McTonyBrar
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Okay and Taylor Hall is about to be on his potential, 6th team yet people still want him. It's oddYou tell me lol. It's just odd
That doesn't make sense though because Bergevin built that team through trade primarily. Weber, Petry, Suzuki, Anderson, Tatar, Drouin, Allen. The only "big" free agents they signed were Toffoli and Edmundson. The rest of their notable players were either drafted by them or acquired by trade.
Holland must have been misquoted or he's completely out of touch with how Montreal is built as very little of their team is built through free agency.
Also, I wouldn't call Montreal a "success". They kind of fluked out the Toronto series win and Winnipeg didn't even bother to show up in that series. I don't see this team built for long term success in regards to Cup contention especially once the NHL goes back to "normal". They could easily miss the playoffs next season.
You tell me lol. It's just odd
Well, if he signs here, here's hoping he doesn't play defence like BarrieBoston couldn't get him signed and were worried about an offer sheet, Calgary did Calgary things and the Hurricanes can't force him to stay as a UFA.
It doesn't really seem that odd to me.
Well, if he signs here, here's hoping he doesn't play defence like Barrie
Exactly! It’s a weird thing for Holland to say and makes me worried he has completely lost the plot. I want to believe in him, but we have no reason to have faith in a Bob Nicholson hire. They both come across as old guys halfway to dementia to be brutally honest.
He's been a vastly better defensive player over his career. That shouldn't be a worry.
Who is our top pairing right shot defender?I'd rather have Bouchard play on the #1 PP. He's earned it
So why pay 8+ million for Hamilton to do it when Bouchard comes in at under a million?
Lol what? Take a look at where this team was before Holland. Now, take a look at it. He's lost no plot. He has a plan. He said at the press conference at the deadline that you can't go all in every year and he made the right choice last season didn't he? He has a chance to ignite his plan. He's pretty much cleaned up all of Chiaturd's mistakesExactly! It’s a weird thing for Holland to say and makes me worried he has completely lost the plot. I want to believe in him, but we have no reason to have faith in a Bob Nicholson hire. They both come across as old guys halfway to dementia to be brutally honest.
I'd rather bring in a cheaper Dman so we can save money to use on depth forwards for our 2nd, 3rd, 4th lines. We lost last playoffs because our depth was trash and not because we didn't have a top pair Dman.Because Hamilton is a top pairing defenseman right now, and Bouchard is a raw rookie we hope might be as good as Hamilton in 4 - 5 years from now.
Defensemen take a while to incubate. The position requires a lot more strength and experience rather than raw skill.
Yes Dougie Hamilton is a top pairing defensemen. Larsson isn't. Bear isn't. Bouchard isn't.
I just read an article suggesting edmonton will take a defenseman with their 19th pick, because they have a history of taking defensemen with thier 19th pick.
I didn't link to the article, because everyone has better things to do.
If he is, it’ll be another quick exit.Who is our top pairing right shot defender?
Bear?
Hamilton is a horrible -ish idea for the cap hit.. If the last 2 years have shown anything is that Edm doesn't need help scoring. They need help defending and depth upfront
We need a Niskanen type dman more than we need a Barrie/ Hamilton....especially w/Bouchard coming in.
We need depth up front more than we need an 8 million dollar PP QB.Because Hamilton is a top pairing defenseman right now, and Bouchard is a raw rookie we hope might be as good as Hamilton in 4 - 5 years from now.
Defensemen take a while to incubate. The position requires a lot more strength and experience rather than raw skill.
GF% vs xGF% really isn't looked at like that outside of elite players like McDrai that actually influence a higher onSH%.
Archibald is just a guy who is lucky his actual goals don't match how badly he gets murdered in chances.
I'd rather bring in a cheaper Dman so we can save money to use on depth forwards for our 2nd, 3rd, 4th lines. We lost last playoffs because our depth was trash and not because we didn't have a top pair Dman.
Yes, Carolina has a lot of good defensemen, your point?He's not even the best dman in Car
Hamilton is a horrible -ish idea for the cap hit.. If the last 2 years have shown anything is that Edm doesn't need help scoring. They need help defending and depth upfront
We need a Niskanen type dman more than we need a Barrie/ Hamilton....especially w/Bouchard coming in.
The team still needs plenty of scoring when McDrai are off the ice.
A second pairing defenseman with an ounce of skill would be go a long way there.
But there is a reason why he's already going to be on his 4th team