Out of Town Thread Part XXV

[Adam Michaels]

 

[The Nightman]

Gusev looking pretty dang good in his first preseason game. Dude can pass

 

[bsl]

I'm not comparing teams. Not at all. The point I was trying to make is that you don't need top ten scorers in the league to have a great team.

You need a lot of very good players. There is no substitute. You can't have a handful of stars surrounded by scrubs, just like you can't have a team full of decent nhlers.

4 or 5 in the top 60 minimum with two top 30 dmen and solid goaltending

You do need a top ten scorer in the league.

 

[Tyson]

You do need a top ten scorer in the league.

Did St Louis have one? I don’t think they did

 

[bsl]

Damn. Can the Sens catch a break with all this off-ice drama?

O. M. G. The guy is a gambler?

Hey I’m addicted to cigs and vodka. Trying to deal with it. Doing my best.

But gambling? What a f***ing loser. What an idiot.

 

[Frank Drebin]

You do need a top ten scorer in the league.

You don't. Boston won in 2011 with a 62 point leading scorer. Kopitar was 17th in 2012 and 2014 (both seasons with around 70pts)

And of course ror was 31st this season with 77pts

 

[Mrb1p]

So that Jack Hughes kid huh..

 

[The Great Weal]

Gusev is going to make a lot of teams look silly for not matching that offer. How the f*** do we give up 2 2nds while having a shit prospect pool for Shaw but wont beat that offer for Gusev when we have a strong prospect pool? Absolutely ridiculous.

 

[FinnHab]

Just read interview from finnish newspaper, Laine attacks with all guns blazing on Paula Maurice. Trade coming soon...?

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Just read interview from finnish newspaper, Laine attacks with all guns blazing on Paula Maurice. Trade coming soon...?

Maurice would be fired before jets starts trading laine

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Hins77]

Gusev is going to make a lot of teams look silly for not matching that offer. How the **** do we give up 2 2nds while having a **** prospect pool for Shaw but wont beat that offer for Gusev when we have a strong prospect pool? Absolutely ridiculous.

Bergevin seem to be scare right now about transaction. Maybe because of few bad experience (shaw,alzner...). Is not gambling anymore like he could do at the beginning of his career

 

[Milhouse40]

That doesn't seems to go in the right direction right now….

 

[DAChampion]

Bergevin seem to be scare right now about transaction. Maybe because of few bad experience (shaw,alzner...). Is not gambling anymore like he could do at the beginning of his career

Bergevin doesn't like Russians.

The odds of acquiring Gusev were extremely low.

 

[Milhouse40]

 

[Tuggy]

Another RFA off the list...

Still some big fish left:

Laine
Tkachuk
Point
Connor
Rantanen
Deangelo

 

[vokiel]

Maurice would be fired before jets starts trading laine

Don't underestimate the power of cronyism. Watching the Jets recently, you'd almost think they value their "values" more than winning championships.

 

[donghabs98]

Just read interview from finnish newspaper, Laine attacks with all guns blazing on Paula Maurice. Trade coming soon...?

At this point I hope Bergy is trading to swing a deal or make an offer sheet. I can see Laine loving the move to Montreal. The city is better, the team's core matches with his age and there are several finns here. At worst Bergevin is forcing Winnipeg's hand in terms of their cap space. If he wants to walk the talk of improving this team, offer sheeting Laine is a good chance to prove it.

 

[DAChampion]

At this point I hope Bergy is trading to swing a deal or make an offer sheet. I can see Laine loving the move to Montreal. The city is better, the team's core matches with his age and there are several finns here. At worst Bergevin is forcing Winnipeg's hand in terms of their cap space. If he wants to walk the talk of improving this team, offer sheeting Laine is a good chance to prove it.

I thought that the Habs no longer has that much cap space.

 

[Mrb1p]

Ah, the great, great russian development of young talent.

That doesn't seems to go in the right direction right now….

Hes not wrong at all. Which other 40 goal scorer has been playing mainly third line with Adam Lowry?

At this point I hope Bergy is trading to swing a deal or make an offer sheet. I can see Laine loving the move to Montreal. The city is better, the team's core matches with his age and there are several finns here. At worst Bergevin is forcing Winnipeg's hand in terms of their cap space. If he wants to walk the talk of improving this team, offer sheeting Laine is a good chance to prove it.

Read the quote above, how do you think Laine will like playing with Danault or Thompson as its center?

Julien wont let Laine run amock with his poor defensige play, hes not Jonathan Drouin afterall

 

[The Great Weal]

Bergevin seem to be scare right now about transaction. Maybe because of few bad experience (shaw,alzner...). Is not gambling anymore like he could do at the beginning of his career

For a 2nd+3rd? We traded down from the mid 2nd just to pick up a 5th, we could have easily took the risk when we dont value draft picks as much anymore.

 

[sandviper]

I thought that the Habs no longer has that much cap space.

Yeah, we don't have huge cap space like the start of summer, but we got around $4.5, I mean, we'd have to move some money, but I suppose it'd be possible to make a deal. rather than an OS.

 

[HabsQC]

What's Patrik Laine's younger brother's name ?

Patrik Lecadet







Don't worry I'll show myself out. I have a hard time walking though because I'm blessé à Laine.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Ah, the great, great russian development of young talent.



Hes not wrong at all. Which other 40 goal scorer has been playing mainly third line with Adam Lowry?



Read the quote above, how do you think Laine will like playing with Danault or Thompson as its center?

Julien wont let Laine run amock with his poor defensige play, hes not Jonathan Drouin afterall

Yeah, if Laine were here he’d almost definitely play with Danault even if he should be playing with Domi or Kotkaniemi.

 

[groovejuice]

Gusev is going to make a lot of teams look silly for not matching that offer. How the **** do we give up 2 2nds while having a **** prospect pool for Shaw but wont beat that offer for Gusev when we have a strong prospect pool? Absolutely ridiculous.

This is business as usual for the Habs. Not the least bit surprising.