Really great read if you haven't read this yet.
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/pekka-rinne-nashville/
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/pekka-rinne-nashville/
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NHL Off-Season 2017 |OT| Weve Been Here Since October
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Potential silver lining though....someonme else has to draft now. I'd have to think that almost anyone could do it better than Timmins.
Here's a novel idea....if the Habs want me to be positive about the team, and I'm not talking about the type of positivity that some of you spin doctors have perfected......then they need to improve the team, both on the ice and in key management positions.
The problems with the Habs trickle down from the very top. First, Geoff Molson is only interested in selling beer, merchandise, and selling out the Bell Centre. And, okay, fine, he's the owner so that's his prerogative, but he's FAR too involved in running the team for a guy who doesn't care about trying to build a contender. Habs owners in the past have appointed a President, who is the first link in the chain to building a winner. Instead Molson is acting in that role himself, and it's ruining the team. From there you can look next down the line at our trash GM Bergevin (who I won't waste the time ripping again, aside from to say he hired Michel Therrien, extended Michel Therrien, and hasn't landed a top 6 centre in 5 years), our garbage drafting/scouting department (who has 0 surefire offensive prospects and 0 surefire defensive prospects? The Montreal Canadiens!), our atrocious farm system (if ever we drafted a surefire player, Lefebrve would screw up their development royally), and finally our laughably bad player development system, rounded out by a bunch of former Habs players who are too concussed to do the job.
And that's even before I get to the on ice clusterfuck of a team......
The Habs organization is the perfect example of an old boys club, and they'll never win anything until the culture changes at the very top levels.
If this was remotely true, he wouldn't have OKed the Subban trade, the biggest star this team has had in a decade and surely one of the teams biggest revenue agents.
I'm suggesting that Molson maybe doesn't know shit about hockey, or;
is perhaps the driving force behind the "culture"/no fun allowed crap in Montreal, or;
is surrounded buy an inner circle of incompetent buffoons (see: video of Boston's inner workings leading up to dealing Seguin), or;
realizes that the Bell Centre has sold out every game since 2004 regardless of the team he ices; or
all of the above
Stick to beer,
astroturfing
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wtf... who can memorize that
i will just ask if we can have a staring contest, celebs always lose against me. also i need his PSN ID.
If that's true, the circle is complete and we are back to discussing the baffling tenure of Marc Bergevin.
I'd just like one BargainBin supporter to explain to me his vision? Because when he arrived he spouted off that it was all about building through the draft, but 5 years later we've traded any decent talent we've drafted, so......what's he doing?
I'd just like one BargainBin supporter to explain to me his vision? Because when he arrived he spouted off that it was all about building through the draft, but 5 years later we've traded any decent talent we've drafted, so......what's he doing?
"drafting is hard" would probably be his answer
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lol I for one love woke habsgaf
God I would kill for a Geoff Molson owner right now.
These dudes barely have a high school education and get hit in the head for a living, and you expect me to believe they wright these well thought out 2000 articles?
At least have it "Written by a professional writer while hockey player recites to him his experiences"
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holy shit hahaha
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Lmao He was like, " Alright damn dudes, it was a high offer, I didn't think you'd actually pay it."
The sinking realization that you sold your soul to the Oilers.
The number was probably 12.5 all along, they just leaked a higher number to make him look like a good guy.
that was my first thought too, good PR to mention 13 and then lower it "to help the team"
Lone_Prodigy
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The leak dropped it by 750k, allegedly.
"Congrats Leon, our offer just went up by 750k."
"Congrats Leon, our offer just went up by 750k."
Because of the implications.
lol what a team-first, win loving, good leader of men he is
The Eberle and Pouliot dumps were to protect against Draisaitl offers. They can match any offer sheet now.
Main mission: Sign McDavid long term. Mission accomplished with 100% success rate.
Secondary mission: Sign Draisaitl long term. Ongoing. Results pending.
He also has a responsibility to the players association and making sure the top salaries increase. He's the best player in the game and his salary sets the standard for the next few years. Who among us would have taken way less so the team could build around him? "No I'm good, just give me 6 million so you can build the best team possible!" The world doesn't work like that.
You know, just once in my life I'd love to see a top player in the NHL not toe the company line, and not be a predictable, safe, boring corporate cog and not sign long term with the team that drafted them.
Like, McDavid is from Ontario, so he was probably a Leafs fan growing up. Fuck the Leafs, but still, I'd love to see him say "my dream was always to play for the Leafs, so I'll give you 7 years of service Edmonton til I hit UFA, and I'll give you everything I have in that time to try to win a cup, but then I'm going to do what I always dreamed of."
Instead it's the no fun allowed league where Tavares will sign for 8 years in Long Island because that's just what you do.
Like, McDavid is from Ontario, so he was probably a Leafs fan growing up. Fuck the Leafs, but still, I'd love to see him say "my dream was always to play for the Leafs, so I'll give you 7 years of service Edmonton til I hit UFA, and I'll give you everything I have in that time to try to win a cup, but then I'm going to do what I always dreamed of."
Instead it's the no fun allowed league where Tavares will sign for 8 years in Long Island because that's just what you do.
I agree. I was just joking about him taking a small discount meaning anything beyond he has to save Chiarelli's butt.
He is a good guy though, he's from Ontario God love him.
Why didn't he leak that it was 14.5 then?
Reminds me of something...
The hell is this? 😂😂
People aren't that gullible to believe CANADIAN HERO CONNOR MCDAVE left $2M AAV ($16M total) on the table.
$750K AAV ($6M total) is more palatable/believable within the "nice guy Connor" narrative.