GDT Oct. 23, Red Wings vs Habs, 7 PM

[Habs Fan in Edmonton]

35 minutes ago, hab29RETIRED said:

With the exception of Tampa, most teams should restraint last year.  I can see a teams like Edmonton, Colorado, or even Florida overpaying, but not many others.

 

And how did that work out for Tampa? 

[PMAC]

10 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

Y’know, I have never been a Tanquiste. But I’ve also long been pessimistic about how the Habs will look post-Weber/Price. If this year turns out to be a disaster and we then ship out a couple of core pieces at the deadline for a handsome return that really beefed up the prospect pool, I would not object to that.

That’s what I meant when I said no mushy middle. I want decisive action from Bergevin to beef up or tank before the deadline.

[GHT120]

8 minutes ago, PMAC said:

That’s what I meant when I said no mushy middle. I want decisive action from Bergevin to beef up or tank before the deadline.

Exactly ... finish bottom 10 or at very least get a couple of playoff games out of it ... but giving up the 11th-16th pick to Arizona and (worst case scenario) drafting 32nd from the floor of the Bell Centre would be horrid.

[tomh009]

1 hour ago, hab29RETIRED said:

With the exception of Tampa, most teams should restraint last year.  I can see a teams like Edmonton, Colorado, or even Florida overpaying, but not many others.

It all depends on who thinks (at the trade deadline) that they are just a player upgrade or two away from contending for the Cup, and what their gaps are. Some years there are more teams, other years there will be fewer.

[hab29RETIRED]

1 hour ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:

 

And how did that work out for Tampa? 

They were a stacked team regardless.  I think most teams showed a lot more restraint- I named the three I think May overpay this year, but I think teams are going to be less willing to give up that much for a guy who is at best an average dman (IMO he was a below average bottom pairing guy. 
there are a lot more examples of teams who overpaid for guys a lot better than Chiarot in the past, and regretted the move. League is getting younger, and there is less willingness to give up high picks than there used to be.

[hab29RETIRED]

5 minutes ago, tomh009 said:

It all depends on who thinks (at the trade deadline) that they are just a player upgrade or two away from contending for the Cup, and what their gaps are. Some years there are more teams, other years there will be fewer.

Agreed. I just don’t see any teams actually being in Tampa’s position. Colorado is close. Edmonton maybe, but only because people are probably going to get fired if they don’t win a round, and WILL get fired if they miss the playoffs - not every GM has as a long of a rope as Bergevin.

[dlbalr]

2 hours ago, hab29RETIRED said:

With the exception of Tampa, most teams should restraint last year.  I can see a teams like Edmonton, Colorado, or even Florida overpaying, but not many others.

 

Worth noting, Colorado has already traded their 2022 first rounder (Kuemper trade).