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NHL Off-Season 2017 |OT| Weve Been Here Since October
- Thread starter Fata1moose
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CreeperBlocks
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Dion has to ask Elisha if she wants to live in Vegas. Close to LA so she'll probably say yes.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Sounds like Yandle(?), Bieska and Phaneuf have been asked to waive their NMC.
I really don't understand why Florida is asking Yandle to waive. Was he bad this year?
I really don't understand why Florida is asking Yandle to waive. Was he bad this year?
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
I think Tallon is doing some funky math to protect all the D, really doubt Vegas wants to pick up Yandle with that term and money as an expansion team. Would make zero sense to lose him without a good replacement.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
No trades yet, Creeper has betrayed us
Exactly, out of respect the entire league is waiting to hear the O-Dog's hottakes before trading anybody
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Fucking mosquitos. One of the main reasons I hate summer
god when i saw this post i just remembered a dream i had a few days ago where i had like a dozen mosquito bites 😰
Get some screen windows! Cats love to climb those anyway
Had a laugh with the Glixel podcast as they touch on The Last Night.
They talk about how the guy made weird comments in 2014 and how his description of the game is how radical feminism won in the future bla bla bla. And then John Davison goes:
"but what I love,is that knowing that, the product description from Microsoft is clearly, like mindful of that, because... *reads description* "meet a diverse, inclusive cast of complex characters to interact with." "They PR'd the shit out of that hahaha"
They talk about how the guy made weird comments in 2014 and how his description of the game is how radical feminism won in the future bla bla bla. And then John Davison goes:
"but what I love,is that knowing that, the product description from Microsoft is clearly, like mindful of that, because... *reads description* "meet a diverse, inclusive cast of complex characters to interact with." "They PR'd the shit out of that hahaha"
Buba Big Guns
Banned
Claesson over both
CreeperBlocks
Banned
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Hmmm
Wouldn't be shocked to see him in blue.
fire up the creeper trade machine
What would Bargainbin want for him? I mean you're not gonna get a decent top 6 center for him
Disappointed the Preds couldn't force a game seven, but there's also relief in not having to listen to Subban hot takes all summer had he won.
Now were are all these trades I've been told were going to happen?
Now were are all these trades I've been told were going to happen?
Lol just saw this
I always assumed he would be in some kind of package for a top 6 player.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Who would the Rangers trade for him?
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Seabrook would be an upgrade over Beaulieu.
The Beaulieu trade will be nothing for nothing and probably isn't worth wasting too much time speculating on.
Fun fact. Montreal's 1st round picks since Timmins' one good year, 2007:
2008* - Danny Kristo: 0 NHL games played
2009 - Louis Leblanc: 50 NHL games played, in the Swiss League now
2010 - Jarred Tinordi: 53 NHL games played, in the AHL (Arizona's farm club) now
2011 - Nathan Beaulieu: 225 NHL games played, about to be traded in the next 6 days
2012 - Alex Galchenyuk: 336 NHL games played, maybe traded in the next 6 months
2013 - Michael McCarron: 53 NHL games played, in the AHL now
2014 - Nikita Scherbek: 3 NHL games played, in the AHL now
2015 - Noah Juulsen: 0 NHL games played, still in junior
2016: Mikhail Sergachev: 4 NHL games played, still in junior
* actually a 2nd round pick, Habs traded their 1st for Tanguay
So that's:
- bust
- bust
- bust
- mini bust
- arrested development; could still be a star in the right situation
- bust
- bust
- too soon to tell
- too soon to tell, but since the Habs project him as a #1D, he'll probably bust
So out of 9 drafts, all we really have to show for it is the enigmatic Galchenyuk and Sergachev's potential.
Woof.
Fun fact. Montreal's 1st round picks since Timmins' one good year, 2007:
2008* - Danny Kristo: 0 NHL games played
2009 - Louis Leblanc: 50 NHL games played, in the Swiss League now
2010 - Jarred Tinordi: 53 NHL games played, in the AHL (Arizona's farm club) now
2011 - Nathan Beaulieu: 225 NHL games played, about to be traded in the next 6 days
2012 - Alex Galchenyuk: 336 NHL games played, maybe traded in the next 6 months
2013 - Michael McCarron: 53 NHL games played, in the AHL now
2014 - Nikita Scherbek: 3 NHL games played, in the AHL now
2015 - Noah Juulsen: 0 NHL games played, still in junior
2016: Mikhail Sergachev: 4 NHL games played, still in junior
* actually a 2nd round pick, Habs traded their 1st for Tanguay
So that's:
- bust
- bust
- bust
- mini bust
- arrested development; could still be a star in the right situation
- bust
- bust
- too soon to tell
- too soon to tell, but since the Habs project him as a #1D, he'll probably bust
So out of 9 drafts, all we really have to show for it is the enigmatic Galchenyuk and Sergachev's potential.
Woof.
In what world are Scherbak and McCarron busts? Late first round picks, and Scherbak is only 21 and McCarron is 22. You do realize Guentzel is 22 and only played 40 games this year? Some kids take more time to develop, we aren't talking about Marner and Nylander over here.
I think most teams who pick outside of the top 10 have pretty underwhelming first round success.
what positions did you pick? I don't even want to look up the Canucks' record of first-round picks...
I understand that most aren't day one players. But McCarron has logged enough time in the NHL to get a decent look at him, and he hasn't shown much. The Habs desperately would love for him to become their Lucic, but I just don't see it. Lehkonen aside, that 2013 draft was just dreadful for them, including the likes of mega plug JDLR. I must say though that Lehkonen was a gem of a pick, easily the best later round pick since Gallagher.
Scherbek hasn't been given a chance, and we had guys like Flynn, Mitchell, Ott, etc. in the lineup. If he's not good enough to get a slot over those guys, I'm finding it hard to believe he'll become an impact player. He's had 3 NHL camps under his belt so far and hasn't managed to stick yet.
Scherbek hasn't been given a chance, and we had guys like Flynn, Mitchell, Ott, etc. in the lineup. If he's not good enough to get a slot over those guys, I'm finding it hard to believe he'll become an impact player. He's had 3 NHL camps under his belt so far and hasn't managed to stick yet.
I didn't want to go that far, but yeah, no lies detected.
Why can't Montreal, in 10 years since drafting Pacioretty, draft and develop someone who can reliably put the puck in the net? It's infuriatingly frustrating.
Probably because drafting outside of the top 10 is a crapshoot.
Skimming through drafts, only Washington seems to have some decent success drafting from 10-30, and Ottawa has hit a couple home runs, with some terrible busts as well.
Majority of the Habs picks have been late first which are dice rolls, and it's part of why the Habs junior depth isn't as good as a lot of teams. Hard to draft and develop stars when you're continually picking in the 20-30th range.
Ott playing over guys like Scherbak and Hudon is stupid, but it's not because they believe those other guys are shit. Bergevin has constantly brought up patience, particularly with prospects. Like I said, Guentzel is 22 and only played in the NHL this year, and look how great of a season / playoffs he's had. Nothing wrong with taking time in the AHL.
Except playing in the AHL with the Canadiens development team is a death sentence.
We aren't playing in the same league as the Penguins
bask dropping those truth bomb hot takes
Our organization sucks at almost every level. Our owner only cares about beer sales and filling the Bell Centre, our GM has no idea how to build a team, our drafting is suspect, we have almost no prospects, our current team is a mess, and our AHL development is a tire fire.
But hey, we have a good coach and Carey Price.
Our organization sucks at almost every level. Our owner only cares about beer sales and filling the Bell Centre, our GM has no idea how to build a team, our drafting is suspect, we have almost no prospects, our current team is a mess, and our AHL development is a tire fire.
But hey, we have a good coach and Carey Price.
Unhandled Exception
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The future sure looks like the present
Canucks have done better for sure. But not by much.
Ducks, though. Gardiner, Palmieri, Fowler, Rakell, Theodore, Ritchie, Lindholm...
Good for him.
Trevor Timmins though. :-/
Fata1moose
Banned
I hate it already. Was hoping for primary blue and burgundy as a secondary.