McSnypsky
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Was wondering what was going on, games from 1pm to 10pm! Might watch a little of that Pitts Vegas match...
GDT: Around the League - 2021/22 PART III
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Fogelhund
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MacDermid. He's one of the few true enforcers left in the game. Not much of a hockey player.
BertCorbeau
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uncleben
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Completely new GM - no AGM experience even, no club work, but he is a player agent, so probably knows contracts/CBA really well and has decent to good working relationships with many players and most GMs
Interesting risk
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Fogelhund
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Gorton will be the true GM, just without the title. Hughes will be there to negotiate contracts, and build relationships, areas that he is very familiar with. Hughes is from Montreal, bilingual, and has a long standing relationship with Gorton. At least it isn't reaching into the old boys club of retreads. Hughes had a pretty good player agent business, this deal must be pretty lucrative for him.
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Letang and Bergeron?
Ngl, that would kind of be neat
Letang will probably look for a middling contract still, but would kind of be neat to see Bergeron take a Spezza type sweetheart deal
Would Hughes need to divest from his agent role though to be an NHL GM?
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zeke
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Neither have I - which is probably a good thing tbh.
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BertCorbeau
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Seems like a dynamic that Gorton will have a lot of influence on the decision making… Hughes may not have a lot of autonomy
LeBrun: Hughes needed some convincing to take on Habs' GM role - TSN.ca
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Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun has the latest on the Canadiens hiring Kent Hughes as their new general manager and shares that he was the last of 11 candidates to interview for the position. Sources say Daniel Brière and Mathieu Darche were the other final candidates that Hughes edged out for the position.
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Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun has the latest on the Canadiens hiring Kent Hughes as their new general manager and shares that he was the last of 11 candidates to interview for the position. Sources say Daniel Brière and Mathieu Darche were the other final candidates that Hughes edged out for the position.
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It’s a good idea to get away from the old boys club. Good move by MTL in my opinion. Especially when they have an experienced GM as president.
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Seems like it's their way to circumvent their internal bilingual GM rule.
Gorton can be the GM, Hughes can speak to the press.
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Happy for Kadri being an allstar. Miss that guy so much. He's going to get so much money this offseason, it'll be great.
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Seems like Draisatl is a bit of a baby, needs to grow up a bit.
Perhaps Edmonton needs some veteran leadership until these guys grow up.
Where's Marleau these days?
Perhaps Edmonton needs some veteran leadership until these guys grow up.
Where's Marleau these days?
Menzinger
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I think it's fine to hold the teams on-ice leadership accountable, but the same media types seemingly go out of their way to not even mildly critique Holland and the front office who are the real architects of that mess of a team.
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Neither Jim or Draisaitl come off well in that exchange, but I'd put more blame on Leon for it escalating. Yes, Jim is asking a leading question to have Leon throw his teams goaltending under the bus, but all Leon has to say is some usual hockey BS or what he did say, "everything" and "no" and leave it at that. Him adding the "you can do that, you know everything" after Jim asks him to expand is what turns this into a whole thing now and makes him come off as petulant. Jim gets all petulant himself and comes off even more like a dick and we're all talking about it now.
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I like how they accent the fact that he is a HHOF, like anyone actually gives a crap about it.
BertCorbeau
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Drai would get ripped so badly here especially
if he was playing in the dark years… he and Steve Simmonds would be fun to watch.
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Matheson was trying to goad him into sewering a teammate, mostly like the goalies.
Good on Leon for not humoring that shit even a little bit.
Good on Leon for not humoring that shit even a little bit.
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Matheson is an absolute clown. 40 years in the business and he asks Draisaitl to call out one part of the team, and then follows it up with an immature "why are you so pissy" question??
Those answers were appropriate.
Those answers were appropriate.
I don't see the issue with the question. He didn't ask "Do you think the goal tending sux" or anything. He could've responded with compete, or effort, just bad luck luck or whatever he wanted. He answered with everything and was asked to expand on that. It's literally the guys job to ask.
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