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

[GKJ]

They played their cards wrong. They bet that he was committed to coming home to play for them and bet wrong. He’s someone they clearly wanted. If he’s who you want, then go get him, don’t play games.

 

[abo9]

They played their cards wrong. They bet that he was committed to coming home to play for them and bet wrong. He’s someone they clearly wanted. If he’s who you want, then go get him, don’t play games.

But according to the tweet you quoted, Winnipeg doesnt want futures and thats all Montreal has to offer.

Games or not, doesnt sound like Winnipeg had interest in making the deal with Montreal anyway

 

[Ezpz]

They played their cards wrong. They bet that he was committed to coming home to play for them and bet wrong. He’s someone they clearly wanted. If he’s who you want, then go get him, don’t play games.

I feel like you didn't read the paragraph. Winnipeg doesn't want what we have. We don't have NHL ready guys with value to add.

 

[luthar]

They played their cards wrong. They bet that he was committed to coming home to play for them and bet wrong. He’s someone they clearly wanted. If he’s who you want, then go get him, don’t play games.

I really like a house but its overpriced in my opinion, lets pay the price and get stuck 24 months down the road being house poor.

Your statement makes no sense...

 

[hawksrule]

The Kings want to be competitive now and in a few years.

Dubois helps them compete now, and in 4 years, when Kopitar and Danault are 39 and 34 respectively, Dubois (28) and Byfield (24) will be in their prime. I mean, this is rocket science.

If you want to think that this in no way hedges concern over Byfield’s disappointing progression, that’s your prerogative Mr. rocket scientist.

 

[GKJ]

But according to the tweet you quoted, Winnipeg doesnt want futures and thats all Montreal has to offer.

Games or not, doesnt sound like Winnipeg had interest in making the deal with Montreal anyway

The reporting had always been that Montreal had been passive in pursuit because he was a UFA next year anyways. It seemed that they were only invested in making a trade if it fell into their lap.

 

[CDN24]

They played their cards wrong. They bet that he was committed to coming home to play for them and bet wrong. He’s someone they clearly wanted. If he’s who you want, then go get him, don’t play games.

At the end of the day they are unwilling to give up what Jets want. Young NHL ready players like Dach. That is a card they rightfully are unwilling to play- not a matter of playing them wrong.

Can't trade Dach in a deal for PLD- Monahan may not be PLD's favorite player

 

[red devil]

 

[Galaxydoggystyle]

What the hell does "PLD prefers the LA option" mean? does it mean the contract being offered by LA?

 

[Royale With Cheese]

FFS, push harder you guys.

 

[Frank Drebin]

They played their cards wrong. They bet that he was committed to coming home to play for them and bet wrong. He’s someone they clearly wanted. If he’s who you want, then go get him, don’t play games.

They played their cards right. What good is someone who "wants to come home" if you have to pay heavily through assets and cap hit?

As far as I'm concerned opportunities like this will come up again.

 

[Revansky]

What the hell does "PLD prefers the LA option" mean? does it mean the contract being offered by LA?

Guess it means, he prefers to go to a contender which would make sense.

 

[SCP Guy]

Maybe he means he just prefers to sign a 1 years deal with LA then sign with Montreal for free next year lol

PLD is going to be booed on the streets of Montreal after this haha

Montreal doesn’t have the expendable assets to beat LA offer

 

[Hodge]

I feel like you didn't read the paragraph. Winnipeg doesn't want what we have. We don't have NHL ready guys with value to add.

Habs had a chance to essentially, over a 16 month span, turn Ben Chiarot and Alexander Romanov into PLD signed from age 25-32 and blew it.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Habs had a chance to essentially, over a 16 month span, turn Ben Chiarot and Alexander Romanov into PLD signed from age 25-32 and blew it.

I guess we'll have to be happy with turning Romanov into Dach and Chariot into the 31st pick.

 

[junyab]

If you want to think that this in no way hedges concern over Byfield’s disappointing progression, that’s your prerogative Mr. rocket scientist.

Never knew I had to be a rocket scientist to say something isn't rocket science...that aside.

Kings staff aren't concerned.

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/los-angeles-kings/news/la-kings-notes-kevin-fiala-draft-prep-quinton-byfield-development-and-more-lucasg

Above average sized forwards take a lot longer to break out in the NHL, this is an extremely common occurrence.

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By go ahead, spew all the conjecture you want.

 

[Imcanadianeh]

I feel like you didn't read the paragraph. Winnipeg doesn't want what we have. We don't have NHL ready guys with value to add.

You certainly do, you just don’t want to trade them

 

[Richiebottles]

As disappointed as I am to not get PLD. We don't have the pieces that WPG is asking for.

 

[Hodge]

I guess we'll have to be happy with turning Romanov into Dach and Chariot into the 31st pick.

PLD in his prime >>> a middle six winger and a pick that has 80% chance of busting

 

[Frank Drebin]

You certainly do, you just don’t want to trade them

Well that is implied. Geez

 

[sansabri]

PLD prefers LA!

 

[Frank Drebin]

PLD in his prime >>> a middle six winger and a pick that has 80% chance of busting

We shall see what PLD looks like at age 28 and Dach at 25 when we expect to start to compete. For now I'm happy to stay with Dach and the 5m cap space differential.

 

[GKJ]

They played their cards right. What good is someone who "wants to come home" if you have to pay heavily through assets and cap hit?

As far as I'm concerned opportunities like this will come up again.

There’s opportunities, yes, of course, sometimes the best deals are the ones you don’t make. But Dubois was their guy. They wanted him.

If he’s your guy then he’s your guy. You go get him. Within reason of course. By now they know what Winnipeg wants, and it doesn’t seem to be a matter of not having what it takes, or else they wouldn’t still be trying. They just didn’t seem to be trying as hard as they should have given their interest.

 

[Kudelski37]

Guess it means, he prefers to go to a contender which would make sense.

LA gets worse if they make this trade. They will be a playoff bubble team, at best.

 

[Frank Drebin]

There’s opportunities, yes, of course, sometimes the best deals are the ones you don’t make. But Dubois was their guy. They wanted him.

If he’s your guy then he’s your guy. You go get him. Within reason of course. By now they know what Winnipeg wants, and it doesn’t seem to be a matter of not having what it takes, or else they wouldn’t still be trying. They just didn’t seem to be trying as hard as they should have given their interest.

What makes him "their guy"? His last name?