Oh come on! Discussing rainbows in the sky and unicorns pissing gold is so much more interesting than tediously going through possible scenarios concerning your favorite hockey team. Don't tell me you didn't have fun during the Tavares sweepstakes. Or the Dahlin draft.
Yeah, I think 10th is a stretch. The Bruins managed to get 13, 14 and 15 -- I'd be happy with a second pick in that range.
that would mean trading (thus helping) a solid player to one of the bubble team we're in competition with for the last PO spot... I don't see MB doing that as he probably think we have a chance.
I really don't think Bergevin's delusional, contrary to what his critics are convinced of. My guess is his mindset is that of a seller and he started to make preliminary arrangements with other GMs. He may postpone pulling the trigger and give this group a chance for the next 5 games or so, but that's it.
Should I mark you down for that prediction?
I just don't get why it would only be Tatar... I mean, if you're going to rebuild, just go all the way. These half hearted measures are stupid. Just get it over with already.Should I mark you down for that prediction?
My original guess was that he'd do the same passive thing he did last year -- no strong push for the playoffs, no move to max out the draft. Basically, do nothing, take the pick from wherever the team lands, and then repeat, "We're building through the draft".
But I'm going to update my prediction and say this is the year he trades a vet for a 1st round pick. Safe money says Tatar. Will he have the balls to do any of the follow-up moves we've been discussing? Probably not. Baby steps, at least...
It would be amazing if Bergevin grew a pair, traded Price, Petry and Tatar, and told the media to shut the **** up and let him work. But even if the Wizard gave him courage and a brain, Molson still has to allow him to sacrifice market share for a couple of years. I think these guys have convinced themselves that quick-fixes are really possible.
I don't think they intended to sacrifice this season. An attempt at Aho, Duchene and Gardiner, a Hail-Mary signing with Kovalchuk -- when you throw that much yeast at a roster, it says you're hoping to make it rise. They were also hoping that Kotkaniemi improved rather than regressed, and that Poehling showed signs of becoming a power forward type. None of those plans worked out, plus the injuries, and so sacrificing this season was an unintended consequence, not Plan-A.
In the past 8 seasons, he has not once picked a direction...he has never gone for it, and never acquired 1-2 first rounders. Either of those directions, would have made him accountable to results.
Should I mark you down for that prediction?
My original guess was that he'd do the same passive thing he did last year -- no strong push for the playoffs, no move to max out the draft. Basically, do nothing, take the pick from wherever the team lands, and then repeat the mantra, "We're building through the draft".
But I'm going to update my prediction and say this is the year he trades a vet for a 1st round pick. Safe money says Tatar. Will he have the balls to do any of the follow-up moves we've been discussing? Probably not. Baby steps, at least...
At some point, whoever the GM is, the team needs change, and alot of it..............if we bring Kovy, Scandella and guys like Petry back, and not switch it up to the youth, how will we ever get better?
It’s incredible that there isn’t more pressure on him.
Only pressure is on the buttons on all his shirts. The man is getting so jacked I’m thinking he should be our goon.
The discussion of Lafreniere focused on the supposed importance of drafting a local kid in the year when Montreal plays host. People weren't asking how to get the highest pick possible, they were asking how to get Lafreniere.
Maybe I'm naive but is this a real thing? Canadiens are still top 2-3 in attendance during MBs tenure when there's been no direction and little regular season or post season success. I think most fans would embrace a rebuild and a youth movement with a new coach that preaches development over Ws
you think Kovalchuk or Scandella will re-sign here ??
He is a master of deflection. His constant lowering of the bar, and removing any kind of standard at all is embarassing.
