The what now thread...
- Thread starter Habs4Life
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Penguins getting Crosby was payback for Lemieux stabbing his fellow players in the back. It was rigged by giving the Penguins best chance to win.
BKerr
Banned
Except they didnt have the best chance to win.
There were 4 teams with 3 balls (Penguins, Sabres, Jackets, Rangers). 10 teams had 2 balls and 16 teams had 1 ball.
The Habs only had 1 and ended up 5th and got Price.
There was no reason not to make it equal, there was no season in 04-05.
CaptainBolduke
Active member
When do preseason games start? 4 weeks? Will we go into the preseason as a non cap team?
GrandWazoo
Well-known member
I'm pretty sure that will be the case. Preseason might make some players available on the market though but I'm not expecting any major moves until about the beginning of the season.
Keep the cap coin and see what happens . No need giving it to a non difference maker for the sake of spending .
Just maybe some solid player will waive his trade clause to come here or a strapped team gives us value.
Available funds is better than being capped out , keep the flexibility.
Altair
Well-known member
Our only shot of being better than the first round fodder team we were next year is now hoping other people start help the habs become better.
Maybe this player or that will waive their no trade clause.
Maybe this GM will need to move salary
Maybe MB will convince other GM to trade a impact player to Montreal.
Or maybe this is the lineup we are stuck with opening night until the trade deadline.
:nono
worm
Well-known member
do not worry we will pick up some slow, old depth guy before the season
Altair
Well-known member
Markov left for Russia.
worm
Well-known member
if we had markov as depth we would make the 70s habs look like shit
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou
I will get banned again soon, worry not.
Drouin is an impact player.
Altair
Well-known member
A wash. Radulov=Drouin. So on paper, this no better today than the team the rags dispatched in 6 games.
GrandWazoo
Well-known member
We'll see. Drouin produced slightly higher than Radulov last year (proportionally to ice time) and I think he can have a breakthrough season this year. I wouldn't not have expected much more points than last year with Radulov.
I would have preferred to have both on my team but Drouin does not equal Radulov; his upside is far higher and he's still ascending.
CH1
The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
Not long term, duh, but Radu might be better next season.