GrandWazoo
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We disagree. That's a pretty damn big gap. Neither of us can prove it either.
I agree to disagree. I also agree that MB would be an idiot if he could have signed Galchenyuk for 4M for 5 years and refused to do so.
We disagree. That's a pretty damn big gap. Neither of us can prove it either.
I agree to disagree. I also agree that MB would be an idiot if he could have signed Galchenyuk for 4M for 5 years and refused to do so.
Yeah, very few young guys who sign long term deals have taken amounts that small. I don't remember the exact arguments, but I'm pretty sure we would have been over-thrilled to sign him to that price. Maybe 5x4.5, but even that is less than pretty much everyone else in his same situation. We're all talking about how good a deal Drouin signed, and he's in virtually the same spot as AG would have been for his last deal.
Only scary part of course is that he will be a UFA at the end of the contract but we can worry about that in three years.
Guys in the last 25 years that the team wanted to keep that left as UFAs
Radulov
Komisarek
Souray (and this one is debateable).
Players leaving as UFAs hasn't been the Habs problem.
Radulov is really the first guy we wanted to keep, and tried to keep, that left.No it hasn't but Brad never lets facts derail his agenda.
No it hasn't but Brad never lets facts derail his agenda.
Guys in the last 25 years that the team wanted to keep that left as UFAs
Radulov
Komisarek
Souray (and this one is debateable).
Players leaving as UFAs hasn't been the Habs problem.
We haven't won a cup in how many years? It's ok, keep thinking this is the year, one of them you will be right
Radulov is really the first guy we wanted to keep, and tried to keep, that left.
That's a different story. Your point was that we let a lot of UFA's leave for nothing. It's not accurate.
It's true. That's why it's a disappoint. I'd love to hear MB negotiate contracts. If his attitude towards the press is any indication, I doubt he has the tactical empathy that great negotiators possess.
On the other hand, Radulov is a mercenary and all the love he declared for the city was no match for the 8% surtax.
According to Alzner, Bergevin is a great negotiator/talker.....Bergy made him laugh for 2 hours, and Alzner signed on the dotted lines.......ohhhh and we gave him the 5th year
Alzner has a hard on for the Habs. I'm not saying he was insincere but his conference call could have been scripted by Geoff's pr person. To recap.
-- Montreal is the centre of the hockey universe
-- Team is awesome
-- Training facilities are unlike anything he's ever seen
-- You can tell Geoff is committed to winning
You forgot the helicopter ride over Iles Jean Drapeau