Speculation: So after Galchenyuk, who is the next skilled scapegoat?

[BehindTheTimes]

It's almost impossible to build 3 decent lines with this roster and the D is atrocious. Hoping for more improvement from Hudon/Scherbak, otherwise I probably won't be paying much attention.

Pretty high on both. We shall see where this goes.

 

[Milhouse40]

So this is why they signed Plekanec....

 

[Pickles]

Its pretty obvious that it is Pacioretty. Just the next good player chased out of town by media and fans.

Bergevin hasn't spoken to Pacioretty for months. Bergevin is doing just fine chasing our talented players out of town by himself.

Last time I checked the fans don't make trades for the Canadiens and Bergevin doesn't give a damn what the fans think.

 

[Subbanned]

I think it will be Drouin before long, especially with Patches gone

 

[Benjamin Dobert]

Weber is going to be next. After he comes back from knee surgery he'll have to prove himself and that's hard when you're being watched like a hawk in Montreal. Weber will be released to free up cap space and to look for more young talent. It is obvious Bergevin will be looking for young and fast so I think he bought Weber to eventually trade him for more even though it sounds like a good fit. I personally like Weber, and I hope he recovers strong!

 

[Miller Time]

Scherbak seems like the obvious candidate... Maybe Petry as well

 

[insomniac]

Domi, if only because if Galchenyuk takes off in Arizona, all the talk will be about what they could have had for him instead.

 

[LaP]

Domi, if only because if Galchenyuk takes off in Arizona, all the talk will be about what they could have had for him instead.

The title says skilled player

 

[Cobra Commander]

I think it will be Drouin before long, especially with Patches gone

Drouin is the new DesHarnais, they will never turn on him.

 

[Habs Halifax]

I think it will be Drouin before long, especially with Patches gone

I think the pressure to produce and win games dial is turned down a bit.... especially if we have another tank year. I think Habs fans, media, and management are going to gradually come to their senses and stop attacking players with a hero or zero mentality. This mentality is terrible and not helping our team. And some people wonder why players don't want to play in Montreal. We are going to learn this the hard way

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

The irony is rich since this board has already made Drouin the scapegoat questioning his CHaracter and attitude...

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Its pretty obvious that it is Pacioretty. Just the next good player chased out of town by media and fans.

Yeah, it's never the team's fault, is it?

The media panders to management as much as it caters to a specific demographic of fans.

Subban, Eller, Chucky, Radu, Markov.

They all had plenty support from the fans.

They are gone because of management.

Please don't put the fans in the same basket.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

The irony is rich since this board has already made Drouin the scapegoat questioning his CHaracter and attitude...

Hey Bub... you found Drouin's performances acceptable?

Also, realize that he's being criticized because he's receiving special treatment from management, a complete double-standard compared to other players like Chucky and Eller.

 

[Laurentide]

It's not about skill, it's about how high-profile you are and whether or not management perceives you as "arrogant". Bergevin is the only one who's allowed to have an ego or any type of swagger. Everyone else has to be humble.

Maurice Richard had ego and swagger. The front office pushed him into retirement with the promise of a job in management. Then they gave him a do-nothing position with no authority and he left of his own accord. Jean Beliveau, on the other hand, was humble. He played until he decided to retire and immediately transitioned into a management role. Both players had talent, but only one of them showed ownership the requisite level of gratitude.

Galchenyuk wasn't traded away only because he has talent. He was traded away because his profile was becoming an issue for management. This organization doesn't deal with issues; they deal them away.

 

[Bryson]

The irony is rich since this board has already made Drouin the scapegoat questioning his CHaracter and attitude...

Pretty sure drouin did that all on his own.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Habs have no skilled players... problem solved

 

[Habs Halifax]

Pretty sure drouin did that all on his own.

That is BS! You are being way to hard on Drouin. He certainly has flaws to his game and they stood out even more on our team with lack of talent and him trying to be a full time center. That don't mean he deserves the attacks.

The kid has pride and is one very talented forward. Let him grow and work at being better year by year.

 

[Perrah]

That is BS! You are being way to hard on Drouin. He certainly has flaws to his game and they stood out even more on our team with lack of talent and him trying to be a full time center. That don't mean he deserves the attacks.

The kid has pride and is one very talented forward. Let him grow and work at being better year by year.

Where was his pride when he was disinterested and moping around the ice?

 

[Habs Halifax]

Where was his pride when he was disinterested and moping around the ice?

Where was Price's pride last year? I never will attack any single player for a bad overall team performance. Haven't we learned from the Subban situation? I believe in supporting young skilled players. Not throwing them under the bus the 1st chance we get. Also, Patch's playoff performance. Is that on Patch or is that on the team for not having a better skilled top 9 group of forwards with solid centers.

The attitude was wrong last year. But that blame starts with management and is shared by all the players. It was a mess of a season and it started with team confidence heading into camp. There was a lot of negative perception with losing Raduov and Markov right from the get go

 

[Belial]

Where was his pride when he was disinterested and moping around the ice?

Can this be just a biased opinion?

 

[Bryson]

That is BS! You are being way to hard on Drouin. He certainly has flaws to his game and they stood out even more on our team with lack of talent and him trying to be a full time center. That don't mean he deserves the attacks.

The kid has pride and is one very talented forward. Let him grow and work at being better year by year.

 

[habsfan909]

Where was Price's pride last year? I never will attack any single player for a bad overall team performance. Haven't we learned from the Subban situation? I believe in supporting young skilled players. Not throwing them under the bus the 1st chance we get. Also, Patch's playoff performance. Is that on Patch or is that on the team for not having a better skilled top 9 group of forwards with solid centers.

The attitude was wrong last year. But that blame starts with management and is shared by all the players. It was a mess of a season and it started with team confidence heading into camp. There was a lot of negative perception with losing Raduov and Markov right from the get go

Um what? Nobody ever questioned Subban's compete level. Did he make some dumb plays? Sure... but you can live with it because he always played at 100%.
Drouin on the other hand did not. He came here with character question issues and certainly did nothing to change that perception.

 

[Halakitlikethat]

It won’t be Domi, the Bergevin cheerleaders are already in love with him

 

[groovejuice]

It won’t be Domi, the Bergevin cheerleaders are already in love with him

I read here that Domi is at least as good offensively as Chucky. Must be true then.

 

[Belial]

Are we talking about media or this board?