Player Discussion Phillip Danault: What's My Line Edition

[FrankMTL]

IMO I'll get Pageau money ~5M$.

The difference is that Pageau actually scores. He scored 24 goals the season he got that contract, and it was before the flat cap.

 

[GrandmaCookie]

The difference is that Pageau actually scores. He scored 24 goals the season he got that contract, and it was before the flat cap.

Danault still outscored him (points total ) 3 out of the last 4 season and his better defensively and bigger bodied. Not defending Danault, just saying he has still some intangibles that are valuable. I take Pageau over Danault on my team tough.

 

[FrankMTL]

Danault still outscored him (points total ) 3 out of the last 4 season and his better defensively and bigger bodied. Not defending Danault, just saying he has still some intangibles that are valuable. I take Pageau over Danault on my team tough.

The problem is that most GM's have short term memory and will be partially looking at what Danault did this season in offering him a contract. If Danault continues to play the way he has this year, I can't see him getting the big pay day he thought.

 

[CHfan1]

IMO I'll get Pageau money ~5M$.

If Danault is lucky enough to get that it’ll only be for a year or two. No way he gets that at 6 years like Pageau the way Danault has been producing.

Pageau was lucky enough to sign that just before the pandemic hit North America. With revenues being down and the cap staying flat it has significantly changed the number of long term deals GM’s have given out to forwards.

 

[Kriss E]

Move him at his lowest value?

hard pass

I mean, he's an UFA and I don't want him re-signed. Trade deadline is in April. There isn't much room.

 

[Kriss E]

These are numbers at even strength from tonight's game:

	CF%	SF%	SCF%
Danault	61.76	62.50	75.00
Suzuki	47.83	46.15	58.33
KK	47.83	44.44	25.00

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

And they lost 6-3. Keep at it!

 

[SB164]

Phil Danault has scored as many goals as Carey Price this season.

 

[CHfan1]

Danault currently has the most ice time of all NHL forwards who have scored 0 goals this season with 315 minutes played.

 

[Habit11]

Danault currently has the most ice time of all NHL forwards who have scored 0 goals this season with 315 minutes played.

Kind of like if the Yankees used one of the better defensive shortstops in baseball who only hits a home run twice a year in the clean up spot when they are up to bat.

This team, for whatever reason has accepted the likes of Gomez, Plekanec, DD and Danault to occupy territory once held by hall of famers and elite centers. I like Danault, this isn't on him, but they keep hoping for these types of players to be more than who they are, and it's just not how you ice a successful team.

 

[OldCraig71]

Danault currently has the most ice time of all NHL forwards who have scored 0 goals this season with 315 minutes played.

Expect to be beaten down for this reality that you have presented.

 

[Rosso Scuderia]

This has to be the reason why people crap on him all the time, he's just the definition of unspectacular...

But the numbers are always there to back him up...

You tried to convince us DD was a worthy 1st C. You told us Drouin was actually a good center for us, now you're defending Danault for being almost useless. I actually applaud you from being so fanatic while being wrong so many times.

 

[CHfan1]

Expect to be beaten down for this reality that you have presented.

I’m ready

Credit to @Runner77 for the GIF

 

[AlexGretzchenvid]

Phil Danault has scored as many goals as Carey Price this season.

He’s doing his best DD AND GOMEZ

falling everywhere and not scoring

 

[AlexGretzchenvid]

Kind of like if the Yankees used one of the better defensive shortstops in baseball who only hits a home run twice a year in the clean up spot when they are up to bat.

This team, for whatever reason has accepted the likes of Gomez, Plekanec, DD and Danault to occupy territory once held by hall of famers and elite centers. I like Danault, this isn't on him, but they keep hoping for these types of players to be more than who they are, and it's just not how you ice a successful team.

No, they don’t want to pay players so they fill the spots with players who could be but will never be to keep you buying hot dogs and beer and thinking about the past glory.

Montreal’s beat offensive player is 5’8” and couldn’t even make the NHL

 

[CalgarySnow]

Danault has too high of an opinion of himself and will regret not accepting the 6x5. He’s always been off with the scoring but at least he had his FO and defensive play but now he can’t even deliver that. Hopefully Ducharme is going to reduce his time. I wish I could turn down $5m a year for prancing around the ice

 

[26Mats]

Danault has too high of an opinion of himself and will regret not accepting the 6x5. He’s always been off with the scoring but at least he had his FO and defensive play but now he can’t even deliver that. Hopefully Ducharme is going to reduce his time. I wish I could turn down $5m a year for prancing around the ice

Better for him to have had too high of a belief in himself than low self-esteem.

And I thank him everyday for it, instead of ragging on him. If he hadn't, we'd be stuck with a horrible contract. Hopefully he gets it together. If not, we can go with Suzuki, KK, Evan's, and get a 3c or 4c on the open market.

 

[expy]

Hopefully he won’t be on the roster once Bergevin gets the boot at season’s end.

showed again tonight how terrible of a player he is.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

Jake Evans is better at a fraction of the cost.

 

[Saundies]

Imagine if, in his heyday of not scoring, we played Scott Gomez 20+ minutes a night, first line duties and started him in OT every time, all while the Habs were struggling.

The Bell Centre would have burned to the ground.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Just f***ing trade him.

 

[le_sean]

Imagine if, in his heyday of not scoring, we played Scott Gomez 20+ minutes a night, first line duties and started him in OT every time, all while the Habs were struggling.

The Bell Centre would have burned to the ground.

You have a point though I would argue that despite his goal scoring issues, Gomez would have been quite good 3 on 3. He was good at entering the zone and keeping possession. Danault can’t even do that.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

He’s doing his best DD AND GOMEZ

falling everywhere and not scoring

At least DD and Gomez were good passers...

 

[River Meadow]

Our coaches seem to think Danault is a young Joé Juneau or something..

I'm so confused.

 

[Kimota]

Can't sleep and having terrible flashbacks...

 

[LastRide]

Can't sleep and having terrible flashbacks...

Danault will tuck you in and rock you to sleep.