Natey
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Eller has been playing in the NHL for multiple years without any progression.
It's Sekac's first year ffs... I'm not saying he is 100% going to be a star, but he clearly has the potential and it would've been worth it to hold on him longer.
Isn't there a thread where you guys can go moan and cry about Therrien?
Would be nice to see/read more about this guy and talk about the trade and not have to filter through the garbage cry me a river rethoric.
In a few years:
Pacioretty-Galchenyuk-Gallagher
Scherbak-Plekanec-McCarron
Hudon-JdLR-Smith Pelly
and at best, let's say he meets the rosiest of predictions, what does he bring ? another aphysical perimeter player who gets easily neutralized when the going gets tough.
This isnt the draft, you can ALWAYS go with the BPA. Teams that have obvious, exploitable vulnerabilities dont often go far in the playoffs. We NEED to be better rounded and have some physical presence for the playoffs. We get this with DSP.
I'm all for GM's addressing the teams needs instead of trying to beleive that guys with cetain talent sets can magically transform these into completely different skill sets ( like your idea of sekac being a net presence) because they have "skills".
Actually, I think Sekac has the same upside than Eller, which is not that high. I always saw him as a good puck-possession 3rd liner, nothing more. I don't know why some habs fans believed he was an untouchable player, like Pacioretty and Galchenyuk. The problem with Sekac is his hands. He can't deke around NHL defender. It will hurt his offensive production. It already did. And if you look through his history, he never was a offensive dynamo. It's logical to think that he will not be an offensive player in the NHL. People should look at tendencie over small samples. And they should put abilities and production in differents categories. You can be fast, strong, big, good on the cycle AND not being an offensive player.
Also, let's not forget another young man, DLR. I know he's a center. He will be as good on the cycle and for puck possession, and he will be faster and more physical. DLR will not be a offensive player, but the other thing he brings are better. Everybody thought that DLR will make Eller obsolete, but looks like it was Sekac.
Bergevin emphasizes that he wants size and toughness yet he's ok with a talentless midget centring our first line? This team drives me ****ing insane.
He was 2nd for goal and points on his KHL team last year.
The guy was doing fine for his rookie's season in NA, no thanks to Therrien.
I mean yeah, the guy is a burst if you expected him to be the next Selane.
I see this deal in a similar light to when MB got Weise. He traded for an undervalued asset on another team.
I think this trade has more to do with DSP's 27 goals in 55 games last year in the AHL than his hit numbers. MB has said many times that he's not a huge fan of hits on their own. Maybe he sees him as a guy that can play physical and score some dirty goals from in tight much like Simmonds does in Phillie.
Where does this come from, guy was banging at the beginning of the season..then he got benched. Coincidence?
Prust/Eller are most likely the worst puck distributor on the team.
Most people knew nothing about Sekac while DSP was being covered back to his JR days.
Thomas takes shots from downtown i feel he's a closet basketball player.
Exactly. Every player that gets traded out of town isn't a problem in the locker room, a bad player, or constantly has rifts with teammates. Sometimes you need to give up something good to get something good, and that's the case here.it would be nice to see less bashing. we can be happy to get DSP without having to bash Sekac, you know?
Guys like DSP doens't come cheap.
DSP is the perfect fit.
Pacioretty-Desharnais-DSP
if you think he's a physical presence, I think I can understand your inability to properly evaluate his relative talents. so now we have guys claiming he's a " banger" and another who suggests that he was willing to go to the dirty parts of the ice and stay there, but was prevented from doing so by MT.
Another guy who spends most of his time along the boards not scoring. its a freaking baker's dozen on the habs.
Exactly. Every player that gets traded out of town isn't a problem in the locker room, a bad player, or constantly have rifts with teammates. Sometimes you need to give up something good to get something good, and that's the case here.
Uh, no.