habs rule Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Hey the Prusty is on waivers. Let's go get him back. Then we can definitely say we won that trade. What do you say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I love prusty and always will, but I don't see Bergevin doing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 me neither but talk about winning a trade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 They won the trade the second it was announced. Prust was a hindrance at the end of last year and is even more of one now. Merely getting rid of him for anything was a plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 They won the trade the second it was announced. Prust was a hindrance at the end of last year and is even more of one now. Merely getting rid of him for anything was a plus. yeah I know just trying to stir the pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l<OV4L3V Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 And Marc Bergevin looks like a genius...again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 For giving Prust too long of a deal and more money than anyone else was willing originally? He has signed a lot bad contracts. His strength has been dumping them afterwards. Hopefully he can do the same with Eller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 For giving Prust too long of a deal and more money than anyone else was willing originally? He has signed a lot bad contracts. His strength has been dumping them afterwards. Hopefully he can do the same with Eller. Yeah, his record with contracts does not seem great. Prust, Eller, Emelin, Pleks are four bad contracts that leap to mind. (Some people will defend the Pleks deal, but I don't believe he is a reliable #2 centre any more in terms of offensive production, which makes it a bad deal - giving the guy the jackpot right at the moment he entered his decline). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 The Markov deal wasn't great either. 2 years with a pay increase would have made more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 picking up Prust cant hurt this team, seeing as wins arnt important (or wins are bad now) why not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett's Magnatones Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I think a team will trade for him, but Vancouver will have to eat salary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 picking up Prust cant hurt this team, seeing as wins arnt important (or wins are bad now) why not. He cleared waivers which is no real surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Wasn't/isn't your favourite player eh dlbalr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Wasn't/isn't your favourite player eh dlbalr. No, I wasn't a fan of his overall. I didn't like the contract from the beginning but Prust won me over a bit in his first season. He was better than expected and showed he could be more than a 4th line goon. Then, the production dropped and the stupidity increased, on and off the ice (my disdain growing accordingly) and he quickly became the overpaid fourth liner. Add that to quite a few injuries and you have a player who is now well past his best before date. His shoulder issues make him a not-so-great fighter as willing as he may be to go, his lack of speed makes him a liability (especially on the PK where he once played) and even reduces the frequency of his physical play, and he doesn't bring anything of note offensively. He wasn't an NHL-calibre player by the end of last year. Now, the rest of the league has realized this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Whoever is drawing up the PP must be the same one who is coaching the PK lately. But, the simple errors are happening all over the ice (feel bad for Condon) and really don't see any players being/showing any frustration or seem to not even give a f**k...ho hum another giveaway by a vet player...over and over. At least Prust might even smack his own teammates upside the head to wake up and get their heads out of their butts, even is didn't dress him for games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 For giving Prust too long of a deal and more money than anyone else was willing originally? It was very widely reported that Nashville offered more money to Prust than Montreal and he took Montreal's offer. I believe Calgary offered more money and term as well. Same happened with Briere. Nashville offered more money and term and he took our two year deal for less. Not the same Habs that was making offers to everyone from Jason Arnott to Ryan Smyth bigger than anyone else and losing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 When you sign UFAs, you overpay in terms of salary or term, and sometimes both. That's an iron law of today's NHL. So there really isn't much point in condemning a GM for 'overpaying' for such players. The choice is either overpay, or forego the player. In terms of Prust's contract, MB offloaded it fairly efficiently. Prust also gave us one terrific season and some good moments thereafter. So, I've got no beef on that front. The real winner in the Prust-Kassian deal was, of course, the Edmonton Oilers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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