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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 30, 2019 at 11:41 p.m.
Thread: Lee Gostisbehere Nyquist Thoughts
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Billy739</b></div><div>we're not an offense based team incase you're new to Claude Julien's coach system .
we're a defense based team built on speed and checking .

Lee is like Alzner was
appealing until he hits the ice and we see how much slower he is then everyone else .
you cannot have a guy dragging ass and even though Lee might be worth it to a team with a system like STL or BOS.
MTL is speed and dense based and it wont be a year in before fans start treating Lee like they did Alzner</div></div>

you don't need to be fast when you literally can't be moved from the house and are money in tight with his release. he needs strong perimeter players who get pucks to the net. MTL had the second highest 5v5 CF in the league last year.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 30, 2019 at 11:11 p.m.
Thread: Lee Gostisbehere Nyquist Thoughts
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Billy739</b></div><div>Nyquist fits perfect and has chemistry playing with with Tater
nothing but positive here

Lee's is Alzner 2.0 and wont fit our system
he's big , he's getting older and hasnt hit 30 since Tavares left .
if you want him to hit 30 plus you're gonna need a top 5 NHL All Star Center we dont have.

Ghost is not a good fit , he's not a pressure player and horrible in his own end
it wont be Christmas break and Claude Julien will have him riding a bench trying to grind away those bad habits like he did Petry .
i just dont see MTL investing that kind of effort in Ghost just because he speaks french .

Provorov who's reportedly unhappy with contract talks with new GM Chuck Fletcher however is someone giving up a Drouin's worth after the price we payed .</div></div>

lol lee hit 28 in a new, defensive oriented system. he'll hit 30 in this offense.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 30, 2019 at 11:05 p.m.
Thread: Lee Gostisbehere Nyquist Thoughts
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Billy739</b></div><div>hahahahaha no

Drouin has a greater value then anyone here is giving him
we didnt give up Sergachev when Drouin produced exactly like he is now
just to take on 26 year old Ghost coming off a bad year . . .

it makes no sense</div></div>

you didn't give up sergochev for a 21 yr old top 5 pick to perform at 50 point clip in and less than 20 goals. just because you're team gave up a top 4 defenseman for average top 6 winger doesn't mean that its market value. mtl was banking on Drouin increasing his performance not leveling off.

there are about 50 wings in the NHL who score between 45 and 60 points, and most of those guys are 20+ goal scores, something Drouin is not. there are about 25 D in the league who put up 35-50 points. furthermore Ghost is on a sweet heart deal that is well below what his comps get paid. drouin gets paid slightly above his comps.

if you think a mediocre slightly over paid top 6 forward has more value than an underpaid at minimum 40 point puck moving D, you have not been paying attention to positional and archetype value trends over the last 5 years
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 29, 2019 at 10:50 p.m.
Thread: fourth period says isles are out strickland says theyre firmly in lets panic
Pagnotta said was he believes the isles are out because lou circled back to lee. the basis of that thinking is that it was either lee or panarin for Lou, which is an assumption. everyone knew Panarin was going to be a free agent, everyone knew very early on the rangers and the islanders were on his short list. so if that where the case why even engage in contract talks with lee all season. what likely happened is that Lou has some clarity on the situation and can focus on Lee. if lee signs tomorrow for 6 million, I would venture to say Panarin is coming to the island. if lee signs tomorrow for 7.5 million, I would think Panarin is not coming.

Bottom line is we don't know whats going on and neither does Pagnotta, he's guessing, trying to read tea leaves. right now it Shrodinger's cat.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 26, 2019 at 1:50 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 25, 2019 at 9:44 p.m.
Thread: Islanders Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Boomer125</b></div><div>And when he's done that for 3 full seasons I'll be impressed, Islanders will be this season's Devil's - puck luck got them in the show, reality will hit this season and there back to picking in the top 10</div></div>

ThE PdO Is GoNnA GeT ThEm Herrrdadeerrrrrrr. WSH been on a PDO bender for about 5-6 years now. still waiting for them that mathematically 1000% predictable regression

Pulock is a 40 point, top pairing, two way D with a 105 mph clapper from the point. He can skate it or pass it out, control the corners, control the house area. He has excellent gap control, an ability to walk the blue line andstick handle in tight areas. An absolute stud and instantly the best defenseman on the Maple Laughs. cue "BuT ReIlLy ScOrEd SeVeNtY tWo PoInTs LaSt YeAr". cool story bro, he has the fifth worst 5v5 CA/60 in the league of defenseman with 800 + min. dude couldn't defend his end from a bunch of peewee house league players.

It amazes me how the fans from the self proclaimed "Mecca of Hockey" are dumber than rocks when it comes to hockey.


btw... 19,047 days since the Laughs won a cup.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 25, 2019 at 11:59 a.m.