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

[Team_Spirit]

Some poor team will trade for Provorov lmao

 

[windycity]

Some poor team will trade for Provorov lmao

NHL ref idiocy

 

[McGees]

Flames beating FLA 3-0
A beautiful thing.

 

[OldCraig71]

Jonathan Kovacevic leads the Devils with a +13 rating and has been rock solid for them. Another fun fact is that during six professional seasons, he has always been in the plus column, even when he played for us, lol. He plays on a minimum-wage NHL contract, wish we had a guy like that lol.

 

[Paddyjack]

Jonathan Kovacevic leads the Devils with a +13 rating and has been rock solid for them. Another fun fact is that during six professional seasons, he has always been in the plus column, even when he played for us, lol. He plays on a minimum-wage NHL contract, wish we had a guy like that lol.

I must eat my hat here, I really never thought he would matter much.

 

[OldCraig71]

I must eat my hat here, I really never thought he would matter much.

He's Shea Weber without the big shot and point production. I know that someone will reply and make fun of my comment but it's true, he is a big, strong and steady defenseman that does the little things right.

 

[teamfirst]

I must eat my hat here, I really never thought he would matter much.

Same here, change of scenery did him good.......or change of structure.....or culture.

 

[vokiel]

Jonathan Kovacevic leads the Devils with a +13 rating and has been rock solid for them. Another fun fact is that during six professional seasons, he has always been in the plus column, even when he played for us, lol. He plays on a minimum-wage NHL contract, wish we had a guy like that lol.

Rejoice, he's UFA this summer. Lets get him a stiff raise with a good term!

 

[Rapala]

Jordan Harris not even being able to crack a poor Columbus D is pretty indicative our coaching staff and pro scouts don't have the best idea about talent. Meanwhile kovacevic is a bonafide top 4 d, wonder if he makes it to free agency.

We've had too many guys skipping AHL time to develop on the fly and it's not been working well for many of them.

No one here said Kovacevic is a top 4 D when partnered properly but he was the only experienced depth we had on RD.
It turns out Kovacevic could have been a natural replacement for Savard but no one claimed that either.

However I agree having put all our eggs in the Reinbacher Mailloux basket before July 1st was a strategic error.
Having watched Laval down the stretch I still thought Reinbacher needed some finishing.
We had plenty of built in flexibility on that left side but moving experience with Barron still unproven.