupt a rebuild. Its a tough year to be a Habs gm.
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He's a superstar. Can't see it myself.