Hab fans which would you rather have?

[sandysan]

Gar

Our team is garbage with or without ROR. We're past the point of adding a center to the team. We need basically everything.

garbage? Perhaps. More or less garbagy with ROR? Decidedly less.uu

 

[Zorba]

ROR instantly becomes our best centre. Good two player but is a second line guy. Good one too boot. Not trading a top 5 pick for him though
That’s just insane. No offence
Habs need a bonifide #1 centre. Either get one or rebuild and keep all draft picks
The Shaw trade looks bad. DeBrincat has 28 goals

 

[Zorba]

Our team is garbage with or without ROR. We're past the point of adding a center to the team. We need basically everything.

Tavares or rebuild.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

Gar
garbage? Perhaps. More or less garbagy with ROR? Decidedly less.uu

If he's so good why is Buffalo even worse despite having way better center depth? He's not a game breaking player.

I would take all 4 of those packages over ROR even with the assumption that Poehling busts Leblanc style (I don't think he will). ROR basically offers nothing to this team in its current state. He'd have been a great fit on the 2016 team, but that ship has sailed.

 

[Frenchy]

ROR at 7.5mil for 5 more years!?
No thank you.

yep , what can i say, newport are very good at what they do.

 

[BPD Habs Fan]

I would like to hear the opinions of our Hab fans on this.
If given the choice which would you rather have?
4 options.I should add i would like an opinion on all 4 options.

Dahlin and Poehling or ROR-------
Svechnikov and Poehling or ROR-----
Zadina and Poehling or ROR
Tkachuk and Poehling or ROR

Dahlin and Poehling or ROR-------
Svechnikov and Poehling or ROR-----
Zadina and Poehling or ROR
Tkachuk and Poehling or ROR

 

[GHJimmy]

You don't understand people, after all of this time, wanting a real 1C rather than. Waiting and hoping that a player will develop into a high 2C/low 1C?

You do. Know that this is montreal who doesn't have a. Stellar record in developing centers, correct?

So the plan is to wait for poehling to arrive. And the whole time run with danault as our best center? Doesn't this seem a little risky?

When poehling makes the club, who mentors him? Danault? Drouin? Or is the plan to let him develop his game, call him up. And slot a green as grass rookie into the 1C spot and hope for the best?

ROR is no panacea, but he IS a credible center. If the plan is to wait for the calvary in hopes it shows up, we are probably screwed either way.

Just so you know a centre is a the biggest well go after for next season, as bergevin said to go full out on Tavares and Stastny, JT Miller. Those will be there if they accept contract so see what happens to one of theses FA... Not full out but definitely offer a contract

 

[sandysan]

Just so you know a centre is a the biggest well go after for next season, as bergevin said to go full out on Tavares and Stastny, JT Miller. Those will be there if they accept contract so see what happens to one of theses FA... Not full out but definitely offer a contract

This is a story that seems eerily familiar, like some sort of deja vu.

Yeah if we get a real 1C then we don't need ROR.

 

[sandysan]

If he's so good why is Buffalo even worse despite having way better center depth? He's not a game breaking player.

I would take all 4 of those packages over ROR even with the assumption that Poehling busts Leblanc style (I don't think he will). ROR basically offers nothing to this team in its current state. He'd have been a great fit on the 2016 team, but that ship has sailed.

Are you freaking serious? The oilers stunk this year so mcdavid is no good?

ROR is, at worst, twice as good as our current best center. You might ask. Whothat is andIdont know becuase wedont HAVE any centers.

So our wingers will have to keep score by pulling their lines up and down the ice.

 

[ole ole]

Are you freaking serious? The oilers stunk this year so mcdavid is no good?

ROR is, at worst, twice as good as our current best center. You might ask. Whothat is andIdont know becuase wedont HAVE any centers.

So our wingers will have to keep score by pulling their lines up and down the ice.

ROR is a bandage not a fix. Draft the best player available with our pick. Try to sign a ufa and that fails keep course and look for a C next draft.

 

[Habs Halifax]

I would only take ROR over Tkachuk and Poehling.

ROR is a piece you add when we are already contenders IMO. So personally I choose youth and I prefer Poehling and Tkachuk based on how our current team looks

 

[Spirit of 67]

Obviously a non Habs fan.

But; Anyone + Poehling over ROR.

It's time to stop trading and start stocking. There are dark days ahead. Might as well make them fruitful in the end.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Are you freaking serious? The oilers stunk this year so mcdavid is no good?

ROR is, at worst, twice as good as our current best center. You might ask. Whothat is andIdont know becuase wedont HAVE any centers.

So our wingers will have to keep score by pulling their lines up and down the ice.

Even if we had ROR on our team this year with no subtractions, I still think we would be disappointed. Team needs to target youth and stock pile grade A prospects at this point. It’s clear to me.

Don’t care if ROR would be our best center. Tavares would be someone I add and we don’t have to give up assets to get him. Then we need a PMD and we can maybe then be contenders

 

[Janne Niinimaa]

ROR is a piece you add when we are already contenders IMO. So personally I choose youth and I prefer Poehling and Tkachuk based on how our current team looks

O'Reilly would be the closest thing to a legit #1 centre we have had in a long time.

I personally don't think Poehling or Tkachuk will ever be 1st line impact players so I would go with the 27 year old, 2-way #1 C.

 

[Habs Halifax]

O'Reilly would be the closest thing to a legit #1 centre we have had in a long time.

I personally don't think Poehling or Tkachuk will ever be 1st line impact players so I would go with the 27 year old, 2-way #1 C.

I understand ROR would be our best center. Don’t care cause it’s not saying much on our team with the center depth we have had.

Rather focus on youth and build that way. We have the picks to address this moving forward

Adding ROR will add salary and subtraction from our young core. Not the right time for us to make a move like that

 

[NORiculous]

I would like to hear the opinions of our Hab fans on this.
If given the choice which would you rather have?
4 options.I should add i would like an opinion on all 4 options.

Dahlin and Poehling or ROR-------
Svechnikov and Poehling or ROR-----
Zadina and Poehling or ROR
Tkachuk and Poehling or ROR

Dahlin and Poehling or ROR-------
Svechnikov and Poehling or ROR-----
Zadina and Poehling or ROR
Tkachuk and Poehling or ROR

Now is not the time to add ROR and finish 2 pts out of a playoffs.

 

[sandysan]

ROR is a bandage not a fix. Draft the best player available with our pick. Try to sign a ufa and that fails keep course and look for a C next draft.

And if the BPA isn't a center we go 6 years oor more with no center? We have tried this, it has not worked. We have good wingers wasting away from lack of supportive linemates.

Everyone knows the value of a good center, we haven't had one and youdont want to try to get one in hopes we might be. Able to develop one (ha!) or one might becomme available at some time I'm the future.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

O'Reilly would be the closest thing to a legit #1 centre we have had in a long time.

I personally don't think Poehling or Tkachuk will ever be 1st line impact players so I would go with the 27 year old, 2-way #1 C.

ROR would be a great addition to our 2016 team. He'd be wasted here. By the time the team is rebuilt he'll be 30+ and in decline.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Any option that doesn’t have ROR in it

 

[JianYang]

I would like to hear the opinions of our Hab fans on this.
If given the choice which would you rather have?
4 options.I should add i would like an opinion on all 4 options.

Dahlin and Poehling or ROR-------
Svechnikov and Poehling or ROR-----
Zadina and Poehling or ROR
Tkachuk and Poehling or ROR

The answer is not ROR in any of the above cases. Not that he's a bad player, but you know what you get with him, and the habs need more anyways, so take your chances with the other guys who might end up being alot more valuable in the long run.

 

[Janne Niinimaa]

ROR would be a great addition to our 2016 team. He'd be wasted here. By the time the team is rebuilt he'll be 30+ and in decline.

If the team is committed to a full on rebuild then I agree. Since I don't think that will happen, value wise, the trade is good for us and our lineup wouldn't look all that bad.

Max Pacioretty - Ryan O'Reilly - Brendan Gallagher
Alex Galchenyuk - Jonathan Drouin - Nikita Scherbak
Charles Hudon - Phillip Danault - Paul Byron
Nicholas Deslauriers - Jacob De La Rose - Andrew Shaw

XXX - Shea Weber
Victor Mete - Jeff Petry
Karl Alzner - Noah Juulsen

Carey Price

Use Lekhonen ++ to get a semi decent partner for Weber and we are somewhat competitive. But yes I would much prefer Dahlin, Svech or Zadina + Poehling to ROR. Tkachuk doesnt do it for me. I don't think he or Poehling will be huge impact players.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

If the team is committed to a full on rebuild then I agree. Since I don't think that will happen, value wise, the trade is good for us and our lineup wouldn't look all that bad.

Max Pacioretty - Ryan O'Reilly - Brendan Gallagher
Alex Galchenyuk - Jonathan Drouin - Nikita Scherbak
Charles Hudon - Phillip Danault - Paul Byron
Nicholas Deslauriers - Jacob De La Rose - Andrew Shaw

XXX - Shea Weber
Victor Mete - Jeff Petry
Karl Alzner - Noah Juulsen

Carey Price

Use Lekhonen ++ to get a semi decent partner for Weber and we are somewhat competitive. But yes I would much prefer Dahlin, Svech or Zadina + Poehling to ROR. Tkachuk doesnt do it for me. I don't think he or Poehling will be huge impact players.

O’Reilly has pushed Buffalo to the next level, surely he can do that for us too!

 

[BLONG7]

I would like to hear the opinions of our Hab fans on this.
If given the choice which would you rather have?
4 options.I should add i would like an opinion on all 4 options.

Dahlin and Poehling or ROR-------
Svechnikov and Poehling or ROR-----
Zadina and Poehling or ROR
Tkachuk and Poehling or ROR

New GM/New GM
New GM/New GM
New GM/New GM
New GM/New GM

Let's go with any of these 4 options...