Teams do not decide a player might not work out for them and then trade him right away, they usually try to fill a hole or get something back. And there has been rumors the Habs were looking for a RHD vets since October.
Any trade strategy built partially on the hope and premise that Mailloux is a future NHLer is a risky one.
it’s a good bet that either Mailloux or Reinbacher is a future NHLer. It’s a bet I would take any day.
This is partially why I grind against the “Patience” peddlers. A rebuilding team can afford to churn through players and prospects who aren’t working out. There are many good reasons to support active/pro-active wheeling and dealing… not least of all: winning culture.
If a deal comes along that improves the team, you do it. Our RD is much better today, and the player has good term as well. Not a bandaid.
Yeah I see it for sure.
We need to improve regardless of our position in the standings, IMO. Laine is here now. Hutson has emerged. Slaf is getting back on track. Demidov is coming soon. Tanking shouldn't be the plan, and it wasn't the plan from management coming into the season. They said they wanted to see progress.
The tank move is to keep Barron. We’ll see what they do with Primeau now. But the message to the team is we haven’t completely scuttled the ship.
They gave him time. They probably were ready to move on if he didn't show improvement early in this season. And what makes you think there was any trade available before this week????????And even if there were any offers thry were likely of little interest. They wanted Carrier.
Yeah, I think Hughes really does see it this way too. His competitiveness is a sympathetic aspect to how I perforce him. I really think he wants to win.
Seems a bit late to send this message, it should’ve been delivered a month ago, but better late than never. We have a big month ahead of us in Jan. Waking the fk up and playing serious hockey would be a bigger blessing than picking a few ranks higher in the draft.
He put way too much faith in Barron, Newhook, Dach and Primeau, and it really cost us. I am fine with liking our young guys, but our RD position was terrible coming into the season, and not having a plan B for Primeau is very questionable. I thought he was too stubborn to accept his mistakes, which every GM is going to make, but this trade makes me like him a lot more. No need to give up on every young player that is struggling, but some young players are not worth holding on to.
As everyone said before the year began- this is an evaluation year. We’re not a playoff team but we’re hoping to improve. Laine and RB’s injuries were the start of a brutal year and then Dach came in well below where we thought he’d be. So that kind of crushed the hopes we had of improving this year.
Yup. I’m glad to see Hughes be active. The next step is being proactive.
Reinbacher, prior to his injury, was a different species than Mailloux. Let’s see how he recovers from major reconstructive knee surgery . Hence the riskiness of relying heavily on either as of the date of the trade. At this stage, and based on their respective skill sets, health and performances, Engstrom is a surer bet to have a more impactful NHL career than either.
