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[IN THE HEARTS OF MEN]

I would also add that he doesn't and has never claimed to be an "insider or a reporter".  He is simply a pundit on radio /podcast with some access to the team. He uses that access to create content all year round on everything Habs. Good for him

[dlbalr]

1 hour ago, Commandant said:

The issue is that what is posted in thehockeynews article was not what thesickpodcast reported

 

I know - I'm the one who went and found the THN article to compare to.  My point is that The Sick Podcast is not just Tony Marinaro.  He was not the one who wrote the article and the tweet that's posted in this thread is from what I suspect is someone running their social media account, not him (it's not his personal account that posted this).  Thus, dismissing his credibility based on this article may be a mistake as it's quite possible Marinaro had nothing to do with any of this.  Of all the writers on that site (and there are quite a few of them covering different sports), he has never been one of them so he may not be connected to this at all.  Now, if it comes up as a topic on his actual podcast, that's a different story.

[Commandant]

I will say he creates content.  Its sensationalized and unreliable, but its certainly created content.  

 

The guy is shock jock sports radio.  Nothing more.

 

And the people who write for him take his lead and follow it.

 

Sure its content in the summer months but really no better than DLC or clickbait30.

 

Imo there are better ways for pundits to create content then the shock jock routine but thats my taste.

[GHT120]

4 hours ago, IN THE HEARTS OF MEN said:

Also, considering his involvement with Habs brass including interviews of our TOP executives and his inclusion in "The Rebuild documentary".

I expect the Habs know that such flattery feeds his immense ego and makes it easy to manipulate him when it suits their needs.

 

4 hours ago, IN THE HEARTS OF MEN said:

i would think he has alot more going for him as a Habs insider than ALL of us put together. 

Don't think anyone here claims to be an "insider", so that is essentially clearing a bar pounded into the ground

[dlbalr]

1 hour ago, Commandant said:

I will say he creates content.  Its sensationalized and unreliable, but its certainly created content.  

 

The guy is shock jock sports radio.  Nothing more.

 

And the people who write for him take his lead and follow it.

 

Sure its content in the summer months but really no better than DLC or clickbait30.

 

Imo there are better ways for pundits to create content then the shock jock routine but thats my taste.

 

It should be noted that The Sick Podcast is a brand with several different shows (there's even another hockey one beyond his with Pierre McGuire as one of the hosts); this is not just his company as far as I know; I think the brand existed before his podcast started.

 

Fundamentally, I agree with you that he goes for the sensationalist headlines.  But I think there's a very realistic chance that this actually has nothing to do with him, a writer for the company that (I think) he doesn't run took something out of context with a social media manager posting it on socials looking for clicks.  Marinaro's track record remains not great in general but this isn't one I'd hold against him.

[Commandant]

37 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

 

It should be noted that The Sick Podcast is a brand with several different shows (there's even another hockey one beyond his with Pierre McGuire as one of the hosts); this is not just his company as far as I know; I think the brand existed before his podcast started.

 

Fundamentally, I agree with you that he goes for the sensationalist headlines.  But I think there's a very realistic chance that this actually has nothing to do with him, a writer for the company that (I think) he doesn't run took something out of context with a social media manager posting it on socials looking for clicks.  Marinaro's track record remains not great in general but this isn't one I'd hold against him.

Fair enough

 

And my response was to In the hearts anyway.

[Butterface]

Price traded to sharks.. 

[Commandant]

Rob Hutson (Lane's dad) was on a podcast (i think the Sick Podcast) and said that Bill Guerin (he pronounced it Gway-vin) was disrespecting Lane by not inviting him to USA camp and that as a dual citizen Lane is considering possibly playing for Canada going forward.

[Commandant]

He also said Lane has been working at playing on his off-side (RHD) all summer as St. Louis asked him to.

[GHT120]

8 minutes ago, Commandant said:

Rob Hutson (Lane's dad) was on a podcast (i think the Sick Podcast) and said that Bill Guerin (he pronounced it Gway-vin) was disrespecting Lane by not inviting him to USA camp and that as a dual citizen Lane is considering possibly playing for Canada going forward.

Did he not set his international "nationality" when he played for the USA at two world juniors?

 

[dlbalr]

47 minutes ago, GHT120 said:

Did he not set his international "nationality" when he played for the USA at two world juniors?

 

He did but there is a long and convoluted process to change it.

 

[Prime Minister Koivu]

 

I didn’t listen to this but the premise is absurd

[GNick]

Crosby is the piece we need but not at the price of Demidov. I would offer Matheson and our first pick? 

 

Habs would be instant Cup contender if added Crosby. An offensive center with great character and work ethic. Has 3 rings

[Butterface]

23 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

 

I didn’t listen to this but the premise is absurd

Who are people I wouldn’t want as my GM for 500, Alex. 
 

These guys are complete wankers.

 

Listening to them makes you dumber.

 

They stir the pot like a day time soap opera storyline over in Leafland hoping to scrape together some listeners.

Now they comment on the Habs and 

only serve farts for ideas. Trades no real GM would consider. Here, trade your next 14 years for two years … 

 

Avoid these clowns. 🤡 

[Habs Fan in Edmonton]

3 hours ago, Butterface said:

Who are people I wouldn’t want as my GM for 500, Alex. 
 

These guys are complete wankers.

 

Listening to them makes you dumber.

 

They stir the pot like a day time soap opera storyline over in Leafland hoping to scrape together some listeners.

Now they comment on the Habs and 

only serve farts for ideas. Trades no real GM would consider. Here, trade your next 14 years for two years … 

 

Avoid these clowns. 🤡 

 

I thought Jamie McLennan made some good points. No chance I am trading Demidov. 

[DON]

Just a PHR Q&A.

PHR Live Chat Transcript: 9/24/25

 

... The Blues' biggest need is a bottom-pairing defenseman (or two). I remain unimpressed by Logan Mailloux and don't think he has the defensive acumen (yet) to stick in an NHL lineup, particularly a team with playoff aspirations. The competition for forward spots between names like Justin Carbonneau, Dalibor Dvorsky, and the in-house vets is fierce enough that I don't view a middle-six winger as much of a priority, at least not compared to building on a third pairing of Mailloux and Tyler Tucker.ReactReact
Habs Lines
2:31    I really hate to see Bolduc on that 3rd line. Does Bolduc - Dach - Demidov make sense or do all 3 have too much to prove to be thrown on the ice together?

Josh Erickson
2:33    I don't think there's a ton on Bolduc "to prove." He's already a little ahead in his development track. Starting him in a third-line role and letting him grow naturally is what I would do. I'm not particularly put off by that decision from the Habs. It really underscores their need for another middle-six forward – especially a C – doesn't it?

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Even though this is likely true, I’ll post it here. 
 

I expect a deal to get done but we don’t need the drama and it sure sounds like some feelings got hurt

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

1 hour ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

Even though this is likely true, I’ll post it here. 
 

I expect a deal to get done but we don’t need the drama and it sure sounds like some feelings got hurt

 

Ugh, I don’t like this story one bit. 

 

Like you, I don’t want to overreact, but this does feel like a potential serpent in the garden of the rebuild. It’s the idea that the parties need a “cooling off” that troubles me more than the breakdown in negotiations per se. 

[dlbalr]

2 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

Ugh, I don’t like this story one bit. 

 

Like you, I don’t want to overreact, but this does feel like a potential serpent in the garden of the rebuild. It’s the idea that the parties need a “cooling off” that troubles me more than the breakdown in negotiations per se. 

 

I wouldn't be too concerned.

 

This is a natural 'cooling off' time considering the mechanism that the Habs were using to try to get this deal across the finish line (deferred salary) is now illegal as of yesterday.  My understanding from what's out there is that they were trying to make an offer of more than $9M per season but with deferrals, the cap hit would have been under $9M.  (Around $8.9M, in particular, is what was floated.)  Hutson's camp wasn't thrilled with the big usage of deferrals so that deadline has come and gone.  When you pass a deadline without a deal, it's natural to hit pause as the Canadiens need to come up with a new plan.

 

That said, I don't think there's a huge delay in talks coming.  I've seen speculation that there could be an in-person discussion with Hutson's agent and management in Detroit tomorrow.  I don't think there will be a bunch of talks but rather more of a check-in so if that is indeed being planned, talks can't be going that badly.

[tomh009]

RCA is good for taxes but the money is in trust so cannot be used immediately. (Not sure how that would impact the agent commissions ...)

 

Maybe they thought Hutson would be happy with the tax savings but it could be that he prefers to have access to the full (after-tax) amount. 

[BCHabnut]

Hutson better hope he doesnt regress or get hurt. 72 million is a lot of money.

[GHT120]

1 hour ago, BCHabnut said:

Hutson better hope he doesnt regress or get hurt. 72 million is a lot of money.

On the flip side ... HuGo better hope he doesn't progress to a level that is ridiculously expensive

[hab29RETIRED]

2 hours ago, GHT120 said:

On the flip side ... HuGo better hope he doesn't progress to a level that is ridiculously expensive

I think this is more likely. I also think Themis is probably the first contract that HuGo just blew it. His price is going to go up with the recent signings.

[GHT120]

30 minutes ago, hab29RETIRED said:

I think this is more likely. I also think Themis is probably the first contract that HuGo just blew it. His price is going to go up with the recent signings.

That assumes Hutson would have signed for less a few weeks ago ... the numbers (AAV and term) that we hear about are most likely best guesses ... we know HuGo play things close t the vest and I think agents know leaking to the media won't help them with the Habs two-headed monster.

 

It's from ClickBait30, but apparently/allegedly Hutson is with the Quartexx Agency ... negotiations were being handled by Sean Coffey (a fairly junior agent), but with the Hutson camp reportedly turning down 8x$9M they have now switched to Dan Ferris (the "big boss").

[dlbalr]

10 minutes ago, GHT120 said:

It's from ClickBait30, but apparently/allegedly Hutson is with the Quartexx Agency ... negotiations were being handled by Sean Coffey (a fairly junior agent), but with the Hutson camp reportedly turning down 8x$9M they have now switched to Dan Ferris (the "big boss").

 

Yes, Hutson is with Quartexx.  Coffey has five clients, four of which are on their ELCs while the other (Matt Grzelcyk) had a tough go in free agency this summer and only signed with Chicago on the weekend.  I would say it's pretty uncommon to switch agents this deep into negotiations though but with Darren Dreger first reporting this, there might be something to it.