HF Habs: Out of Town Thread: 2024-2025 season

[Tyson]

Happy for Michkov! Generational talent

 

[Ezpz]

I'm very surprised that Draisaitl resigned with them.

European players don't dream about winning the cup growing up because games aren't accessible. No five year old German is watching the NHL at 3AM. They care about national team and money. Edmonton gave money. Tons of it.

I think Mcdavid walks if they miss playoffs this year.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

No point watching the Oilers game. the fix is in. Allow a goal where there WAS goalie interference and disallow an Oiler goal where there wasn't.

 

[Koivu11]

We know it happened just like a lot of things in the NHL that we'll never get proof of.

You think he met with us for fun?

It would be easy for management to say he didn’t want to play here if that was the case.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Happy for Michkov! Generational talent

we skipped on that mindboggling

 

[The Great Weal]

We know it happened just like a lot of things in the NHL that we'll never get proof of.

We really don't. You're completely making stuff up. Habs had a meeting with him, why would he even attend the meeting if he wanted to avoid us like the plague? The people making every excuse possible, making stuff up, and downplaying him are just as annoying if not more than the people who talk about what a catastrophic mistake we made in every thread.

I'm happy we got Demidov and can enjoy watching Michkov in the NHL, time will tell who the better player is/if we made the right decision.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

You think he met with us for fun?

It would be easy for management to say he didn’t want to play here if that was the case.

So what? I presume he met with a lot of teams. Doesn't mean anything. He could have told them he wouldn't sign with them.

 

[The Great Weal]

European players don't dream about winning the cup growing up because games aren't accessible. No five year old German is watching the NHL at 3AM. They care about national team and money. Edmonton gave money. Tons of it.

I think Mcdavid walks if they miss playoffs this year.

Well this is an outrageous claim. Even if what you're saying is true, every other team would also give him that contract if not more.

 

[JianYang]

Oilers are such a strange team. They can start the year something like 1-10 and I still expect them to comfortably make the playoffs barring a mcdavid injury.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Well this is an outrageous claim. Even if what you're saying is true, every other team would also give him that contract if not more.

He probably took the big money and to stay with his buddy McDavid. McDavid could move on and Draisatl could ask to be traded to wherever McDavid goes.
They would want to go to a contender though so a team would have to plan for that and make cap room.

 

[Tyson]

we skipped on that mindboggling

Yep, sadly we can't win em all

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Im sure Michkov would rather play in the shithole of Philadelphia over Montreal

lmao

Michkov dream was to play in the great city of Philly

 

[Team_Spirit]

The Gaudreau tribute was very well done by the Jackets and Panthers.

Matvei Michkov is on hat trick watch.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846388393627840887

 

[The Last Red]

We really don't. You're completely making stuff up. Habs had a meeting with him, why would he even attend the meeting if he wanted to avoid us like the plague? The people making every excuse possible, making stuff up, and downplaying him are just as annoying if not more than the people who talk about what a catastrophic mistake we made in every thread.

I'm happy we got Demidov and can enjoy watching Michkov in the NHL, time will tell who the better player is/if we made the right decision.

Even with Demidov, passing on Michkov was likely a huge mistake. I’d love to have both, which we could have. As for Michkov possibly not signing with us and staying in the KHL . . . ok, believe that if you want to, but . . . no way. Hey, we all make mistakes, even HuGo.

 

[Monsieur Miz]

If his name was Maverick Michel from Trois-Rivières, they would've drafted him.

 

[The Last Red]

Im sure Michkov would rather play in the shithole of Philadelphia over Montreal

lmao

Michkov dream was to play in the great city of Philly

That’s just dumb.

 

[Ezpz]

Well this is an outrageous claim. Even if what you're saying is true, every other team would also give him that contract if not more.

Can only get 8 years from Edmonton and probably knows he'll be too washed in seven years for another big deal. Even if you think another team would go above 14 the extra year makes his deal like 16aav over a seven year deal.

 

[Habs7631]

Hey, we all make mistakes, even HuGo.

I red a few times, not sure if here or on Habs reddit that Gorton wanted Michkov but the scouts wanted Reinbacher. Would love to know if that was truly the case.

 

[the]

Michkov was supposed to stay in Russia for 10 years. What is he doing in NA?

It wasn’t supposed to play out like this. There’s a war going on.

 

[Koivu11]

I red a few times, not sure if here or on Habs reddit that Gorton wanted Michkov but the scouts wanted Reinbacher. Would love to know if that was truly the case.

It seemed that way in the behind the scenes video.

 

[The Last Red]

Michkov was supposed to stay in Russia for 10 years. What is he doing in NA?

The only players with any actual leverage after they are drafted are American born NCAA players. They actually can choose their NHL teams if they’re patient enough. No talented Russian will waste their prime in the KHL. They will lose way too much money.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Im sure Michkov would rather play in the shithole of Philadelphia over Montreal

lmao

Michkov dream was to play in the great city of Philly

That's what he said. And that is a fact. Whther it was just to get Utah to pass on him or it went further who knows.

The only players with any actual leverage after they are drafted are American born NCAA players. They actually can choose their NHL teams if they’re patient enough

Russians do. They can stay in the KHL until they are traded.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

If his name was Maverick Michel from Trois-Rivières, they would've drafted him.

They drafted an Austrian.

It seemed that way in the behind the scenes video.

Or he was just trying to see if there was consensus on the pick.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

It's starting boys , we all wanted him there's nothing wrong with being sad about it I'll enjoy him from afar

 

[The Last Red]

That's what he said. And that is a fact. Whther it was just to get Utah to pass on him or it went further who knows.


Russians do. They can stay in the KHL until they are traded.

No assurance they’ll ever be traded.