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Forum: Fauteuil - DGSep. 27, 2020 at 10:55 a.m.
Thread: 2020-2021
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Timmah007</b></div><div>Out of all the media outlets around Ottawa is one I personally have the least trust in. Personally I think it’s very obvious and wrong that the media there seems to go well out of its way to turn fans against ownership there because of a grudge. I actually side with ownership on that one they use to be one of the only teams that would allow media to join the team on road trips but they kept releasing every bad storyline until ownership finally put an end to that and ever since I feel they only got worse. I think it’s very unfortunate a local media outlet would act as they do not sure what goal is at the end of the day try to force selling of the team but if that happens VERY much risking loosing the team altogether. I wish for the good of the team there fans would boycott the citizen.</div></div>

It wasn't just the Citizen's report that changed my opinion. Here are the facts that changed my view:

1. The Karlsson's aplied for but never filed the protection order.
2. The Hoffman's investigations proved that the threats did not originate from their UP address.
3. None of the Senators, NHL or NHLPA found enough evidence to launch an investigation into the matter.
4. The Hoffman's have requested all evidence from the Karlsson's showing where Mrs. Hoffman was responsible for the threats but the Karlsson's have not produced such evidence. Again this does not mean that Mrs. Hoffman didn't send the threats it is just suspicious.
5. The fact that there have been no issues in Florida between Hoffman and any teammates.
6. The Ottawa Citizen's story.
Forum: Fauteuil - DGSep. 27, 2020 at 9:23 a.m.
Thread: 2020-2021
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Carlapin007</b></div><div>You can add a 4th on Habs side of the deal.

Also, why bury Weal? You can either keep him or trade him with a pick for a 2021 pick.

Otherwise, I like it. What's with Hoffman though? Why do we keep hearing that he's not a team player? I don't know him well enough. Seems like a good fit but I am curious to know more...</div></div>

I think the Hoffman thing has a lot to do with the issues he had in Ottawa with Karlsson. TBH I was not sold on Hoffman for the same reasons. Then I did some digging into it. Turns out according to the Ottawa Citizen that Karleson's wife filed for a restraining order based on some threats and bullying she received online from someone she thought was Hoffman's GF at the time, now wife. The restraining order was never filed and Mrs. Hoffman then hired an investigator to look into the cyber bullying and it concluded that the threats did not come from the Hoffman's IP address. Does this mean it wasn't Mrs. Hoffman certainly not but it is unlikely. As such I have altered my opinion of getting Hoffman as there has been no such issues in Florida and it seems more like the accusations were unfounded. Therefore I would not be opposed to signing Hoffman.
Forum: Montreal CanadiensSep. 9, 2020 at 10:41 a.m.
Thread: Sould the Habs sign Hall long term?
My thought is that Hall would take a minimum of $8.5 million and 5 years to sign Hall, the long term ramifications of this would lead to Montreal making some choices. Domi, Tatar and Drouin would pretty much all be on the chopping block, Petry and Gallagher would also be at risk depending on Bergevins ability to shed contracts like Byron and Alzner.

And if you go deeper into contracts then Suzuki and Kotkaniemi have to be mentioned since thier contracts coming out of ELC may be even more interesting if Hall gets to play with one of them for a season and gets some chemistry. then you're looking at the same effect Tavares had to Marner in Toronto, Manrer wasnt a 10+ million dollar player before he put up 92 points on Tavares wing that one season. If the same thing happens, say Kotkaniemi all of a sudden puts up 65-70 points while centering Hall then his contract will jump up a couple million.

All of these factors add up and although I think it would be a positive to show that our team wants to compete it has to be done the right way. Bergevin would have to have a couple things happen to make sure it didnt gut the team:

Gallagher, Danuault and Petry sign extensions for MTL at team freindly deals. They all love MTL and think they would take a little cheaper deals.

Get positive trade value for Byron,

Tatar and Domi become expendable, this is because I think both are more trade able then Drouin. He has to goo youth on those deals and not take to much salary back

Hope the cap jumps up to around 85 million after the flat cap is done, this may happen with the expansion and gambling money coming in but wouldnt count on those large of increases yearly.

Those four things happen and the Habs can easily fit Hall along with the youngsters of Suzuki, Kotkaniemi, Romanov and Caufield.

Like to know everyone elses opinions
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 2, 2020 at 9:41 a.m.
Thread: Who you got at RD
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Carlapin007</b></div><div>Problem is, I can't see one of those 3 playing top-4 minutes in 2 years. Juulsen maybe, but big question marks healthwise. Brook? I dunno, I haven't seen him enough. Fleury is a bottom-pairing guy IMO.</div></div>

I think it's a little pre-emptive to judge Fleury as a bottom-pairing Dman given he's only 21 yo.
I'm extremely pessimist on how the Habs develop the position. When was the last time they properly drafted and developped a player to play top4 role? Pk Subban, and then?...Andrei Markov.
Guys like Emelin, Mete, Juulsen, Lernout, Thrower, Beaulieu, Tinordi, Fisher. Honestly, the list goes on and on.
Ironically enough, the only two real prospects they've traded in all this time are Sergachev and Mcdonagh!!! It's almost like they want to suck on Dfence.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 25, 2020 at 10:24 a.m.
Thread: Re-tooling
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Carlapin007</b></div><div>Arg, come on man!
Fist off, that Marleau trade was a glitch. Someone turned on the easy trade option on the PS4 and Pittsburgh played it well. I think GMs will stay away from those deals from now on.

Then, there's the whole question of &lt; Can Vlasic still play? &gt;... Honestly, I dunno. Haven't watched him enough in hte last year or so. The guy was known to be one of the NHL's most underrated players, because he never put up numbers. And yet, we continued to hear that he was one of the first guys that came up in discussions on who was the better defensive d-man in the game. YES, he's 33. YES, he's got a bad contract. But IF he can still play...

So back to the trade... Vlasic with 25% retained + a First has good value, IMO. Is Domi + Mete too much? Again, it all depends on the evaluation made of Vlasic's game. Domi and Mete both had HORRIFIC playoffs. That drives their value down.

I still think that Mtl need a scoring winger more than they need a shutdown 33-year old d-man. But I'm not the one making the trades! ;)</div></div>

The thing with Vlasic is his buy in. For example, in the 2018-19 playoffs, he and Burns were spectacular together because 1) Burns was focused in his own end and 2) Vlasic was locked in and playing hard. He has had a tendency the past few years to take nights off in the regular season and not truly grind it out like he used to. However, come playoff time when the games mean more and each shift counts he consistently is one of their best players.

He was never an ultra gifted skater or scorer, but he made his living with intelligence and stick play. Those traits don't just go away with age. He is vastly overpaid at $7 million a year imo, but at $2 mil of retention he probably has some value as a steady 2nd pair guy that can PK and play well in his own end.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 17, 2020 at 8:25 p.m.
Thread: Does Pietrangelo in MTL make sense
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Carlapin007</b></div><div>First off, I like it when people take the time to explain their thought process and not just post a stupid AGM. So congrats on that!</div></div>

Thanks

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Carlapin007</b></div><div>What I don't like about this particular scenario is that MTL would have roughly $27M committed to only 3 players. Great players, but all 3 are most likely declining sooner than later. I think it would me a mistake to get a $8.5M player to replace Petry, who would probably sign a 4-year extension this offseason for $6-6.5M, IMO. If not less because of the flat cap uncertainty... Remember, the cap issues affect both the players and the teams...</div></div>

With a resign of Petry at 6M it's still a lot commited to aging players (7yr pietr or 4yr petry has them both locked up untill 37), in lets say 3 years you have 38yo Weber and 35yo Petry for ish 14M.
That is my main concern, targeting Pietr does feel risky, Habs would go from a team confortable with where they are with the cap to a team hoping it restart going up ASAP.

Feels like Habs need a D-Man on the rise (neither pietr nor petry in a perfect world) to slowly take responsibility away from Weber, and it seems like they will need that sooner than whatever time romanov/brook/norlinder will be ready.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 13, 2020 at 10:13 a.m.
Thread: Maximum Domi
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Carlapin007</b></div><div>Sorry, I kinda replied randomly and not on that specific package. To be honest, I don't know the Rangers players that much. I know little about Rykov and Andersson, so I can't judge. But from what I've seen on Strome, I don't like the fit in MTL. We have KK and Suzuki at C for our top-6. And Danault is the perfect 3C. Would Strome play wing?

Buch is a nice player. I cannot tell if he generates offence on his own or if he only benefits from playing with dynamic players plike Panarin or Zibenedjad.

But I can see the value in this deal for the Habs. I'm sorry that I judged it too soon... See, Habs fans CAN be logical/humble... at times! ;)</div></div>

It's okay man, thanks for the comment! At the end of the day I'm not 100% sure on the Habs' needs either, and was seeing if a trade could be agreed upon by both sides.

Strome can play the wing as well, and could be decent to pair on the 2nd line maybe to take faceoffs if one of the younger centers struggles, etc.

I'd love to answer that on Buch, but at the end of the day I'm not exactly sure. He's a streaky forward... seems to play better when mad. When he's going, he looks good and makes chances himself. But even with Zibanejad and Panarin and Kreider, he can turn invisible. But, he is still young, and is consistently a half point per game player or better.

I know the Habs would probably benefit better from a defensemen, but I'd consider our "good" ones hopefully untouchable. So it's possible a trade can't be reached here. But again, the Rangers are over-flowing with good defensive prospects, and Rykov is one of them