News Article: AK Bars interested in Valiev
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mariolemieux66
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I think he could have been a #7 or #8 dmen for the next couple of years.
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Not a big loss really, we have tons of those.
The trade is a win just on account of that 2nd round pick.
So, given we retain his rights, better for him to get playing time in the KHL than sit in the press box or be exposed to waivers if sent to laval. It's debatable whether being in Laval or the KHL is better for his development, especially with Lefebvre gone.
mariolemieux66
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I would rather have Juulsen and Mete playing 20+ minutes with Laval and Valiev as extra dmen in Montreal, but it looks like one of the two will start the season with the Habs. I am also curious as to where Lernout starts the season as he has to go through waiver next year.
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Adam Michaels
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The Habs can still qualify him and retain his rights until he is 27 years old, even if he's off to Europe.
MasterDecoy
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justafan22
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Rychel is a likely AHL all star/NHL non factor so as we all said at the time, it's Plekanec for a 2nd rounder which likely won't have an impact for 2-3 years.
Considering the alternative was not trading him, I'd say it's still a positive return
justafan22
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I don't disagree, but it was always about trading a declining player for a dart throw. Thinking those prospect were anything other than filler was dreamland.
WeThreeKings
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And we are clearly re-signing Plekanec.. when Bergevin f***s up again this year, it's another free asset at this years deadline.
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Habs 4 Life
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I would normally agree with you but your dreaming if Pleks will be signed for only 1 year by our moron GM. He will probably give him a 2-3 year deal....
habsgirl5000
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LOL....everybody says things like this AFTER he is gone,
at the time of the trade it was "what a great deal we got for plecky....Valiev could easily be a top 3-4 for us in a few years!"
after he is gone....."meh, who cares"
Habs 4 Life
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LOL....everybody says things like this AFTER he is gone,
at the time of the trade it was "what a great deal we got for plecky....Valiev could easily be a top 3-4 for us in a few years!"
after he is gone....."meh, who cares"
Honestly I was really happy we got a 2nd for Pleky.
Didn't really care about Rychel or Valiev to be honest
LOL....everybody says things like this AFTER he is gone,
at the time of the trade it was "what a great deal we got for plecky....Valiev could easily be a top 3-4 for us in a few years!"
after he is gone....."meh, who cares"
Valiev and Rychel were throw-ins, Valiev never had that potential (nor did I see someone claiming he would be a 3-4th), and anyway most people were happy we had a 2nd for Plekanec.
Kudo Shinichi
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It's not about showing him, it's about retaining the rights of an asset if they feel it is worth it.that'll show him
Stive Morgan
Mhm. Mhm. Mhm.
Whitesnake
If you rebuild, they will come.
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LOL....everybody says things like this AFTER he is gone,
at the time of the trade it was "what a great deal we got for plecky....Valiev could easily be a top 3-4 for us in a few years!"
after he is gone....."meh, who cares"
Show me this. That somebody said that he could be No3 or No4 in a few years.
Whitesnake
If you rebuild, they will come.
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It's no biggie. Yet....you wonder how a guy who has to know how bad we are defensively already took the decision to just leave. It's not like we were so deep that he knew he'd be No14 or something...
Habs Icing
Formerly Onice
1) Weber
2) Petry
3) Alzner
4) Juulsen
5) Mete
6) Rielly
7) Schlemko
8) Benn
9) Lernout
10)Marc's training camp special waiver draft pick up
11) Fleury needs a look see
And he asked himself what if the rumours are true? The Habs pick up a top line PMD. So yeah pretty much #14. Also, I thought defensively he was very responsible but really had no offensive punch. After he recovered from his injury they sent him down to the A in a season when they really had no defense corps. So yeah Rinat could read the writing on the wall even if he doesn't read English.
