Lol'd so hard at the "ever heard of Brian Leach?!?!?!?"
Quoting: batman
homer take of the year ladies and gentleman. he's not " overvalued " maybe watch him play and his stats + what he accomplished.
Why are you so bitter? You clearly don't value Zegras as much as we do/we don't agree that Lane Hutson is worth what you think he's worth. We've stated what we think the trade would require. We can agree to disagree and then move on. Why are you so butt-hurt that we haven't said "yes" to your proposed trade. You do realise even if we did agree to it it still won't make it happen, right?
We'll see what happens, but PV has made it clear that Zegras hasn't been shopped. People called after Servalli made up that Zegras might be moved because he was good friends with Drysdale and Drysdale just got traded. PV took a couple calls. He's not actively looking to move the kid and he had made this clear in multiple interviews of late. Zegras has had a rough season with injury and missed camp due to delays in signing his contract. He'll come back strong next season and we are happy to keep him.
Quoting: Campabee
Ok, serious question for you, who was the last Habs player in the top 3 for the Calder contention? I will give you a hint, he still wears the Jersey, has always been a fan favorite and wears no. 11. Point is Suzuki, Caufield, Guhle, Slafkovsky and many more Habs greats haven't finished top 3 in calder votes. Hell the last player to actually win the Calder as a Hab was Dryden in 1972. Just cause you don't win or finish top 3 for the Calder literally doesn't mean squat. With guys like Skinner and Tyler Meyers as former winners, just cause you win doesn't mean you will have a long storied career either. Raycroft won in 2004 but didn't even play 300 games in the league. I don't think anyone cares if he finishes top 3 in calder voting or not (McDavid finished 3rd after all) as long as his career tracks the way scouts are projecting it to. Back to back 44+ point seasons in the NCAA, is a pretty good indication that he will likely be as good as Habs fans and analysts project him to be.
Makar - 70 points in 76 gp 0.92 ppg
Fox - 116 points in 97 gp 1.2 ppg
Q. Hughes - 62 points in 69 gp 0.90 ppg
Hutson - 91 points in 71 gp 1.28 ppg
Before you comment on their size compared to Hutson only Makar is significantly bigger (20+ lbs heavier) and the following height and weights are based on this year's measurements, therefore one has to assume all were lighter when they broke into the league as well.
Makar - 5'11 187 lbs
Fox - 5'11" 181 lbs
Q. Hughes - 5'10" 170 lbs
Hutson - 5'10" 163 lbs
BTW, it's not Habs fans making the comparisons to Fox, Makar and Hughes, it's guys like Byron Bader and Hutson's coach Jay Pandalfo and many others. Bader updated Hutson's card this past November and he shows Hutson's NHLe has been higher than both Hughes since his D+1 and was always higher than Fox's but in his D+2 season Hutson has gapped him significantly.
https://twitter.com/ByronMBader/status/1730294069895819402
Good indicators. Means nothing until he can prove it at the NHL. Decision-making speed at the NHL is just next level. Why would you want to trade out a player you think is the next Hughes, Fox or Makar??? I wouldn't, even if it was from a position of strength. Keep the guys destined to be Hughes/Fox/Makars and trade everything below, no?
P.S. Zellweger has been a tremendous steal for us. However, most ANA fans accept his shortcomings and he's pretty much been pencilled into a 3LD + PP specialist role. No one was expecting him to become a #1D at the NHL level. Shifty and dynamic 3rd pairing D-man who are serviceable at defending at 5-on-5, but a major threat in the offensive zone and on the PP are significant add to any team (i.e. Ghost, OEL, Gustafsson - all playing on winning sides in 3D + PP roles). Nothing wrong with it and no need to overvalue their potential. They are good players in their own right. Just not worth a top 6 C with back-to-back 60 pts seasons, even if you throw in a late 1st rounder.
Quoting: batman
cant wait for y’all to get a pick #18 on draft day after yapping all season longue saying he’s worth more than 2 firsts
Why are you so angry? Can you not accept when you someone disagrees with you? Very immature behaviour.