It is only because the identity of this organization has been entirely wrapped into Carey Price for the last decade.
I read an AGENT saying there's an UNPRECEDENTED number of players available to be moved....
stay tuned
I hope during Wednesday nights expansion draft show that Seattle saves the very last pick in the draft for the player selected from the Habs to draw this drama out to the very last minute. Would keep people watching just for the suspense of will they or won't they pick Price.
well and the Weber trade in the last 5 years.
if Bergy loses his two men.. he's got no choice but to pick the appropriate option and I couldn't be more glad if we luck out to have this happen.
...let's hope, but if Webs & Price are gone, we'd be better off taking on bad contracts for picks and playing the Rebuild game for a couple years, imo...build up the picks & prospect pool even more and come out banging hard on the door in a few years...
this comes from twitter
"Had a prominent agent tell me he’s never seen this many players available for potential trades. With every team"
If it's a potential option when we look at it strictly on paper, but if you think about it on a human and organizational level, I don't see how willfully doing this doesn't cause a major blow to morale and organizational culture. I'd imagine a lot of bitching/potential trade requests internally if that happens. Hell, look at how Petry still seemed bitter about the culture in Edmonton 6 years after leaving!
Edmundson and Petry are a good 2nd pairing on most teams. Chiarot is best suited for the 3rd.Eddy, Chia and Petry are all good defensemen, then throw in an older Roma to the mix. Come on man
Exactly how I feel. They're okay with Price being taken.
No, it’s because we rely on him to a crazy extent. He just led us to the finals for Pete’s sake.It is only because the identity of this organization has been entirely wrapped into Carey Price for the last decade.
Petry is a top pairing defenceman...all three are 2nd pairing guys...we have NO legit Top Pairing defensemen...
It's only an issue if you handle it with the subtlety of a baboon.
If your captain and "top defenseman" has a career ending injury. You can't just replace that guy easily and what are players going to say, you should have signed Hamilton or traded for Seth Jones then? Well those guys don't want to sign to play in Montreal, so you can't force anyone to come here.
If your goalie is injured and is going to have season ending surgery, comes to you and says, expose me, I'll waive and the gamble doesn't pay off. What else can you do? You can go get another goalie, but everyone in that room knows that you're not replacing Carey Price.
I'm sure they would be honest with Petry and Gallagher, if they want out, they will want out and we will facilitate that. A lot of the other players are young, hungry and will relish the opportunity to establish themselves and get better.
But even then, we are talking about the rebuild the same way that it has been done for years here. They don't plan on losing, they're just not good enough and lose -anyway-. They won't throw in the towel on the team, but when they are out of the play-off picture coming to the deadline, MB will do what he always does and trade the players who aren't going to be part of the core going forward.
If Seattle is signing Dreidger to a 3.5m contract.. they aren't selecting Price.
Well, I'm sure players talk/follow the press/league happenings, so I don't think it would be lost on the players what the plan is in Montreal and they will have attempted on the offseason. At any rate, not making an attempt to replace key cogs - the only one that could remotely make sense if hoping Evans replaces Danault but that's a long shot - is a disaster waiting to happen. If they try, can't make it happen and lose, that's one thing, but actively choosing that option will, I assume, impossible not to be noticed by the members of the team (player or not) and cause discontent. Shit, I'm not even as competitive as an NHL player and if I close my eyes for two seconds I can already see myself lose my shit in that scenario.
In no way am i saying he beat sPrice win record in Montreal..lol or become at 10.5 million goalie.
McNiven has 71 AHL games under his belt,it time for a dance.
He can come in as a back up , and i think he will surprise bigtime...i do believe he can be a 1A in the NHL.
If Seattle is signing Dreidger to a 3.5m contract.. they aren't selecting Price.
As soon as Price is not selected, news leaked that Price has made a miraculous recovery, will be 100% for the start of the season.
As soon as Price is not selected, news leaked that Price has made a miraculous recovery, will be 100% for the start of the season.