Poulin is not signed to an NHL deal, so he cannot be on the taxi squad. We are at 47/50 contracts, so not much space.
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Poulin is not signed to an NHL deal, so he cannot be on the taxi squad. We are at 47/50 contracts, so not much space.
HabsWhiteKnightLOL
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Drouin has not scored on the power play for the last 2 years while having good pp time.
What are we gonna about losing a guy who barely score 15 goals a season
15 goals a season! We wish! He has 14 in his last THREE seasons combined.
True but I figure 3 open contracts and sign him until they end of the year and he becomes a UFA and that spots opens again. Not ideal but better than either McNiven or Primeau not getting starts because of being on the taxi squad.
Heck of a lot easier to move Drouin than Gallagher. The latter contract is an absolute albatross.
By the time we get to the trade deadline, Gallagher will be all bashed up again so yeah, untradeable albatross for sure. Haha. Seems like we have several guys that fall into that category.
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...I think Paquette has been better for us than King had been. And Paquette has been f***ing awful.
Yeah, what about all his one-touch passes, zone entries and assists? He's a 45-60 pointer at NHL lvl.
We already have finishers like Hoffman, Toffoli and Caufield (altho 2 of them are in slumps).
I watch him create key opportunities. His playmaking is absolutely elite. Sometimes, if it's not in the back of the net, it isn't his fault.
I also want him to score more goals, but it's fine either way. I understand the criticism relative to his effort and work ethic, but people need to stop faulting him for something he's not.
When I say 'score', it's an end result. An end result that can be led to by elite play making.
HabsWhiteKnightLOL
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hes 45 points and his 150 turnovers to come with.
This team would be better without him in the lineup. He's just a floater , been that for 4 years and a half
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26Mats
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May have a shot at getting an asset at next year's trade deadline if he's miraculously hot that late in the season.
Anyways, at least he's great for the tank.
Kudo Shinichi
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I dont think it changes anything for us. To put Paquette and Perreault on the taxi squad, they need to clear waivers. There is no way we (or the team acquiring them) take that risk.
Kudo Shinichi
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The chances of them getting picked up on waivers is very high. A lot of teams are battling injuries or covid. So taking the risk of putting them on waiver is not worth it when we likely have a guaranteed late pick return at the tdl.
That's a fair reason to not like him for but I wouldn't talk about his 15 goals then. The problem with fanbase is that we keep criticizing players relative to something they're not. He's top 5 in pointing in our lineup.
It's like criticizing Edmunson for not scoring goals. He's not a point-producing D-man just as how Drouin isn't a natural goal scorer, but Drouin does contribute to many goals: something Habs desperately need rn.
windycity
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There was a sucker, now that he's gone there may no longer be a sucker. Not all GMs will pay to add players that will make their team worse and call it depth.
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