The idiots who thought that Carolina would fold on an offer sheet due to having no money were the guys acting smarter than anyone in the room.
I'm starting to get sick of people mentioning the bolded as if there was another legit superstar pick we passed on. Like honestly, who would you take at 1? Can we just accept that the draft class DID NOT HAVE A CONOR BEDARD LEVEL TALENT. As of now, Slaf was the right pick or atleast there can be a debate. The 1st overall pick is used to pick the best player of that class, not the best player in the last 5 classes. So much delusion here man it gets frustrating to read.
I am positive when it comes to Hughes' cap management, with the possible exception of the Allen contract. However, even there, I understand the bet hedging he did.
Wow, such contortions. "Not a good pick" - LOL !
There is next to zero discussion actually about hockey on this forum. It’s all whining about management, politics, fanbases, this forum (ironic, I know). I literally could not care less about any of that stuff and I can’t see how whining about stuff you have no control over is so enjoyable for people. At least talking about hockey can be fun, even if you think the Habs and their management suck.
“i hate bergevin because he’s an uneducated meathead”
Ive watched a lot of Reinbacher prior to the draft. I was the first on HF boards to have him in the top 5, at 5.
Jiricek, Cooley, and Nemec would all go before him if the draft was redone today and I don’t think there would be much of an argument for him being in the conversation with them right now. Slaf/Wright would be a toss up. These guys are only 19 so a lot can change fast.
That’s an exercice you do many years after the draft, not one year. As of now neither of the guys you named played in the NHL, they play in lower league, why wouldn’t he be in conversation with them.
This is just ridiculous lol, Stop posting your opinion as fact. Slaf is very much in the discussion for that 1st overall spot with 3-4 other guys, that's fact whether he's your guy or not.
I think for a number of you, hating management is your reason to exist on these boards. You will hate the next guy as well, and the guy after that and you will hate all the players these guys acquire as part of that pathology. Very obvious, repetitive and quite boring.
That's an awesome line . . . I think.
Pretty sure Sergachev would be inline with the others had he been a Habs.
Ya buddy the Habs have been chronically bad, maybe that's the root of the problem.
The results are in.............................................he is a 1-2 Dman with Tampa. A much better team.
Funny you say that. I think for a number of you, expressing a holier than thou attitude in which you look down on people who criticize management is your reason to exist on these boards. It's honestly getting really tiresome. People who "hate" management are bringing forward their well thought out or otherwise reasons. Push back with your own reasons why you may disagree. Instead we get comments like "Yawn", "LOL", "It's way too early to say anything", "No one knows anything", "Are you the prospects parents?? What do you know?". How is that any better or constructive?
He has 40 games where he is decent against tougher opposition (not 3rd pair). The year before, there were times he struggled with that opposition (3rd pair) too.
I agree with you that it’s too early which is why I said they’re only 19 and things can change fast. But Slafkovsky did nothing to show last year that he’s ahead of the one’s I listed despite him being in the NHL which is why he would fall off significantly to where he was when he became a high riser at the draft imo. A lot of that does have to do with him not being put in a position to succeed like some of the others did, but what scout watching them last year could justify him still being worth of a 1st overall draft pick over the players that play more in demand positions? He has a big frame but scouts would’ve saw him getting tossed around by 5’9 Rossi and his offensive potential was nowhere to be seen.
