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KeepingItChill
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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 10, 2018 at 11:29 p.m.
Thread: Dumba for Karlsson
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>arousedcat</b></div><div>Michael Russo from <em>The Athletic</em> on why Dumba is so good:
"Since 2005-06, Dumba is one of 15 defensemen to record at least 50 points in a season before age 24 — along with Erik Karlsson, Mike Green, Dion Phaneuf, Drew Doughty, Ryan Whitney, John Klingberg, Seth Jones, Victor Hedman, Shea Weber, Tyson Barrie, Morgan Rielly, Alex Pietrangelo, Dougie Hamilton and Kris Letang.

Since 2005-06, Dumba is one of 14 defensemen to record at least two 10-plus goal seasons through their 23-year-old season – Green, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Weber, Karlsson, Jones, Hamilton, Phaneuf, Klingberg, Doughty, Pietrangelo, Tyler Myers, Aaron Ekblad and Zach Werenski.

And, most impressively, Dumba is one of five defensemen since 2005-06 to score three consecutive 10-goal seasons through their 23-year-old season — along with Doughty, Hamilton, Phaneuf, Aaron Ekblad and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (with Zach Werenski 2-for-2 and potentially a season from joining this elite list)."

Edit: he would also come at half the price Karlsson will, so his contract adds value.</div></div>

Vegas reportedly offered Glass, Hague, Tuch and first for Karlsson, and Dorion turned it down. You're asking for not only Karlsson, but Duchene as well, for less. You can see why he's laughing.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 10, 2018 at 10:39 p.m.
Thread: Opening?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>coga16</b></div><div>Drouin is not a capable C, he was 42% on the draw last season, taking second most face-offs on the team getting heavy O-Zone starts while having some pretty bad defensive metrics with how zone start sheltered he was.

Just dont see any good to stifle the most talented forward on the team by trying to force him to play a position that he is unable to take advantage of his skill set at. really no good reason to play him there

To say you dont need Hughes...a generational level talent, come on man, every team in this league could use Hughes, especially the Habs</div></div>

Of course we'd love to have Hughes.. But to throw away a season just to get a 25% chance at him is not how a hockey team is run.

Drouin is the most trusted forward we have in the lineup currently. I frankly believe he can be a placeholder for now. Danault simply can't. Besides, Drouin put on 15lbs of muscle during the offseason, and towards the back end of the year, he was putting decent offensive numbers on a line with Lehkonen and Gallagher. I guess we just have different views on the team. It's not like Mackinnon is in our pipeline lol.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 10, 2018 at 10:27 p.m.
Thread: Opening?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>coga16</b></div><div>Habs need to stop forcing Drouin to be a Centre, he is not one. Play him on the Wing which is natural position and stop with the experiments. Team is rebuilding, that why you have Plekanec again, he is a place holder for a year while you let Suziki and Kotkaniemi develop and tank for Hughes</div></div>

Drouin is still the most capable player to play center. Actually having a summer to prepare will do him some good. I doubt he will be the long term 1C, though.

Bergevin also mentioned in an interview that he's not going to directly tank the franchise to aquire a *chance* to draft a superstar. Montreal is a young team at it's core, lead by 2 incredible veterans, and we honestly don't *need* Hughes, with our prospects at center right now.

What would do us good, however is draft a player like Philip Broberg or Alex Vlasic, a big physical left shot defensemen who can complement Weber on the top pairing, and round out the defence. We have 15 center prospects, right now.