Confirmed with Link: Anderson to Habs for Domi and a 3rd II

[Spearmint Rhino]

A few thoughts on the trade:

- the Habs got much needed size in a position of need. He scores, but I hope he isn’t MB’s solution to adding much needed scoring. They still have to add talent up front.

- there’s no way the coaching staff doesn’t like this move. Anderson can be out on the RW, and he’ll do his job. You know what you’re getting. Domi played a very ... unpredictable(?) game. Not good on the wing, not reliable in the middle.

- contract extension will be interesting. A healthy Anderson is worth 5, easily. Do the Habs take a chance long-term if they can’t negotiate a lower AAV?

He’s a step below Tom Wilson who’s a shade over $5MM for 6, we are overpaying a 2nd time if he gets $5MM IMO

But you’re probably right

 

[Kriss E]

The Letang hit is the moment where he completely stopped being physical from what I remember. I mean, if that was enough to throw him off his game, then maybe playing like this simply wasn't in his DNA. Take Anderson on the same sequence (the hit on Letang) he likely doesn't give a crap about the suspension, sits one game, sniffles ammonia and gets right back at it.

I think him always getting these little injuries taking him out of games is what really made him change his game. We used to call him Wolverine because he'd get hurt so often and come back super quickly.
All of it together probably made him switch.

 

[FormerLurker]

Before Chara's hit.. Pacioretty played a power game, not a physical game, but a power game.. that changed after the hit.

Pacioretty scored 20 NHL goals before the hit and 260 goals since. He adapted his game to find scoring positions after playing with guys like Cole and Vanek early in his career. I think his adaptation was more of a deliberate attempt to become a better scorer, rather than a result of the Chara hit. Given the numbers, I'd say it was a pretty effective.

 

[OB5]

Max Domi continuing his bash the Habs tour.

What a child.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[WeThreeKings]

hilarious

what did this say?

 

[Kents polished head]

Max Domi continuing his bash the Habs tour.

What a child.

I've been saying for quite a while now that he seems like an incredibly selfish individual. His attitude all around gave me a lot of "Subban vibes". He's the walking definition of cringe.

And his reaction from the trade lead me to believe I hit the nail right on the head. It was never about the Montreal Canadiens for Domi. It's always been me, myself and I.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[calder candidate]

I think they had to add the 3rd because other teams wanted Anderson. I don’t think Domi was in high demand.

Let someone else make that mistake, clearly MB was in a hurry to move him and looking for instant return, if you have to add make it that you get the best player...

 

[le_sean]

what did this say?

That the coaching staff didn’t communicate with him when he joined for the playoffs. As if he needed to be told to actually skate and give an effort.

 

[417]

Pretty clear these two weren't going to co-exist.

Seems once you're in CJs doghouse...you're there to stay

Until you're gone at least

 

[Habaneros]

CJ had a few players he wasn't on the same level with....Seguin was one...

 

[Kents polished head]

Quite oddly, this seems like the first time a player actually has bad things to say about his relationship with a guy like Julien. Every single player he's coached in the past only said classy things about him and how he treats all players with a lot of respect.

Oh well... these comments are probably a reality check to a lot of people. The guy was actually not having a great attitude.

 

[Kents polished head]

CJ had a few players he wasn't on the same level with....Seguin was one...

Seguin is pretty much a perennial loser at this point in the NHL. So maybe Julien had a point...

 

[Vachon23]

CJ had a few players he wasn't on the same level with....Seguin was one...

Was he really ? In his last season in Boston he was the 3rd most used forward after Krecji and Bergeron and before Marchand/Lucic/Horton

 

[Habaneros]

Seguin is pretty much a perennial loser at this point in the NHL. So maybe Julien had a point...

Remember Lou Lam?

https://www.si.com/hockey/news/devi...-julien-with-less-than-a-week-to-go-in-season

Lamoriello understands why people around hockey Monday were surprised, or even stunned, by the decision given New Jersey's No. 2 ranking in the Eastern Conference.
"Without question," Lamoriello said. ". . . It's surprising to people but they only have the surface and not the knowledge. This was an easy decision not to make. It's certainly a decision that's more difficult to make."
One GM, who requested anonymity Monday, told CP: "I thought April Fool's Day had moved a day."
Earlier Monday, Lamoriello repeated to reporters outside the Devils' deserted locker-room at Continental Airlines Arena that he didn't feel his team was mentally ready for the playoffs.

 

[CoopersFalls]

The Bergevin regime is a clown show. McNiven and Domi’s comments concur. For someone who preaches character and leadership, their seems to be a lack there of from management.

 

[WeThreeKings]

The Bergevin regime is a clown show. McNiven and Domi’s comments concur. For someone who preaches character and leadership, their seems to be a lack there of from management.

and a lack of character from the players they acquire..

Poehling, Domi and Drouin.. like, preaching character and then acquiring these guys...

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[le_sean]

Oh great so after the trade all he did with his buddy Josh is tell him how horrible it is to play for Claude. What a baby

 

[Kents polished head]

Remember Lou Lam?

https://www.si.com/hockey/news/devi...-julien-with-less-than-a-week-to-go-in-season

Yeahhhhh. And you know why he fired him? Because f***ing Scott Gomez (the biggest bust in Habs trades history) whined about him to the GM. The Devils then went on to get eliminated in the first round that year IIRC.

 

[Vachon23]

Remember Lou Lam?

https://www.si.com/hockey/news/devi...-julien-with-less-than-a-week-to-go-in-season

and Julien won the Cup 4 years later... and during this time NJ had 7 different coaches before Boston fired Julien.

Go look at how Bruins player where loving Julien

 

[calder candidate]

Max Domi continuing his bash the Habs tour.

What a child.

Were all agree that going around bashing the team is childish, but we already have issues getting player to come to MTL and we keep having player leaving such a way it clearly mean that we have our own issues... Even is Domi look bad in the situation must of other player aren’t seeing it in the same way they see MTL is a bad place to play...

 

[Kents polished head]

Oh great so after the trade all he did with his buddy Josh is tell him how horrible it is to play for Claude. What a baby

I've been having this kind of vibes from him for several months. It was a letdown on my part at the time but in my mind trading him had to be a priority this offseason.

Good riddance.

 

[Rosso Scuderia]

Seguin is pretty much a perennial loser at this point in the NHL. So maybe Julien had a point...

Julien is as much of a loser compared to Seguin at this point too.