HF Habs: Out of Town Thread: 2024 Playoff Edition

[WeThreeKings]

First round has been shit. 2nd should be better.

and cucks like Engels want to expand the playoffs.

It's watered down enough.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

and cucks like Engels want to expand the playoffs.

It's watered down enough.

It definitely is. Washington was a terrible team to make the playoffs. NYI aren't much better. Ditto the Kings & Preds. Kings only got 3rd because Vegas struggled with injuries. Edmonton's lucky it's not Edmonton-Vegas 1st round match-up, while Dallas is unlucky in their match-up.

Montreal needs to up their offensive depth, and keep their big, physical D-men.

 

[hvac412]

I have a hatred for Tampa.

I remember once everyone was crazy over Brisebois. He's not so hot now. Once his star players start to age.

yesssss.. the cheaters get bounced in the first round again ! Next cheater to hopefully get bounced is Vegas

 

[Walrus26]

Holy crap folks. Did you know that Auston Matthews may miss game 5? It's all over the news. Fresh off the presses.

Moustache microfractures are a bitch.

 

[Chili]

Some players should take a look at guys like Crosby and Stamkos who didn't try to extract every nickel they could on their contracts and have cup rings to show for it. They left some room for their teams to add depth players. I wonder how Kane and Toews feel about how their contracts impacted Chicago.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

yesssss.. the cheaters get bounced in the first round again ! Next cheater to hopefully get bounced is Vegas

They didn't cheat. I am hoping HuGo will do the same thing when Habs are contenders. If the NHL isn't going to do something about it then use it. And if you aren't cheatin' you aren't trying anyway.
Because guaranteed other teams are cheating.

 

[salbutera]

Some players should take a look at guys like Crosby and Stamkos who didn't try to extract every nickel they could on their contracts and have cup rings to show for it. They left some room for their teams to add depth players. I wonder how Kane and Toews feel about how their contracts impacted Chicago.

Crosby was the highest paid player in the league when he signed his deal, Stamkos’ deal was top-3

It’s like Bergeron & Marchand - they simply got f*cked due to timing, because Draisaitl RFA deal changed the entire NHL salary landscape

It’s a business everyone knows it players, owners, management, and agents. Discounts are a myth, will a player sacrifice a couple of $100K on a $10M salary sure but no player leaves $1M+ on the table

In the case of TBay, no state income tax allowed for Lightning to match market pricing - only Habs & Leafs would’ve been able to pay more than a US team for Stamkos, unlike Tavares whose wife wanted back to Toronto to be close to her family, Stamkos didn’t have the same pressure and enjoyed anonymity of Fla

Vasilevsky & Bobrovsky are making less when looking at AAV, but their take home is significantly more than Price

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Some players should take a look at guys like Crosby and Stamkos who didn't try to extract every nickel they could on their contracts and have cup rings to show for it. They left some room for their teams to add depth players. I wonder how Kane and Toews feel about how their contracts impacted Chicago.

Keep in mind that a lot of players are under significant pressure by the union to keep their salary elevated. If they aren’t pushing the boundaries it affects other players.

Carey Price signed for the exact same cap percentage Lundqvist did. He could’ve probably gone for more but by taking what he did, he reconfirmed the ceiling for what a goalie can make. All others are judged by that cap percentage hit.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Stars/Knights Panthers/Bolts are/were fun.

Caps and Isles really had no business in the playoffs but the Sabres and Devils decided goalies are not important.

Hockey fans will have the last laugh that LTIR shit made them do a brutal mistake (acquire Hertl)

 

[sampollock]

ok bruins end this

 

[Chili]

Crosby was the highest paid player in the league when he signed his deal, Stamkos’ deal was top-3

It’s like Bergeron & Marchand - they simply got f*cked due to timing, because Draisaitl RFA deal changed the entire NHL salary landscape

It’s a business everyone knows it players, owners, management, and agents. Discounts are a myth, will a player sacrifice a couple of $100K on a $10M salary sure but no player leaves $1M+ on the table

In the case of TBay, no state income tax allowed for Lightning to match market pricing - only Habs & Leafs would’ve been able to pay more than a US team for Stamkos, unlike Tavares whose wife wanted back to Toronto to be close to her family, Stamkos didn’t have the same pressure and enjoyed anonymity of Fla

Vasilevsky & Bobrovsky are making less when looking at AAV, but their take home is significantly more than Price

I disagree because I believe they could have gotten more on the open market at the time. MacKinnon was another player that signed for less on his previous deal. I haven`t researched this but it was been stated numerous times in the media that no team had won the cup with a $10 million dollar player.

 

[sampollock]

690 says nostrils on the ice and left , out there very short
its not stomach , he is hurt
SN showed him struggling to skate at the end of the 2nd period and never came back

 

[ReHabs]

690 says nostrils on the ice and left , out there very short
its not stomach , he is hurt
SN showed him struggling to skate at the end of the 2nd period and never came back

I guess we'll never know how the Leafs would look in the playoffs if they had a full-strength Matthews.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

fun night of hockey coming up, i think.

 

[OnTheRun]

I disagree because I believe they could have gotten more on the open market at the time. MacKinnon was another player that signed for less on his previous deal. I haven`t researched this but it was been stated numerous times in the media that no team had won the cup with a $10 million dollar player.

Not a whole lot more in Crosby's case (people just tend to look at the AAV and forget that deal was signed 11 years ago and was worth 104.4M at the time) he got 14.5% of the cap back then and the upper limit is 20%, no one ever got more than 17%, IIRC McDavid was the highest at 16.7%.

Also the last part isn't correct since VGK won. And wasn't a great argument before that because the Bolts won with two 9.5M players, twice. It's a scarcity thing more than anything, 10+M contract aren't that common to begins with, it's only 15 players currently spread across 11 teams. And it was 8 players on 7 different teams five years ago (2019).

 

[sampollock]

fun night of hockey coming up, i think.

FIGS need more respect in the handshake line

 

[EveryDay]

FIGS need more respect in the handshake line

I believe Clifford was recall this morning in order to show them how it's done.

 

[Nashy]

I believe Clifford was recall this morning in order to show them how it's done.

The Bruins could counter with Lucic....would be a very interesting handshake line.

 

[salbutera]

I disagree because I believe they could have gotten more on the open market at the time. MacKinnon was another player that signed for less on his previous deal. I haven`t researched this but it was been stated numerous times in the media that no team had won the cup with a $10 million dollar player.

Crosby deal at the time of signature was 14% of the cap - which is standard for “franchise players” Matthews, McDavid etc are all in the 14-15% range.

As for MacKinnon keep in mind when he signed his previous deal he was a 50pts player and was being labeled a 1OA “bust” by some. His current deal is again that magic 14% of cap…

Top end players do not take “discounts” it’s pure BS

 

[sampollock]

Dress revass that really helps you win

 

[PhysicX]

The Bruins could counter with Lucic....would be a very interesting handshake line.

Sign Andrew Ference to a one-game deal and add him in the handshake line.

 

[donghabs98]

Sign Andrew Ference to a one-game deal and add him in the handshake line.

If the series goes back to Toronto, he'd certainly have a message for Leafs fans.

 

[donghabs98]

Yup, majority of series are only going 5 games.

Jets, Preds & Islanders should all be done tomorrow. Then Kings on Wednesday.

Knowing the Leafs, they'll beat Bruins tomorrow then lose at home on Thursday.

Not a great 1st round. NHL is top heavy. 2nd Round should be better with Dallas/Vegas vs Colorado. Vancouver/Edmonton, Boston/Florida and Carolina/NYR, all legitimately good teams.

Probably the worst 1st round I've seen in a while. Not a lot of competitive series. The Capitals didnt play like a playoff team, really wished the Wings or Pens made it. At least the storyline and players would have been good to follow.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Michkov might be joining Philly next year. Shocker

 

[donghabs98]

Lmfaoooo

Dadonov's time with the Habs is as memorable as Hemsky's and King's tenure. It's been a night and day difference between how he played here and now in Dallas.