Edited Aug. 14, 2019 at 10:49 p.m.
Quoting: BOLTLOVER1
Not until Gourde is gone will I relent
Yanni Gourde for next 3 seasons:
CLAUSE DETAILS: July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2022: Full 'No Trade' clause.
I don't think you need to mention this player until 2021/2022 in your posts, it's just a waste of time. He is only 27 years old, not 37 as well.
He is staying, the sooner you accept it, the better for you.
I know Gourde had a bad season (from the outside perspective: 80 games - 48 points, thats actually = amazing season for most NHL teams, our team is just too good i know), but until we see him next season, you can't write him off that easily.
Maybe he will have a 60 points year... He is a true warrior, he tries his best every shift.
Maybe he was injured or had personal problems...
Yes, he didn't played his best hockey in 2019/2020. Yet we got to 60 wins+, so ain't that bad huh?
Gourde at least has some skill level, when he arrives at the net and sometimes can get into fights, even when he loses vs BIG/HEAVY GUYS
He is not that bad as you paint him every time.
Yes, the 5 mill $ caphit is a little too much, but let's just compare him with Lucic. +4 years of age and Erne's level of points production. Cap hit = same as Gourde.
Calgary last year:look at their regular season points totals: they traded for Lucic... James Neal by far the better player...
You see, not all of contracts has to be steals, like McKinnon's contract in Colorado.
Yes i would be more happy, if he would make only 3.9 million $ @ 5 years, but this 1.3 million $ overpayment is not the end of the world...
And i just looked at his advanced stats compared to his linemates, it's actually good. So there is nothing wrong with him.
Defensively:advanced stats, same... pretty good...
He doesn't make the team's worse, when he is on the ice... unlike Girardi... oh ye, he is not coming back....
You can clearly see our GM knows what he is doing...
We can trade Gourde at age of 30, if he will be under 30-40 points player. Until then, let's hope he will help us to win the Cup. If not, we try again after 2022 without him...
Let's just be happy today that we got this good trade and:
Only
49 days until
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