Monctonscout
Monctonscout
- Jan 26, 2008
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Habs are a better team with the General in the line up. He has a couple of good years left.
It's not just a better team, but in a better position to develop Tinordi Beaulieu and other young d-men. Throwing them in the deep end and expecting them to play 20 minutes a night against top lines is not a good recipe. Just look at Edmonton, having a quality high end veteran like Markov to help insulate the kids is well worth passing on another pick and prospect and having the next 2 years go sideways.
Montreal is a nice place to play when winning, or at least a playoff team, not very nice when losing...not good for developing, not good for UFA's and not good when a GM looks for a home town discount.