Post-Game Talk: ITS OVER- Did we make a huge mistake on Pierre-Luc Dubois Thread?

[ChesterNimitz]

They may be playing that game but the Habs have their own crafty fiddler who can spin yarn with the best of ‘em. The best the Dubois camp can play is the gullibles in the court of public opinion. They’re not getting anything past HuGo.

Let us all hope so.

 

[Vachon23]

I can see LAK. Kopitar is 36 in August, and is going into his final contract year ($10m). Who knows if he's playing again after this year? If he doesn't, they're freed up from his $10m and have a large cap increase. If he comes back, he isn't getting $10m again.

One thing is for sure neither Vilardi or Byfield look like they are able to replace him.

Kings would have to send Iafallo as a cap dump for sure. They probably need to send Arvidsson as well, but he's going into his final contract year too. He's UFA 2024.

LA can then probably send 2 cost controlled youngsters in Durzi (they have Clarke to replace him), and Rasmus Kupari.

That leaves the Kings with a top 6 of Kopitar, Danault, PLD, Kempe, Fiala and Moore. It opens up roster space for Byfield, Vilardi and Kalieyev, while leaving their 4th line of Lizottte, Grundstrom, and Anderson-Dolan set.

It's definitely doable for them, and would give them 2 decent centers to rely on post-Kopitar.

And we all know that Bergevin love PLD

 

[pickles555]

PLD will end up in LA

You are all forgetting how much MB is in love with him,

He has been dreaming about PLD for years,

It would also be a good way for him to give the middle finger to the Habs and all their fans

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

PLD will end up in LA

You are all forgetting how much MB is in love with him,

He has been dreaming about PLD for years,

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Bergevin isnt exactly calling the shots in LA, he's just an advisor. He can put in a good word and all but this doesnt mean that Blake will listen.

 

[Vachon23]

Bergevin isnt exactly calling the shots in LA, he's just an advisor. He can put in a good word and all but this doesnt mean that Blake will listen.

He still have influence like Dudley/Mellanby had when they were here

 

[Rapala]

Still
Bergeron was only making 1.5
Gotta sign Swayman, couple others
Pastrnak raise

It ain't happening, not in beantown anyway

I don't get him being tied to LA either. Didn't they just go through extensive gyrations to sign Gavrikov? Who could they be moving out to sign Dubois? Thank You for your services Kopitar?

 

[morhilane]

PLD will end up in LA

You are all forgetting how much MB is in love with him,

He has been dreaming about PLD for years,

It would also be a good way for him to give the middle finger to the Habs and all their fans

Once Dubois sign his $9.5m aav x 8 years contract with LA everybody here will say we dodged a bullet...

 

[pickles555]

Once Dubois sign his $9.5m aav x 8 years contract with LA everybody here will say we dodged a bullet...

And if he signed for that in Montreal, everybody here would be saying "what an awesome signing"

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

And if he signed for that in Montreal, everybody here would be saying "what an awesome signing"

...who is this everyone??...many, if not most, of what I am seeing is that we DON'T want PLD at anywhere near that price...

 

[McGees]

Ya kinda not seeing him coming now. We can’t give up Suz, Cole Dach, Guhle, Slaf or pick 5…not sure how we get him without one of those now that other teams are in mix.

 

[pickles555]

Ya kinda not seeing him coming now. We can’t give up Suz, Cole Dach, Guhle, Slaf or pick 5…not sure how we get him without one of those now that other teams are in mix.

Well, of course you need to give one of them up, I would even remove Slaf,

You want something good, you need to give up something good,

It's going to take the 5th or Dach +

 

[Frank Drebin]

Well, of course you need to give one of them up, I would even remove Slaf,

You want something good, you need to give up something good,

It's going to take the 5th or Dach +

No, it won't

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Well, of course you need to give one of them up, I would even remove Slaf,

You want something good, you need to give up something good,

It's going to take the 5th or Dach +

...no...not even close...Chevy has NO Leverage...it may not be pennies on the Dollar, but it's gonna be dimes at most...

 

[SlafySZN]

delete

 

[HABitual Fan]

Well, of course you need to give one of them up, I would even remove Slaf,

You want something good, you need to give up something good,

It's going to take the 5th or Dach +

Except he is not even close to being worth that

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Well, of course you need to give one of them up, I would even remove Slaf,

You want something good, you need to give up something good,

It's going to take the 5th or Dach +

Forget it. He is NOT that good. Dach+. Dach is worth more.

 

[417]

I can only talk for myself but I'm not expecting the savior here...

He would just be a good piece of the puzzle.

That’s also how I see him but I have a feeling the hype won’t quite measure up to the output.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Ya kinda not seeing him coming now. We can’t give up Suz, Cole Dach, Guhle, Slaf or pick 5…not sure how we get him without one of those now that other teams are in mix.

He'll probably just be a rental for any team. He's 100% going to test the ufa market

 

[Vachon23]

He'll probably just be a rental for any team. He's 100% going to test the ufa market

He won't

He will get traded and sign an extension with that team

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

He'll probably just be a rental for any team. He's 100% going to test the ufa market

You think he would accept a 1 year contract?

 

[MarkovsKnee]

This is kind of hilarious, but the Jets board believes Chevy leaked to Dreger that there are 6 teams that are interested in PLD's services to put pressure on Montreal to up their price, i.e. create a market.

So Hughes / Brisson leaked that, no, it's basically just Montreal to pull it back. Lmao

Backroom games ....

 

[Vachon23]

This is kind of hilarious, but the Jets board believes Chevy leaked to Dreger that there are 6 teams that are interested in PLD's services to put pressure on Montreal to up their price, i.e. create a market.

So Hughes / Brisson leaked that, no, it's basically just Montreal to pull it back. Lmao

Backroom games ....

Yes they are not 6 teams after him... Maybe they where 6 teams interested at the start but they are now 2 teams that are really interested in him: LA and MTL

 

[vokiel]

They won't trade for him, the GM said he won't do moves to improve the club short-term. Besides, they couldn't handle another center/winger with a big salary imho.

 

[Belial]

That’s also how I see him but I have a feeling the hype won’t quite measure up to the output.

There's this Russian football player Arshavin who once said your expectations are your problems! I thought that was so on point