Alflives Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 24 minutes ago, qwijibo said: Oh look. Another derogatory nickname. You must be a big Trump fan with how you love to belittle people with nicknames Mighty Mouse is a compliment. He's a step up from Ant Man. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR7 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 13 hours ago, qwijibo said: Edmundson’s father is dying of cancer. Christ. Does everything have to be a conspiracy? I had to argue with an idiot yesterday that believed Price was faking mental illness to somehow help Montreal circumvent the cap The internet is a beautiful place isn't it . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijibo Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, CR7 said: The internet is a beautiful place isn't it . It can be. Other times it’s an utter cesspool 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieVedder Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Tanking for Wright. Cant blame em. Could be best player since McJesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksJay Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 On 10/20/2021 at 9:51 PM, Devron44 said: How does a team collectively get together and try to lose. I don’t get that. Nor do I understand why an athlete could. A game here and there where a player is just not feeling it sure but to try and not win doesn’t compute. Yeah the players don't tank, management does. Waive Gadjovich for Petan and Chiasson, trade Juolevi for Lammikko etc. Joking. I kid I kid. JB is all in on making playoffs this year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnAntoski Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) On 10/20/2021 at 6:47 PM, Nuxfanabroad said: Are they taking a page from the Sens' playbook? Granted it's very early, but feel this is a fair question. Price & Weber? Take your sweet time gents. They get to wind another season off 18 + mill AAV of them contract terms. They likely will have Weber on permanent LTIR to wind that one down. Then they wouldn't mind retaining a % on Price perhaps? Have him rested up. No point damaging his value this yr, so let him deal with whatever issues he needs to. Should he return in good spirits(& they are indeed rebuilding, at that time), it's easy to imagine a bidding market for his services, if there were some retention, and/or Habs take back high cap contracts. Their 2018 high pick was wasted. Bet they'd love having Brady or Quinn today. But they locked in Suzuki, & Caufield looks like the real deal. Also imagine they very much want a top-10 pick for 2022. Leave a late 1st(Canes pick) spent to acquire Dvorak. Prob best way to move on from this whole chapter. Now Edmundson needs time? Well that would assist a low finish too, wouldn't it? Same as Price, why tarnish this guy's value? He was excellent last season. How many GM's would bid handsomely on such a guy in March? Bet he'll be back(& on market) at the TDL. A couple vet fwds likely will also be available. Is this a yo yo rebuild-strategy(strong surge, then plummet)? Over a longer time period, you could argue TBay benefited from such a tactic. Seems they would have strong seasons, then suddenly drop to land Hedman, SS windfalls. Ottawa also had a great spring, then sold items with significantly elevated value. Interesting approach, if you ask me. If Bergevin & Habs' owner shared a handshake on this, he might suddenly start walking & talking like Pierre Dorion(from 2017-2020)times. Very convincing argument; and I don't blame Berg cause these next few drafts will have some high end talent at the top. He had his chance, at a top 3 pick and he picked a dud (imo) - Jesper K. This year he will have two first round picks and if he picks in the top 3 with one of them - then this would be the cheapest way to acquire a franchise player: IF HE DOES HIS JOB (?). Edited October 28, 2021 by ShawnAntoski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 On 10/22/2021 at 12:29 PM, EddieVedder said: Tanking for Wright. Cant blame em. Could be best player since McJesus. Thats next year when Connor Bedard comes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 It's funny how some people's imaginations default towards conspiracies.....Montreal is losing....they must be tanking!.... Just maybe the problem is they're having a slow start and are missing their franchise goaltender? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 Perhaps I should've specified earlier? 'Tank' being more of a buzzword, to economize the headline. The issue is more of degree, not an outright-decree. My assumption is that if they cannot be a PO-contender, they would prefer to slip beneath the 10th OA draft-slot, & send a higher(likely Canes pick) to the desert. This should certainly be distinguished from the scorched earth, apocalyptic tank, which the likes of the Laffs & Sabs have executed over the past decade. The players would have no part(as explained up-thread); it'll mostly come from various transactions, more geared towards their future. This 1-yr setback could theoretically be nestled between 2 yrs of PO-qualification, prompting comparisons to the yo yo diet - for those who prefer peaks & valleys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 Appears they're tumbling into a quagmire. On youtube, was listening to "The Sick Podcast With Tony Marinaro"..this guy has a decent show. Would give it a recommend. Would also say the Habs make for a pretty interesting franchise, case-study, at the moment. Looks like they'll have to make some hard decisions in the near future. Will MB be making trade decisions for much longer? Appears this would be the first question to mull. If many more teams encounter fwd injuries, they'd probably be wise to start selling. That bottom-10 finish will look more inviting with every passing wk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnAntoski Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Montreal is tanking, whereas, the Canucks are just sucking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 The Habs are old and awful. They have no present and no future. And their fans can thank Bergeclown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combover Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) . hope it works for them but maybe they go on a winning streak in March and make the season a total waste. Oh wait that’s us. Edited November 6, 2021 by combover 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 Don't look now, but we're neck & neck! :^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassbs Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 On 10/22/2021 at 3:29 PM, EddieVedder said: Tanking for Wright. Cant blame em. Could be best player since McJesus. Or lindros! Isn’t he leading the league with hits! Plus he’s a scoring whore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 On 10/21/2021 at 9:33 AM, Alflives said: Mighty Mouse is a compliment. He's a step up from Ant Man. Yeah but Ant Man can also be Giant-Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 On 10/28/2021 at 2:39 PM, RUPERTKBD said: It's funny how some people's imaginations default towards conspiracies.....Montreal is losing....they must be tanking!.... Just maybe the problem is they're having a slow start and are missing their franchise goaltender? And Defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxVerstappen33 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 On 10/20/2021 at 6:47 PM, Nuxfanabroad said: Are they taking a page from the Sens' playbook? Granted it's very early, but feel this is a fair question. Price & Weber? Take your sweet time gents. They get to wind another season off 18 + mill AAV of them contract terms. They likely will have Weber on permanent LTIR to wind that one down. Then they wouldn't mind retaining a % on Price perhaps? Have him rested up. No point damaging his value this yr, so let him deal with whatever issues he needs to. Should he return in good spirits(& they are indeed rebuilding, at that time), it's easy to imagine a bidding market for his services, if there were some retention, and/or Habs take back high cap contracts. Their 2018 high pick was wasted. Bet they'd love having Brady or Quinn today. But they locked in Suzuki, & Caufield looks like the real deal. Also imagine they very much want a top-10 pick for 2022. Leave a late 1st(Canes pick) spent to acquire Dvorak. Prob best way to move on from this whole chapter. Now Edmundson needs time? Well that would assist a low finish too, wouldn't it? Same as Price, why tarnish this guy's value? He was excellent last season. How many GM's would bid handsomely on such a guy in March? Bet he'll be back(& on market) at the TDL. A couple vet fwds likely will also be available. Is this a yo yo rebuild-strategy(strong surge, then plummet)? Over a longer time period, you could argue TBay benefited from such a tactic. Seems they would have strong seasons, then suddenly drop to land Hedman, SS windfalls. Ottawa also had a great spring, then sold items with significantly elevated value. Interesting approach, if you ask me. If Bergevin & Habs' owner shared a handshake on this, he might suddenly start walking & talking like Pierre Dorion(from 2017-2020)times. Maybe. Bergevin isn't feeling much heat. I endorse the idea and think we should get on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 Hey, this coulda' been the GDT! :^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 Well, there ya go. A few posters got their back up on page 1, but this prediction holds plenty of water. 2nd last in league, with 27 gp already?! Hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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