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  1. 1 hour ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

     

    That's one of the key prisms to understanding that trade, actually. Many critics are seeing Kuzmenko as a "catch" for Calgary. But from Vancouver's side, he was basically a salary dump.

     

    On reflection, while I'm happy with the 1st and not outraged by the deal, I do think more should have been expected. Maybe not much more - e.g., an unconditional third or fourth. But something. Monahan is an excellent player who brings all those "intangibles" GMs are always having orgasms about.

     

     Hughes probably could have done at least marginally better if he'd been patient and waited for a bidding war. 

    Or. more likely, Monaghan could have gotten injured again and tanked his value. As many professional commentators have noted the Monaghan deals are a masterclass in asset management.  I'm happy that Hughes didn't try to overplay his hand and made the deal now. 

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  2. 16 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said:

    some rumblings on Savard:

     

     

     

    Didn’t quote the right portion but some where in there was a statement that Tampa only gave up a 4th to get Savard. The return was a 1st 2021 and 3rd (2022) with  a 4th going to Detroit for salary retention 

    https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/lightning-acquire-david-savard-blue-jackets-three-team-trade/sn-amp/

    Contending teams love to add guys like Savard who sacrifice their body to win. And for some teams, that reasonably priced additional year is an advantage. Given Hughes’ trade record, I don’t expect Savard to be traded this season unless the return is really good. 

     

     

     

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  3. 16 hours ago, hab29RETIRED said:

    Why would we want to trade a guy who may be a top pairing dman and will for sure be at least a solid 2nd pairing dman?? It makes no sense! Adding a Laine or other skilled forward is not going to get us into the playoffs, and so far the only one of our young D that has demonstrated AT THE NHL LEVEL, that he may become a top pairing guy, we want to trade?? I’d trade Matheson before even considering moving Guhle.

    I agree. Chelios, McDonough, Sergachev ring any bells? The last thing on Earth I want is for MTL to trade a D-man with Guhle’s potential for a forward. Now, Harris or Kovacevic(sp) in a trade like Romanov + for Dach ? Yes, please, I’ll have another. 

  4. 5 hours ago, hockeyrealist said:

    Why?

     

    Not at all a Habs related article and seems to offer no point.  
     

    Why is that on a Habs page and why bother, no news, no info,  just a puke of words.  
    Since the site is covering other teams and their players. Why no article about Ovi’s struggles this year, or why not another Leafs article since we are desperate for topics apparently…?   Because Huberdeau is from QC?  
    The content on the main page has dropped in quality, this article and the ten thoughts are bad ideas. Move on.

    The only drop in quality on this site occurs when misguided critics rudely complain without offering any constructive advice for improvement.

    PS: I have heard overwhelmingly positive feedback on the 10 thoughts 

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  5. 15 minutes ago, GHT120 said:

     

    Allen has a 7-team NTC, and Hughes has indicated (if I recall) that he told Allen he is not on the market ... so the first question is whether Allen wants to leave Montreal.

     

    I am not certain why the Habs need to add anyone but Allen ... Montreal is giving up the prime asset and the Oilers won't have the cap space to take on Pezzetta ... in contract terms, Foegele and Janmark for Allen adds $100K to the Oilers cap, although Pickard being sent down leaves Edmonton with $662.5K in cap space ... but that is less than the NHL minimum ($775K) ... it would also leave Edmonton with 12 forwards and they already are going with only 6 defencemen; so no spares on the NHL roster ... just not certain the cap works unless Holland is also willing to risk moving Bouchard ($3.9M) for one of the Habs young defencemen (Harris or Barron).

     

    EDIT: I forgot the $21-25K of cap space the Oilers currently have (projected vs current) ... not that it gives them enough space to add a spare forward or defenceman ... maybe one od the other once they are deep enough into their schedule for enough cap space to have accrued.

    I can't imagine that Hughes would trade Barron at this point, nor should he. I think that Hughes will only make a deal if he can leverage Holland's desperation to salvage his legacy and his job. Remember the old saying: When fellow GMs see you struggling, they don't throw life preservers; they throw anchors". 

  6. 1 hour ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:


    I hope Reinbacker looks great tonight. Maybe that would silence the pick 5 complaints. 
     

    Excited to see if Slaf, Newhook, Anderson can dominate tonight. Preseason and all but at least they are facing NHL competition. 
     

    Anyone know if this is on YouTube again?

    Not sure about YouTube, but it’s on the radio TSN 690

  7. 1 hour ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

     

    Well, I don’t know of any player whose development was compromised by spending time in the AHL. I suppose this could be the case if you have a really terrible coaching staff at that level; but if that’s so, then why keep that staff in place?

     

    By contrast, bringing players up too soon is a higher-risk development strategy that can indeed go awry. Even the great Carey Price, who at least had one extended playoff in the A, barely survived that treatment. 

     

    That being said, I’m not saying Slaf won’t overcome it and thrive. But last season he was clearly not NHL ready and that’s one reason he got hurt. 🤷‍♂️ Clearly it was not the right approach in terms of last season, anyway. 

     

     

    Something was mishandled regarding injuries last season, that’s for sure. They’ve made changes to the training staff. Whether those guys were scapegoats for what was really a management/coaching attitude will never be known.

    Does the name Slyvain Lefebre ring any bells? It is definitely possible for poor AHL coaching to stymie development and for said coach to keep his job in defiance of all logic and common sense. 

  8. 10 minutes ago, Kiwihab said:

    Would it not have been easier to retain $2m on Hoffman’s salary and try to move him? At least that’s only for one year. 

    Obviously it wasn’t, because they couldn’t give Hoffman away. I don’t understand why people are crapping on the finale of the Petry trade part 2. What’s not to like about Petry, Poeling, Pitlick and Hoffman with 2+ million salary retained (2seasons of Petry) for Matheson, a 2nd, two 4ths, Legarre(22); Gustav Lindholm(24 yr old RT D) and DeSmith?!  That’s an amazing return for an aging defender who wanted out, 2 4th liners and Hoffman- who most felt would need a draft pick added to get a team to take him. 
    Thats 7 assets for one decent player and three spare parts.

  9. It was well worth the declining draft pick from Florida to see the Leafs implode like this. This exactly what I was hoping for. According to Chris Johnston the leading external candidate for the Leafs GM job is Brad Treliving with the other experienced candidates being Marc Bergevin, Peter Chiarelli, Chuck Fletcher !, and Stan Bowman. 
    I can see why Dubas thought he had more leverage with that candidate pool. Treliving might be ok, but the rest except Bowman have trashed their former franchises. I hope  they hire Fletcher😎

  10. 1 hour ago, tomh009 said:

    I care much less about this season’s playoffs than the Habs’ future, so, for me, a Florida loss is what really matters.

    That is a much more rational approach but I’m going with bile not reason. 

  11. I strongly prefer the Leafs being bounced in the first round. That could lead to a senior management over reaction that could have catastrophic consequences for their team. 
    Also, after much deliberation, I have reluctantly decided to hope for a monumental upset by Florida, draft pick be damned. The only two outcomes that will make me happy this playoffs is both the Leafs and Bruins losing. But in fact, the only NHL action I’m likely to watch is the draft lottery 

  12. 9 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

    One of MB’s basic flaws as a manager was to run his show as a private mafia where what mattered above all was loyalty to him. Thus, he kept that blithering jackanapse Lefebvre in place for five years (!!) despite his proven incompetence - God knows what damage ensued to our player development- and hired that dimwit Therrien and then held on to him long past his best-by date. He also allowed personal animus to contaminate player decisions (Subban) and erred in the other direction as well, seemingly being only too happy to embrace crushing contracts for ‘his’ players in Price, Weber, and Gally.

     

    Crapping all over the heads of Habs alumni - the greatest alumni in the game - is consistent with this power-maximizing mafioso attitude to leadership. It had to be His Show and damn the consequences. No other voices, no other variables allowed.

    The only thing I disagree with here is the statement on the damage to player development. I think that it is very apparent what a disastrous failure Bergevin and Lefebvre’s  incompetence produced as evidenced by the rebuilt we are in now and how few players touched by Lefebvre achieved success. 

  13. 9 hours ago, Sir_Boagalott said:

    Its really only logical to hope the Habs get Bedard or the Yotes.

     

     

    I've said that exact comment on here before. 

     

    Interestingly, Friedman made an comment recently regarding Bettman and the Yotes.  Bettman has been getting a ton of heat from other owners for his insistence of allowing the Yotes to continue to exist.  Bettman needs to be careful. 

     

    The players are pissed off because the Yotes affect the Cap and the NHLPA are unable to get rid of Bettman.  The GMs dont like it either, but they cant do anything.  However, if there are enough pissed off owners I'm pretty sure Bettman could be fired over it. 

     

    The Yotes could be moving and soon, but to where?  There was mention of 2 expansion teams to Houston and Atlanta, but Quebec City could be another possibility.

     

     

    There is no way Bettman is getting fired over the Coyotes. The owners know that their only path to even more money is a bigger US footprint. As for relocation, it would be Houston or even Atlanta again before anywhere in Canada

  14. 32 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

     

    Chychrun nets a 1st a two 2nds…Hronek (not as good but RD) nets a 1st and a 2nd. Maybe you just have to pay to get quality puck moving blueliners.

    Ottawa is closer to contention, has cap space and Chycrun, as you said, is a better player, younger and on a better contract. While Vancouver is capped out and desperately trying to unload a declining Boeser and is stuck with a mediocre core minus its former best player in Horvat. My issue is not the price Vancouver paid for Hronek, but that it was a terrible acquisition given their context. We will just have to agree to disagree. 

  15. 10 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

     

    I dunno why I’m (sort of) defending these clowns, but here’s how the Canuckleheads’ two big moves of 2023 break down in toto:

     

    Horvat + 2023 2nd

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    Beauvillier, Hronek, Raty + 2023 4th

     

    All told, this seems reasonable to me 🤷‍♂️

     

    The deeper strategic or structural problem is that they had to move Horvat, who wanted to stay, because they locked up JT Miller to an 8 year deal. They effectively picked Miller over Horvat. Nothing in this deal makes good on that profound team-building blunder. But taken for what it is, the moves summarized above look decent to me.

     

    A 4-5 year rebuild may well cost you Pettersson and possibly Hughes. I honestly don’t know about the wisdom of rebuilding when two absolute stud, elite players are on your team and just entering their primes. 

    You might be right except that you are counting Horvat and the first that they got back for him as one transaction and one mistake.  Trading Horvat was unavoidable given their mistake in signing Miller. IMHO, they significantly compounded that mistake by giving up a first and second for Hronek. 

  16. 2 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

     

    Hronek is 25 years old and can move the puck, which they desperately need. It's a huge addition for them. The pick was the one they got for Horvat, so you could see this as an extension of the Horvat trade. 

     

    Rutherford has said he is looking for a turnaround within a couple of years, so a rebuild is not what they're after. And you can make the case that with Petersson and Hughes entering their primes, and even Demko having lots of what-should-be-elite years ahead of him, a rebuild would be a debatable choice. I'll be curious to see what the phone lines have to say about this here in Van.

    A 1st and a 2nd seems like a lot for a player who is only under team control for another year or two. It seems like a terrible trade to me and it makes me glad I’m not a Canucks fan

  17. If we could trade Drouin for a 5th or another potentially high reward/low risk deal a la Gurianov, I would be ecstatic. Similarly, trading Hoffman and not having to give up assets or retain much salary for someone to take him would be a major win, bordering on a minor miracle.  I’m now hoping that we sign Monaghan to a one year “show me” deal because I don’t think even this brain trust can get a good additional return on him this deadline.
    In HuGort we trust.

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