Out of Town Thread: Pre-Pre-Season Edition

[Belial]

Not necessarily. Reiterating:

- Eller was two years younger than Pacioretty is now;
- Eller is a centre;
- Eller is specifically what Washington was looking for;
- Eller is a better playoff warrior than Pacioretty;
- Eller is outstanding on the penalty kill;

Again... What is your point?

Give me a break with your PO warrior, Eller had two great PO runs out of 5. Pacioretty didn't suck balls in the PO all the time! He also had decent PO runs.

Pacioretty can kill penalties also.

Pacioretty is a solid first liner on the majority of teams in the league! Eller is a second liner at best!

 

[DAChampion]

Again... What is your point?

Give me a break with your PO warrior, Eller had two great PO runs out of 5. Pacioretty didn't suck balls in the PO all the time! He also had decent PO runs.

Pacioretty can kill penalties also.

Pacioretty is a solid first liner on the majority of teams in the league! Eller is a second liner at best!

Nope, Eller has competed very effectively in each of his playoffs. Sometimes the points weren't there, but don't worry other teams know about PDO, particularly well-managed teams like the Caps.

 

[Belial]

Nope, Eller has competed very effectively in each of his playoffs. Sometimes the points weren't there, but don't worry other teams know about PDO, particularly well-managed teams like the Caps.

Pacioretty led the team in any possible metric against the Rangers but points and nobody cared! So, please...

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Belial]

2-3 years would be my guess.

 

[Adam Michaels]

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[DAChampion]

Pacioretty led the team in any possible metric against the Rangers but points and nobody cared! So, please...

LOL, after every Habs playoff loss people come up with irrelevant metrics. They're not convincing because it's clearly cherry picking.

Pacioretty is and has been a weak playoff player on the Habs. He's not on the level of guys like Gallagher, Subban, and Eller.

 

[PhysicX]

Pacioretty led the team in any possible metric against the Rangers but points and nobody cared! So, please...

In the end, for Pacioretty to be effective on an offensively-challenged team, he must get points on the board.

 

[DAChampion]

In the end, for Pacioretty to be effective on an offensively-challenged team, he must get points on the board.

I think that he could actually do well in a different role on another team, as a second-line LW.

 

[Rosso Scuderia]

I think that he could actually do well in a different role on another team, as a second-line LW.

Yeah. Pacioretty will do great with a team that has better forwards than him. He's another player that will have good success with his new team because he will be use in a role that would fit him best. He can't be the best forward of a team but in a secondary role, he'd be perfect. Exactly like Kessel. Not comparing the players but the situation.

That said. I won't miss him though. I don't see him having success with the Habs with the way this team is built and managed.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Peanut]

That is gonna look like such a steal long term wow Gibson is unreal! Only injuries could make this deal look bad.

Great deal locking him up long for cheap he should have been a Vezina nominee last year and I expect him to be a top 3 goalies for the contract.

Damn though he must really like living in Anaheim could have easily gotten more.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

WOW

I'm going to cry in a corner looking at the price contract

 

[le_sean]

Gibson is prone to bad goaltending spells and having a weird attitude. I’d still rather have that contract than Price’s though.

 

[Mrb1p]

Karlsson and Gibsons contract are good moves.

Imagine if they gave Price more term on his first contract....

Im really a fan of gambling on term to save money.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Karlsson and Gibsons contract are good moves.

Imagine if they gave Price more term on his first contract....

Im really a fan of gambling on term to save money.

Price just finished a 6-year contract. That's not short term.

 

[Kent Nilsson]

Karlsson and Gibsons contract are good moves.

Imagine if they gave Price more term on his first contract....

Im really a fan of gambling on term to save money.

Price just finished a 6-year contract. That's not short term.

Read better.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

The other thread reached over 1000 posts, I thought maybe we can start a new one.

"Now that"

oh please, as if Bettman hadn't positioned himself for that (while pretending to be against it) long before the court ruling.

This is his big game. What he's always been after.

 

[Mrb1p]

Price just finished a 6-year contract. That's not short term.

Yeah, but what about 8, 9, 10 or even 12.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

A few picks have signed their ELC's the last few weeks. I don't know if this was mentioned at any moment:

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

Gibson is prone to bad goaltending spells and having a weird attitude. I’d still rather have that contract than Price’s though.

What starting goalie isn't, though?

 

[PaulD]

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Nice picture of Lars "scored the 2018 Stanley Cup winning goal" Eler.

 

[Genesis76]

PK Subban on the NHL cover.

You know whats funny?

On the trailer right after Gretzky they show Subban.

Legend in the making.

 

[DAChampion]

PK Subban on the NHL cover.

You know whats funny?

On the trailer right after Gretzky they show Subban.

Legend in the making.

Subban is a lock for the hockey hall of fame.

So far, he's the only 21st century Habs draft pick for which we can say that.