Quoting: OldNYIfan
LOL!! From where did you draw that hilariously inane and irrelevant conclusion? So Molson's wants to draft L'heureux. Good for them; they're not as inept as some people think. What does that have to do with whether somebody else would be stupid enough to accept two second-half-of-the-draw firsts and additional compensation for L'heureux?
you're arguing with a fan about stuff you just dont get.
Molsons are bad owners plain and simple . since the sold in 71 they are responsible for 2 of the cups we won that's it .
Each time they mess up they sell then the new owners draft a bunch of English players and hire an English Coach and set them up for a decade .
i've been a habs fan for over 3 decades .
Been to games , learned the history and supported the team no matter how stupid it gets.
the one thing i always look forward to is the point when Molson messes up bad enough they're forced to sell .
key example in illistrating their damage
Molson bought the team a week before the draft i believe it was in 2009 and drafted 1/2 french players taken in the previous 7 seasons i believe it was .
He choose Leblanc over Kreider who fitting Gainey's draft pattern under Gillette Ownership would have drafted as he most importantly fitted a huge need . (instead we played Darche top 6 LW SMH)
imagine if Molsons incompetence and prejudice was held off for just a week or two letting Gillette's team do 1 last draft .
in 2014 when Carey Price faced NYR it would have been Kreider in Habs colors .
that's just 1 of many examples of how stupid we get with Molson as owners but this time around they've also have a guy as President of Hockey Operations and CEO who's pissed away almost every asset left to him and busted now 6 first round picks since 2011 .Molson was left Halak , Emelin , Plekanec , Price,Higgins, Pacioretty , Subban ,Mcdonugh and a half a dozen players he just dumped for older guys for a failed playoff run Molsons first year back .(we gave up a lot for that failure to )
To understand the unique management style of MTL you really gotta live through and experience how stupid things can get.
For once though im hoping for it as i watch L'heaueux regularly and he's everything we need and more .
The last time i saw a Wildcat with this much impact as a Forward his name was Brad Marchand (who played a more skilled game in Junior in BOS he developed his Licking habits :P )