DoingItCoolKiwi
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That was funny!I think you’re all forgetting the funniest part of this: Dubois has to watch Laine pull on a Habs sweater before he does.
It would be nice to have a player good at everythingHarris is a solid defenseman. He is good at everything but doesn't excel at anything. He's a lock on top 6 and potential to be top 4.
His future was finished in Montreal. We have Hutson, Guhle and X on the left. Plus Struble in reserve.
Good luck.
Not as offensive as Blankenburg. Good in transition and gets good results but he doesn't have the shot or the shooting temperment of Blankenburg.Harris sounds like he plays similar to Blanks?
This trade reminds me of Leclaire+2nd for Vermette, where we needed to add the pick to mitigate the risk the other team is taking (Leclaire had injuries, Laine for obvious reasons)
The irony of this from someone with a Denton Mateychuk avatar.always leary of “your going to really like him, he is a great guy, a prince of a small in stature man”
There is a role for steady. I dunno if he has a long term role here but short term there is a clear spot for himNot as offensive as Blankenburg. Good in transition and gets good results but he doesn't have the shot or the shooting temperment of Blankenburg.
He's from Haverhill, MA, where I've lived for the last 20 years. He's a really good kid and leader. Easy to root for. His problem is that in today's NHL teams want either "Big and tough" or "Uber skilled and creative". He's neither, so it's hard to find a role for him.
Do not invoke the name of bae lightly.Harris sounds like he plays similar to Blanks?
That's the thing. He can play on a lot of team's bottom pairings. He's a capable NHL player, but at some point that team will have someone in their system they think is better. Still, lots of guys have carved out careers doing 2 or 3 years on a bunch of team's bottom pairings.There is a role for steady. I dunno if he has a long term role here but short term there is a clear spot for him
Really? You know who is probably happier than “cheap ownership” about no retention? Waddell - he has more latitude on shaping the roster without being saddled by a retention. It was an excellent move by him.My only real gripe is that we should have used retention to get a better piece than Harris. He's sounds like a solid upgrade to the bottom four defensive pairings but there is no reason I can see for us not to leverage the cap space to improve the return. We have almost 19 million in cap space and almost no one who will make more than 4 million to sign in the next two years. This screams cheap ownership mandating that the finances come before the on ice product. We have no use for that cap space so it should be used to acquire assets. IMO.
I would agree if we were going to actually use that cap for something valuable but I highly doubt that we make moves in taking cap cast offs we actually needed to open up that much room. I doubt that the Rangers, Flyers or Caps trade with us to solve their cap problems, the Blues and Canucks might do some smaller deals but nothing that requires that much cap. Vegas will pull something out of their hat plus the LTIR Mark Stone announcement is coming any day now, I'm sure. I just don't see what you need that much Cap space for. I'm happy to be proven wrong if that cap get's used wisely but until that point it looks more to me like the team just wanted the money off the books rather than trying to maximize the return.Really? You know who is probably happier than “cheap ownership” about no retention? Waddell - he has more latitude on shaping the roster without being saddled by a retention. It was an excellent move by him.
I think we could see some big moves in a years time. Waddell will know the team, have trade chips to work with and all the cap in the worldI would agree if we were going to actually use that cap for something valuable but I highly doubt that we make moves in taking cap cast offs we actually needed to open up that much room. I doubt that the Rangers, Flyers or Caps trade with us to solve their cap problems, the Blues and Canucks might do some smaller deals but nothing that requires that much cap. Vegas will pull something out of their hat plus the LTIR Mark Stone announcement is coming any day now, I'm sure. I just don't see what you need that much Cap space for. I'm happy to be proven wrong if that cap get's used wisely but until that point it looks more to me like the team just wanted the money off the books rather than trying to maximize the return.
Not great at anything? He'll fit right in!I hope you enjoy Harris! He's an NHLer no doubt. Great person too, which will help team culture. His top end is a "do it all" decently well top 4 guy, in my view. He's got room to grow, but Montreal has a logjam of LHD and he wouldn't get the opportunity needed there. Only knock is that he's not great at anything, but also doesn't have any real warts. Worst case, you've locked down your bottom pair LHD for a long time. He could be a future captain.
He asked to be traded and checked himself into NHLPA players assistance last season and just came out. How valuable is a guy like that that has a yearly salary of $8.7M?Let that sink in
We just traded a 26 year old forward who was a PPG player for us 2 seasons out of 4 for a no name defensemen AND we added a 2nd round pick
Weird report. Why not just say ‘out tonight with illness’?"I'm hearing that when Pascal Vincent benched Laine last season, he actually gave his player the night off because he wasn't feeling well, all while taking the heat himself.
Now, we have Laine, but we also have an interesting coach in Laval. - Max Truman"
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The reason Pascal Vincent benched Patrik Laine back in Columbus is now revealed
We have just learned some important information involving Pascal Vincent following the Patrik Laine tradewww.habsfanatics.com
If this is true, it can explain Laine's play last season.
Yeah tbh sounds like Canadian hockey media with new toy syndrome. Just wait for the stories if they ever do a 180Weird report. Why not just say ‘out tonight with illness’?
This is exactly what I thought of as well. We'll see what we learn as time goes on.Weird report. Why not just say ‘out tonight with illness’?
Yeah that report is bullshit. Laine was healthy scratchedbut Laine said being scratched was the most embarrassing thing that had ever happened to him in hockey.
Somebody’s story doesn’t compute.