HF Habs: Trade Proposal Thread #88: 2024 Off-Season Thread
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Marco doesn't have a source inside of the Habs. He hangs out around hockey rinks and talks to other media and scouts and gets his gossips from there.
sampollock
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speaking of non sources. ECK says habs are getting close to pull another big deal.
love the IF's from these guys. KH is pretty good at keeping things quiet
love the IF's from these guys. KH is pretty good at keeping things quiet
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
Not me - the right side needs a Reinbacher way more than the top 6 needs a Leonard.
Jaynki
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Who is ECK?
Also, one thing to notice, the real true insider rarely do rumours. They break the news. For example, friedman never hinted at Habs and Laine, but he broke the news when it happened.
Nobody can really know what is really going on in NHL front office. They operate extremely tightly and even the scouts don't know about trade talks. I doubt Gorton, Hughes, Sedgwick or Lecavalier leak anything, if they do, it is with a purpose and possibly ill intention.
sampollock
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AGREED
just like Leonard. hope Reinbacher is all that and more. he could be
Yeah, you're not wrong about that.
I remember when he wrote that the Habs were gonna take Wright, according to a ''league executive''.
He'd just wrote a couple of days earlier that the Habs were very secretive about who they were gonna pick (and rightly so), so someone challenged him about the contradiction.
He didn't like it at all...lol. His colleague (or boss?) at the time, Jimmy Murphy, didn't like it either and came to his defence. They said they were very confident about their source. I'm guessing that ''info'' came from Murphy.
But still, he was just a rookie at the time, so i'll give him the benefit of the doubt on this latest article.
Maybe because i think it makes sense and it's something other people around the NHL would know if they had discussions with the Habs about it.
Gorton said this week that he's greedy and always looking to make the team better ASAP. So there's that also.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
Having a 'source' that isn't connected to anyone and making reasonable guesses is probably the best that he's doing. I just would take anything from Marco with a massive grain of salt.
We've also watched Engels and Basu get played by the team around the draft, too. But I would still trust those guys more than Marco, as they work with Sportsnet and TSN so naturally their connections and networking are closer to the truth than a guy working on a betting blog.
le_sean
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Why do people post stuff from Marco D’Amico? If there’s anyone that’s ever proven that they don’t have any actual sources, it’s him. All he does is grab random pieces he finds anywhere and doesn’t really offer anything of his own to any piece he writes.
Vachon23
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Rasmus Andersson would be great
But coming from Marco, it has 0 value
But coming from Marco, it has 0 value
Teams mainly use insiders to let everybody know what players are available on the market.
Not every trade discussion end up in a trade.
They can't predict anything. Even teams can't.
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People will post rumours from some guy with 3 followers if they like the sound of that rumour.
Absent roster defining injuries or contract holdouts, this is the time of year that teams like their rosters the most and the time trades are discussed the least.
sampollock
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I have no use for Engels. He is a blow bag. He is so "NO WAY" habs get Laine.
he has no clue
Whalers Fan
Go Habs!
Spending quality assets on a rental makes absolutely no sense. The Habs are still in a rebuild this year - - not contending for a Cup.
Maybe he's just speculating. Or maybe not. Just can't know for sure.
Not sure what would be the motivation for someone to play with him in this case.
Beendair Donedat
You sold a dead bird to a blind kid????
Apologies for interjecting, but I’m inclined to agree with the other poster. D’Amico posted here frequently (and probably still does under a different alias) and none of his “insider” information was ever accurate.
BLONG7
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Gorton seems to be more than ready to come out of the rebuild..................interesting.
In NY he wanted one more year to rebuild, and the owner fired him!! LOL.....lucky for us.
Glad these guys know you can't stay stuck in a rebuild....so many prospects, and so much draft capital.
Looking forward to this season....
No, they went with Laine, Zegras would not be useful now, unless you want to get rid of Dach.
Plus he seems to be quoted by a gambling website... Careful what you trust.
No need for apologies.
To be clear, i'm not defending him and not saying i believe him 100%.
I wasn't around when he posted here.
Did he really post things saying he had sources?
If we're buying at the deadline the rumors from reputable sources will start flowing.
Vachon23
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Next off-season would be his last before UFA, so it would have made sense before camp. Now, it really depends on what direction the Flames take, rebuild, retooling, etc..
Vachon23
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So we won’t have to pay for the half of the season where we don’t necessarily need him and we will have an idea of his salary demand and the opportunity of a sign and trade deal
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