Confirmed with Link: [MTL/TB] Sergachev/Drouin II

[windycity]

We will see Drouin score 100pts and win the Art Ross and likely the Hart? Alright. I shall be waiting.

God I hope so. But yeah, not holding my breath.

 

[ottawa]

Wut??? Load of bs. Talk to Pacioretty please.

Habs fans in a nutshell...hey my favourite habs player didn't play bad, LOOK AT HOW THE OTHER HABS PLAYER PLAYED!!

They were both average at best after two games

 

[LastWordArmy]

I'd rather keep chucky, but Leddy + Beauvillier isn't bad.

Leddy + Barzal would be my ask though.

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

You got It, Montreal Shadow.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

I'd rather keep chucky, but Leddy + Beauvillier isn't bad.

Leddy + Barzal would be my ask though.

You can't possibly be serious..........that would be grand theft.

Too bad Milbury isn't still there to fleece with an offer like this.

 

[azcanuck]

I like the Drouin deal and I'm happy we got him.

But I can't help thinking we would have been better served using Sergachev to help us land a #1/#2 center. Guess we'll see what other tricks Bergy has up his sleeve.

I think we need to count our blessing.

Teams are not giving away budding superstars like Drouin. Like another poster mentioned this unusual set of circumstances made him available.

Drouin is that rare player in that he makes others better around him. He's a playmaker with vision and has great hockey sense. He's only 23. Not a win now trade like people have said. Now will be his prime years for a long time.

He will help Patch and Galyenchuck become better players if we keep both those guys.

People screaming about a big time center. Teams don't just giveaway their best players. I think if we settle for a solid center this team will move upwards.

 

[BaseballCoach]

I think we need to count our blessing.

Teams are not giving away budding superstars like Drouin. Like another poster mentioned this unusual set of circumstances made him available.

Drouin is that rare player in that he makes others better around him. He's a playmaker with vision and has great hockey sense. He's only 23. Not a win now trade like people have said. Now will be his prime years for a long time.

He will help Patch and Galyenchuck become better players if we keep both those guys.

People screaming about a big time center. Teams don't just giveaway their best players. I think if we settle for a solid center this team will move upwards.

Actually, Drouin just turned 22.

 

[Deebs]

 

[le_sean]

That's great for JD's lower body strength, which I assume is all Max works on.

 

[The Great Weal]

Maybe Drouin can teach Pacioretty how to pass

 

[Lebowski]

Maybe Drouin can teach Pacioretty how to pass

Pacioretty can pass, he just handles the puck like a hot potato and fumbles it before getting the opportunity to even pass it 90% of the time.

 

[The Great Weal]

Pacioretty can pass, he just handles the puck like a hot potato and fumbles it before getting the opportunity to even pass it 90% of the time.

Either way, Drouin can certainly teach him a thing or two

 

[Deebs]

Pacioretty can pass, he just handles the puck like a hot potato and fumbles it before getting the opportunity to even pass it 90% of the time.

JD can carry the puck up the ice and find Max waiting for that patented one timed snapper. I'm expecting big goal numbers for Max this year playing alongside JD.

 

[Lebowski]

JD can carry the puck up the ice and find Max waiting for that patented one timed snapper. I'm expecting big goal numbers for Max this year playing alongside JD.

I'm not.

I don't know what you're referring to when you say Max's one timed snapper. Most of his goals are off the rush. His one-timer is ****.

It really is amazing how he can average almost 35 goals a year without being a trigger man on the PP. Pavelski is probably the only other top goal scorer that doesn't rely on a bomb of a one-timer for a large portion of his goals.

 

[Deebs]

I'm not.

I don't know what you're referring to when you say Max's one timed snapper. Most of his goals are off the rush. His one-timer is ****.

It really is amazing how he can average almost 35 goals a year without being a trigger man on the PP. Pavelski is probably the only other top goal scorer that doesn't rely on a bomb of a one-timer for a large portion of his goals.

It's not really amazing when you watch him 5 on 5

 

[Lebowski]

It's not really amazing when you watch him 5 on 5

He's pretty invisible at ES too. He capitalizes on the chances he gets off the rush, for the most part. He's a good skater with an amazing release. That's Pacioretty in a nutshell.

 

[Brainiac]

Pacioretty can pass, he just handles the puck like a hot potato and fumbles it before getting the opportunity to even pass it 90% of the time.

I remember seeing Patches trying a dump in during a 3 on 3 OT and thinking... that's what the coaching staff tells them to do.

I'm still willing to give Julien a little bit of time to beat these habits out of his players. Not a huge fan of Patches, but maybe he's gonna hold onto the puck a little longer under a new coach.

 

[Deebs]

He's pretty invisible at ES too. He capitalizes on the chances he gets off the rush, for the most part. He's a good skater with an amazing release. That's Pacioretty in a nutshell.

So he sucks on the PP and he's invisible 5 on 5, yet scores 35 every year...can't believe we're keeping this guy around, lol

 

[Lebowski]

So he sucks on the PP and he's invisible 5 on 5, yet scores 35 every year...can't believe we're keeping this guy around

Is that what I said?

You implied his goals totals would skyrocket now that he had someone to feed him for his "patented one timer snapper" and I'm still wondering to what one-timer snapper you're referring to. That never was Pacioretty's bread and butter.

I never denied he's a good scorer. I've described him as a good skater with an amazing release and I think that's fair enough. We don't have to pretend like he's the second coming of Ovechkin. He's not. He can't handle the puck. He can't stick handle much. He isn't physical. He plays on the perimeter. And he's not very good at one timing pucks. I think we all know what kind of player Pacioretty is at this point.

 

[muzion]

He attempts so many low percentage passes too, but nobody gets on him for them since he scores to many goals.

 

[E82]

Is that what I said?

You implied his goals totals would skyrocket now that he had someone to feed him for his "patented one timer snapper" and I'm still wondering to what one-timer snapper you're referring to. That never was Pacioretty's bread and butter.

I never denied he's a good scorer. I've described him as a good skater with an amazing release and I think that's fair enough. We don't have to pretend like he's the second coming of Ovechkin. He's not. He can't handle the puck. He can't stick handle much. He isn't physical. He plays on the perimeter. And he's not very good at one timing pucks. I think we all know what kind of player Pacioretty is at this point.

lol exactly. Pacioretty couldnt have asked for a better passer than DD always searching for him on the ice. Patches is definitely an "off the rush" goal scorer. I just wished he would be more effective in the playoffs and maybe Drouin will help in that aspect.

 

[the valiant effort]

It might be a stretch to say Pacioretty's one-time snapper is a patented component of his arsenal, but we're not talking about OV or Stamkos bombs here. Pacioretty has plenty of one-time snaps on his resume. It doesn't take a wild imagination to picture Drouin finding Pacioretty alone in the slot from the left side.

 

[Lebowski]

lol exactly. Pacioretty couldnt have asked for a better passer than DD always searching for him on the ice. Patches is definitely an "off the rush" goal scorer. I just wished he would be more effective in the playoffs and maybe Drouin will help in that aspect.

Indeed. Not even Crosby or Backstrom would have fed him as many pucks as DD did. It was ridiculous how much everyone on his line would cater to him. And it wasn't exactly to his advantage in the end, because everyone knew that if you limited Pacioretty's space, there wasn't much he could do.

I think the benefit of playing with someone like Drouin or Radulov, or any high-end center, is that it gives him more time and space. In terms of playmaking, he's not someone that relies on others to score goals, so I don't expect a substantial difference in that regard.

 

[Belial]

Pacioretty developed an off the rush scoring ability because he played with ****** centers his whole career. He creates chances on his own using his speed and deadly shot.

There's no doubt in my mind he would score a lot more often with a dominant center that could draw some more attention and then find him on the ice with a good pass.

Desharnais was a good passer but he was not a threat on the ice, the whole attention was still on Pacioretty.

 

[Habs]

He's pretty invisible at ES too. He capitalizes on the chances he gets off the rush, for the most part. He's a good skater with an amazing release. That's Pacioretty in a nutshell.

Haters are going to hate, there's no making some people happy. Max scores goals, that's his 'thing' , stop hoping he becomes something else. JD will help Max's game a lot, and take pressure from being the only friggen guy who can score on the forward lines.