Xspyrit
DJ Dorion
I think Dorion got increasingly desperate as his rope got shorter.
Yeah but he was "free" for a bit though, after Melnyk passed away and until Andlauer got a hold of the team... I think it was for like 2 years?
I think Dorion got increasingly desperate as his rope got shorter.
Yeah but he was "free" for a bit though, after Melnyk passed away and until Andlauer got a hold of the team... I think it was for like 2 years?
It certainly artificially extended his tenure, but once Melnyk was gone, he'd lost his patron.
It's fun to dunk on Dorion, but when you look around the league and see teams like Columbus and Montreal that went decades without hitting on a first round pick, it still could have been worse.
I get it sucks to pay a 1-way to sit in the AHL, but hopefully Andlauer will pony up to let it happen.
Because good goons are too expensive & are coveted by every NHL team. Crouse LW makes $4.3 mil & Wilson makes $6.5 mil.Why do we keep signing useless goons lol
He’s simply not that guy. Makes me believe Dorion thought he was getting a different kind of player. When you see he gave him a long term contract …WTF is the point of he does nothing last night. Once Jackeye was out he could have run absolutely anyone and let them know it will be tit for tat…but we needed the two points?
Because good goons are too expensive & are coveted by every NHL team. Crouse LW makes $4.3 mil & Wilson makes $6.5 mil.
WTF is the point of he does nothing last night. Once Jackeye was out he could have run absolutely anyone and let them know it will be tit for tat…but we needed the two points?
Ostapchuk. Except he costs less than $1 million. He tuned up Rempe pretty good in the WHL.We don't need a second line fighter, we already have a top 6 fighter in Brady. We need a bottom 6 fighter. Someone who pots 10 goals a year and costs 2-2.5 mil... Like a modern day Neil.
Ostapchuk. Except he costs less than $1 million. He tuned up Rempe pretty good in the WHL.
That's when he did his most damaging work. The Debrincat, Chychrun and Talbot trades come to mind. Sacrificing the entire future for players on expiring deals. Well before this team was ready to compete. You make those tradess to push your team over the top. When they are close, not when you're a lottery team. On top of that 2 of them were redundant players with the current roster.Yeah but he was "free" for a bit though, after Melnyk passed away and until Andlauer got a hold of the team... I think it was for like 2 years?
It doesn't matter if he isn't the most frequent fighter or the best fighter. As long as he is willing to fight when needed, which MacEwan doesn't seem to. MacEwan is redundant because of Cousins, a far better agitator.I wonder if that's just exposing him for being a bambie?
Did ostapchuk fight anyone of note in the A last year?
Looking at fight card , ingues mailleux
Crouse is a solid player who can play up and down the lineup, and scores over 20 goals a season. Wilson has a terrible contract for how often injured he is, but why even have goons on your squad if most good teams don't have them? Why go for the lowest-quality player you can find if you need to have that element on your roster?Because good goons are too expensive & are coveted by every NHL team. Crouse LW makes $4.3 mil & Wilson makes $6.5 mil.
Knocked him outOstapchuk fought Rempe at one point iirc
It doesn't matter if he isn't the most frequent fighter or the best fighter. As long as he is willing to fight when needed, which MacEwan doesn't seem to. MacEwan is redundant because of Cousins, a far better agitator.
Ostapchuk fought 3 times last year in the AHL against guys with a toilet seat logo, I like that.
Edit: I watched Zach's last 7 fights, and he went 6-0-1, the kid's a pretty good scrapper.
I predict MacEwan is sent to the AHL and both Jenik and Ostapchuk make the team. Their playing styles fit the Staios model.
I wish there was room for Gaudette as well, although perhaps his AHL scoring doesn't translate to the NHL and he needs to be in the top 6, which he isn't good enough for. Can he play 4th line, or will he be useless like Kubalik?
Maybe it'll be Jenik and Gaudette, and Ostapchuk will be the 1st callup when there's an injury, as he can't be lost on waivers.
if ostapchuk doesnt have a regular spot i dont think he is making the team, both due to contract status and because if he isnt getting regular minutes there is very little benefit for himIt doesn't matter if he isn't the most frequent fighter or the best fighter. As long as he is willing to fight when needed, which MacEwan doesn't seem to. MacEwan is redundant because of Cousins, a far better agitator.
Ostapchuk fought 3 times last year in the AHL against guys with a toilet seat logo, I like that.
Edit: I watched Zach's last 7 fights, and he went 6-0-1, the kid's a pretty good scrapper.
I predict MacEwan is sent to the AHL and both Jenik and Ostapchuk make the team. Their playing styles fit the Staios model.
I wish there was room for Gaudette as well, although perhaps his AHL scoring doesn't translate to the NHL and he needs to be in the top 6, which he isn't good enough for. Can he play 4th line, or will he be useless like Kubalik?
Maybe it'll be Jenik and Gaudette, and Ostapchuk will be the 1st callup when there's an injury, as he can't be lost on waivers.
It certainly artificially extended his tenure, but once Melnyk was gone, he'd lost his patron.
It's fun to dunk on Dorion, but when you look around the league and see teams like Columbus and Montreal that went decades without hitting on a first round pick, it still could have been worse.
MacEwan couldn't even beat the brakes off of Pezzetta. He's a below average fighter at best.We need MacEwan to beat the brakes of Xhekaj the next time we face Montreal.
We need MacEwan to beat the brakes of Xhekaj the next time we face Montreal.
From 1990-2000, the Habs best first round selections were Koivu and Turner StevensonHow did the Canadiens go decades without hitting on a first round pick? You understand a decade is ten years right?
Which stretch of ten years day you think the Canadiens went without a single 1st rounder hitting?
In the 2020's, you've got Slafksovky and Guhle (so far), in the 20teens, you have Cole Caufield and Mikhail Sergachev, in the 2000's you have Carey Price and Max Paccioretty. The 90's are definitely bleak, but Saku Koivu was a big win.
Where are finding this 20 year stretch where the Canadiens don't hit on a 1st rounder?
From 1990-2000, the Habs best first round selections were Koivu and Turner Stevenson
From 2000-2010, the Habs best first round picks are Price, McDonagh, Pacioretty, and Higgins.
From 2010-2020, the Habs best first round picks have been Sergachev, Caufield, Kotkaniemi.
It might be an exaggeration to say they haven't had first round hits in 20 years, but the Habs have been crap at identifying good talent, and then developing any budding talent. It's changing with recent management.
You're right, its a a fabrication that the Habs haven't had a hit in the first round in 20 years. I'll be more accurate and just say they've been utterly shite (probably bottom of the league) at drafting in the first round over the last 20 years until current management took over.It might be an exaggeration? It's an enormous, ridiculous exaggeration, and that's being generous. It's not exaggeration, it's a fabrication.