Who would you rather? Danault vs Domi

[BaseballCoach]

Danault’s frustration didn’t show on the ice. He was one of the Habs best forwards. Domi clearly sulked and wasn’t into games whatsoever. 9 pointless games out of 10.

What exactly does Domi do when he doesn’t provide offence? Absolutely nothing.

Danault took a number of bad penalties.

 

[Habs Icing]

That's ridiculous. Seriously.

I agree. I think it is ridiculous (obviously not in the way you meant it). Danault has been used as #1 center. What is the salary of a #1 center - even one at the bottom of the list? That is what Danault will be looking for. So my guess of 6.5 is lowballing it.

 

[le_sean]

Danault took a number of bad penalties.

Now you’re just making things up. He had 3 minor penalties, all in the first game against Pittsburgh. Nice try though.

 

[Habs Icing]

Keep Danault and it’s not even close. He’s the perfect 3C behind 2 young Center who can take all the defensive mission.

Are you going to convince him to be a #3 when he has played most of the last three seasons as a #1? Because I'm pretty sure MB will not.

 

[BaseballCoach]

What a weird take ,

Danault wants top 6 money , nobody else in this board and probably Bergevin wants him as a top6.
Danault opted out himself with that dumb comment
Domi does not want to play on wings , its been known for a while , Domi on a thirdline is fcking useless since he can't play D for shit. Why give him armia and Lekhonen when you can trade him for an actual winger or a LHD.

What do you mean we embrace mediocrity. We missed playoffs twice with those 2 clowns as top 6 center

You just called the first Hab to get over 70 points in a long time a clown??

 

[DAChampion]

I agree. I think it is ridiculous (obviously not in the way you meant it). Danault has been used as #1 center. What is the salary of a #1 center - even one at the bottom of the list? That is what Danault will be looking for. So my guess of 6.5 is lowballing it.

In practice, the biggest contracts are often given out in years when the cap goes way up, but here the cap is being frozen for three years. How many consecutive years will the cap end up remaining in the same 78-82 million dollar range?

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

We need a top3 LD and a legit top6 right winger, maybe some size in the bottom 6.

Above all, we need high end skills.

 

[Habs Icing]

You just called the first Hab to get over 70 points in a long time a clown??

And what's wrong with that?

 

[Vachon23]

Are you going to convince him to be a #3 when he has played most of the last three seasons as a #1? Because I'm pretty sure MB will not.

The coach choose where he plays not him

 

[BaseballCoach]

Now you’re just making things up. He had 3 minor penalties, all in the first game against Pittsburgh. Nice try though.

My mistake. It was him and Tatar both. I do recall that some of the penalties were DUMB.

Anyway, that is not my main point. My main point is that we need offensive talent. Domi has more of it out of the two guys, but if he is traded for another talented player, not just size or character, then I could sign on.

Suzuki is already showing great defensive instincts, so we could manage to live without Danault in my opinion, easier than living without Domi.

You can't put that much stock in the short period after Max had the least amount of training time on the team, almost the league.

 

[Treb]

Above all, we need high end skills.

Tatar - Suzuki - Gallagher
Drouin - KK - XXX
Lehkonen - Danault - Armia
Byron - Evans - XXX

XXX - Weber
Chiarot - Petry
Mete/Kulak - Romanov/Fleury/Juulsen

Price
Allen

I see this as a pretty good line-up. Of course, I'd like an upgrade on Drouin as well, but no overhaul is needed.

 

[DAChampion]

Tatar - Suzuki - Gallagher
Drouin - KK - XXX
Lehkonen - Danault - Armia
Byron - Evans - XXX

XXX - Weber
Chiarot - Petry
Mete/Kulak - Romanov/Fleury/Juulsen

Price
Allen

I see this as a pretty good line-up. Of course, I'd like an upgrade on Drouin as well, but no overhaul is needed.

That team is a bubble team unless the XXX's are quite good.

 

[Treb]

That team is a bubble team unless the XXX's are quite good.

A top 3 LD and a legit top6 RW is what I said.

 

[Habs Icing]

The coach choose where he plays not him

And in the three games that he wasn't played as a #1 he went and whined to the media threatening to not re-sign with the Habs. So it'll be up to the GM to tell him what his place on team is when it comes to signing a contract. You think MB is capable of that? I don't

 

[Habs Icing]

Tatar - Suzuki - Gallagher
Drouin - KK - XXX
Lehkonen - Danault - Armia
Byron - Evans - XXX

XXX - Weber
Chiarot - Petry
Mete/Kulak - Romanov/Fleury/Juulsen

Price
Allen

I see this as a pretty good line-up. Of course, I'd like an upgrade on Drouin as well, but no overhaul is needed.

Didn't that team except for those 2 top XXXs finish 24th overall?

 

[Vachon23]

And in the three games that he wasn't played as a #1 he went and whined to the media threatening to not re-sign with the Habs. So it'll be up to the GM to tell him what his place on team is when it comes to signing a contract. You think MB is capable of that? I don't

Who cares what he said to the media at the end of the season ? It's just a contract negotiation thing that is agent probably say him to say... It's just Habs fans making a drama where there isn't

 

[Habs Icing]

Who cares what he said to the media at the end of the season ? It's just a contract negotiation thing that is agent probably say him to say... It's just Habs fans making a drama where there isn't

Okay....if you say so.

 

[Treb]

Didn't that team except for those 2 top XXXs finish 24th overall?

A top3 LD makes a world of difference on the back end. A non-struggling KK and a legit RW as well.

 

[Habs Halifax]

A top3 LD makes a world of difference on the back end. A non-struggling KK and a legit RW as well.

100% agree.

- LD to play with Petry and someone who can play PP would be nice
- Kotkaniemi playing like he did in the playoffs
- RW who can shoot the puck

Results would be different

 

[Bacchus1]

Keep Danault and it’s not even close. He’s the perfect 3C behind 2 young Center who can take all the defensive mission.

Danault has stated publicly that he doesn't want to be a 3C ... if I remember correctly. I seems to remember his saying he wants to play in the top 2 C.

 

[Vachon23]

Danault has stated publicly that he doesn't want to be a 3C ... if I remember correctly. I seems to remember his saying he wants to play in the top 2 C.

like I said earlier who care what he says to the media at the end of the year when he want a new contract. You don’t manage your team with what players says in conference

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Tatar - Suzuki - Gallagher
Drouin - KK - XXX
Lehkonen - Danault - Armia
Byron - Evans - XXX

XXX - Weber
Chiarot - Petry
Mete/Kulak - Romanov/Fleury/Juulsen

Price
Allen

I see this as a pretty good line-up. Of course, I'd like an upgrade on Drouin as well, but no overhaul is needed.

Those are big holes, not easily patched. And btw, don't know if you're following the news, but Danault is uninterested in #3C and while KK and Suz did great in the Covid cup, I hardly see them bring this team to the playoffs, no matter if we get upgrades.

 

[azcanuck]

Danault will play where his play dictates. If KK and Suzuki pass him on the line chart so be it. It matter ZERO where Danault actually wants to play. Since when did he dictate anything?
He's clearly not a number one in this league. He was on this team by default. I'd let him play this season out as a probable number 3 and let him go. He's a good #3 but would never pay him more then that.

 

[tooji]

Didn't that team except for those 2 top XXXs finish 24th overall?

I agree with your premise but the suzuki and kk of today are not the same players of the suzuki and kk of 10 months ago. These guys have matured significantly since then.

 

[Kwikwi]

If you can guarantee that Domi plays better than he has at wing once he accepts that role, I'm all for it.

As for Danault, pay him 5M for that role and I'm sure he accepts it. In the end, if he can get 5.5M on the open market, VS 5M here, I doubt he leaves home for the difference. Danault is a family man and taking his kids away from proximity to his parents would weigh more heavily than .5M difference elsewhere.

Yeah lets repeat Radulov story...
Damn pay the man hes listed in Selke pool every year.