LeBrun: Dubois wants out of Winnipeg, will not sign a contract for next season

[larmex99]

Looks like PLD is in town packing up his childhood belongings for the long cross-continent move to LA

He’ll probably take a flight to LA but get off half way there and decide to take a train.

 

[CDN24]

Theres also a video of him and hes agent walking around the city im guessing they working on a sign and trade deal or could be just for F1 who knows

Don't Caufield and PLD have the same agent- Pat Brisson?

 

[CDN24]

lol fellow habs fans crack me up. He lives in Montreal. Of course he'll be at the grand prix. It's a major party. The shot with Pat Brisson is a bit strange to me though

Brisson is the agent of both CC and PLD

 

[SCP Guy]

Zoom in I think he is wearing Habs socks

 

[Frank Drebin]

Certainly don't see Dvorak on that boat

 

[SCP Guy]

Certainly don't see Dvorak on that boat

Is Dach on the boat?

 

[Frank Drebin]

Is Dach on the boat?

That definitely backfired

 

[SlafySZN]

Delete

 

[FSL KINGS]

Looks like PLD is in town packing up his childhood belongings for the long cross-continent move to LA

Who wears pants & long sleeves on a boat? That just don't make no sense.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Certainly don't see Dvorak on that boat

He's there look at the invisible shade

 

[Bouboumaster]

PLD is coming home, and hopefully for a not much

 

[Heldig]

PLD is coming home, and hopefully for a not much

PLD may be staying home and hopefully the Habs pay a ransom.

 

[BergevinBurner]

LA definitely seems like a good fit and they're in a position to offer better "immediate help" players than Montreal. If Vilardi or Byfield are made available, then I'd take them and run if I was Winnipeg.

 

[Buffdog]

Who wears pants & long sleeves on a boat? That just don't make no sense.

Sounds like something a guy from Cali would say lol

Hopefully soon PLD can lean what to wear on a boat off the coast of LA

 

[Habs Halifax]

LA definitely seems like a good fit and they're in a position to offer better "immediate help" players than Montreal. If Vilardi or Byfield are made available, then I'd take them and run if I was Winnipeg.

Byfield being available is a dream for Jets fans. I get that and I would want it too but I don't see that happening. Kings giving up on Byfield could back fire on them big time (or not). I just don't see them taking that risk.

Vilardi? Not sure. He has a good season at age 23. From the outside, I would say it's 50/50 the Kings offer him. He does need a new contract so maybe they prefer to give money to Dubois vs trusting that Vilardi will continue to improve.

What do the Kings say if they have a Vilardi+ trade agreed on but then Dubois asks for 8x $9.5M? Not saying he will for sure... just wondering what the Kings high point is on the AAV for that 8 year term.

PLD may be staying home and hopefully the Habs pay a ransom.

Hoping the Habs pay a ransom during our rebuild is wishful thinking.

 

[Cnile]

Habs fans and Habs management aren’t as interested in this guy as you think. We’re listening, but we’re also prepared to move on. Dubois isn’t good enough to warrant the attention he’s getting.

Says post #2871 hardly any interest

 

[Habs Halifax]

Add that he's a 6'4 220lb centre who scores and plays with grit and will be coming with an 8 year extension that is timed perfectly with his prime years

I can't think of ANY situation like this so it's impossible to gauge value

If it wasn't for the Montreal connection and if he had a 10 team list he would sign with, I think the traffic to trade and sign him would be much higher.

Says post #2871 hardly any interest

Interested but not desperate is how I would describe it.

 

[BLNY]

So, your preference is to not have any players better than Suzuki/Caufield? That’s interesting team building.

I could have phrased it better, but was referring to PLD and players of his ilk. Give me a McDavid, and I'll pay them of course. PLD would be a good add offensively, but I don't see him as a $9 million player. He's not worthy of being paid more than the young leadership core of the club. If he wants more than S&C, he can go to market. I'll stick with Dach as my 2C and stay the course.

 

[Guffman]

What do the Kings say if they have a Vilardi+ trade agreed on but then Dubois asks for 8x $9.5M?

There were no reports that he was asking for that much. Why even hypothesize about it? JFC

 

[Guffman]

I could have phrased it better, but was referring to PLD and players of his ilk. Give me a McDavid, and I'll pay them of course. PLD would be a good add offensively, but I don't see him as a $9 million player. He's not worthy of being paid more than the young leadership core of the club. If he wants more than S&C, he can go to market. I'll stick with Dach as my 2C and stay the course.

I think most people wouldn’t pay $9M for Dubois. It’s just a starting position that will be negotiated down to something more reasonable.

As for Dach being a 2C… he better get better than a 35% faceoff win. Also, wasn’t his only career success to date was as a winger on a line with Suzuki and Caufield?

 

[sansabri]

I think most people wouldn’t pay $9M for Dubois. It’s just a starting position that will be negotiated down to something more reasonable.

As for Dach being a 2C… he better get better than a 35% faceoff win. Also, wasn’t his only career success to date was as a winger on a line with Suzuki and Caufield?

Dach played a third of the season with Suzuki and Caufield, so no

 

[Guffman]

Dach played a third of the season with Suzuki and Caufield, so no

Seems like his production was tied to the winger position with Suzuki and Caufield:

Kirby Dach Player Profile Page | leftwinglock.com

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[Fatass]

Seems like his production was tied to the winger position with Suzuki and Caufield:

Kirby Dach Player Profile Page | leftwinglock.com

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leftwinglock.com

Kind of a positive too. Dach proved he can play and produce with better players; it’s just not as a centre. So glass half full. Imo if the Habs could get PLD and not have to give up Dach to do so then Dach could stay in their top six on the wing. But if the Habs don’t pay the price (imo) PLD ends up in L.A.

 

[lomiller1]

I think most people wouldn’t pay $9M for Dubois. It’s just a starting position that will be negotiated down to something more reasonable.

As for Dach being a 2C… he better get better than a 35% faceoff win. Also, wasn’t his only career success to date was as a winger on a line with Suzuki and Caufield?

His success last year came playing wing on the powerplay with Suzuki and Caufield. He only had 18 5v5 points and his P/60 was 1.35. Jets comperables for 5v5 P/60 are Appleton (1.34) and Harkins (1.28). Habs comperables are Armia (1.35), Jack Evens (1.28) and Dvorak (1.46)

 

[Guffman]

His success last year came playing wing on the powerplay with Suzuki and Caufield. He only had 18 5v5 points and his P/60 was 1.35. Jets comperables for 5v5 P/60 are Appleton (1.34) and Harkins (1.28). Habs comperables are Armia (1.35), Jack Evens (1.28) and Dvorak (1.46)

Huh. Dach still seems like quite a dud. I don’t even know what to ask for anymore with their decimated roster.