HF Habs: 2023 Standings Thread: The Final Act - The Beeline for Bedard (Part 4)

[Tanknation]

#toughschedulemyass

#toughschedulemyassisrightshouldhavebeendeadlastwithourrostermorons

 

[1909]

You don’t trade the 5th/6th overall pick for PLD! Get over him already. He’s not that good, go ahead and ship them Floridas pick if you’re desperate or wait and sign him but don’t you trade that pick, and definitely not for him.

I’ll gladly take Benson. Who cares if he’s smallish. Crosby isn’t huge, most skilled players in the league aren’t but we’re so obsessed with size. Slaf may work out but it’s already looking like the “smallish” guy Cooley was the better choice.

Michkov, anything can change in that political world by the time he comes over. You pass on that kind of talent based on just the immediate climate and not the actual kid and his talents, he’ll make you look dumb for passing once he comes over.

The kid is not even 160 pounds. Please, never compare him to Crosby, a force of the nature. Habs have plenty of smallish forwards. They don't need another one. Have you watch the Bruins lately ? Besides Marchand, not many guys under 6' on that team. Same with the Canes.

And sorry to tell you, but the situation in the World is getting worse, not better.

 

[417]

With all the talk about tanking, thought this story was fairly interesting.

Dallas Mavericks fined 750K for resting key players in an elimination game.

 

[WeThreeKings]

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[Rapala]

With all the talk about tanking, thought this story was fairly interesting.

Dallas Mavericks fined 750K for resting key players in an elimination game.

Is the money a real deterrent? Questionable.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Bring that Broadway luck to St. Catherines, Gorton!!

 

[Guy Larose]

#toughschedulemyassisrightshouldhavebeendeadlastwithourrostermorons

Yes, lets fault the players for playing hard, earn their salaries, trying everything they can to try to earn a spot, and be pros. Not sure who the morons are here for not understanding this.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

Is the money a real deterrent? Questionable.

no but you know what is? when an NHL player gets fined $5000 for an extremely dangerous play against a fellow player

(for context if the average NHL salary is 3.5M, the average player earns $42,000 per game)

 

[Rapala]

no but you know what is? when an NHL player gets fined $5000 for an extremely dangerous play against a fellow player

(for context if the average NHL salary is 3.5M, the average player earns $42,000 per game)

They should be docking spots. -1 after the Lottery would go much further.

 

[26Mats]

Is the money a real deterrent? Questionable.

Should have taken away the 1st round pick they were tanking to improve.

 

[OnTheRun]

With all the talk about tanking, thought this story was fairly interesting.

Dallas Mavericks fined 750K for resting key players in an elimination game.

The horror! There goes 0.002% of the Mavericks annual revenue.

 

[Schooner Guy]

Really hoping we're top 6 after the lottery...

Wonder if passing on Cooley will make management not want to pass on Smith.

Pretty certain Habs brass are still happy with the player they picked at #1.

 

[MON4NHLTOR4MLB]

The kid is not even 160 pounds. Please, never compare him to Crosby, a force of the nature. Habs have plenty of smallish forwards. They don't need another one. Have you watch the Bruins lately ? Besides Marchand, not many guys under 6' on that team. Same with the Canes.

And sorry to tell you, but the situation in the World is getting worse, not better.

Alright, build your team of big, hulking, slow, no hands, no finish galutes then! Sure to win it all right away with that recipe. Size, size, size!

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Is the money a real deterrent? Questionable.

It's not but I'd say it's embarrasing to have this done publically.

 

[Censored Toad]

We should get a first for Dru I bet.

Just kidding ! !!!!!

Its over, lets watch some hockey, watch the leafs lose hopefully and gte a good draft pick... the tire fire that was this season is OVER !!!!

 

[1909]

Alright, build your team of big, hulking, slow, no hands, no finish galutes then! Sure to win it all right away with that recipe. Size, size, size!

You have bad faith. There is lots of good, skilled, fast guys 6'0 and over. Other very successful team have that. Habs have enough smaller guys with Caufield, Gally, RHP, Farrell or thin guys like Ylonen, Mesar. Bring me more guys like Suzuki and Dach.

 

[TomKosto]

You have bad faith. There is lots of good, skilled, fast guys 6'0 and over. Other very successful team have that. Habs have enough smaller guys with Caufield, Gally, RHP, Farrell or thin guys like Ylonen, Mesar. Bring me more guys like Suzuki and Dach.

Of all thoses small guys u mentionned, there's a good chance only 2 of them are NHLER for us in the next 3-4years... I also take 3xRHP instead of 3xArmia.

 

[1909]

Of all thoses small guys u mentionned, there's a good chance only 2 of them are NHLER for us in the next 3-4years... I also take 3xRHP instead of 3xArmia.

You see what's happened with Byron ? 1 RHP is enough, like 1 Armia is more than enough .

 

[TomKosto]

You see what's happened with Byron ? 1 RHP is enough, like 1 Armia is more than enough .

What I mean is it's pretty weird wanting to passed on a guy like Benson because we have guys like Farrell and Mesar in the pipeline (they could easily bust), and a fragile Brendan Gallagher. I take smaller guy with big drive like Benson and RHP everyday. We just drafted a big powerfoward with suspect potential at number 1 last year, we can go small this year. We have Dach, Suzuki and Slaf over 200lbs for our top6. We "might" acquired Dubois too. Anderson is still there and Ylonen is 6ft1 btw and Heineman might make the team too. Xhekaj, Guhle, Savard, Matheson, are all big guys at D, Mailloux is coming also.. Benson fits very, very well! The narrative that we need to get bigger is false. We need guys with drive and will to win.

 

[SOLR]

We should get a first for Dru I bet.

Just kidding ! !!!!!

Its over, lets watch some hockey, watch the leafs lose hopefully and gte a good draft pick... the tire fire that was this season is OVER !!!!

I think you were on the right track.

We SHOULD get a first bag of pucks for Dru I belt.

 

[donghabs98]

With all the talk about tanking, thought this story was fairly interesting.

Dallas Mavericks fined 750K for resting key players in an elimination game.

Not happening in the NHL. No one tanks according to Bettman!

 

[Runner77]

Pretty certain Habs brass are still happy with the player they picked at #1.

Far too early anyhow as the Habs stated they were not out to get the best player immediately following the draft, but 3 years after it.

 

[Frankenheimer]

Because if you're someone like, let's say Pittsburgh.. if you're not confident you're going to make it in, and you get just as good of odds as anyone else to win a prospect like Bedard - why would you buy? You'd just sell off to the top heavy teams and purposefully miss the play-offs to get in the lottery.

Capitals and Red Wings could have made play-off pushes but chose to sell for a marginal difference in lottery odds for Bedard.. now imagine if those odds were larger? How many other teams would have made the same decision?

You have a point.

 

[salbutera]

Bring that Broadway luck to St. Catherines, Gorton!!

Been saying that for a while, additionally Gorton is the only lead hockey ops type whose teams have won 3-lotteries

 

[Sterling Archer]

Been saying that for a while, additionally Gorton is the only lead hockey ops type whose teams have won 3-lotteries

Maybe he cracked the NHL lottery system. Lol. This would be a great year to find out!