Confirmed with Link: Ilya Kovalchuk signs with Habs (1-year, 2-way deal, 700k AAV)

[Habaneros]

Or he was forced lmao

77 is a cooler number , and lucky 7's ....maybe it brings Kulak better luck.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

What the hell am I supposed to do with my Kulak 17 jersey now?!

 

[Kairi Zaide]

What the hell am I supposed to do with my Kulak 17 jersey now?!

It's a piece of collection now. You can sell it at an auction for 10 times the price you paid!

 

[26Mats]

It's hilarious to see "Kovalchuk" pencilled into our lines. I'd go to a game just to see him in a Habs jersey, which was probably a big reason they signed him.

All we need to make this season complete is to reach out to Jaromir Jagr...

Eye candy:

 

[Mandala]

Or maybe it's your perception that is skewed. I've seen this board being overly positive too.

You have to consider your own tendencies too. Maybe you unconsciously tend to get triggered more easily and fixate on those who are negative, which will always be present, no matter how positive the majority is. Also have to consider human psychology as we are much more likely to remember negative events than positive ones because of survival. We're talking five folds here. In other words, it takes five positive comments to equal the impact of one negative comment.

I won't deny the board has been overly negative, especially in the last 4 years, but to say it's been just that over the last 13 years is simply exageration.

I have read hfboards for years and the constant negativity from at least 20 regular posters make me skip it for long period at times. This team needs improvement and in some areas like management huge improvement but to always portray it on the negative side is tiring, useless and I have better things to do most of the time. A contrario, since the mods decided to block tanking discussions, I found that the discussions became more pleasant and constructive than before on average.

 

[admiralcadillac]

So was yours.

You literally just wrote how they're going with ''youth movement'' in a thread about a mid-season signing of a 37yo veteran. The irony is just sad at this point.

Please don’t use quotation marks for words that weren’t posted.

I also don’t understand what your point is. Kovalchuk isn’t taking anyone’s role away other than Weal. He’s a stopgap.

It’s very clear they’ve decided to have the young players play with veterans versus a barren team.

 

[pepperMonkey]

Of course if we didn't have to touch the roster I'd rather have the 5th than the 15th pick. But in order to get to 5th we need to move good players out, so the net effect may not be positive.

Umm, besides our young players, what good players can we not afford to move? Heck, given the right price I'm even open to moving our young guns.

 

[habdynasty]

What the hell am I supposed to do with my Kulak 17 jersey now?!

Just add chuk to it. kulakchuk, close enough lol.

 

[Habs]

History of laziness??......I’ve only heard the opposite, great teammate

Ya, that scoring machine of a team LA, just steam rolling teams with their offense....lol

lol, ok bud,what next he's a dominant 2 way player and teams were lining up to sign him because of his dedication to the game?

 

[KingsHockey24]

Anyone gonna buy a Kovalchuk jersey?

Thinking about buying a Kings jersey of him haha.

I'll be rooting for Kovy, he deserved better than playing with Adrian Kempe and Trevor Lewis.

 

[jaffy27]

What the hell am I supposed to do with my Kulak 17 jersey now?!

 

[jaffy27]

lol, ok bud,what next he's a dominant 2 way player and teams were lining up to sign him because of his dedication to the game?

Oh no, I’d never take it that far.....that would be like spewing BS just to make a point

 

[the]

Wait Kulak with number 77? I thought Bergevin hated jersey numbers higher than 50?

 

[1909]

77 is a cooler number , and lucky 7's ....maybe it brings Kulak better luck.

... He will be traded soon....

 

[Habaneros]

Wait Kulak with number 77? I thought Bergevin hated jersey numbers higher than 50?

who will be the first player to wear a decimal number?
This might be a good thing


10.2
6.1
2.0

 

[pepperMonkey]

I have read hfboards for years and the constant negativity from at least 20 regular posters make me skip it for long period at times. This team needs improvement and in some areas like management huge improvement but to always portray it on the negative side is tiring, useless and I have better things to do most of the time. A contrario, since the mods decided to block tanking discussions, I found that the discussions became more pleasant and constructive than before on average.

Well, to be fair, the Habs haven't really enticed the feeling of hope in nearly three decades. So I can understand the general feeling of negatively. Sure, there were spurts of good times but I would agree with the negative Nancy's that it's mostly hasn't been good times success 93.

 

[LeHab]

What the hell am I supposed to do with my Kulak 17 jersey now?!

Kulak will be here for the next +10 years, don't worry he will wear it again soon and you will get to wear it again with pride as well.

 

[ZUKI]

I think radulov was vastly overated.
And I know radulov. Radulov was a friend of mine. Suckalchuck is no Radulov.

False ! you don't have friend

 

[ZUKI]

Possibly one of his worst.

So, that means there were all very good trades ?

 

[Doc McKenna]

I have read hfboards for years and the constant negativity from at least 20 regular posters make me skip it for long period at times. This team needs improvement and in some areas like management huge improvement but to always portray it on the negative side is tiring, useless and I have better things to do most of the time. A contrario, since the mods decided to block tanking discussions, I found that the discussions became more pleasant and constructive than before on average.

You would be wrong. Most of us simply don't care about the team anymore. Even after loses the PGT is much shorter. We use to have 30+ after a lose and 20+ after a win. We are lucky when we hit 12 for either. Honest discussion has been squashed by your side. So why post if its nothing but an echo chamber. Many have gone to other boards or just won't waste their time pretending to be positive about this team. Why should I watch a team that hasn't won a playoff round in half a decade. Let alone spend time talking about the positives that hardly exist. Welcome to ballard era leafs without the ability to complain about the mismanagement.

 

[Mario le Magnifique]

Anyone gonna buy a Kovalchuk jersey?

Thinking about buying a Kings jersey of him haha.

I'll be rooting for Kovy, he deserved better than playing with Adrian Kempe and Trevor Lewis.

Wait till you see him on a line with Thompson and a token AHLer.

 

[1909]

who will be the first player to wear a decimal number?
This might be a good thing


10.2
6.1
2.0

We know that #99 will never be worn again.

NHL should also retire #9 to honour Howe and Richard.

 

[BehindTheTimes]

What the hell am I supposed to do with my Kulak 17 jersey now?!

You'll have to pull out your Cousins 21 Jersey now. I know you were saving it for a special time, but that time is now.

 

[admiralcadillac]

You would be wrong. Most of us simply don't care about the team anymore. Even after loses the PGT is much shorter. We use to have 30+ after a lose and 20+ after a win. We are lucky when we hit 12 for either. Honest discussion has been squashed by your side. So why post if its nothing but an echo chamber. Many have gone to other boards or just won't waste their time pretending to be positive about this team. Why should I watch a team that hasn't won a playoff round in half a decade. Let alone spend time talking about the positives that hardly exist. Welcome to ballard era leafs without the ability to complain about the mismanagement.

Again, that’s a symptom of forums dying and becoming polarized echo chambers, not of the team as such.

 

[holy]

Wait Kulak with number 77? I thought Bergevin hated jersey numbers higher than 50?

Why would he hate numbers higher than his IQ? Such a weird phobia.