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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 8, 2019 at 7:15 p.m.
Thread: Another Drouin Attempt
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>coga16</b></div><div>Right...oh its the coaches fault and only 1 bad game...even though deployed in a 4th line minute role during his struggle. Everyone and the hockey world is wrong, the stats and facts are wrong, you are right, how did we miss that.

Take off the rose coloured glasses here, he slumped for 23 games to end the season and got relegated to bottom 6 minutes when the team was trying to push to make the palyoffs. thats not 1 bad game</div></div>

Are you really this daft? He was not relegated to 4th line minutes during his struggle. One google search and you can see that he played all of 2 games with 4th line minutes and and only 8 games under 15minutes...it literally took me 30 seconds to search this.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 8, 2019 at 6:57 p.m.
Thread: Another Drouin Attempt
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>coga16</b></div><div>Did you gloss over saying hes an inconstant offensive player, you are making my point for me.... Scoring in bunches and then going silent...thats exactly what an incomplete player does . Whens hes scoring and on, he brings a lot to the table, but with his lack of effort issues and his inconsistent scoring...when hes not scoring he brings nothing due to his lack of defensively ability

Dzingle doesnt have the upside since he is the older player but he scores the same as Drouin but is better defensively and can play all positions as well (drouin is not a C lets not pretend he can).</div></div>

No. You are mixing up incomplete with inconsistent, you are the one who is glossing over what i’m saying. Drouin is a complete player, he backchecks, gets involved in the play, but is more offensive minded therefore loses his man sometimes in the defensive zone...not everyone can be Bergeron, but that doesn’t make them an incomplete player. Are Kane, Pastranak, Marner incomplete players too? Also, Drouin doesn’t just score in bunches and then go quiet, he was as consistent offensively as most of the top 50scorers in the league until he hit a wall. The reason he hit that wall is because he trained as a center and bulked up, and when he went to the wing, probably was playing too heavy. this offseason he’s getting back down in weight to get his speed and stamina back. To say Dzingle is in anyway comparable to Drouin is laughable at best. It’ll be fun to watch people eat their words next season.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 8, 2019 at 5:45 p.m.
Thread: Another Drouin Attempt
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>coga16</b></div><div>Drouin is the same as Ryan Dzingle in terms of production. Lets stop pretending there is some giant new ceiling he could maybe hit after 5 years and over 300 NHL games under his belt . Hes getting to the point that this is who he is and you are now seeing his baseline in terms of production</div></div>

My god this is a hot take. You obviously have never seen Drouin play. He had 46 points in 56 games before he hit a wall and got third line minutes. It's not his skill which is in question (which is miles ahead of Dzingle by the way) when he's on he is the most dominant player on the ice...it's his consistency that is the issue and that is more of a maturity thing. Most of us Habs fans think he'll be just fine thanks.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 8, 2019 at 3:45 p.m.
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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 8, 2019 at 9:58 a.m.
Thread: Bergy trades with Bowman
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>Kulak's a fringe NHLer...he played in Laval last year...not sure how that means Top 4!</div></div>

LOL Kulak went from AHL to Bottom pair to Top 4 in one season (without injuries to other players). He scored 17 points in 57 games while only averaging 17 minutes of icetime. Not to mention his advanced metrics are really good. This would actually hurt Montreal more than you think to trade him. Weber is also a unicorn, consistently scoring 20goals a year while playing top PP and PK minutes and shutting down the best...I think he will be able to get to 40 years old and provide quality hockey. If not, it's no biggie, Nashville has the cap recapture if he decides to retire...either way, like I said, thinking about it now I would rather keep Kulak and let Chi worry about their Cap problems when Kieth inevitably declines.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 8, 2019 at 9:40 a.m.
Thread: Bergy trades with Bowman
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>haha, this is such a bad move for CHI. They have PLENTY of BETTER D prospects than Kulak. He's fine, but he'd be a toss in piece and you're saying he's the main piece. He's 25 and fighting for NHL time on his 2nd team. Keith's on the same page and Weber. In fact...they're stats are essentially the same last year...and Weber actually had some help. CHI had 1 guy...Keith. Complete bias trade in favor of MTL. It's not even close to value.</div></div>

REGRESSION...it's a real thing look it up. Chi is going to have to come up with money to pay for their young prospects (jokiharju, Beaudin etc.). Kulak is a good top 4 placeholder for cheap and on a short term contract until those prospects are ready. Also, lol at comparing Kieth to Weber...they have totally different playing styles. Weber relies on his positioning and smarts whereas Kieth uses his speed and puck moving more. I would say that Weber's game is more sustainable (like Chara). Anyway, now that I've thought about it, it's much better to leave Chicago with that anchor of a contract. Montreal can just buyout Alzner next year and it would count for peanuts against the cap...we're fine either way.