Player Discussion Former Habs & Picks watch: Gone but not forgotten (No Current NHLers)

[angusyoung]

WOW! must like playing in the KHL. Always thought he was a decent player,had some nastiness to his game and would drop the gloves. Thought they abandoned him to early really. Maybe he should have got an invite for the IIHF from his homeland.Looks like Team Canada looks merely at NHL players.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Jagshemash

Very nice, I like!!! Number 1 defenceman in all Kazakhstan.

 

[tazsub3]

You mean Sven not considered a success with colorado?? and Nikita not a star we let go??

 

[Tyson]

Lefebvre did a great job of prepping our prospects for future nhl success

 

[the]

You mean Sven not considered a success with colorado?? and Nikita not a star we let go??

I don’t know if you should be making fun of Sven or the Habs scouting team here.

Andrighetto is our 3rd most productive player drafted behind Galchenyuk and Gallagher between 2008-2015.

I can even stretch it and say from 2008-2017 since Sergachev and Kotkaniemi haven’t surpassed him yet.

So looking at our pathetic track record at drafting for almost a decade and the fact that he was a 3rd round pick, I have to say that Sven Andrighetto was a “success”.

 

[donghabs98]

Lefebvre did a great job of prepping our prospects for future nhl success

He certainly prepared them for future Europe success.

 

[tazsub3]

I don’t know if you should be making fun of Sven or the Habs scouting team here.

Andrighetto is our 3rd most productive player drafted behind Galchenyuk and Gallagher between 2008-2015.

I can even stretch it and say from 2008-2017 since Sergachev and Kotkaniemi haven’t surpassed him yet.

So looking at our pathetic track record at drafting for almost a decade and the fact that he was a 3rd round pick, I have to say that Sven Andrighetto was a “success”.

Valid point, but in this occasions was making fun of the ones (myself included) that thought he will become a great player once traded.

 

[tazsub3]

He certainly prepared them for future Europe success.

NIkita probably learned more on the plane to LA then he did with Sly.

 

[Schwang]

But I thought Andrighetto was this great player and everyone condemned Bergevin for letting him go? Huh.

 

[Schwang]

You mean Sven not considered a success with colorado?? and Nikita not a star we let go??

I know, eh?
People really need to stop condemning Bergevin for every single move.

 

[Adam Michaels]

But I thought Andrighetto was this great player and everyone condemned Bergevin for letting him go? Huh.

I don't think that trading Andrighetto was what people were unhappy with. It was the return (Martinsen) that really bothered people.

 

[scrubadam]

I don't think that trading Andrighetto was what people were unhappy with. It was the return (Martinsen) that really bothered people.

Ya Martinesen sucked, but people really did think Sven was going to be a top 6er, especially after he had that little hot streak when he was traded.

In reality not much more you could really get for a guy who isn't an NHLer.

 

[Schwang]

I don't think that trading Andrighetto was what people were unhappy with. It was the return (Martinsen) that really bothered people.

True he could’ve tried to rip someone off and got something better. Or maybe he couldn’t. It doesn’t look like Ghetto will be in the league anymore, so that tells me there’s no market for him.

 

[Adam Michaels]

True he could’ve tried to rip someone off and got something better. Or maybe he couldn’t. It doesn’t look like Ghetto will be in the league anymore, so that tells me there’s no market for him.

I agree. And if you look at it with perspective, earlier that year, Andrighetto was put on waivers and he cleared. So it wasn't surprising to see he couldn't bring in someone better than Martinsen. But at that moment, it was the reason most weren't happy with the trade.

 

[Tyson]

But I thought Andrighetto was this great player and everyone condemned Bergevin for letting him go? Huh.

He was and is light years better than the return Bergevin got for him

 

[Bacchus1]

He was and is light years better than the return Bergevin got for him

What would you have traded him for? Perhaps it was more of responding to a request to try to spark his career elsewhere, since it wasn’t working in MTL.

 

[Tyson]

What would you have traded him for? Perhaps it was more of responding to a request to try to spark his career elsewhere, since it wasn’t working in MTL.

I would not have traded Andrighetto for Martinsen. I was agreeing with you

 

[Bacchus1]

I would not have traded Andrighetto for Martinsen. I was agreeing with you

Can’t be .... I view it as no big loss. Would I prefer a better deal? Of course. Was there a better deal to be had? We’ll never know. Was he trying to let Andrighetto have another shot with a rebuilding team? Quite likely.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

We can't forget that Ghetto had cleared waivers at the start of the season too.

 

[tazsub3]

We can't forget that Ghetto had cleared waivers at the start of the season too.

no one wanted him for free. but the idiot Mb how the heck he did not get a 1st for him at the deadline and received a useless player in return

 

[Tighthead]

The issue in the Andrighetto trade was the ethos more than the assets, especially when combined with Ott (who wasn’t bad) and King (who was historically bad).

And yes, SA was likely overvalued by many fans. Prospects who show some flash will always get a long leash. I remember Gil Dionne mania and Kjell Dahlin fever.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Hawkey is 24 and his NCAA stats are very good. Oilers have not signed him yet?

 

[Habs Halifax]

no one wanted him for free. but the idiot Mb how the heck he did not get a 1st for him at the deadline and received a useless player in return

A 1st for Ghetto?

 

[Le Barron de HF]

Hawkey is 24 and his NCAA stats are very good. Oilers have not signed him yet?

There was a tweet earlier this week saying they won't sign him.