Meller93
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6 hours ago, Commandant said:
To be fair, given playoff performance, Lavoie is likely moving up in my rankings when i do my update.
What impact do you put on Lavoie’s age? He’s nearly a full year older than some is he not?
Admittedly I haven’t seen much of him outside the stat sheet. But his age that, coupled with being a man amongst boys makes me worried how he’ll translate to the NHL.
Looking at tall goal scorers (even if it’s not a perfect comparison) Will he cap at Brian Boyle production or be closer to Mantha?
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5 hours ago, Trizzak said:
A Sharks/Bruins final would have a lot of drama, but I think I'm gonna cheer for a Battle of the Unlikelies: Blues vs Jerks.
Jerks 100%
I'd be happy to see either Sharks or Blues make it to the finals. Would be pretty cool to see Jumbo Joe lift the cup too! I'm also a pretty big Hertl fan
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After his playoff surge my thoughts on Suzuki are changing a little. I used to hope he’s pan out to be as good as Tatar, but now I’m wondering if he could be better.
what do you guys think his ceiling is? He always struck me equally as a playmaker as a goal scorer.
is something like 30 goals 40 assists realistic at his peak?
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3 hours ago, Link67 said:
I can honestly see him as a double digit goal scorer in the 35 point range from the bottom 6 position, with occasional PP, and top 6 play when injuries hit. I will gladly accept that for 1.4 mill
I see the same thing
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13 minutes ago, Link67 said:
This has a Paul Byron scenario written all over it, how we got him for 1.4 mill for 2 years, I don't know. What I do know is when bodies start dropping, and he moves up the line up to fill in, he will translate the same performances regardless of line up spot, just like Byron has during his time here. I was very pleased with how Weal played for us, he blew every depth player acquisition away since Paul Byron. Just another guy who needed a solid chance in the right situation to showcase what he can bring to the table. In our case, being built around speed and transition was a peanut butter and jelly type of union for the player and the team, both for Byron and now, Weal.
Good post. Weak isn’t quite the speedster as Byron, but he is a sneaky pickup same as Byron was a few years back.
Something I’ve noticed about liking a player is what you expect of them. If we expect Weal to be a great bottom 6er, we’ll love him. Let’s not expect to much. That’s why people constantly complained about Eller
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56 minutes ago, DON said:
Evans and Suzuki
I have a feeling Suzuki becomes a winger in the NHL. Poehling seems more like a guy who sticks the Center landing to me.
Never know though, Suzuki could suppose me, from what I’ve seen of him he seems to have great awareness and hockey IQ
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I like it too. Weal has all the elements that fit this habs team. 1.4 mill for two years is great!
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Anyone remember a year ago when Weal was with the flyers and there was a buzz about him towards the end of the 17-18 season?
Hes a Hab now, and put up 10 in 16 i believe? Imo he’s still underrated. Guy could be a very good 3rd liner. 15-20 goals and near 40 points. I think we can steal him if we offer him the right contract.
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15 minutes ago, BCHabnut said:
I'm a fan as well. I just don't think he has earned big money. You gotta get points.
Oh, if you’re arguing big money than no. I just mean I think he’s earned a contract, and I wouldn’t be afraid of giving him term either of he wanted it. Just not at a high AAV
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4 hours ago, BCHabnut said:
I could take or leave any of those guys. Armia might get a raise depending ohn what he makes. Lehkonen hasn't really earned one yet. Even though I like the way he plays a lot. You gotta get points now and then too.
I think your nuts if you don’t like Lehkonen haha.
He might not have crazy point totals, but he’s an absolute dog on the puck, constantly causing turnovers and outworking his opponents. On top of that the guy still did put up 30 points on usually the 3rd or forth line. Love the player personally.
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7 hours ago, Richard09 said:
Reports are he would make a good power forward but attitude on and off the ice could be an issue especially palying in Montreal. Given that D is the weak areas now I would say they should go after Thomas Harley'.
Any reason for Harley over York, Soderstrom or even Ville Heinola?
I think Heinola is underrated.
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1 hour ago, Commandant said:
In tampa, you keep the team together and don't overreact to what happens in a small sample size where Hedman was playing hurt (and finally sat) and you were also missing Stralman.
You move out Ryan Callahan to create cap space (and if Bergevin can't get the LHD that he wants, this should be an avenue he explores ala the Armia trade to get a good young forward propsect out of Tampa).... and then Tampa should use the space to replace Stralman on their defence and go after it again.
I think taking Callahan for a year is an excellent idea. What does it take to get Cal Foote?
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27 minutes ago, titanfan said:
I won't be surprised if Montreal picks Raphael Lavoie of the Halifax Mooseheads.
considering how he's performed in the playoffs, I wouldn't be disappointed either. 13 goals, 20 points, in 10 games. Next closest on his team? 9 points. He could be a late riser.
Edit: Looked further into his stats, only ONE of his 13 goals is a PPG, so this guy has 12 even strength goals. I'm seriously excited to see who we can nab at 15.
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Chicago the lucky bastards picking top 3
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32 minutes ago, Commandant said:
Im not getting my hopes up of moving up.
Im hoping a player like Philip Broberg or Matthew Boldy falls to #15
I’ve said it before, I think our chance of getting a very good prospect at 15 is high. I’m a fan of 5-6 players ranked in that area
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Lotto odds for the first pick as per NHL.com
2019 Odds (unchanged from 2018)
(Non-playoff team - fewest points to most)
1 - 18.5%
2 - 13.5%
3 - 11.5%
4 - 9.5%
5 - 8.5%
6 - 7.5%
7 - 6.5%
8 - 6.0%
9 - 5.0%
10 - 3.5%
11 - 3.0%
12 - 2.5%
13 - 2.0%
14 - 1.5%
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27 minutes ago, TheDriveFor25 said:
My prediction:
1. Colorado (from Ottawa)
2. Montreal
3. New York R
4. Los Angeles
5. New Jersey
6. Detroit
7. Buffalo
8. Edmonton
9. Anaheim
10. Vancouver
11. Philly
12. Minnesota
13. Chicago
14. Florida
15. Arizona
God wouldn’t that be nice
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Tonight the fate of NHL franchises change!
Will the Candiens luck into one of the top 2 picks? Will the Sens gift the Avalanche a lotto winner?
I believe the draft happens 8:00 ET, and is usually a pretty dull 30 minutes of warmup proceeded by a nail biting 2 minutes of reveals.
Stay tuned!
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What my picks look like ^
Edit: damn I don’t think that rendered
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1 hour ago, Habsfan said:
True, I had forgotten about Romanov. Who's Kakko?
Kaapo Kakko, he’s drawing comparisons to Barkov and even Peter Forsberg. Rated right behind Jack Hughes in the upcoming draft, but i’m one of the minority who like Kakko over Hughes.
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In all honesty, I think we could nab a real gem with the 15th assuming we don’t win the lotto. But god would that 1-2 pick be nice..
theres about a 2% chance of getting one of those 2 though.
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1 hour ago, Habsfan said:
I'm cautiously optimistic about the next 5 years. Alot will depend on how we develop some of our top prospects (KK, Suzuki, Poehling, Brook, Juulsen)
And Romanov
Oh and Kakko
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19 minutes ago, Trizzak said:
Poehling: "2 goals in my first NHL game! Dude, this is amazing!"
Mete:
Funniest post I’ve seen in a while ?
Permanent Trade Proposal Thread
in Habs & Hockey Talk
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I’ve heard rumblings about the habs acquiring Nick Leddy. Left shooting d man who has been known to put up 40+ points. I think his down year last year might have been in part to a low scoring Islanders team.
Leddy would immediately slit into our top 4, likely with Weber as one of our top d men. I think he could return to the 40 point guy in a higher scoring system.
What would it take?