Could be a combination of competitiveness and lack of maturity. Still not overly concerned, unless it becomes an ongoing thing. Haven't seen anything beyond what lots of players express towards the refs at every single game.Very critical of refs with speech laced with profanities at least twice so far at the tourney (shown on TV). A bit arrogant/cocky in comments.
Funny thing, totally unknown to me when I gave my thoughts, I found this link this morning:
Martin St-Louis n’aime pas l’attitude de Juraj Slafkovsky au championnat du monde
Juraj Slafkovsky est devenu une vraie bête de cirque au championnat du monde.hockey30.com
Might be unreliable clickbait, though, so again I stress that I made my comments independently.
Player Discussion The Slaf Thread - Parabolic Growth Edition
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MTL Dirty Birdy
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Right??? Not even an MSL quote to support the whole point of the article
Yeah.....I am dumber for having read that "article". Who the f*** is that guy?
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Bergevin did very well on the Gallagher deal. He bridged Price and Pacioretty but that made sense at the time and he ended up doing a good job signing those guys after the bridge. The Subban bridge never made any sense.
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It’s the idea that bridge in your prime only to have to pay more for after their prime. It’s illogical and bad management
He only really bridged Subban. Gallagher signed a 6 year deal right out of his ELC that ran from 15-16 to 20-21 for age 23 to 28. Pacioretty got a 2 year bridge after his ELC (11-12 and 12-13) from Gauthier before he was established, and then Bergevin gave him a 6 year deal that ran from age 25-30. Price similarly got a 2 year bridge from Gauthier (10-11 and 11-12), and then Bergevin gave him a 6 year deal for 12-13 to 17-18 for age 25-30 as well.
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I completely forgot both Price and Pacioretty were bridged by Pierre Gauthier, not Bergevin. Both of those bridge deals made sense. Price was bridged after the Halak dilemma and Pacioretty still hadn’t proved anything if I remember correctly. Gallagher was signed to a long term, medium risk deal at a number that ended up being a bargain. He didn’t sign a bridge deal. As for Subban, that never made sense because he had proved enough to get a long term contract. Therrien was on RDS flaming Subban before he was hired by Bergevin so I’m not surprised they viewed him a risk. That situation was handled poorly.
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The summer of 2013 was… pretty funny. We had bridged Subban to a ridiculous low bridge deal and folks defended it. Then Subban wins the Norris and we wind up giving 9 mil later on. So incredibly dumb.
And then in the cheesiest move ever, MB trades the guy before the new deal kicked in. It was such a Bergevin way of doing things and encapsulates everything that’s wrong with him. What a stupid dumbass he was.
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Frankenheimer
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That really depends on where you are in the cup window. Having 8-10m players signed for cheap might make sense in some salary structures, even if you pay for it later. Depends if youre in the beginning middle or end of the window.
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He chirps too much and can’t score against Poland. He’s hurting the Habs image
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Considering Subban only had two years left of exceptional play, glad he was traded. It would have been hell on earth for him here with his rapid decline.
Redux91
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No.
Its a couple of instances that would otherwise be completely ignored as just general opposition smack talk and nothing to freak out about.
But alas, the Habs fan microscope is one of if not the BIGGEST on the planet unfortunately so every little thing can get blown up uselessly as content
So here we are.
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le_sean
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I was doing the crying motion and scoreboard point when I was 12. It’s extremely tame. The fact some Habs fans are taken aback is ridiculous. I guess they’d all start bawling their eyes out if they heard what was said on a daily basis at the pro level.
Redux91
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I've always thought this when it came to small complaints like this..
People should really listen to vids of what's REALLY being said down there lol..
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This is a false equivalency.
Personality is not the issue. Subban was a me first kind of guy. Slaf is team first.
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It goes on and on too, like the guy knows what St-Louis is thinking; which is not too ”sane” imo. Guy saw a clip of Slaf got triggered and heard voices…
Habano
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Not yet, Laval first and, if he doesn't tone down his passion and competitive nature, then we trade him. Because you know, going to Laval fixed Xhekaj so maybe it can fix Slaf. How dare he be so passionate and competitive
Let him and Caufield refine the triple low five ala Subban/Price before demoting himNot yet, Laval first and, if he doesn't tone down his passion and competitive nature, then we trade him. Because you know, going to Laval fixed Xhekaj so maybe it can fix Slaf. How dare he be so passionate and competitive
Lafleurs Guy
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Subban took a lowball offer and agreed to stay for well below market value. He loved being a Hab.
Let’s move on from this before it veers off.
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