hab29RETIRED

I have tickets to Montreal’s Calgary (1st row ice level by face off has marks), and Edmonton (2nd row ice level almost same spot) games, despite the Calgary tickets being at a better location and being secondary market purchase with the additional transaction fees, they are cheaper than the direct purchase Oiler tickets. On top of that the secondary resale pricing for the oilers game are even more insane!!

Dobes makes the same type of mistakes without the puck that Hasek did. Similar in having an unorthodox style. Just as emotional and competitive and combative in the net as Hasek. I sure the hell wouldn’t move him until we know Fowler is closer to being a Brodeur than a Trevor Kidd. No way in hell would I move Dobes, Reinbacher and Kapanan for a guy who probably has two years left as being a top 6 centre. Kapanan, Monty and a b level prospect is the most if give up. even with Kapanan, we don’t know yet if he had a fluke Kjell Dahlin type of rookie year, with inflated totals that were a result of who he played with and/or an abnormally high shooting percentage, or if he simply ran out of gas becuase he isn’t used to the number of games played yet. Unlike Dahlin, Kapanan looks like he will ba a solid player defensively and may have Lundell type upside. Just needs to improve conditioning and get stronger. id love to have Scheifele while we wait on Hage, but he’s not a guy I’d move that many pieces for. I wouldn’t even want to move Guhle for him. if we are moving top prospects, high picks, or young players that could be part of the core, it needs to be for slam dunk, long term parts of the core - not stop gap players.

I really wish that Matheson’s NTC/NMC didn’t include expansion protection - I think McCarron’s NTC or NMc excludes expansion protection .

Better than that beachcombers atrocity they had.

I think I read the same type of posts since we made the trade for Dach, when I posted about his injury history in junior and the NHL. Some players are injury prone. Koivu’s whole career got derailed by injury. The difference was his character and work ethic still resulted him being a very good player - just not the superstar it looked he would be before he blow his knee. But he had a lot of fluke unrelated injuries, to go along with his illness.

hab29RETIRED Posted July 9, 2022 I would rather have picked a Nazar, Kemell, Pickering, or even a more risky pick like Miroshnichenko. Dach has not shown YET that he is a legit top 6 guy. The hawks themselves traded a 21 year old Dach and picked Nazar other thr ouck they received. That doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence. The interview I saw with him inspired even less confidence. Maybe he is just a laid back guy, but first impression want great. If Dach only becomes an NHL regular like Armia, we lost the deal. At 13, I want a difference maker, I’d rather risk on the guy drafted kid not making it than get another Armia. hopefully it works out, and he becomes worthy of being drafted 3rd overall, but right now he looks to be even behind the development path of the other three #3 overall picks we’ve had playing for us.

I don’t think I’d want him for more than 3 years. No way I’d sign him past 36.

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That’s pretty much he point I was making.

I could see the position being a factor in determining a comparable, but can’t see draft position mattering after 6 years. If would a guy like Daigle went to arbitration after 6 years, I doubt that it would have mattered that he was a #1 overall pick.

I think Friedman already reported this. Although it may have been another podcast.

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That was meant to be a sarcasm. I can’t see Gordon-Hughes taking a guy who’s been injured to arbitration. What astounds me is Dach taking the team to arbitration when he has done squat during hia entire time in Montreal. I don’t think he even warrants the qualifying offer. For him to go to arbitration says a lot about his character.

Shouldn’t WE be taking him to arbitration for less money??

I wonder how much pressure there is now for SJS to offer at least that amount to Celebrini, or risk an offer sheet next year?

Couldn’t happen to a bigger asshole. Played hardball with all his players. Reap what you sow!

And people thought $14m for Robertson was too much🙄

Really 😆

This is incredible! Demidov signs for less than Marner did 7 yrs ago!!! And that was for a six year deal!!!

This is incredible! Demidov signs for less than Marner did 7 yrs ago!!! And that was for a six year deal!!!

I hope you’re wrong! I want Demidov signed for 8 years!

Would be awesome, but this quick? Tarasanko?

Wow! Verbeek plays hardball with McT last year and overpays for a player that is ideally a 4th liner, but can slide into the 3rd line.

i'm wondering who is the agent that said his client told him to add Montreal as potential destination.

corrected that for you. I'd also add Robinson should have been an assistant Coach. Heard him on another podcast again on how much he wanted to be an assistant in Montreal. I was pissed at Savard when he didn't match LAK's offer and keep Robinson and make him Captain. If Robinson was the captain, there would never have been the Carbo-Chelios divide. It makes me absolutely livid that a baboon like Therrien - who had no business being hired (how can any coach who cost his team two bench minors in a playoff series in his first stint talk about playing the right way and discipline). We had dumb and dumber and no player development under dumb and dumber. We finally have a management team and coach that knows how to develop players.