Just Linda
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- Feb 24, 2018
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To be fair --- UP TO THIS POINT
Boston (EDM 2, MTL 1)
Pittsburgh (EDM 1, MTL 2) Cup Favourite
Nashville (EDM 2) 1st in League
Winnipeg (EDM 1) Cup Favourite
Toronto (MTL 1) 5th in League
St Louis (MTL 1) Cup Favourite
Washington (MTL 1) Defending Cup
Calgary (MTL 1) 3rd in League
Tampa Bay (MTL 1) 2nd in League
While we can argue semantics on the rest of the schedule, and we can definitely give credit that Edmonton has had to play Nashville twice; the Habs have played MORE games against Cup-favourite teams... 6 for Edmonton compared to 8 from Montreal.
For OP: Mete at THIS point is a superior player to Puljujarvi, both in value and in usefulness; the Habs sure as **** aren't going to trade a Top 4 defenseman for a winger who's been sitting in the press box for the better part of the season
While I am in no way writing the kid off, he has 29 career points in 102 career games (0.28ppg) --- other people from that same draft include PLD (0.58PPG), Keller (0.78PPG) and Tkachuk (0.72PPG)
He is closer to Tage Thompson (0.20PPG) and Jost (.30PPG) than he is the guys who he was drafted above within the top 10. He has continually been sent to the AHL or Scratched, and is very much so looking like a bust.
Tage Thompson is not a bust, he's always been seen as a long term prospect (and not a sure bet one either).
Let the kids develop and at 25 call them busts. Lots of players are late bloomers