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[CreeperBlocks]

Who is Drouin, Lightening Gaf is he any good?

Habs fan here who watched him in Junior when he played for The Halifax Mooseheads with Nathan Mackinnon.

He's fucking good

 

[Cake Boss]

You telling me JB couldn't have landed him with a Tanev + Sbisa package

The big advantage for Tampa is that they gain a protection spot and also there is cap implications with Tanev and Sbisa.

 

[Smiley90]

You've got it backwards. If Sergachev plays 40 games there's no pick. If he plays less (i.e. not NHL ready) then Tampa gets the 2nd.

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[Solo]

So.....does this further put the nail in AGally's coffin? I mean, if management truly believes he's a winger, then he just fell to the 5th line with the acquisition of Drouin. Not to mention that he's way better at centre, defensive mistakes and all. So if management views him as a winger, and we have wingers, he's probably good as gone, right? I think that's the only 2 options: trade AGally the winger, or keep AGally the centre and give him time to mature. I expect the former will happen but I'm desperately hoping for the latter.

Oh, AGally is #27 and Drouin is #27?

Yep, R.I.P., AGally :_(

 

[Foreign Jackass]

WHAHHHAAAAT

 

[Line_HTX]

If it's Bob McKenzie's opinion, then it's going to be true that Galcancer will get an overdue trade.

;P

 

[CreeperBlocks]

I'd pick Drouin over Galchenyuk right now

 

[Merguson]

Good trade for Montreal. Good trade for Tampa Bay if Sergachev pans out.

 

[Silexx]

Ceci for AGally pls

 

[Solo]

I'd pick Drouin over Galchenyuk right now

But....why not both?

Like, I could fuck with this as a top 6:

Patches-Tavares

Spoiler

Okay, it'll be Danault or Hanzal or Stepan, ugh

-Radulov
Drouin-AGally-Lehkonen

 

[imBask]

Good trade for Montreal. Good trade for Tampa Bay if Sergachev pans out.

TIMMINS DA GAWD

But....why not both?

Like, I could fuck with this as a top 6:

Patches-Tavares

Spoiler

Okay, it'll be Danault or Hanzal or Stepan, ugh

-Radulov
Drouin-AGally-Lehkonen

Why did you put a winger at center on that 2nd line

 

[Yawnier]

So.....does this further put the nail in AGally's coffin? I mean, if management truly believes he's a winger, then he just fell to the 5th line with the acquisition of Drouin. Not to mention that he's way better at centre, defensive mistakes and all. So if management views him as a winger, and we have wingers, he's probably good as gone, right? I think that's the only 2 options: trade AGally the winger, or keep AGally the centre and give him time to mature. I expect the former will happen but I'm desperately hoping for the latter.

Oh, AGally is #27 and Drouin is #27?

Yep, R.I.P., AGally :_(

McKenzie saying on twitter that he thinks this trade makes it more likely that AGally will be traded

 

[Fate_Shirou]

McKenzie saying on twitter that he thinks this trade makes it more likely that AGally will be traded

wont they need a center to play with Drouin?

PS
from the 2016 eastern conference finals, I was very pleased with Drouin and his compete level.

 

[Solo]

McKenzie saying on twitter that he thinks this trade makes it more likely that AGally will be traded

And he's probably right. I just don't want it to be true

 

[Silexx]

wont they need a center to play with Drouin?

Drouin IS their center.

 

[Razorskin]

BargainBin wheeling and dealing, hold onto your butts

 

[Fate_Shirou]

Drouin IS their center.

I thought he was pure winger >.<
how embarrassing

 

[imBask]

That deal was just the lube before the Price for Tavares trade

 

[Yawnier]

wont they need a center to play with Drouin?

PS
from the 2016 eastern conference finals, I was very pleased with Drouin and his compete level.

It doesn't sound like Habs management sees AGally as a center, they see him as a LWer

 

[CreeperBlocks]

But....why not both?

Like, I could fuck with this as a top 6:

Patches-Tavares

Spoiler

Okay, it'll be Danault or Hanzal or Stepan, ugh

-Radulov
Drouin-AGally-Lehkonen

I thought our line could look like this

Pacioretty ???(whoever we get for Galchenyuk) Radulov

Lehkonen Drouin Gallagher

Byron Danault Shaw

Hudon Martinsen McCarron

 

[Socreges]

Always interesting:

Sergachev for Drouin y/n?

there's a real argument to be made about that trade. Here's mine : one was drafted by Trevor Timmins, the other wasn't

I'd love Drouin's talent, but I can't shake the feeling that a french player playing in Montreal, with noted attitude problems, would be a trainwreck.

But if we got a Drouin who had matured a bit.....maybe yes. You're trading potential for a known commodity, and the Habs need offense badly.

Maybe....but I'm more of the mindset that potential is just that...... potential. Sergachev could become a #1D, but as we know the road of player development is long and fraught with peril. For example, Galchenyuk projected as our #1C, and now he'll be entering his 6th season as probably our second line left winger. And he may never get to centre. And if he does, at this point it's likely as a #2 tops.

Drouin is a known NHL commodity by comparison to Sergachev. And on top of that, our biggest team need is scoring. So yeah, I'd give a Sergachev for Drouin trade some serious thought for sure.

I can't imagine he'll be traded for anything less than an established NHL defenseman. It would be a Hall/Larsson type of deal.

Considering Tampa's cap situation, I could see them trading for a near-ready defensive prospect if they thought it was surefire.

and let's be real Drouin is good but he's still a question mark + his attitude problem won't help Yzerman

Habs have nothing to offer for Drouin, plain and simple. Not happening.

 

[imBask]

oh Soc you're pretty gud

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Soc is just Columbo as this point

 

[Silexx]

Always interesting:

I refuse to live in a world where imBask is proved to be vindicated.

 

[imBask]

I refuse to live in a world where imBask is proved to be vindicated.

A broken clock is right twice a day

 

[Solo]

Always interesting:

SHOW ME THE RECEIPTS

WE GOT EM NOW

 

[Cake Boss]

Ceci for AGally pls

Pls daddy don't get me hard

 

[Solo]

What about this experiment.....slot Drouin at 2C and put AGally on his right wing?

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie

Team to watch now is MIN. Lots of Jonas Brodin trade talk coming out of Twin Cities. I don't doubt Brodin would type of D MTL is targeting.

Hello &#128064;

 

[Unhandled Exception]

FOGGY REDEEMED

 

[Socreges]

That was an easy one. Immediately recalled the disicussion. And people are actually pretty consistent, which is disappointing. &#128530;

- Zero got blindsided
- Foggy is a soothsayer
- Solo and imBask no longer seem concerned with his attitude (don't blame them- Drouin is worth the risk)

 

[imBask]

nah i'm still a little concerned about his attitude problem, i'm just happy with the price we paid for him

It's still very possible for him to get swallowed whole by the Montreal nightlife

 

[Solo]

Attitude? I heard Drouin was a ril gud kid. Salt of the earth.

 

[zroid]

Always interesting:

&#128514;

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Attitude? I heard Drouin was a ril gud kid. Salt of the earth.

I heard he is white.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

Lets just hope Drouin doesn't tan easily or his career in Montreal is already over

 

[Solo]

22 years old. Star potential. French.

Montreal media's wet dream. TBH I'm picturing it now and dude was born to wear the CH.

 

[Curufinwe]

Thats a good trade for the habs...was Tampa having expansion draft problems?

Depends if you think exposing Killorn counts as a problem.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

So is Sergachev good?

 

[Socreges]

Attitude? I heard Drouin was a ril gud kid. Salt of the earth.

&#128515;

Wouldn't he get treated quite favourably since he's a "local" boy? Would the media go easier on him?

Edit- heh

22 years old. Star potential. French.

Montreal media's wet dream. TBH I'm picturing it now and dude was born to wear the CH.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

So is Sergachev good?

You'll have to let us know.

 

[Foggy]

Always interesting:

 

[Cake Boss]

Wait I thought Dailey said no trade announcements &#128581;

 

[CreeperBlocks]

So is Sergachev good?

He won the Memorial Cup... but wasn't the main factor in it... Jeremiah Addison was... who is also a Habs prospect.

I hope he pans out for Lighting GAF

 

[Solo]

&#128515;

Wouldn't he get treated quite favourably since he's a "local" boy? Would the media go easier on him?

He'll get a Subban-type pop on opening night, I have no doubt about that. He probably will instantly become the most popular player on the team.

It could all go full circle in the years to come if he becomes dogshit and gets booed to hell, but out of the gate? Yeah, he's going to be verrrry well received.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

PAPA BLESS

 

[Alligatorjandro]

You'll have to let us know.

*cries*

 

[Line_HTX]

Drouin coming home to be the new hero like how Bask would worship.

 

[DopeyFish]

Wait I thought Dailey said no trade announcements &#128581;

That was trades with vegas

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Chris Nichols @NicholsOnHockey

Walsh on Drouin: "His words to me when I told him he was traded was, 'This is my dream come true. This is my childhood dream.'" #Habs 690