Noseforthenet Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Therrien would much rather physicality than creativity. Remember Weise for Diaz? This is a larger scale, but I remember him wanting to keep Douglas Murray in the lineup even though he was prone to make the dumb play. Diaz was the smarter player but softer, so he found himself out of the lineup alot of nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dasein Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Glad DSP is out of the division So MTL wins for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dasein Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 That being said, Sekac is going to play for Broudreau (sp?), who is known for offense. He could look real good in ANA's system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Don't why everyone is so high on Sekac. IMO he's is just a younger version of Brunnstrom, Brunner.Was unknown, then suddenly has good season overseas and everyone jumps at him like he's a savior.Smith-Pelly adds size for Montreal for the playoffs. Habs rolls 4 balanced lines and DSP can play pretty much on everyone of them.This. Strange trade. I think the Canadiens gave up too much speed and offensive potential for 4th line toughness here. DSP doesn't fight and ended up being redundant in Anaheim. Maybe the Habs think he's Dale Weise 2.0. Problem: They already have Dale Weise 1.0.DSP wasn't redundant. He was on the 3rd line and sometimes found himself with Getzlaf on some nights. The guy is huge. He forechecks tightly. Is physical and finishes his checks. He's got enough skill to play on the top six and can occasionally score goals. When he's not scoring, he's not a liability on the ice because he's solid defensively.Sekac is only in his first year. Still a lot of untapped potential but it's a risky trade for the Ducks. He's not exactly lighting it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Good trade for both teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dasein Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I live in montreal and I watch sekar all the time. He is an excellent player with a lot of upside. Ducks won this one for sure I live here too - DSP is the better player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_washington Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 In my opinion this trade works in Montreal's favour. Bringing a power-forward type player to the Eastern Conference where he can be a more dominant player is more advantageous than bringing a smaller, skill guy to the Western Conference where he has more chance to get swallowed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Day Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Has there ever been 2 blacks on one NHL team? Hockey isnt played in African American neighbourhoods, or India or Asia. Immigration has increased and they all move to the city, and think oh look all these Canadians play hockey, wow Internet Poochies, so touchy about every little thing. they just sit and wait for something controversial to complain about. 2 blacks on one team, I don't think I've seen that before. Where the Orientals at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeydew Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Montreal wins this by adding strength and size to their line up and potentially a 20/20+ player that can be very effective on their team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dasein Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Has there ever been 2 blacks on one NHL team? Hockey isnt played in African American neighbourhoods, or India or Asia. Immigration has increased and they all move to the city, and think oh look all these Canadians play hockey, wow Internet Poochies, so touchy about every little thing. they just sit and wait for something controversial to complain about. 2 blacks on one team, I don't think I've seen that before. Where the Orientals at? Byfuglien + Kane Etem + DSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Barzal Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 LOL &^@# me. Anaheim got a beaut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 This. DSP wasn't redundant. He was on the 3rd line and sometimes found himself with Getzlaf on some nights. The guy is huge. He forechecks tightly. Is physical and finishes his checks. He's got enough skill to play on the top six and can occasionally score goals. When he's not scoring, he's not a liability on the ice because he's solid defensively. Sekac is only in his first year. Still a lot of untapped potential but it's a risky trade for the Ducks. He's not exactly lighting it upRecent events showed him decline to 4th line status. Meanwhile they have other big guys on the team who could play the game a bit better. Seems the Ducks felt his development was stalling, as all he could do was hit. I'm not sad that DSP left our division, but it's not like the Ducks got a lot worse here. I also expect them to load up further leading up to the deadline, adding a top-6 fwd and top-4 d-man. But we'll see. Sekac can skate well, isn't a slouch defensively and probably has more offensive potential. But he also grew rendundant in Mtl as they have a ton of similar prospects. I don't think either team is a clear winner. More like both shed redundant assets in favour of team needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCammer Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I agree totally, but I think it was a good hockey trade for both teams. The Ducks could afford to give up some size and grit for some speed and creativity and the Habs could afford to give up some speed and creativity for some size and grit. Neither team really sacrifices offense, so it comes down to the intangibles that both teams need. I'd call this one even, for now.I think this is accurate for the time being. Solid hockey trade for team needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zverta Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Sekac is the better player. Slot Smith-Pelly in as a potentially good bottom 6 winger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Well that's interesting. Hopefully we start to see some more moves happening...dominoes are falling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Montreal wins for now, I'm surprised the Ducks traded DSP right before the playoffs. They likely aren't done, but I would have though DSP would have been more useful to them this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deus.ex.makina Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 one of my buddy is a die hard habs fan. when i talked to him about this trade he wasn't surprised at all. he said there were some frictions between Sekac and Pletkanec in the locker room. So i guess Bergevin didn't hesitate to much to pull that trigger to end this issue. I saw Sekac played. he has amazing hands and tremendous creativity. If he start to be a lil' bit lucky no doubt he will find the back of the net way more and could do some damage with anaheim. which is a problem for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Ducks win this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honky Cat Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 DSP was a key player for the Ducks in last years playoffs..I thought he was pretty impressive..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Therrien stifles creativity so he wants nothing to do with a player that has tons of it. Ducks do it because they got a better player. By the by the Ducks just got stronger. Anyone want to predict who will emerge from the mad dog fight that is the WC. Hawks are floundering, Kings are missing their #2 defenseman for god knows how long. My bet is on a CanDucks Preds WCF. Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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