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

[Naslundforever]

Say it with me, everyone!

WhY wOuLd wE TrAdE wHeN wE'Ll GeT HiM fOr fReEeeEEEEeeEeEeEEEEE!!!!!!!

Not sure how to intonate that with my inner voice, but I’m sure my eyebrows just went all over the place.

 

[2023FriendshipTour]

He'd rather play in LA then Montreal it seems, which is a no brainer factoring everything.

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

Not sure how to intonate that with my inner voice, but I’m sure my eyebrows just went all over the place.

It imitates a loud screeching sound that's unbearable to the listener

 

[Bond]

He'd rather play in LA then Montreal it seems, which is a no brainer factoring everything.

If I was a French Canadian I would not want to play for the Habs. Pressure would be dumb

 

[Petes2424]

Didn't he also f*** up the Meier trade ?

Can’t remember on that one, but we hear him on NHL Radio. He’s a fan. He likes stretching things A LOT, but uses these catch phrases to get out of it, for when it doesn’t happen.

The main site guys don’t put a player’s name out there until they know for a fact. It’s why we haven’t seen them report on this. Because they don’t want to lose their reputation with teams and players. The Fourth Period and Pagnotta cross that line, as do these fanboys in Philly. Can’t blame them though, they’re seen as fans, but Pagnotta and Fourth Period are trying to be seen as legitimate.

I’d be pissed if I were the Kings and Flyers right now, as I doubt it’s Blake and Briere doing it. Guarantee you Armstrong is irate with Philly, and should be.

 

[Kaiden Ghoul]

In terms of trade compensation, it’s looking slightly better than Dvorak, Kidney and Florida’s 1st rounder.

Nan man if u want to troll u throw a second instead of one 1st

 

[Gravity]

He'd rather play in LA then Montreal it seems, which is a no brainer factoring everything.

I don't think he has a say in where Winnipeg trades him.......

 

[Bond]

I don't think he has a say in where Winnipeg trades him.......

Technically not but best will be to a team he wants to sign with.

 

[dukeofjive]

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

Man oh man banter is not for everyone I get it, but imagine being triggered by someone posting on a hockey forum in the summer.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Good for the Jets if they can get a player like vilardi in return. Makes sense for a team like the Kings to buy big at this time.

Interested to see what the contract looks like

 

[2023FriendshipTour]

I don't think he has a say in where Winnipeg trades him.......

Nope but he has a say in who he extends with, so obviously he likes the situation in LA better. Montreal is still a few years away from anything and LA is warm all year while being competitive now.

 

[Potrzebie]

There's winter in Canada and then there's Winnipeg. Winters in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal are alright. It gets cold but the location makes up for it. There is absolutely no reason why you would pick Winnipeg over any other city in Canada. Maybe a toss up between Edmonton and Winnipeg in the Winter.

Wow what a newsflash

Can we focus on the potential trade and keep the city bashing to a minimum

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Nan man if u want to troll u throw a second instead of one 1st

I agree - what he proposed was a legitimate offer!

 

[yeaher]

Dubois reminds me of a young ROR, the only way he can silence the doubters is to win, and until he does they are going to be loud.

I like his game, but the fact that he has ran his way out of two clubs already all the while doing very little compared to top players. Dubois had a career year and McDavid had almost 100 more points than him. If he can't make his team better and a winner, why the f*** would anyone pay PLD 9 million a year?

 

[JackZap]

cant believe the Jets turned down Halak + Ryder and a 2nd

 

[kilowatt]

I hope Vilardi isn’t moving. He’ll end up better than PLD. In fact, he would be a great compliment to PLD, and a second line of Fiala, PLD, and Vilardi would be killer.

If Blake can move some combination of Kaliyev, Turcotte, Spence, and picks, I’m fine with the trade. Vilardi to me is a mistake.

 

[57special]

If LAK can sign PLD to Fiala money then they have gotten themselves a pretty good deal. If Clarke and Byfield fulfill their potential they will have a vg team. Talented Vets(Doughty, Kopi, Arvidsson, Danault), players in their prime(Fiala, Kempe, PLD), young players(Clarke, Byfield, Kaliyev, Anderson).

Goalie might be a problem, though.

 

[malcb33]

Say it with me, everyone!

WhY wOuLd wE TrAdE wHeN wE'Ll GeT HiM fOr fReEeeEEEEeeEeEeEEEEE!!!!!!!

It's funny that you think this is clever when you're missing the context of the situation and taking a small group of posters, as representative of a larger fan base.

Many Habs fans were/ are absolutely fine with losing out on PLD and were only interested if he was cheap or signed as a FA. You can act as high and mighty as you want, but it just shows your lack of understanding of the situation.

 

[HuGort]

I don't think he has a say in where Winnipeg trades him.......

Going for those two, be good trade for LA if Dubois is a one year rental

 

[vokiel]

cant believe the Jets turned down Halak + Ryder and a 2nd

Man if we could get Halak back with a time machine, we'd do it... And Ryder too

 

[tomd]

I hope Vilardi isn’t moving. He’ll end up better than PLD. In fact, he would be a great compliment to PLD, and a second line of Fiala, PLD, and Vilardi would be killer.

If Blake can move some combination of Kaliyev, Turcotte, Spence, and picks, I’m fine with the trade. Vilardi to me is a mistake.

For cap purposes alone, Vilardi almost has to be in the trade.

 

[Gravity]

Technically not but best will be to a team he wants to sign with.

Nope but he has a say in who he extends with, so obviously he likes the situation in LA better. Montreal is still a few years away from anything and LA is warm all year while being competitive now.

Montreal was rumored to be offering a weaker package since we're rebuilding and not giving away prime assets for PLD. So the order of priorities is 1) Does Winnipeg like the deal, 2) Will PLD extend there? Montreal was out at 1).

 

[57special]

I hope Vilardi isn’t moving. He’ll end up better than PLD. In fact, he would be a great compliment to PLD, and a second line of Fiala, PLD, and Vilardi would be killer.

If Blake can move some combination of Kaliyev, Turcotte, Spence, and picks, I’m fine with the trade. Vilardi to me is a mistake.

Just a feeling? Because on paper, it's not even close.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Say it with me, everyone!

WhY wOuLd wE TrAdE wHeN wE'Ll GeT HiM fOr fReEeeEEEEeeEeEeEEEEE!!!!!!!

How about I'll take him for cheap or not at all.

 

[Gravity]

Going for those two, be good trade for LA if Dubois is a one year rental

He won't be.