Speculation: Pierre-Luc Dubois Mega thread. (LAK frontrunner, but Montreal has circled back)

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Habs Halifax in shambles.

What's Halifax and yeah, that Pagnotta is the only one reporting it and no one of credible source has. Means he might still come to the Habs at 9 mill per

 

[johnjm22]

Vilardi is better than PLD.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

It was also tweeted 2 hours ago

I wonder if Pagnotta is doing what he normally does and just takes what others have said that has pretty much narrowed things down without saying it and he goes ahead and just says it.

I mean, what he tweeted was said on here about a hundred times over the past week.

He's also a huge Habs homer... trying to provoke Hughes to pony up his offer last minute? lol

He also nerfed his tweet with "if this gets done" so he doesn't have to take any responsibility

 

[Unbiased Fan]

If Winnipeg do not trade Stanley the fair trade will be Vilardi + Iafallo +Moore for PLD + 2nd round pick

So 2 cap dumps and Moore and Illafalo

So a 3rd liner with 60 point potential for a 1c and a 2nd?

 

[Kudelski37]

Vilardi is not a C
Kopitar is 36
Kings got pushed around by the Oilers 2 years in a row and need to get bigger
Big centers with the talent of PLD come along very rarely. Blake is looking at both the present and the future.

Trading Vilardi for PLD makes the Kings smaller. This trade does not make sense for the Kings.

 

[amnesiac]

It was also tweeted 2 hours ago

I wonder if Pagnotta is doing what he normally does and just takes what others have said that has pretty much narrowed things down without saying it and he goes ahead and just says it.

I mean, what he tweeted was said on here about a hundred times over the past week.

he wouldnt destroy his reputation like that with what he tweeted this morning. Yes, it happens that a pretty well known media member breaks a big rumour prematurely that doesnt end out happening, but its rare.

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

What a haul for an overrated player.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Trading Vilardi for PLD makes the Kings smaller. This trade does not make sense for the Kings.

PLD has some bite to his game. Vilardi is also a big boy, but can't recall seeing highlights of any bite in his game, but I could be mistaken.

he wouldnt destroy his reputation like that with what he tweeted this morning.

He already destroyed it with his Chychrun to LA shit at the deadline

 

[dukeofjive]

I love that even when the habs are terrible, fans of other feel the need to tell us how we all feel.
There millions of us around the world and the majority are happy that the team is finnaly building from the draft and not trying to just make the playoffs.

I hope thé jets and du pis both get what they want in the end.

Big shout out to the few the proud the clowns who love to shit on this team.

Your all doing gods work making us laugh.

 

[Pebble live]

Moving Vilardi is a mistake.

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[tomd]

Trading Vilardi for PLD makes the Kings smaller. This trade does not make sense for the Kings.

I'm not sure about that. Size up the middle is hugely important in the NHL. PLD has more bite to his game than Vilardi does. IMO, positionally a big talented C >> big talented RW. And Vilardi will likely never play C in the NHL.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Pagnotta just tweeted the Leafs are looking at Hanifin, even though he's requested to be dealt to the states.

f*** this might be fake, too.

 

[Forge]

Each passing half hour where tfp is the only person saying this greatly increases my belief that he's full of it.

This is starting to have Brandt Clarke has been traded vibes

 

[Kudelski37]

I'm not sure about that. Size up the middle is hugely important in the NHL. PLD has more bite to his game than Vilardi does. IMO, positionally a big talented C >> big talented RW. And Vilardi will likely never play C in the NHL.

Dumb penalties with the Kings PK is a bigger negative than being soft....which Vilardi is not.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Pagnotta just tweeted the Leafs are looking at Hanifin, even though he's requested to be dealt to the states.

f*** this might be fake, too.

I think most players who want to play in the US would be at least open to the idea of playing in Toronto. Major city, close enough to the east coast, etc

 

[K Fleur]

Live threads in the trade forum is dope.

 

[Legend123]

hes still coming to mtl ha

 

[Hodge]

Because he's (a) not a #1 center; (b) we don't know the return; and (c) we don't know the extension.

Fair enough on b and c but you're not acquiring a better center than Dubois unless Byfield or Clarke are on the table, and probably not even then. Dubois performed like a low end 1C last season and has room to grow. How else do you propose the Kings get a long term successor to Kopitar at 1C? I'm a Byfield believer but there's no guarantee he develops into a Dubois level center, LA will not be drafting high enough in the near future to draft a 1C and none of the other center prospects are even worth mentioning in this discussion.

 

[Boonk]

I love that even when the habs are terrible, fans of other feel the need to tell us how we all feel.
There millions of us around the world and the majority are happy that the team is finnaly building from the draft and not trying to just make the playoffs.

I hope thé jets and du pis both get what they want in the end.

Big shout out to the few the proud the clowns who love to shit on this team.

Your all doing gods work making us laugh.

The irony in this when all Habs fans have done is make shitty thread after shitty thread filled with terrible posts of terrible PLD trades and predictions. Look how that turned out now, super well!

You’ve BEEN on gods work making us laugh, and now we laugh harder. Cheers

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Deal is being held up waiting on Dvorak to waive his NTC. Stay tuned Jets fans!

 

[tomd]

Dumb penalties with the Kings PK is a bigger negative than being soft....which Vilardi is not.

Well, I disagree but if the Kings do acquire PLD then it is almost certain that Vilardi is involved. Prepare yourself accordingly.

 

[MarioLeMoose]

I say this in fun, but there is an 8,000 post thread on the Habs board about Pierre Luc Dubois, a player who has never played for the Habs.

And about 4,000 of those posts are habs fans saying they are not interested

The irony in this when all Habs fans have done is make shitty thread after shitty thread filled with terrible posts of terrible PLD trades and predictions. Look how that turned out now, super well!

You’ve BEEN on gods work making us laugh, and now we laugh harder. Cheers

Maybe wait for an official trade before you laugh too hard

 

[Mats26]

Vilardi is a heck of a player but the same issues have been plaguing him since his draft. Not great speed, injuries and now the inability to play center. I would still try to keep him as a RW on a second line with Fiala. A full heathy season and he will break 60pts.

I have no clue why Kings are looking at PLD without a goalie for next year. PLD rumored numbers also don't add up unless Vilardi wants the big $$ now and since PLD is the more established player that can also play C, Kings can pivot to see what the ask is????...who knows.

Alot of this smoke is also because of the Brisson bromance with Luc and Bergy. Going to be a fun summer here.

 

[kevsh]

As bad as I don't want to see Vilardi moved, I feel even worse that he'll have to move from L.A. to Winnipeg. Blake must really not like him very much.

 

[57special]

Vilardi is better than PLD.

Vilardi

78 pts. 152 gp(41 pts.last year)

PLD

302 pts. 434 gp(63 pts. last year)

PLD is one year older, but he plays Center, while Vilardi is on the wing almost exclusively now.