Nobody wondered about the work ethic of Dach, Caufield, Newhook etc. MSL just gave these guys chances to play their game and wouldn't bench them for a mistake or 2. Also encouragement.
Matheson and 24th OA for 6th OA could be a good base assuming the new owners aim for the playoffs right away. If we value Mathesons value to around 11-13thOA, then adding 24th OA brings the total value really close to 6th. But IMO would only make sense for MTL if one of Demidov or Lindstrom falls to 6th. Otherwise, itd be better to simply trade up at around 15 and grab any of the forwards left (one of Sennecke, Catton, Brandsegg, Greentree, helenius)
PLD is food for the drama queens . So funny when you read what the LA previous coach said about him .
Somebody is going to have to push Matheson down the line up before they consider moving him. The coaching staff clearly doesn’t feel the same way some of our fans do about him. They aren’t going to trade him for a few picks and/or A/B prospects if there’s no definitive player to replace his role.
No, I have seven. The loser of the battle of the waiver-exempts is assigned to Laval.
If Hutson makes the opening day roster, he’ll have to earn it threw camp. He isn’t a lock based on two games. I wouldn’t be super shocked if he ends up in Laval. At least for parts of next season. You can’t trade all your veterans away and throw your rookies to the wolves. You need guys who can eat the hard minutes without drowning and now also keeping the team competitive. Matheson is a fine stop gap and St. Louis seems to love him going off the way he uses him. I doubt any team makes an offer that the team views more valuable then the player himself in Matheson’s case.
So you want our top 6 players to carry him when he starts to float or feel sad when the coaches pick on him.I think it's deeper than this. The trend I noticed with Dubois is if he plays with talent, he does well. If he doesn't, he fades.
Remember when Ducharme put Caufield on the 3rd line? Caufield deserved this right? Take him away from talent and expect him to produce offensively. Not the exact same situation but you should get the point. I think a lot of fans have turned on him because he asked out from two teams now. What I see is someone who has wanted to play for the Habs since he asked out of Columbus and two teams interfered. He's not entirely innocent but there is a bandwagon of hate jumping on every negative thing they can say about him right now. Not surprised
At this stage, I hope he gets bought out before he turns 26 on June 24th. Cost to the Kings is less and then signs with the Habs for $2M AAV.
He might be after a longer deal but not so sure teams will commit past 3 years. He's rebounded yes but his body is banged up and a GM would be stupid to sign him 4+ years. Good piece to add in the short span but not someone you want to over commit to.
Not interested in seeing this happen. You want Reinbacher playing up to the end of his ELC at least. Otherwise, why the hell did we not get Leonard??
