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NHL April 2017 |OT| The Previous Thread is in the Hall of Fame
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Remember how Gretzky highsticked Gilmour and drew blood but no penalty was called?
So close to a Hab/Leafs final. We would have lost but it would have been glorious.
Ooof. Emelin is bad, but this probably means Nesterov, which is arguably worse.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
He's been terrible for the last stretch of the regular season. He needs to wake the fuck up. I have no doubt he's going to be traded.
I hope we get Hertl or something for him
He hasn't been good, but how is he supposed to find his form playing 7 minutes a night at his worst position and alongside Ott and Martinsen? Fucking lol.
Another talented young player we are going to run out of town because...reasons. He's got the highest P/60M on the team and the 2nd highest PPG on the team behind on Pacioretty. Clearly our most talented scorer. So obviously lets run him out of town.
FUBAR McDangles
Member
Wild beat the Blues in the first round two years ago?
CreeperBlocks
Banned
It's not going to be great if we trade Galchenyuk, we might need a trade to fix our centerman issue.
Plekanec is likely gone because of Vegas so that leaves, Danault,Shaw and Mitchell, Lehkonen can also play center too but I feel he's more an ideal LW/RW
I'd love to have a center like Sam Bennett or Monahan on our team
I'm going to make it soon! Don't worry.
Brassard would be a good replacement for Plekanec, we'll throw in Hudon if you give us Dzingel
Someone should photoshop AGally into a Hawks jersey hoisting the Cup in 2018.
This is hitting too close to home dawg
i'm calling it now, Galchenyuk for Panik is happening over the summer
CreeperBlocks
Banned
I don't think we would be on top of the Atlantic Division without Byron, Lehkonen, Radulov and Pacioretty.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
That doesn't say Chris Kreider?
Absolutely it'll be some shitty trade. Probably for a defensive center who tops out at 40 points. And back to square one we will go.
To be fair, the Danault / Pleks lines have been playing extremely well as of late. I want to see AGally in the top 6, but I get not wanting to break up with is working well. He should be dominating other teams 4th lines / 3rd defensive pairings.
he is... sometimes
I hope even you can see that, how inconsistant he is... it's so frustrating to watch
For sure, the last month and a half or so he's been wildly inconsistent, that's why he's at were he's at. They need him to get back to his early season self if they want to go far though.
Doesn't fit in his narrative so why volunteer criticism.
bonesmccoy
Banned
Is Clode treating Galchenyuk the same way that Therrien did? Maybe the org isn't wrong in this situation?
Nah, Julien has given him multiple chances on every line and with most of the wingers, there's a process to how Julien is handling it compared to Therrien shuffling him to a bottom line anytime he doesn't get a point or has a defensive gaf. Therrien would punish players, Julien is trying to help get him back to his game. It's what he's doing with Emelin and why he keeps playing as well.
His contract is an issue tho, he's going to ask for Kucherov money and Bergevin will offer him Gallagher money
bonesmccoy
Banned
what the dickens is this
ElephantShell
Banned
I have a feeling Radulov is gonna go beast mode in the playoffs.
He's gonna feed off that insane crowd.
He's gonna feed off that insane crowd.
Nope, you're 120% in the right. He just turned 23 and has a long career ahead of him. But the problem is he's the new media whipping boy, and historically those guys get run out of town ASAP. It's infuriating.
But as bask said, how do you handle his contract? Do you try to bridge him again for 2 more years and run the risk of losing him in 2019 when he's UFA? Do you try to give him a Gallagher/Pacioretty type deal (say $4M per for 6 years). I'm sure the Habs would love that and that it would be an easy no for AGally's agent. Do you give him the $6M x 6 years (or more) he's surely to ask for? It's a really tough spot, because if you get the AGally of 2017, then he's only worth that $4M per. If you get the 2015-2016 AGally, he's worth the $6M+ per.
And the other big twist here that I don't feel is being given enough airtime is that he's playing with a knee brace and likely isn't fully recovered. So give the kid a full summer to train and heal and I'll bet absolutely anything he looks as good in the 2017-2018 season as he did the 2015-2016 season and the 1st half of this season. I feel like the kid has the talent to be a 30 g 65 pts kind of guy, easily, but the problem as always is his inconsistency. And this blender of dropping down every line and playing wing isn't helping his case this year.
tl;dr Habs would be goddamn fools to give into the Montreal media and give up on the kid. So it'll probably happen.
All part of Julien's intricate, masterful plan.
OriginofHysteria
Banned
Connor Brown and Kasperi Kapanen are going to shine in the playoffs.
It's hard to say. Dude looked GASED from about game 45 til about game 75. He turned it back on a bit the last few games though. I just wonder how much he's got in the tank. And when he's tired, he's invisible.
Like Galchenyuk, he's a defensive liability too, but that never gets any airtime....
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Can I introduce you to Brandon Sutter.
Kills penalties, and can fill in on the power play
Right handed and good at faceoffs
Has scored 40 points
Only makes a little over $4M
28, so in his prime
Ri'Orius may be the worst GAF poster I've seen in years, which is a bold statement I know but shit look at the fucking drivel he's* posting. And a stupid fucking username to boot? GTFO.
* yes I am 100% assuming the jackass defending a corporation's right to have the police bust up a customer for not gettting "re-arranged" is a guy. I'll also assume Atlas Shrugged is his fav novel until proven otherwise
Not Michel Therrien?
Leafs actually made the playoffs 6 straight seasons in the East under Quinn but never met the Capitals.
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
Randy Carlyle's dream job is to coach the Canucks.
Yes. But the point is when you only make the playoffs 7 times in 17 years, it shouldn't be a surprise that, of the 15 eligible teams you could draw, you haven't faced some of them.