MarkovsKnee
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He was playing #1 center in Chicago. In Montreal he'll play behind Suzuki and Dvorak. He'll get better match-ups, and hopefully grow into his game.
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He was playing #1 center in Chicago. In Montreal he'll play behind Suzuki and Dvorak. He'll get better match-ups, and hopefully grow into his game.
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At least this management group has picked a direction and is going at it hard. If it fails spectacularly we will know it sooner than later as opposed to Bergevin's meandering "hold on to your job" approach for a decade. I'm gonna be positive over Slaf and Dach as there's plenty of potential there for something awesome, and with a management group that really wants to develop players it has a better chance than working out in years prior.
Gotta unload Russians. Habs have 2 that will be taking up cap room if they end up as fooder in the Russian army.
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He doesn't make up Dach has been absolutely awful for 3 years in Chicago.
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Well the 1OA pick makes more sense now. If Dach can stay healthy, he can be better than anyone they could've picked in 13th spot. Big "if" though....
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A nightmare is not being picked 4 or 5 in the NHL draft? You get picked 6th, It is a ticket of riches. Jesus. There are real people out there with nightmares. Shane Wright is not one of them.
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A 6 spot difference seems pretty small compared to the difference between Debrincat and Dach
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And Chicago traded him away ahead of a rebuild for pennies on the dollar......
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... I kinda like what they did tbh.
My biggest gripe about taking Slaf first overall was the prospect of not getting a top 6 center in this draft. With the Dach trade, that makes the Slaf pick look a lot better to me. I loved Dach in his draft year and am still a big believer in him. If he can develop into a 2C, then our top 6 is going to be fire.
As for Romanov... meh. Everyone seemed to be a much bigger fan of his then me. He's never going to be a top pairing guy. It was clear the offensive ability just isn't there. Sucks to lose him but more excited about the idea of having Dach.
My biggest gripe about taking Slaf first overall was the prospect of not getting a top 6 center in this draft. With the Dach trade, that makes the Slaf pick look a lot better to me. I loved Dach in his draft year and am still a big believer in him. If he can develop into a 2C, then our top 6 is going to be fire.
As for Romanov... meh. Everyone seemed to be a much bigger fan of his then me. He's never going to be a top pairing guy. It was clear the offensive ability just isn't there. Sucks to lose him but more excited about the idea of having Dach.
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The plan was to shred salary , yet they trade the guy who was gonna win less.
Ironic.
Ironic.
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Shoulda held onto 13 to see if Nazar is still there
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They for the most part have a strong idea who all the teams are picking. It's how Bobby Mc sat at his cottage last year and tweeted the entire top 20 from his cottage before the picks. Plus I'm sure other teams were interested in Dach. He's only 21 years old.
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Yup...
Imagine Guhle wouldve been a very enticing player for the Hawks..
Again Wright Debrincat or Dach-Slaf
This could be one the worst day in the history of the team.
They said they wanted skills and speed then they get Dach and Slaf??
I thought dach was heading into bust territory before the trade and i see slaf as a 50 point winger so i see this day as terrible
Dach was playing with kane at some moments and couldnt produce so welcome on our 3rd line where he will do about 30 points next year
High risk / middle reward
They said they wanted skills and speed then they get Dach and Slaf??
I thought dach was heading into bust territory before the trade and i see slaf as a 50 point winger so i see this day as terrible
Dach was playing with kane at some moments and couldnt produce so welcome on our 3rd line where he will do about 30 points next year
High risk / middle reward
MarkovsKnee
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They want to diversify our attack. Suzuki-Caufield is mostly transition. If Dach & Slafkovsky can find chemistry that brings a MUCH different look.
Agreed, I think people are overreacting our u23 core now includes
Dach, slaf, caufield, Suzuki, and Barron, Guhle,
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Hope our goalies have lotsa sun block for the back of their necks.
I'm still in shock at what we've seen so far
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