Quoting: Howie
Thats if he ever becomes a ufa as that is your view. As an unbiased completely neutral viewpoint Dubois probably still doesn't know fully where he wants to play, long term vs short term, salary. The fact is we are all latching to information that easily can be changed within a moments notice so instead of fixating on what has been stated so far to be patient to see what type of situation it is around Dubois so we can all see the situation from the same perspective. That's the whole problem with Dubois on capfriendly as so many people value him differently (rental vs extension, os, etc). That's why it's a damn warzone on back and forth bickering that gets nowhere as all viewpoints see and support their view in different ways. What we need is all the Information laid out so a consensus is made or him to get traded when no one expects.
Good points, I definitely agree.
The way I see it, is PLD has a short track record of being a bit whiny (see CLB). I have a theory that he was probably whining to his agent that he wants to go home and play out the rest of his career in Quebec, close to family as well. So his agent made a brief, vague comment that kind of threw a hint at Montreal that read as "hey, bring him home".
But, as we can clearly see, it was met with uproar from both sides. It's going to be interesting to see where he goes, and what ends up happening. In my opinion, it'll be a complete shock to me if I read in the headlines tomorrow "PLD SIGNS 8-YEAR EXTENSION WITH WPG".
But, it's still enticing for him to go to Montreal. Great rookie core and die hard fanbase. Especially after this season if they can snag one of Bedard, Fantilli, or Carlsson, it's going to make him want to play there even more.
If he walks as a UFA after next year, I don't see him going anywhere else.