Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 2 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: I'm OK with a band-aid. Depends on the cost of the band aid and how good the band aid is. You don't usually win cups with band aids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Your band-aid creates a hole on defence, which requires another bandaid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 4 hours ago, Commandant said: Your band-aid creates a hole on defence, which requires another bandaid. Signing Granlund would be another band-aid but would not create any holes ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 22 hours ago, hab29RETIRED said: Matheson is our top pairing dman - willing to move him. There are teams that are looking for that type of player at his cap hit. We have a number of first rounders in next two years, multiple second rounders, Beck, Kapanan, Mailloux, Engstrom, Roy. But bundling stuff dosent get you there, think of what you dont want to trade and that is what is likely needed. We may need to sacrifice a Caufield(or the like) + stuff (picks/prospects), to get a nice centre or top pairing RH-d. Or go for a promising blue chip prospect/young NHLer and cost would be bit lower. No pain no gain... just how i see it. thats all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 50 minutes ago, tomh009 said: Signing Granlund would be another band-aid but would not create any holes ... Yup, band-aids are fine, but not via trade IMO.. I'm good with it via signing. If we trade I want a long term solution, but yes that might be painful in terms of assets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 10 hours ago, DON said: But bundling stuff dosent get you there, think of what you dont want to trade and that is what is likely needed. We may need to sacrifice a Caufield(or the like) + stuff (picks/prospects), to get a nice centre or top pairing RH-d. Agree that trading for high-end players will usually cost high-end players (though sometimes draft picks can help). But on the flip-side, trading someone like a Caufield or Slafkovsky has risk, too: the new player may not fit in or be happy or produce in the Montreal environment, and then we have taken a step backward. Right now the boys are really playing as a team, playing for each other, and that, too, has value. Given that a band-aid may be sufficient (we may have a 2C in our prospect pool yet) I would hope that Hughes would choose the UFA route. But we shall see ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 5 hours ago, tomh009 said: Given that a band-aid may be sufficient (we may have a 2C in our prospect pool yet) I would hope that Hughes would choose the UFA route. But we shall see ... A band-aid would give a couple of years to see what they actually have in Beck, Kapanen, Hage and ???? (if they miss the playoffs Calgary or Habs could win the lottery and move into somewhere in the top 6 - unlikely as that is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Does make it more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 The Rangers have lost 3 in a row, playing at home in a must win game and they get 1 shot in the 1st period. ONE!! Something is very wrong there. Go Canucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 2024-25 Third Quarter Grades: Goalies and Defencemen – HabsWorld.net "...Hutson has continued his dynamic play all season and shows no signs of slowing down even though teams have started to adjust to his playing style." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXx..CK..xXx Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 3 hours ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: The Rangers have lost 3 in a row, playing at home in a must win game and they get 1 shot in the 1st period. ONE!! Something is very wrong there. Go Canucks! Just about 💯 percent sure you already have this knowledge but the Rags won 5-3 against Vancouver all the while being outshot 39-12. 5 goals 12 shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, xXx..CK..xXx said: Just about 💯 percent sure you already have this knowledge but the Rags won 5-3 against Vancouver all the while being outshot 39-12. 5 goals 12 shots Yes, the Rangers have a very good goalie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXx..CK..xXx Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Islanders lose to Calgary in overtime. I wish that were us last game but it’s still good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 10 minutes ago, xXx..CK..xXx said: Islanders lose to Calgary in overtime. I wish that were us last game but it’s still good news. it is good news, that Calgary team is battling hard for a playoff spot, kudos to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 2 hours ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: Yes, the Rangers have a very good goalie. how does an NHL goalie let in 4 goals on only 11 friggin shots??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, hab29RETIRED said: how does an NHL goalie let in 4 goals on only 11 friggin shots??? Practice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 12 hours ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: Practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Canadiens GM Kent Hughes on why he didn’t sell at the NHL trade deadline — and what comes next - The Athletic “I wouldn’t say that we came close,” Hughes said of dealing Armia. “By the time we got closer to the deadline, we started to move the goalposts a little bit for everybody. I told teams, ‘I can’t say an absolute ‘no,’ but it’s going to have to be a massive overpay for us to consider doing it.’ The other (pending UFAs), David Savard and Christian Dvorak, were less likely for me just because I didn’t think the return was worthwhile and we would have had to grab players out of (AHL) Laval and weaken Laval — and to get mid-round picks, it wasn’t worthwhile.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 7 hours ago, DON said: Canadiens GM Kent Hughes on why he didn’t sell at the NHL trade deadline — and what comes next - The Athletic “I wouldn’t say that we came close,” Hughes said of dealing Armia. “By the time we got closer to the deadline, we started to move the goalposts a little bit for everybody. I told teams, ‘I can’t say an absolute ‘no,’ but it’s going to have to be a massive overpay for us to consider doing it.’ The other (pending UFAs), David Savard and Christian Dvorak, were less likely for me just because I didn’t think the return was worthwhile and we would have had to grab players out of (AHL) Laval and weaken Laval — and to get mid-round picks, it wasn’t worthwhile.” that makes sense for the NHL roster, but I would have liked to see something done to improve the AHL team to make a strong push for the Calder cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Montembeault needs more rest? Gallagher & Dvorak 2g3a last week. Carrier 3a Habs Weekly: More Ground Gained – HabsWorld.net – Brendan Gallagher is up to 17 goals on the season, his best mark since the 2019-20 campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 43 minutes ago, DON said: Montembeault needs more rest? Gallagher & Dvorak 2g3a last week. Carrier 3a Habs Weekly: More Ground Gained – HabsWorld.net – Brendan Gallagher is up to 17 goals on the season, his best mark since the 2019-20 campaign. Interesting observation that Monty has a history of fading down the stretch. I hadn't realized that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 7 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Interesting observation that Monty has a history of fading down the stretch. I hadn't realized that. All the more reason why he should only be playing 2 out of 3 games approx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXx..CK..xXx Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 1 hour ago, DON said: Montembeault needs more rest? Gallagher & Dvorak 2g3a last week. Carrier 3a Habs Weekly: More Ground Gained – HabsWorld.net – Brendan Gallagher is up to 17 goals on the season, his best mark since the 2019-20 campaign. Montembeault will likely face St. Louis and then rest against either Philadelphia or Carolina since there’s a back to back. I’d rest him against Philadelphia, but we’ll see how things play out. 1 hour ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Interesting observation that Monty has a history of fading down the stretch. I hadn't realized that. This season March has been arguably Montembeault’s best month of the season though so hopefully this season’s different. Last year he was even better in March individually, despite the team’s record. As was noted, usually the Habs have been tanking around this time of year. This year we’re fighting for a playoff spot and Montembeault’s going to have to be a big part of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Pierre McGuire also believed that without Mike Komisarek beside him, Andre Markov was going to be exposed. HE’S TOTALLY GOING TO GET EXPOSED 🤣 Does Dobes really have this weakness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Pierre McGuire also said the Book on Carey Price was out when he was younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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