GDT: NJ Devils @ Montréal Canadiens
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waffledave
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He needs someone to get him the puck but at the same time the guy doesn't get much better with better linemates. He just shoots. All the time. That's all he can do. He has a great shot, but that's all he can do.
He doesn't hit, he doesn't hustle, he doesn't skate... He doesn't backcheck, he doesn't play defense.
The difference between this year and last year is people are too slow to fish the puck for him. Radulov did it well. Patch got lazy and now he can't keep up.
If they don't trade him this year it's a missed opportunity.
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His foot speed just isn't there anymore. He can't cherry pick and score on those 2 on 1's/odd man rushes, like he used to do for 90% of his goals.
He's a total bum at this point.
waffledave
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Expectations were set with Drouin. He has not even come close. Not his fault, but it is what it is.
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I still think we'd be better off switching him and Chuck...
waffledave
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Almost everyone saw this coming in July when we built a defense of non puck movers. It was so obvious. It was honestly like SHOCKINGLY obvious. The only people who didn't see it were those who deluded themselves into thinking that this team would move the puck with "short, CRISP passes!"
That's an actual quote. I forget who said it but I'll never forget the words. Someone actually claimed these dmen would transition the puck with "short, CRISP passes!"
It's only gonna get worse from now on. You can already tell that he's the kind of player that won't be around for too long after his prime.
If MB resigns him to anything over what he's currently making...
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Won't happen. That goes against the graine.
waffledave
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I agree.
But hey, what do we know? We are just amateur armchair GMs. It's not like we have been right about literally f***ing everything with this team for like 5 straight months...
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waffledave
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He better not re-sign him at all. If this guy plays out his contract with us it'll be as stupid a mistake as trading Subban was.
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Can someone explain to me why Froese is playing over DLR.. I don't understand... I really don't.... like why ? Froese is a garbage AHLer with zero NHL future or potential... DLR is better right now... I don't even...
OldCraig71
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Off topic question. Has anyone else noticed the amount of empty seats league wide? I watch quite a few games and it seems worse this year than ever.
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Who? Byron, Hudon, Lehkonen, Gallgher?
Shaw is an average player. Let's talk about it again in 4 years.
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waffledave
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Fixed.
Nope I was wrong at least once there. I thought Drouin for Sergachev would be a decent trade.
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