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I'm fairness, Diaz was overrated by many.Probably Andrew Jerkshire. That guy is dense.
RaPhAeL dIaZ iS a ToP 4 dMaN
I'm fairness, Diaz was overrated by many.Probably Andrew Jerkshire. That guy is dense.
RaPhAeL dIaZ iS a ToP 4 dMaN
To start with. By the time he was dealt to Vancouver, later the Rangers no one thought highly of him. It was all about the other Swiss dman, Weber.I'm fairness, Diaz was overrated by many.
Which in normal circumstances, would give me pause…but there’s really no downside to this other than him not working out and it being a strain on Molson’s pockets, which isn’t my/our problem.Yep. We were basically paid to take him. That kind of deal makes sense.
Also, I’m glad to see that Harris will get a shot at building his career now. That wouldn’t have happened here.
Hugo has basically done everything I’ve wanted him to do so far. Dealt away vets, stockpiled picks, weaponized cap space, improved development. What’s not to like?
You have lot of balls to say that almost everything negative written and said about Laine in media is bullshit. Sounds like a blind fanboyism. Laine is now a hab and i naturally hope that he will be again goal scoring machine he once was.Take writings like this with a grain of salt. He had one incident in Finland when he was 16 or 17, there's nothing pointing to him having been "every coaches nightmare". He has a lot of Finnish haters who'll just make stuff like this up. 90% of the negative stuff you'll read is conjecture, these people's own headcanon or at the very least silly hyperboles.
"Wanting to only play powerplays in Winnipeg". - Come on guys, you cannot take this seriously. Childish bullshit.
Laine's issues of late have been unlucky injuries and getting into his own head too much. He needs an injury free season. I hope he can get back to PPG form which he was in Columbus when healthy.
I seem to remember an overwhelming fascination for Tom Gilbert as well.Probably Andrew Jerkshire. That guy is dense.
RaPhAeL dIaZ iS a ToP 4 dMaN
As far as I can tell, the main issue in Winnipeg was being demoted to the second line. That might be an issue in Montreal as our top-6 will be stacked… And in Columbus, I think the team had an issue with him going into cycles of scoring in droves and then nothing for several games. Some fans associated his ups and downs with his usage of Fortnite.You have lot of balls to say that almost everything negative written and said about Laine in media is bullshit. Sounds like a blind fanboyism. Laine is now a hab and i naturally hope that he will be again goal scoring machine he once was.
Ps. I dont hate Laine, just his old club Tappara…
I disliked Raphael Diaz out of spite just because Therrien was playing him over Subban after he came back after holding out, so I was looking for things to dislike about him and found plenty. I never liked his game, even when people were pumping his tires hard.Probably Andrew Jerkshire. That guy is dense.
RaPhAeL dIaZ iS a ToP 4 dMaN
I'm not a fanboy. Give legitimate criticism about his on-ice performance instead of made up garbage about how he's every coaches nightmare, plays fortnite 24/7, locker room cancer, lazy, doesn't work out and lord knows what else I've had to read over the years & I'll probably agree with you. I won't agree with what's almost certainly pure conjecture with no evidence.You have lot of balls to say that almost everything negative written and said about Laine in media is bullshit. Sounds like a blind fanboyism.
Like right here, holy crap. The guy was known to play fortnite when he was in Winnipeg (most young players play games) and you still see this nonsense around. Makes me wanna pluck my hair out.Some fans associated his ups and downs with his usage of Fortnite.
I imagine that Caufield and Laine would rarely play on the same line at 5v5.If Laine put all together for 2 years and re-sign with Habs.
Everyone who wanted Michkov (included me), not fit for him with that top 6:
Slafkovsky - Suzuki - Demidov.
Caufield - Dach - Laine.
Demidov and Laine in off season, can change everything for the future of forward group.
That's a amazing top 6, if Dach and Laine stay healthy.
I imagine that Caufield and Laine would rarely play on the same line at 5v5.
I imagine that Caufield and Laine would rarely play on the same line at 5v5.
Kinda feel bad for Hughes having to put a diplomatic spin on this trade when the truth is he probably drove Jordan Harris to the airport himself as soon as the deal was offered.
We need to expect that he’ll be enigmatic and will go into slumps like other goal scorers. I heard he might have conflicts with other guys. That might or not be true. He had friends like Ehlers and he was a fan favorite for his sense of humor. But he’s not the only player that specifically had problem in that Winnipeg dressing room.I'm not a fanboy. Give legitimate criticism about his on-ice performance instead of made up garbage about how he's every coaches nightmare, plays fortnite 24/7, locker room cancer, lazy, doesn't work out and lord knows what else I've had to read over the years & I'll probably agree with you. I won't agree with what's almost certainly pure conjecture with no evidence.
I mean Wheeler didn't have such a great reputation as a leader in WPG.
Lots of chatter about no downsides but I have 2 possible risks:
- him not buying into the team first mentality and possibly souring the culture our young players have created
- his defensive incapability's hanging our young D out to dry
Maybe those things are minor or may not even happen, but I still think they're possible downsides. And I realize those things do not even closely outweigh the possible positives, so Im ok with the trade.