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Official NHL 2010 |OT| Off-Season Thread of What If Winnipeg Never Left?
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BigJonsson
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expy said:
I'm sure the Blues are going to pay whatever he wants or they wouldn't make the trade
Or not
KingHenrik30
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If halak signs with the blues, then it looks like the habs have filled their quota of annual dumb offseason trades :lol
BigJonsson
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RealKyper
I also hear that Blues made deal without talking contract with Halak so don't expect any new big immediate announcement on that front.
I also hear that Blues made deal without talking contract with Halak so don't expect any new big immediate announcement on that front.
lordoftherink
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confirmedBob McKenzie said:
this offseason just got amazing
Foreign Jackass
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Gauthier sucksDastardly Jerks
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I don't get it, StL have a Top 10 goalie in Chris Mason.. What's going to become of him?
KingHenrik30
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Dastardly Jerks said:
Ehh i could name 10 better goalies than Chris mason easily.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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HALAK IS GONE!!!
HALAK IS GONE!!!
FUCKKK!
FUCKKK!! Fuck you Gainey and your fucking puppet!
HALAK IS GONE!!!
FUCKKK!
FUCKKK!! Fuck you Gainey and your fucking puppet!
Dastardly Jerks
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KingHenrik30
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Dastardly Jerks said:
8th most valuable UFA doesn't change the fact that there are plenty of better goalies in the league than him, and it's a weak free agent goalie class
Buba Big Guns
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:lol :lol :lol
Dastardly Jerks
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KingHenrik30 said:
Oh I'm not arguing that he's an average goalie compared to most in the league. But I do think he's underrated for the most part.
Either way, I answered my own question from before. He's UFA, Halak is traded, the writing's on the wall.
CrazedArabMan
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Well at least the Canadians made it far in the playoffs this year, cause it ain't looking like it for next year. :lol
BigJonsson
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lol @ The Team in Mtl playing Rape Me when coming back from commercials :lol
Square Triangle
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Wtf, poor Halak. Poor Habs fans.
Kuro Madoushi
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Sooooooooo hockey fans
Worst deal thus fars? Kessel for 2 no. 1s, a 2, and a 3 OR Halak for these prospects
Worst deal thus fars? Kessel for 2 no. 1s, a 2, and a 3 OR Halak for these prospects
Zombie James
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Just caught wind of the trade :lol
will123456
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Worst trade ever.
WTH ???????????????????????
Seriously f. u Gayney, I hope you burn in hell.
edit : worst part is, now Price is our number one. We are fucked.
WTH ???????????????????????
Seriously f. u Gayney, I hope you burn in hell.
edit : worst part is, now Price is our number one. We are fucked.
Dr.Guru of Peru
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Value-wise, I think the deal is fair. Halak is really still just a backup with the potential to be a starter. Getting a recent first rounder and some other guy is pretty much what goalies like Halak have gotten in the past.
The real issue here, if you're a Montreal fan, is whether or not they made the right choice between Price and Halak. Personally, even though I think they're both overrated, I think they would have gotten adequate goaltending either way.
The real issue here, if you're a Montreal fan, is whether or not they made the right choice between Price and Halak. Personally, even though I think they're both overrated, I think they would have gotten adequate goaltending either way.
One more reason to pray for a new team in Quebec City. I'm gonna wait the free agents season before I leave the bandwagon, but there is just too many reasons to hate the Habs organization.
The bottom line is this: Carey Price was good in the WJC. He won a Calder Cup in the AHL, but he was given Halak job and Halak might have won too. In the NHL, Price was never great. He had some great months here and there, but with him the Habs were a losing team, constantly. With Halak, they were a winning team. He's the reason the Habs made the playoffs in the last two seasons. He's the reason behind the SC run this year.
I don't care who has more potential. You want to win. Tons of players had a lot of potential and they failed. Remember Alexander Daigle, Gauthier ? Well, from what we know, Price is like Daigle. He doesn't work hard in practice (unlike Halak), he's partying, he's not serious. Plus, he has psychological issues. Remember when he threw a puck at the opposing team after a goal ? Remember, each time the other team scores, he blamed his defensmen by raising his head. Remember when he cried in the playoffs because he couldn't make a decent save ? Remember when he raised his hands like Patrick Roy when they booed him ?
Habs must think that because he was in the shadow of Halak, Price learned what it takes to win, to get better. That's a serious gamble. Because you know if the Habs lose 3-4 games in a row, with a few soft goals, the crowd will chant Halak name. Radio/TV shows will be quick to call the trade a mistake.
My 2 cents. Life goes on.
The bottom line is this: Carey Price was good in the WJC. He won a Calder Cup in the AHL, but he was given Halak job and Halak might have won too. In the NHL, Price was never great. He had some great months here and there, but with him the Habs were a losing team, constantly. With Halak, they were a winning team. He's the reason the Habs made the playoffs in the last two seasons. He's the reason behind the SC run this year.
I don't care who has more potential. You want to win. Tons of players had a lot of potential and they failed. Remember Alexander Daigle, Gauthier ? Well, from what we know, Price is like Daigle. He doesn't work hard in practice (unlike Halak), he's partying, he's not serious. Plus, he has psychological issues. Remember when he threw a puck at the opposing team after a goal ? Remember, each time the other team scores, he blamed his defensmen by raising his head. Remember when he cried in the playoffs because he couldn't make a decent save ? Remember when he raised his hands like Patrick Roy when they booed him ?
Habs must think that because he was in the shadow of Halak, Price learned what it takes to win, to get better. That's a serious gamble. Because you know if the Habs lose 3-4 games in a row, with a few soft goals, the crowd will chant Halak name. Radio/TV shows will be quick to call the trade a mistake.
My 2 cents. Life goes on.
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So happy to acquire Halak. Finally the Blues have a goalie to build around, something they haven't had in forever.
Too bad to lose Eller, but you have to give to get. Habs fans, Eller is going to be a good forward in this league.
Too bad to lose Eller, but you have to give to get. Habs fans, Eller is going to be a good forward in this league.
St. Louis will likely be forced to gamble and overpay. Montreal didn't want to put themselves in that situation, especially when they've already got a lot of money committed to a few players.
I think the Blues would have been better off signing Mason (33 y.o.) to 3-year contract or something, probably a couple mil cheaper than Halak, and focus on signing guys like Perron, Erik Johnson, and one more forward to replace Kariya (6 million freed up there). But it sorta looks like they're focusing on being a defensive-oriented team.
When all is said and done, Montreal may be the winner here. But when you've got a young, sorta proven goalie in your system.... I'd hang onto him.
I think the Blues would have been better off signing Mason (33 y.o.) to 3-year contract or something, probably a couple mil cheaper than Halak, and focus on signing guys like Perron, Erik Johnson, and one more forward to replace Kariya (6 million freed up there). But it sorta looks like they're focusing on being a defensive-oriented team.
When all is said and done, Montreal may be the winner here. But when you've got a young, sorta proven goalie in your system.... I'd hang onto him.
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