tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post281594766439569063..comments2023-06-01T21:15:57.354-11:00Comments on The H Does NOT Stand For Habs: The PickJ.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-26273263585993051772012-05-11T06:47:51.002-11:002012-05-11T06:47:51.002-11:00Sam Gagner is still a trading pc, what about him a...Sam Gagner is still a trading pc, what about him and Edmontons 2nd pick, for our 3rd? Keep in mind we are in the shot blocking era, maybe we should get the guy who is best at billards.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-25191816398630660542012-05-11T02:41:58.390-11:002012-05-11T02:41:58.390-11:00Oh God no...
Please, Vinny, stay in Tampa Bay...p...Oh God no...<br /><br />Please, Vinny, stay in Tampa Bay...play out your contract in Florida and retire there! Please.<br /><br />We don't need Vinny in Montreal, really. Not now, not ever!<br /><br />I think the guy is a good player and all...but this monster contract and declining performances from Lecavalier, no thanks. He'll be an anchor in about 2 years for Tampa Bay...Hadulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285231758022451740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-27488767293783838462012-05-10T13:07:51.418-11:002012-05-10T13:07:51.418-11:00Thank god Pierre Mcguire isn't the gm of the h...Thank god Pierre Mcguire isn't the gm of the habs.He may know a lot about players but he can he make a smart hockey decision?? Doesn't sound like it. He said on tsn 990 that if he were gm of the habs he would trade for Vinny Lecavlier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-7385551151431763202012-05-10T10:16:26.399-11:002012-05-10T10:16:26.399-11:00Good write up sir.
Options abound for Bergevin/Tim...Good write up sir.<br />Options abound for Bergevin/Timmins.<br />Not a Hurberdeau fan, Couturier yes i would trade #3 pick for.<br />But not a fan of trading up option as the #3 pick will not be that much lower value than the #1; as Duchene would be to Tavares, a toss up.<br />But if a player slides in 1st round, i would be all for trading a few 2nd round/later picks to grab; say a Gaunce/Collberg at 20th. Then a haul of Dumba at 3 and a skilled forward at 20 would be a good deal. Pitt would want too much for Stall and would have a ton of teams offerin deals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-71168242204024609162012-05-09T07:04:34.810-11:002012-05-09T07:04:34.810-11:00Great article, finally someone talking about the d...Great article, finally someone talking about the draft with an opinion.....instead of stating the obvious.<br /><br />I hope we take the best player available. Hopefully not Grigorenko. I want us to build with youth, players who are drafted here and learn what it is to be a Montreal Canadian.<br /><br />I'm all for a trade to get Yakapov but not trading "young" assets. (Subby-Tinordi-Beaulieu-Eller)<br /><br />Pick & Vets are available to swap but a good blend is still needed to grow together.<br /><br />Pick # 3?<br /><br />Hopefully one of Forsberg/Galchenyuk/Murray i'll be happy. <br /><br />AdamAdamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-70463661575540306172012-05-09T05:30:54.766-11:002012-05-09T05:30:54.766-11:00OK, I usually don't respond to some of these s...OK, I usually don't respond to some of these so called "experts" or "serious fans", but come on. I've never watched Yakupov or Galchenyuk play, I have seen Grigorenko, once. I've watched Jonathan Huberdeau play many times. He makes great plays, has great hands and has no fear of playing in the corners or going in the so-called dirty ares to score. He's money in the bank when it comes to shootouts, look it up. 2011 QMJHL MVP and Memorial Cup MVP. What more do you want? Dale Tallon wouldn't be dumb enough to trade Huberdeau for any of the three mentioned. He knows what he's got, another Jonathan Toews to build around. Try again Mr. Expert.the Maritimernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-4322820934203151052012-05-09T05:28:51.679-11:002012-05-09T05:28:51.679-11:00"...holding that first pick is the dream of e..."...holding that first pick is the dream of every team [...]. It's a ticket on the express train back to respectability."<br /><br />Not if your the Edmonton Oilers where it seems 2 picks (and a 3rd one on the way) is not enough to get you out of the basement...Something's gotta give at some point!<br /><br />Personally, I would not go for the Jordan Staal option. Salary cap era, and we have Price and Subban coming down the pipe...If we want to keep them, they will still be moderately expensive. Price will fetch a good price for sure.<br /><br />I'm all for keeping the pick and go for draft development...I would not gamble and trade down a pick or 2, just in case "the guy we want" isn't available anymore. I'd go for the best player available. If that player is a forward and we need a defense, I'd trade him right after picking him.Hadulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285231758022451740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-58216943974280706782012-05-08T09:49:04.624-11:002012-05-08T09:49:04.624-11:00long time reader first time leaving a comment....long time reader first time leaving a comment.BPA is probably our best option.As your second option to trade picks with the oilers plus a roster player or prospect such as Beaulieu or tinorty in my mind is out of the question.the ryan mcdonagh trade (prospect)at the time now 25 min. a game D-man gives me nightmares and probably will until he retires.in other words i really hope M.B.never gives up on our prospects.give them time to grow and improve.Not to say yakupov could be a dynamic player some day but thats a high price to pay.On the flip side if Ryan Murray was available come third pick id take him in a hart beat.could you imagine in 3-4 years from now P.K. beaulieu,tinordi,morgan ellis,ryan murray.all growing and improving together for the next 5-10 years.add price in net for those years and you might have a making of a dynasty from behind our blue line.know doubt some of our prospects may flop,but sometimes its nice to dream nice thoughts instead of nightmares.option 3 if yakupov or murray were not available in the no. 3 spot then trade down for two first and possibly a second (toronto)anyone?LOL.great blogs J.T. keep them coming.pedronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-15174733892487124602012-05-08T07:59:24.859-11:002012-05-08T07:59:24.859-11:00I've never been a fan of this 3rd overall for ...I've never been a fan of this 3rd overall for Huberdeau talk. This proposal gives all the power to Florida, Dale Tallon will know it is a political pick and will not simply swap 3rd for Huberdeau, he'll want concessions knowing MTL is trying to do a PR Move with Huberdeau and Huberdeau doesn't flash the upside of Galchenyuk, Yakupov or Grigorenko from the scouting notes I've read. <br /><br />I can't believe the Jordan Staal idea is a serious one in hockey circles. He is not, nor will he ever be a No. 1 Centre on a Contending Team. He's never shown the offensive talent that his brother Eric does and he's a pending free agent. Trading 3rd overall for a 2nd-line Centre who's a pending UFA is a fool's errand in my view and highlights why McGuire doesn't belong in an NHL Front Office. <br /><br />In my view, trust in Trevor Timmins to pick the next potential franchise player of the Montreal Canadiens. He's already done so twice from 2005 to 2007 with Price and Subban.Robert Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196885670890642407noreply@blogger.com