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

[LaP]

They can afford a mistake , still gonna say I told you so if Rein ends up meh.

No problem with that

 

[Whitesnake]

Friedman reported Michkov wanted to remain in close proximity to large Russian community in Brooklyn where he apparently has relatives.

FWIW Brighton Beach and Sheepshead Bay is Little Russia. Approx 1.5 hr drive away

If true, pick Leonard. And OPENLY mention that Michkov specifically told the Habs he didn't want to play for them.

Because for 20 years we've had absolute idiot managers , I'd rather have given the team to a random HF poster than Gainey and Bergy lol. So yeah we are used to saying *I told you so* , nothing new with this organisation.


That said , this might be the only big mistake that Hughes has done so far , the sky is not falling or anything yet. We actual have some decent management in charge. They can afford a mistake , still gonna say I told you so if Rein ends up meh.


I just have I told you so PTSD

Tough to be allowed a mistake when you are suppose to be in the mix and at the very start of a rebuild to build a top contending years for 10+ years to come. We had the best goalie in the world and couldn't afford mistakes. Not sure why we can now....We are not talking about 30th pick here. Top 5. Surely some will say we could have afford a Mesar mistake....(I still have my doubts) but top 5 if Reinbacher can be this dominant minute munching player? We will see in 5 years.

 

[The Last Red]

After 5 years. He could have tried to force a trade if he wanted to.

And they could have told him to go take a hike, which he must have realized, hence why he finally signed with them. I'll say it again, because it's accurate: American born NCAA players are the only players with actual leverage after they're drafted, because NHL teams cannot keep their NHL playing rights indefinitely.

If Michkov only told Utah he wouldn't sign with them how did he know teams 2-5 wouldn't draft him? And why didn't they?

Teams 2, 3 and 4 drafted projected top line centers, who have more value than wings, as I suppose do projected first pairing right D - it remains to be seen if Orville ever becomes that.

 

[Tyson]

When it comes to Michkov he had 3 years left on his deal and was in a position to scare off teams which he did. We can't undo what was done so we move on. Demidov and Hage will make us forget him in short order

 

[AHShadow]

If true, pick Leonard. And OPENLY mention that Michkov specifically told the Habs he didn't want to play for them.

Even if it was the case, you just can't admit this in public because it would alienate and undermine the reason why Reinbacher was drafted.

Imagine how that would make you feel that the only reason you got drafted by your team is because a better prospect told them they didn't want go to there so you were 2nd choice.

 

[Guy Larose]

That Reinbacher pick gets dumber and dumber everyday

So do posters, unfortunately.

 

[Tyson]

Calgary 4-0...didn't see that coming.
Colorado giving up 6 goals per game...another shocking stat

 

[Tyson]

So do posters, unfortunately.

 

[ReHabs]

Friedman reported Michkov wanted to remain in close proximity to large Russian community in Brooklyn where he apparently has relatives.

FWIW Brighton Beach and Sheepshead Bay is Little Russia. Approx 1.5 hr drive away

He wouldn’t have come to the NHL if another team drafted him. Is that what Friedman said?

Citation please

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Yet Philly didn't pass on him. 'Cause somehow Philly was so much more a place to play hockey rather than us? lol. At worst, the kid didn't have the greatest mindset because he was a kid. Yet, if you have a solid base, vets, and coaching....should you really be afraid of players like that? How many players in history couldn't work anywhere they went? What's the percentage of that?

Frankly, this is a business of results. Actually, all businesses are. You can have the greatest argumentation against. You can have the most solid case against, if there are no results or lack thereof, you will pay the price.

Right now, Bobrov and Cie has their first bad needs vs BPA pick. The same way Timmins had with JK. The only thing right now helping Bobrov is that contrary to Timmins, he doesn't seem to have that mentality as his go to stratregy. Demidov and Hage will be coming hopefully shortly and that will upgrade the team big time. Let's hope so. I just wish our team will always go BPA.

How hard is it to follow the script. Philly drafted him because he wan ted to play there.

If true, pick Leonard. And OPENLY mention that Michkov specifically told the Habs he didn't want to play for them.


Tough to be allowed a mistake when you are suppose to be in the mix and at the very start of a rebuild to build a top contending years for 10+ years to come. We had the best goalie in the world and couldn't afford mistakes. Not sure why we can now....We are not talking about 30th pick here. Top 5. Surely some will say we could have afford a Mesar mistake....(I still have my doubts) but top 5 if Reinbacher can be this dominant minute munching player? We will see in 5 years.