HF Habs: Out Of Town Thread: 2024 Off-Season edition (Mod Warning #2635)

[sampollock]

St-Louis said he asked general manager Kent Hughes if he could talk to his counterpart in the Canadian capital, Steve Staios, to find out what type of formation he planned to deploy against the Canadiens." - via RDS

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Clifton smoked Mercer.

Clear interference

 

[Deebs]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842572989620957531

Good hit, poor outcome for Peterka

 

[vokiel]

Good hit, poor outcome for Peterka

Sucks, that we can't have toughness like Dillon provides.

Edit: We do have Struble, though he's not on the ice every game...

 

[Ezpz]

Sabres crawling from behind when 30 teams haven't even started is hilariously on point.

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842606212757815621

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842606212757815621

Brutal, and deserved.

 

[Bombshell11]

Your boy Kulich 0 points, -2 in his hometown

You just try to tell them sometimes but they wont listen

 

[NMacrules]

All those people can go jump in the lake.

It's not a good thing. It sucks, it's disapointing and nobody's happy about it.

But players have been hurt before and come back. Why would this be any different? You can go all the way back to Rocket Richard as an example. He was hurt a lot before he established himself. He will have a set of challenges we all wish he didn't. But most blueliners don't even make the NHL until their early to mid 20s. He's got so much time to heal and develop. This is a bump in the road.

It's absolutley insane to think that this guy's done now. His career hasn't even started yet. Any GM in the league would want him. As always, it would depend on the price.

Lilly not working out for the Leafs. Even swap perhaps?

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Lilly not working out for the Leafs. Even swap perhaps?

I don’t want to move RB. It sucks we lost him for the year but I don’t see why we’d move him now. We’re not cintenders and this doesn’t really set us back much in the grand scheme of things.

 

[Gustave]

Columbus is definitely going to suck again this year. I expect they'll be battling San Jose for 32nd overall.

That second rounder in 2026 will be valuable as hell.

 

[Prairie Habs]

Lilly not working out for the Leafs. Even swap perhaps?

Lilly is a more expensive and older barron. We should have zero interest in him.

 

[donghabs98]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842625315182387286

Interesting observation. What does that say about the other teams he's been on, including ours.

 

[morhilane]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842625315182387286

Interesting observation. What does that say about the other teams he's been on, including ours.

He forgot to mention the live DJ they had at every practice that Berube kicked out...

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Your boy Kulich 0 points, -2 in his hometown

You just try to tell them sometimes but they wont listen

Another effing dud on my keeper team.

Good hit, poor outcome for Peterka

It was NOT a good hit. Initial contact was the head.

 

[ReHabs]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842625315182387286

Interesting observation. What does that say about the other teams he's been on, including ours.

What does it say about his captaincy?

I guess it’s in the past and he doesn’t really care any more

 

[Miller Time]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842625315182387286

Interesting observation. What does that say about the other teams he's been on, including ours.

Says more about him and why it was a mistake for him to have been named captain when he was with us...

 

[vokiel]

delete

 

[LaP]

St-Louis said he asked general manager Kent Hughes if he could talk to his counterpart in the Canadian capital, Steve Staios, to find out what type of formation he planned to deploy against the Canadiens." - via RDS

The very least the NHL should do is require teams to publish their lineup 24H in advance during pre-season.

 

[Habby4Life]

Says more about him and why it was a mistake for him to have been named captain when he was with us...

This makes no sense.

 

[JianYang]

What does it say about his captaincy?

I guess it’s in the past and he doesn’t really care any more

He never realized before that driven nhlers work hard? Is he implying that he didn't work hard at his craft in the past?

I have a hard time believing that. It just sounds like a blurb of empty calories.

 

[Rapala]

He never realized before that driven nhlers don't work hard? Is he implying that he didn't work hard at his craft in the past?

I have a hard time believing that. It just sounds like a blurb of empty calories.

Yeah it's probably been a while since Patch had to cater to that level of media.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Looks like Boston and Swayman did manage to make peace in the end, unsurprisingly. He got his long term deal for more money than he's probably worth right now and the bruins get to finally turn that page and focus on the season.

 

[Rapala]

Sabres crawling from behind when 30 teams haven't even started is hilariously on point.

I didn't catch the second game but Lindsey looked Ruffled in that first one.
Strange hiring IMO 'course I would be well placed to insist retreads don't work.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Looks like Boston and Swayman did manage to make peace in the end, unsurprisingly. He got his long term deal for more money than he's probably worth right now and the bruins get to finally turn that page and focus on the season.

8.25 isn't so bad nowadays for a good goalie. By year 4 of the contract, the cap will be around 100 mil and with that 8.25% he'll take on the cap won't even be double the average % of a player on a full cap 23 man roster, which is 4.35%

Draisaitl will be 3 times (and some extra) this average in the same frame (with a cap at 100m). 14% vs 4.35%.