CaptainBolduke
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None of that is incorrect but he's almost 40. Old. Decline happens.
Who replaces his points in your mind?
None of that is incorrect but he's almost 40. Old. Decline happens.
Who replaces his points in your mind?
Hes 21Then there's a problem....Sherbak should have been ready, injuries or not.
His talent is great....he's a scorer....you develop him into a scorer, not a reliable 2-way player. I know what they did, Bergy explained it....they coach their AHL team to follow the organization system so that when they graduate, they fit into the team perfectly. And that's the problem...you are trying to teach them Lemaire system....no shit none of them graduated in past 5 years. You shut down all creativity....
Campbell sucked last year.If I couldn't get a long term option on D via trade, and wanted a 1 year stop gap in the event that I couldn't get Markov at a reasonable cap hit/term... Brian Campbell was paid $1.5M last year. He has played 80+ games the last 4 years and has scored 39 less points over that time with limited to no PP time. Save the 4M+ and spend it elsewhere or spend it at the deadline.
Not ideal, but not awful IMO.
Campbell sucked last year.
The hawks had to put him in the press box... use him at forward and find other creative ways to shelter him.
Im not interested in that.
Just give markov his one year deal at 6 million.
Campbell sucked last year.
The hawks had to put him in the press box... use him at forward and find other creative ways to shelter him.
Im not interested in that.
Just give markov his one year deal at 6 million.
Exactly.No one is going to give Markov two years, it seems.
Not sugesting this is a Markov replacement...
Has there been an update on Simon Despres? Is he done?
The last thing i saw is that his buyout included an extra settlement approved by the nhl/nhlpa so he wouldnt grieve it for being hurt still.Not sugesting this is a Markov replacement...
Has there been an update on Simon Despres? Is he done?
I am well aware of Markov's elite hockey IQ and puck moving skills- they will be sorely missed on the Habs D should he not return. Fact remains however, even with Markov's passing skills the Habs PP has been piss poor last few seasons.I am simply amazed at how people quickly forget how sublime Markov's passing really is. Even last season he made some slick outlet passes and O zone tosses that made us go "wow". He'll be missed, there is nobody on D on this team that can even come close to his passing ability.
I have no issues w paying Markov $6M or even $6.5M but it has to be 1-year with $3M-$4M in bonuses; make that money payable at signing of contract if need be - limit actual cap hit to max $3M.1 year 6M doesn't appeal to me either.
And who are we competeing against? Nobody is giving Markov 2 years. Who else is paying Markov $6M for 1 year?
Every year we hear how bad the Habs are going to be. They've won the division 3 of the last 5 seasons. I'm truly not worried about the team for next season as long as Price is healthy.
Markov in decline is still superior to most of our D in their prime.
I could see Detroit going after him.
Every year we hear how bad the Habs are going to be. They've won the division 3 of the last 5 seasons. I'm truly not worried about the team for next season as long as Price is healthy.