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to be frank The "rielly,reilley,reilly" name are so freaking confusing for french speaker
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to be frank The "rielly,reilley,reilly" name are so freaking confusing for french speaker
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Deebs
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The kid just doesn't have "IT" imo. It's just not clicking for him and we should see some glimpses by now. Could be a late bloomer I guess, but time is running out
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He can also play either the left or right side which helps his cause. I find he gets underrated and shouldn't be grouped with terrible guys like Alzner/Benn, he was a solid D in San Jose and last year was simply a write-off for him having missed most of training camp and the start of the year.
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Euhhhh...one of those forwards does not fit...I'll let you take a wild guess who.
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That move pissed me off. I know how unpopular Beaulieu was but at least he could skate, had size and was physical, and he could shoot and pass the puck. This is what happens when we lose in the 1st round and our GM starts attacking certain players. What a mess of an off season in 2017!
And the guy we lost for him is a pylon that is now playing in the KHL, what's your point?
Agreed - but I also think the coaching/management staff have misevaluated him.
He can be useful as a 3rd pair Dman...anything more, and you're going to be disappointed IMO.
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I really hope he can be traded for a late pick.
I'd be good with a 5th -6th or 7th !!
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Nothing is perfect. I agree signing Tavares is big but losing JVR is like losing a Pacioretty type player(even if I think max is better). Losing bozak too.
You act like they added and lost nothing. They gained overall but not as much as you think.
It’s like Oilers year before where odds makers had them #2 on list.
I think Toronto will feast on shit division that has us and Ottawa. With Florida and buffalo still trying to establish themselves as playoff teams. Easy cruise to playoffs until they meet other division or Tampa in ours.
You could of stopped describing Beaulieu after "at least he could skate".
He couldn't shoot, had poor awareness, doesn't take his job very seriously and....he needed a new contract.
Beaulieu is a more mobile version of Benn...he's just younger. They're both fringe NHL dmen,
When you take into consideration their salaries
Benn @ 1.1M
Beaulieu @ 2.4M
I think they made the "right" choice
You seem to have a pretty great understanding of my point: namely, that Bergevin had put us in the position wherein Benn was even an consideration for a protection slot. That the sum total of his efforts to that point was that Jordie Benn was conceivably among the 7 best skaters on our team.
I was just reminding people here of that fact.
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Habs Halifax
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I believe in the potential with Beaulieu vs the over achieving Benn in one playoff run. How did they make the right choice? They lost Beaulieu and Markov and then gravitated to Alzner and his terrible contract. If Benn was the right choice, they would of believed he could be a good fit with Petry and not went after Alzner.
Benn is a depth defenseman on our team. Beaulieu was not a terrible partner for Petry. We should of let Benn go, and kept Emelin, Markov, and Beaulieu. And this is not hindsight evaluation... it's what I wanted prior to the expansion draft.
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Habs average height is 1 " less than leafs .average weight is .5 lbs less yhan leafs.yup ,,habs are too small.
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I like the first two forward lines and Mete/Juulsen Reilly/Petry pairings... hopefully they can hold their own tonight.
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Markov has nothing to do with this debate IMO.
Given the choice to protect Benn or Beaulieu.
I'll begrudgingly take Benn.
I was never a Beaulieu fan and the fact he needed a new contract after he would of been protected, and he actually ended up signing for 2.4M.
Pass...I wouldn't be surprised to see both on waivers in the coming days
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Yup. He's in the line-up tonight but may be scratched because he's not on any of the lines. They're probably giving him some rest after the collision last game. Probably being prudent in his case. Also probably giving Agostino and Chaput one final look.
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Small is not terrible. Soft is. Gallagher is small but tough as nails. Patch was big but soft. We do have a group of forwards that are the soft types and have a hard time winning puck battles.
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