Where are they now? News on past Habs prospects and players

[Prime Minister Koivu]

27 minutes ago, GHT120 said:

 

Although RUMOURED at the time that Habs (Bergevin? Timmins? others?) really wanted Cody Glass ... Thank God it didn't go down that way

I hadn’t heard that rumour but we are fortunate that we ended up with Suzuki. 

[GHT120]

37 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

I hadn’t heard that rumour but we are fortunate that we ended up with Suzuki. 

It may just have been because Glass was the higher pick (6th vs 13th)

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

That was a hella trade. Full credit to MB on that one. He generally was pretty good at the trade table, except for the Drouin disaster, unfortunately.

[dlbalr]

6 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

I hadn’t heard that rumour but we are fortunate that we ended up with Suzuki. 

 

That one has been around for a while and I think there's something to it.  At that time, Vegas was adamant that they wouldn't move Glass which is why he wasn't in the Stone trade either.

[Sir_Boagalott]

7 hours ago, GHT120 said:

 

Although RUMOURED at the time that Habs (Bergevin? Timmins? others?) really wanted Cody Glass ... Thank God it didn't go down that way

 

Ya, that definitely is not a rumor that they wanted Glass.  I fully agree that Suzuki is way better. 

 

I sorta wanted Hughes to get Glass from the Preds but the Pens nabbed him.  The Habs don't need Glass but he could have been an interesting and fairly cheap addition.  Plus, that's a strategy the Stars are using and they have a strong team and are definitely a contender.  i.e. they have numerous players that were Top 5 and Top 10 picks - but only 1 of them was their own pick.  The rest of them they acquired from other teams. They didn't go the tank route to build their team. 

[Prime Minister Koivu]

1 hour ago, dlbalr said:

 

That one has been around for a while and I think there's something to it.  At that time, Vegas was adamant that they wouldn't move Glass which is why he wasn't in the Stone trade either.

I remember Glass was projected to be something special. A decent sized centre is what the Habs needed at that time too. 
 

I'm thankful for Suzuki. Imagine our centre depth if we got Glass instead!

[GHT120]

14 minutes ago, Sir_Boagalott said:

I sorta wanted Hughes to get Glass from the Preds but the Pens nabbed him.  The Habs don't need Glass but he could have been an interesting and fairly cheap addition.  

Cheap is underselling it ... Pens got Glass, a third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft for forward prospect Jordan Frasca, who two years into his pro-career seems to be an ECHLer ... basically, paid to take on Glass' $2.5M contract.

[Sir_Boagalott]

1 hour ago, GHT120 said:

Cheap is underselling it ... Pens got Glass, a third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft for forward prospect Jordan Frasca, who two years into his pro-career seems to be an ECHLer ... basically, paid to take on Glass' $2.5M contract.

 

Yep.  After the Preds signed Marshessault and Stamkos they needed to dump Glass's $2.5 mil contract.  The Habs probably had the cap space to have taken him on along with Laine.  

 

So far, Glass hasn't really done much for a player drafted as high as he was.  The way he has worked out so far it doesn't seem like the Habs could use him.  However, what is his ceiling and could Marty help get him there?  He potentially would have been a great player to take a chance on because who knows what Marty might have been able to do with him.

 

 

[hab29RETIRED]

On 9/10/2024 at 9:23 AM, GHT120 said:

 

Although RUMOURED at the time that Habs (Bergevin? Timmins? others?) really wanted Cody Glass ... Thank God it didn't go down that way

Yep. Glass looks like a bust. Would have been another failed centre. Great to have Vegas prefer to give up Captain Suzuki!

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Not an ex Hab but it fits here. 
 

One of the worst contracts in NHL history 

 

 

[hab29RETIRED]

1 hour ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

Not an ex Hab but it fits here. 
 

One of the worst contracts in NHL history 

 

 

Even worse than the contract was the traddes Milbury made so that they could draft him and pave the path for him!

[Habs Fan in Edmonton]

On 9/13/2024 at 5:54 AM, hab29RETIRED said:

Even worse than the contract was the traddes Milbury made so that they could draft him and pave the path for him!

Millbury was just an awful GM. I'm surprised he never hired Therrien to coach his team's, he must not have been available at the time.

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

2 hours ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:

Millbury was just an awful GM. I'm surprised he never hired Therrien to coach his team's, he must not have been available at the time.

 

LOL. Yes, I think Mad Mike might even have been more inept than Houle, which is really saying something.The Yashin trade alone beggars imagination. https://thehockeywriters.com/top-10-worst-mike-milbury-trades-contracts-and-transactions/

[Habs Fan in Edmonton]

2 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

 

LOL. Yes, I think Mad Mike might even have been more inept than Houle, which is really saying something.The Yashin trade alone beggars imagination. https://thehockeywriters.com/top-10-worst-mike-milbury-trades-contracts-and-transactions/

 

There are a lot of stinkers in there. WOW!!  You wonder how a guy who seems reasonably intelligent on TV could be such a bad GM. It's almost like he was trying to be a bad GM on purpose. 

[GHT120]

Former Dallas Star Mike Ribeiro pleads guilty to indecent assault

• Former Dallas Stars player Mike Ribeiro was originally accused of sexually assaulting two women on a boat and trying to assault a third woman on a jet ski in East Texas in 2021.
• During his first trial, he was found not guilty on the two sexual assault charges. Jurors couldn't agree on the third attempted sexual assault charge.
• This time around, Ribeiro accepted a plea deal, admitting he touched the victim without her consent.

[Commandant]

Hes a scumbag.  Raped a babysitter too.

[GHT120]

 

 

RIP ... condolences to his family and friends.

 

[Prime Minister Koivu]

I don’t have a real connection to Weber. I like him fine and he was a great player - that’s about it. 
 

It would be amazing if Subban was there. 

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

1 hour ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

I don’t have a real connection to Weber. I like him fine and he was a great player - that’s about it. 
 

It would be amazing if Subban was there. 

 

I think you speak for most Habs fans…we all respected Weber, but never loved him. And frankly, I think it was mutual. I heard he wasn’t too thrilled to be traded here, and although he was an absolute warrior and a key cog in the Run of 21, he was never one of those guys who radiated joy at wearing the CH.

 

It doesn’t help that he was a stoic, old-school robot compared to the incredibly flamboyant, popular, joyful player he was traded for.

[DON]

52 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

 

 

It doesn’t help that he was a stoic, old-school robot compared to the incredibly flamboyant, popular, joyful player he was traded for.

But, was a good day.

Liked the trade then and still do.

[BCHabnut]

13 hours ago, DON said:

But, was a good day.

Liked the trade then and still do.

I did not like the trade at the time, but quickly changed my mind. It was a good trade in the end. 

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

I see the trade as having been a lateral move that neither hurt nor helped us, particularly. I don't wish Weber's injuries on anyone, but we were extremely fortunate not to have to carry his cap hit until age 42 as his ridiculous contract specified. So from a pure 'hockey' perspective it worked out in the end. 

[Lanes World]

I’m not trying to fight but I was honestly surprised Weber made it in the hall of fame. 

[GHT120]

12 minutes ago, Lanes World said:

I’m not trying to fight but I was honestly surprised Weber made it in the hall of fame. 

Not when I look at who else is on ... it is now the Hall of the VERY good, well-liked and well-known

[Habs Fan in Edmonton]

4 minutes ago, GHT120 said:

Not when I look at who else is on ... it is now the Hall of the VERY good, well-liked and well-known

 

i would say the same thing. If Kevin Lowe hadn't played on the Edmonton Oilers would he be in the Hall of Fame. Not a chance.