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We should have drafted Michkov
- Feb 28, 2002
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And why is he out of position all the time? I'll tell you.
Markov doesn't move.
Meh, you could do worse than have Markov as your mentor out there.
And why is he out of position all the time? I'll tell you.
Markov doesn't move.
C'mon guys. Watch the games. Robidas would probably be the best Habs d-man right now. I love Markov better but he has slowed down -- only the PP and hockey sense makes him slightly better than Robidas. Subban will be better but isn't as polished as Robidas is right now. Diaz plays great, but we still don't know if he will sustain that caliber of hockey for the whole season. Then Robidas is clearly head and shoulders better than Emelin, Bouillon and Gorges. Dammit, he was an all star last year while Habs didn't get any player! He's Dallas #1 d-man for the last 3-4 years, playing 25-30 minutes a game!
Meh, you could do worse than have Markov as your mentor out there.
By Markov not playing his position because of his mobility it wears down on your defensive partner seeing how he has to cover pretty much everything.
I guess no one sees that by the mid point of the game Emelin is as slow as molasses out there.
Of course, Bergevin's first roster trade move will be acquiring another undersized D.
Just to let you know, it's now 2013; not 2009. Also, Goligoski is their #1, and has been since they traded Neal and Niskanen for him in '11. Furthermore, Robidas only saw himself start to get those minutes with the loss of Zubov (and time missed by Goligoski), and the result has been a team that has allowed above league average in goals against each year since, with 4th/5th place division finishes, and no trips to the post season.
Robidas might deserve to be considered a short term improvement on one or two players (he is a good player - better than we thought during his time in Montreal), but he's overrated (imo) and at the end of his days, so I'd be careful with who (and how much) I sent the other way to acquire him.
And why is he out of position all the time? I'll tell you.
Markov doesn't move.
Goligoski, the guy who was a healthy scratch earlier this year? C'mon! Goligoski is a deception.
I agree with you tho that Robidas isn't as good as he was 1-2 years ago and his acquisition would be "short term" improvement, but he would still be in Habs' top 3. We shouldn't be fooled by Habs' early success. Their defense is suspect.
That said, I wrote good things about Robidas, but honnestly, I wouldn't want Bergevin to give youngsters or draft pick for him.
You'll have a hard time convincing me that Markov is this immobile, out of position, dman you are claiming.
Mostly the first, but we should be opportune and take advantage of the 2nd.
Adding depth by the top is the best outcome. We can safely dispose of our current #7 or #8 D if opportunity arise because we helped dry up the D market by taking out McDo and Girardi
I meant this year. Some reports and fans complaining about him. I did not see him at all this year.
It would take forever to figure out who played more the year Goligoski was traded. Plus three seasons ago doesn't really matter.Goligoski has outproduced Robidas AND played more minutes per game AND managed to keep out of the minus +/- while both were in the same lineup. Consider your opinion of Goligoski, and that Robidas doesn't even meet that bar at this point in his career, let alone moving forward.
I shouldn't have to explain what Subban, Diaz and Emelin have in common.
Or you could do:
Markov - Subban
Gorges - Diaz
Emelin - Robidas
Bouillon is clearly the 6th defencemen at this moment and Emelin is better than him.
It would take forever to figure out who played more the year Goligoski was traded. Plus three seasons ago doesn't really matter.
However, last year Goligoski played one second more per game than Robidas. This year, Robidas plays 30 seconds more per game than Goligoski. So it would take less than three games this year for Robidas to pass Goligoski.
It's pretty close but Robidas actually plays more minutes per game than Goligoski.
So what would we do with Kaberle and Emelin?
We shouldnt be allowed to post anything that comes from Eklund
Is Robidas better than Bouillon ? better than Emelin ?