Get it done now, trade and extend
Avoid the frenzy
And what if he doesn't want to sign? Your package is way too much.
Get it done now, trade and extend
Avoid the frenzy
And what if he doesn't want to sign? Your package is way too much.
For Tavares signed long term?
I sign everyday and twice on sundays
You have to give to get, so I'm stepping up and giving but I only do it if I can get an agreement in place with JT's agent before I pull the trigger
With the emergence of Lehkonen and Shaw being the type of player Julien likes, Gallagher becomes expendable
Can you imagine the possibilities?
If he wants out of NY and he's willing to sign here why not just wait till he becomes UFA and then sign him?
Can you imagine this team with Tavares on it and without losing any assets? Damn...
Galchenyuk + Gallagher + Hudon and a 2019 1st for Tavares
For Tavares signed long term?
I sign everyday and twice on sundays
You have to give to get, so I'm stepping up and giving but I only do it if I can get an agreement in place with JT's agent before I pull the trigger
With the emergence of Lehkonen and Shaw being the type of player Julien likes, Gallagher becomes expendable
Can you imagine the possibilities?
yes :
Pacioretty Tavares Drouin
Lehkonen Danault Shaw
Holland Plekanec Hudon (i'd rather trade sherbak in the deal)
Byron Mitchell Hemsky
Martinsen
Alzner Weber
Schlemko Petry
Morrow Benn
Davidson Streit
You should add Pacioretty, Lehkonen, Poehling and McCarron.Galchenyuk + Gallagher + Hudon and a 2019 1st for Tavares
The great Eklund is reporting that Montreal had put in "a very strong offer" for Anthony Duclair.
Galchenyuk + Gallagher + Hudon and a 2019 1st for Tavares
At this stage Duclair has lost almost all value.. how could it be a strong offer ? Eklund could at least try to make sense with the things he invents.
Holy hell.
dont' think MB is capable of making a deal for a star like JT...
he is good to spend the 8 mil on a couple of 3rd liners, that is his gig
He gave up a better player to get Weber and one of the best prospect in the league to get Drouin from a cap-crunched, top-heaving Lightning.He just did that to get Weber and Drouin...
He gave up a better player to get Weber and one of the best prospect in the league to get Drouin from a cap-crunched, top-heaving Lightning.
Hardly impressive trades.
The majority opinion thought wrong. And will be wrong every year until the end of time. Also look at asset management: younger player on a 9m contract until he's 33 versus four year older player on a 8m contract until he's 41. Horrible.I understand you liked Subban, but the majority opinion in the league was that Weber was a better D. At worst, close, at best Man-mountain, and consensus better.
Sergachev is a 9th overall with potential, and Drouin is a 3rd overall still young and already established. Good trade.
Not enough though because of other setbacks or outright blunders.
He gave up a better player to get Weber and one of the best prospect in the league to get Drouin from a cap-crunched, top-heaving Lightning.
Hardly impressive trades.
I didn't think so, but I saw on a few prospects lists that he was top10 or top20 or so across the NHL. Very highly touted.Would you say one of the 9 best prospects in the league? Your evaluation might be high based on the personal impact of losing that prospect. Where would you say that he actually ranked amongst prospects that hadn't yet made it to the NHL? Not the top 9, for sure?
I didn't think so, but I saw on a few prospects lists that he was top10 or top20 or so across the NHL. Very highly touted.
Thank you for sparing us a meandering essay. Brevity is king [/QUOTE]
lol.
That would be pretty highly ranked, and you'd expect so, given that Drouin is still a decent catch, IMO, that would have cost more, even, if the Bolts hadn't been cash-strapped, as you said (the latter part of being cash-strapped).
At this stage Duclair has lost almost all value.. how could it be a strong offer ? Eklund could at least try to make sense with the things he invents.
I liked the Drouin trade but the subsequent dismantling of the team's defense makes it yet another bad summer for the Habs, five years in a row.lol.
That would be pretty highly ranked, and you'd expect so, given that Drouin is still a decent catch, IMO, that would have cost more, even, if the Bolts hadn't been cash-strapped, as you said (the latter part of being cash-strapped).
If you think that's too much for Tavares, you'll probably really posses to find out that's probably not a package Isles would trade for.
Hudon and a late 1st are throw ins. Gallagher is a solid 3rd line, maybe 2nd line winger of two consecutive injury shortened seasons and due to his playing style, likely won't have a long career. Which takes is to Chucky. At this point he hasn't shown he can play centre consistently in the NHL. I hope he can but trading a legit top centre in the NHL at the prime of his career for a guy who likely won't be one is asking a lot for the Isle the take on. Consider the other teams who can be in the mid and you'll soon realize the Habs don't have the pieces to make this trade if another team wanted to make the trade.
Chucky Gally Hudon and a 1st is not as competitive a package as you may think it is. The ask would likely start with Price or Weber or Pathes.
He gave up a better player to get Weber and one of the best prospect in the league to get Drouin from a cap-crunched, top-heaving Lightning.
Hardly impressive trades.
I liked the Drouin trade but the subsequent dismantling of the team's defense makes it yet another bad summer for the Habs, five years in a row.