Out of Town Thread - New Year's Edition!

[Whitesnake]

At this point, the East will be so competitive that the team that will get out from the East might have no juice left against the Western team that they will face...

 

[Belial]

At this point, the East will be so competitive that the team that will get out from the East might have no juice left against the Western team that they will face...

Boston will probably sweep everything on its way...

 

[habdynasty]

Can’t wait for the presidents trophy jinx

 

[Michelangelo]

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I felt like i didn't need to add the emoji given how obviously obvious it was...

 

[Rapala]

Its easy to root against the rangers given the distinct advantages they have as an organization.

Thankfully, as their entire existence indicates, they almost always deliver a failure.

True I don't like them much but I do prefer them to Boston who look poised to conquer the East.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Connor McDavid has 47 (29 games -- 1.62ppg) of his 118 points against playoffs teams and 71 (33 games -- 2.15 ppg) against non playoffs teams and 45 points against bottom 10 teams. This should tell us what kind of player he is and it’s not one we should have in Montreal.

My brain has been fried twice, thanks

 

[EXPOS123]

Was hoping against all hope Boston was going to come up short with the $$ to sign Pastrnak...

So damn jealous of them

 

[GrandBison]

Can’t wait for the presidents trophy jinx

Too bad we can't sneak into the playoffs to beat them once again.

 

[themilosh]

Was hoping against all hope Boston was going to come up short with the $$ to sign Pastrnak...

So damn jealous of them

And MB apparently really wanted Pasta.. ok then, he couldn't have made a trade with boston 1 spot?? Nahh we'll take Scherbak.

 

[HuGort]

At this point, the East will be so competitive that the team that will get out from the East might have no juice left against the Western team that they will face...

I just hope Boston chokes!!!

 

[salbutera]

And MB apparently really wanted Pasta.. ok then, he couldn't have made a trade with boston 1 spot?? Nahh we'll take Scherbak.

FWIW - Moving even 1-spot up after 20OA typically costs 1-2 2nd round picks - Habs didn’t have any in 2014

Gord Miller was talking a few months back about how difficult & now rare it is to see teams move up pick position in 1st round @ draft unless they’re trading established players because the cost has become exorbitant. Even to move up 1-spot after pick 20, which starts with one 2nd round pick if viewed as a deep draft otherwise it’s two 2nds

 

[Habaneros]

Gonna keep watch on Kane tonight reunited with the Breadman...
When i seen this stat , I decided to drop a few $ down on Kane tonight.

 

[Paddyjack]

Connor McDavid has 47 (29 games -- 1.62ppg) of his 118 points against playoffs teams and 71 (33 games -- 2.15 ppg) against non playoffs teams and 45 points against bottom 10 teams. This should tell us what kind of player he is and it’s not one we should have in Montreal.

Yeah I could see how much of a waste of ice he was last night against the playoffs bound Leafs...

 

[JianYang]

True I don't like them much but I do prefer them to Boston who look poised to conquer the East.

I get it.

But I also respect the way Boston has built it. They did it without tanking.

 

[morhilane]

I get it.

But I also respect the way Boston has built it. They did it without tanking.

Hamilton was a 9th oa
Seguin was a 2nd oa
Phil Kessel 5th oa
Joe Thornton 1st oa, Samsononv 8th oa
two other top 10 in the two years before Big Joe (one busted hard)

Boston do 2 years-ish at the bottom every 7 years or so. They sell some vets for picks, draft well post 1st round, signs some UFAs and right back into the playoffs afterwards. Rinse and Repeat since forever (I stopped checking after the 80s).

 

[rik schau]

I get it.

But I also respect the way Boston has built it. They did it without tanking.

Right, they did it with competence!

 

[Frank Drebin]

Right, they did it with competence!

Boston has been the class of the league for the past 15 years. Moreso than Tampa Bay.

And MB apparently really wanted Pasta.. ok then, he couldn't have made a trade with boston 1 spot?? Nahh we'll take Scherbak.

I remember when we drafted Mailloux, posters were asking "why didn't they just take a similar prospect with that pick?" As if they're all interchangeable and you just develop scherbak into pastrnak

 

[Adriatic]

Hamilton was a 9th oa
Seguin was a 2nd oa
Phil Kessel 5th oa
Joe Thornton 1st oa, Samsononv 8th oa
two other top 10 in the two years before Big Joe (one busted hard)

Boston do 2 years-ish at the bottom every 7 years or so. They sell some vets for picks, draft well post 1st round, signs some UFAs and right back into the playoffs afterwards. Rinse and Repeat since forever (I stopped checking after the 80s).

They're the masters of the 2 year reset. Been doing it like that since forever.

 

[the valiant effort]

It should be noted that the picks that got Seguin and Hamilton were hilariously acquired in the Kessel trade

 

[1909]

They're the masters of the 2 year reset. Been doing it like that since forever.

They were fortunate this year to have Bergeron deciding to not retire, and Krejcy coming back from his country for another kick at the can. Without these two, a totally diffrent story.

 

[ReHabs]

Boston has been the class of the league for the past 15 years. Moreso than Tampa Bay.


I remember when we drafted Mailloux, posters were asking "why didn't they just take a similar prospect with that pick?" As if they're all interchangeable and you just develop scherbak into pastrnak

This is a very good point… assuming Scherbs and Pasta had similar draft prospect profiles. Otherwise different teams might prefer or heavily bias toward certain qualities or essential traits.

 

[Schooner Guy]

Hamilton was a 9th oa
Seguin was a 2nd oa
Phil Kessel 5th oa
Joe Thornton 1st oa, Samsononv 8th oa
two other top 10 in the two years before Big Joe (one busted hard)

Boston do 2 years-ish at the bottom every 7 years or so. They sell some vets for picks, draft well post 1st round, signs some UFAs and right back into the playoffs afterwards. Rinse and Repeat since forever (I stopped checking after the 80s).

They didn't tank for Seguin and Hamilton. They got those picks from the Leafs for Kessel compliments of Brian Burke. They both got traded for questionable returns. Joe Thornton was drafted last millennium.

Bruins kind of remind of the Red Wings from the early-2000s. Key players take discounts to stay there. They remain at or near the top of the standings every year despite predictions that this will be the year they show their age.

 

[themilosh]

Boston has been the class of the league for the past 15 years. Moreso than Tampa Bay.


I remember when we drafted Mailloux, posters were asking "why didn't they just take a similar prospect with that pick?" As if they're all interchangeable and you just develop scherbak into pastrnak

Sounds about right as to what our development program was like before hugo.

 

[ZUKI]

Pierre-Luc Dubois has 19 (28 games) his 55 points against playoffs teams and 36 (32 games) against non playoffs teams and 24 points against bottom 10 teams. This should tell us what kind of player he is and it’s not one we should have in Montreal.

I am sorry for you because you're gonna regret this one for a long long time

 

[ZUKI]

Its easy to root against the rangers given the distinct advantages they have as an organization.

Thankfully, as their entire existence indicates, they almost always deliver a failure.

i still remember in the 70's before the cap how NY and Stars were both signing the best free agents on the market years after year. Each time, i remind telling my friends that they were unbeatable , but each season they found ways to loose