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Sergachev_98

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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 29, 2023 at 4:08 p.m.
Thread: Am I the only Habs fan who doesnt want PLD
I don't know that the reason he forced himself out of Columbus and (possibly, probably) Winnipeg is necessarily a poor reflection on him as a character. I think a major reason that he hasn't been willing to commit long term is because he WANTS to go to Montreal sooner rather than later, so unless that team is just utterly toxic I don't see why he would go there and force out later considering that's been a latent motivation for a lot of his behavior thus far anyway.

But also, Columbus was a team on the decline after Panarin and Bobrovsky left and he obviously didn't get along with the coach, which maybe says something about him but we all know how Tortorella can be himself. And if all the quotes coming from that organization over the last couple years indicates anything, Winnipeg seems just absolutely miserable to play for right now, and it has nothing to do with the weather (maybe it has a little to do with the weather) and everything to do with how mismanaged that team culture has been. Not to mention they're also a team that seems headed for the brink at the moment.

Basically, if it was me, I'm not sure I would have wanted to stick around in either of those places myself, especially if my goal is to win a cup in an organization I like and teammates/coaches that aren't grating to be around. Playing for a team on the rise (theoretically), playing for MSL and playing for my hometown seems much more appealing to me than playing for Winnipeg for the next couple years or playing for Columbus the last couple years. The thing with him is that he's just not an elite player. This isn't like going out and getting Artemi Panarin or Johnny Gaudreau when the future of your team is somewhat uncertain. This is like, a good top six mostly offensive center, despite his reputation. So like, I don't know how much I would really be giving up for him and an extension would be in the Trouba/Hayes/Anderson danger zone of "well we just traded for you so I guess we have to give you way too much money"