Peter Puck
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I don't think trading Mailloux is realistic. Whatever team would acquire him will want a discount because of his history. Its not fair but that is the situation. We will never get what he is worth. We have had to endure a lot of criticism for drafting him and trading him would mean we did that for nothing.
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3 hours ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
Tanev is a 34 year old UFA, it was either sign him or lose him for nothing. I think they got a decent return. A 2nd and 3rd is not bad even if Grushnikov doesn't turn out.
Or wait 10 days for a better offer. Given the minimal risk in waiting, I think they should have watched to see how things play out. I'm confident they could have gotten a 2nd and a 3rd anytime they wanted.
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11 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
I know Calgary wanted a first, but that still seems like a big haul for Tanev. Good work by Conroy.
I think this is terrible for Calgary. I expect Grushnikov to top out as a number 5 Dman, although I confess I haven't seen him play. Dallas got Tanev 75% retained for a late 2nd round pick plus some scraps. Why wouldn't Calgary hold out till the deadline is nearer? I
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5 hours ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
That may be true but the Grieg play deserved some sort of reaction (not a cross check to the face). He was saying FU to the Leafs in their own building knowing they didn't have to play them again this year.
Actually the game was in Ottawa and the fact that 2/3 of the the crowd were Leaf fans was part of the reason he used a slapshot.
I see nothing wrong with the slapshot. It's legal, it's not dangerous and if Reilly didn't like it he could just start throwing punches.
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6 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
This picture is making the rounds today and this hit made me jump off the couch and growl like a bear!
One of my favourite moments in Habs history.
A great memory. I have seen about 10 Habs games live and this was one of them!
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I'm so tired of Gallagher.
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5 minutes ago, dlbalr said:
Yeah, I'm not sure what the hope was there.
To me that was goalie interference and the goal should not have counted. The Oiler just skates through the crease and kicks Montembeau's stick across Sam's body from his left to his right. Why is that not interference?
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What a brutal period by us.
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On 1/7/2024 at 1:41 PM, dlbalr said:
Worth noting, if a team pulls its goalie in overtime and the other team scores into the empty net, the losing team does not get a point in the standings.
I'm going from memory but I believe the rule evolved as follows.
In 1999 they instituted that a team losing in overtime would get 1 point but if there was no scoring in overtime the game ended tied and each team got 1 point. In 2004 they eliminated ties (by introducing the shoot out).
Thus between 1999 and 2004 there was an incentive for overtime games to not end tied. This meant both teams might pull the goalie in the final minute of overtime to help ensure someone got the extra point. To prevent this from happening the rule denying the loser point to a team losing with the net empty was introduced in 1999. Thus there were no games with 2 pulled goalies.
The rule no longer serves any purpose and might lead to some unfair situation in some weird circumstances at the end of the season. The rule should probably be rescinded.
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6 minutes ago, Sir_Boagalott said:
Poor Lane though, the stupid ref grabbing him and letting the Swede keep punching him until he had a bloody mouth.
Actually he was cut before the fight started (took a high stick halfway through the 3rd).
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Jake Allen ($3,850,000)and Nicolas Beaudin($775,000) for Ilya Samsonov ($3,550,000) and Matthew Knies(925,000).
Not sure if the leafs can fit Beaudin under their cap. Samsonov is on a one year deal.
Knies is on the first year of his entry level contract. Maybe Toronto is on Jake's 7 team no trade list?
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35 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
Goalies are not hard to find. Consistent, dependable goalies are.
Well that's true about all positions. It's very easy to acquire players who are neither consistent nor dependable.
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8 hours ago, BCHabnut said:
Goalies aren't that hard to find. If primeau turns out to be a dud, later, he can easily be replaced. But woth the improvement he's shown this year, I'd be reluctant to trade him. Allen is the odd man out for me.
If goalies are not that hard to find, why are there about 5 teams desperately looking for one?
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2 hours ago, dlbalr said:
They have Jacques Martin as a consultant now while assistants Jack Capuano and Davis Payne have NHL head coaching experience. In terms of internal options, I'd suggest they have more options than a lot of teams do.
Well read dlbair.
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and today's date is December 13.
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About 3 give-aways in our own end leads to a goal.
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I think its clear that pulling the puck back and forth a short distance while deking is allowed. But on this play Power skated in and then drifted back before coming in on Primeau.
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Should Power's shootout goal have counted. He skates back toward his own goal slightly just before shooting. The rule book says:
The puck must be kept in motion towards the opponent’s goal line
Maybe a move like his is typically allowed?
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1 hour ago, tomh009 said:
A deep playoff run doesn't necessarily mean that the team is a legitimate contender, though. As a counter-example, I remember a few years ago there was an NHL team from La Belle Provence that made it to the final, and yet I would have been hard-pressed to identify them as a contender as the playoffs got under way. And a long-term contender is, I believe, what the Habs' management team is driving for.
The Oilers should be a real contender, but I don't think they have been that at any time in the past few decades.
That same team has actually won several cups in years where you would claim they were not legitimate contenders. You may be correct but for me I don't mind if we win the cup without being a legitimate contender.
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How many times can we give the puck away in our own end?
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Jumping offside is starting to be a habit for Caufield.
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Clearly the Oilers are looking for a new goalie. I think they would want Jake Allen since he is reasonably proven. There aren't many other choices around the league that are cheap enough and established enough for them to go after.
They have no cap space and so a trade will have to equalize salaries. What would you be willing to take in exchange for Allen? I think I would want a first round pick in the deal. Something like Foegele, Janmark (expiring contracts) and their first in either this year or next (they can choose at the draft) for Allen, Pezzetta and Heineman. This is not great for Edmonton but they need a goalie badly and they will need to shed some cap to get one.
Or maybe Foegele and one of Edmonton's first round picks for Allen and Pezzetta and they wave Skinner to make cap space.
I think Hughes would be reluctant to trade Allen so soon after his new contract began but I suspect Allen would be okay going to become the starter in Edmonton.
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Why is Gallagher on the PP?
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We can't even touch the puck.
Game 74 Florida at Montreal 7pm April 2
in Habs & Hockey Talk
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In the 10 Thoughts (which I always love) on tonight's game, Brian expresses some displeasure that the Habs put out our top PP unit during the power plays late in the 3rd. Normally I agree that teams should not do this when the outcome of the game is already determined.
But tonight I was in favour of it. If the Panthers are going to goon things up and take cheap shots we shouldn't pull our punches.