sim.on Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 TSN 690 reporting the trade.Smith-Pelly is more physical but a lower offensive ceiling, but who knows how much of that potential Sekac ever fufills.Personally not loving the trade but not hating it either. Time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I have to say i'm not impressed with this deal...True that it's too early to tell who'll come out on top...but I had such High hopes for Sekac. Very disappointed that the Habs gave up on him so soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Hubba hubba who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuternoga Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Very disappointed that the Habs gave up on him so soon. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I have to say i'm not impressed with this deal...True that it's too early to tell who'll come out on top...but I had such High hopes for Sekac. Very disappointed that the Habs gave up on him so soon. My feeling as well. I know Sekac was on the outs lately, but he's struck me as one of the most fundamentally sound rookies I've seen on the Habs. I don't really get this deal. That said, I also don't know much about Smith-Pelly, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see. It could be as simple as SP having more NHL and playoff experience while projecting to be a similar type of player in MB's eyes. In that case, perhaps it's a cost-free boost to our playoff readiness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 COOL a trade! AntiSmurf 222lber RW and I think I like the deal at 1st take. Out of left field and why they were down on Sekac is an odd one...oh well big winger of exact same age (a week or two difference in age) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan1989 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Prust-rose-kelly, not a bad 3rd line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Here's hoping for a Diaz - Weise result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revvvrob Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 wow. I really like Sekac. put me down as very disappointed to lose him. I don't know anything about Smith-Pelly, so i can't say I like or don't like the trade ... but I am seriously skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy26 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I always liked DSP's game, but I was shocked to to see how low his totals were. Definitely a physical upgrade on Sekac, but I really had hoped to see Sekac flourish in Montreal. Oh well, only time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davehab Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 At first glance I don't really like it, DSP is a younger version of Prust but bigger. But lets face it Jiri had his moments but wasn't going to make an impact this year in the playoffs, in future years who knows. We gave up a little bit of potential for NHL experience. And they are the same age. Not Bad...Not great either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs30/31 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Smith Pelly looked good at world juniors from what i remember. Dont know what they expected from sekac but i would have thought they were very happy with his first nhl season efforts. Odd that they gave up on Sekac, but will give MB benefit of the doubt. He must see something in SP. They do want more size and physicality up front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Noooooooooo!!!! As soon as I heard he wasn't on any lines in practice I had a feeling. I bet that problem with Plekanec in dressing room was true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan1989 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Maybe Sekac wasn't happy with his playing time and wanted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim.on Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Noooooooooo!!!! As soon as I heard he wasn't on any lines in practice I had a feeling. I bet that problem with Plekanec in dressing room was true TSN 690 reporting that Sekac was at Pleck's house playing FIFA when he heard about the trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 TSN 690 reporting that Sekac was at Pleck's house playing FIFA when he heard about the trade. hahaha! Well I hate the trade personally. This kid wasn't given a fair shake. Smith Pelly has played on a line with Getzlaf and didn't do much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy26 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 TSN 690 reporting that Sekac was at Pleck's house playing FIFA when he heard about the trade. Aren't they in St. Louis? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I don't know why some are saying that Smith-Pelly is bigger than Sekac? He might be heavier than Sekac, but he's certainly not taller. Sekac is 6'2" whereas SP is 6'0" (not what I would call very tall in today's NHL). Maybe Sekac wasn't happy with his playing time and wanted out. I hope that's the case, cause if the habs gave up on this guy this soon, i'll be very disappointed! Smith Pelly has played on a line with Getzlaf and didn't do much. Really? Well that's disappointing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim.on Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Aren't they in St. Louis? Maybe it was his hotel room? Just what the radio said.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I don't know why some are saying that Smith-Pelly is bigger than Sekac? He might be heavier than Sekac, but he's certainly not taller. Sekac is 6'2" whereas SP is 6'0" (not what I would call very tall in today's NHL). I hope that's the case, cause if the habs gave up on this guy this soon, i'll be very disappointed! I don't get the size thing either. There is 100% more behind this, Bergevin went out of his way to get Sekac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meller93 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I have to say I'm similarly disappointed that they gave up on him so quickly. I thought he had a good future. That being said, this time last year, we didn't even have sekac, soooo... Let's just think of this as "Anaheim" trade smith-Pelley to Montreal for nothing". I call that a win! Let's not forget that sekac was in his 4th year of pro hockey. He said himself he didn't consider himself a rookie. Smith-Pelley seems like a playoff preparation to me. I hope he is a good top 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Why the hell are the Habs so patient with Eller and not so much with Sekac??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGC21 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I think this is a cap-savings move while adding grit at the same time. Me thinks another trade is coming for a top 6 winger that will cost $$$$$$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meller93 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Why the hell are the Habs so patient with Eller and not so much with Sekac??? I agree with this. Maybe the deal isn't right for Eller. I think we would all be rotted with smith-Pelley for Eller. Maybe no one wants Eller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim.on Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Why the hell are the Habs so patient with Eller and not so much with Sekac??? I find Eller very frustrating but perhaps the extra patience is due to the extra difficulty in acquiring centres? I could definitely see Eller being traded as De La Rose takes his spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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