Billy739

Billy739
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Forum: Toronto Maple Leafsil y a 4 heures
Sujet: DUBAS YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING NOW
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mondo</b></div><div>Traded the guy whose second is goals is a dumb decision.</div></div>

he's a UFA in 4 years
pushed you to max cap while refusing to sign Term

he's not going to stay in Canada forever
he's going home to the States , bank on it
IF TML was smart they'd make something work with BUF who's at a point with Eichel where its just not working
he wanted traded then BUF basically fired the management and coaches then went out and got Skinner for support
it worked out great ,even amazing for a year then poof no support again and Tim and Sid on their noon show about 3 weeks ago was saying Eichels camp is ready to move on .

you can keep Matthews for a few years but bank on him leaving
you can either get a huge return by recognizing that or a lesser return like Hall ,Johnson or Thornton who were other 1st OA picks traded for less then an underwhelming return all around

or you can wait and Wendell Clark it again getting nothing adding to a futile playoff effort without him irregardless and accomplishing nothing but wasting a great players career
Dude travels with the NHL Alumni to games in City's accross Canada and a crap you not that's how they introduced him '' the man who loved the City of Toronto more then he loved chance of Winning a Cup''
it was sad and he didnt look proud but more so defeated or remorseful
Forum: Armchair-GMil y a 4 heures
Sujet: mrazek and reimer
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>br0fess0r0ak</b></div><div>It's sad cause I was excited for when they signed Kinkaid I was like "hey this might work out" nooooooope</div></div>

i think he was screwed from the start as MTL develops Puck Moving Goalies
The only one who doesnt move the puck in our system is AHL's contracted guy playing in the ECHL i believe its Lecouvre or something
and Kinkaid .

Niemi and Montoya were both puck movers and were still struggling here to.(but playing better then recent year on other teams just not good enough for here)
right now he's splitting games on a 3 goalie rotation with Primeau and Lindgren leaving poor Mcniven on his 3rd ECHL team this year (as MTL has none of their own and other teams boot him out of their affiliates as needed )

we need him gone the same way we needed Dubnyk gone
who knows maybe you guys could provide his Sean Burke moment that changes things for him like Dubnyk did
Forum: Toronto Maple Leafsil y a 4 heures
Sujet: DUBAS YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING NOW
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mondo</b></div><div>Of all the reactionary takes that are coming from this game, firing the front office is the worst decision. This team <em>can</em> win and <em>has</em> come back from deficits. They pick and choose when they want to play, and this problem has been consequential all season.

That said, I think Dubas/Keefe needs to put the locker room on notice that this **** is inexcusable. I don't care what any players say about how they need to do better, <em>actually do better</em>.

<a href="/users/billy739" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@billy739</a> dumbest post tonight, congrats.[/quoteimg]

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rick said it best
your boo's mean nothing to me
i seen what you cheer for</div></div>
Forum: Toronto Maple Leafsil y a 5 heures
Sujet: DUBAS YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING NOW
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TMLSage</b></div><div>Marner is going no where and is not the problem.</div></div>

i love how no one wants to admit its Mathews that has to go
TML invested A LOT in trying to make Wendell Clark their last #1 OA pick the guy who ends the decades long drought.

For the love of god please learn from your mistakes .
Teams who trade former 1st OA picks as a rule land a Lot for pending UFA's they cant sign.
i cant remember the last time a 1st OA was traded with that much Term so i think TML would get enough to get better.


ARZ deal makes the most sense
Grab Keller and Dvorak in the deal in a bundle with a couple 1st's and an B level prospect or a single 1st and a A level prospect .
ARZ gives up a decent amount but Matthews is a better Center and playmaker then both
plus Hall-Mathews-Kessel so there's that

Keller-Dvorak-Marner
Hyman-Tavares-Nylander
Johnsson-Kerfoot-Kappanen

TML has 3 rolling lines that could be top 6 on every NHL team in the league that's young and signed (mostly and for less then AM)
Whatever picks you got will develop and join them after giving TML options incase they decide to sell a Tavares lets say 3-4 years in if no cup by then
TML is still a really young team making keeping Tavares long term a lot easier.
Honestly i believe Dvorak -Marner re-uniting for the first time since their Memorial Cup Win in London.
Keller's no joke and could easily be a 30 goal scorer down the road on this team given how well he's done in ARZ(where careers went to die until 2016 ish)
Forum: Armchair-GMil y a 7 heures
Sujet: The market is set
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Baphomet</b></div><div>Funny thing is we actually had/have a strong bottom six this year. They’ve gutted out four wins in the last five against playoff teams or teams on the cusp. I think our systems are still solid once the team gets over the initial shock of Pavelski departing. Pavs leaving the Sharks was a lot harder than a lot of people thought I think.</div></div>

Still No Goaltending though
When Nabokov holds all your goalie records basically it confirms this .

i mean MTL fans seem to considers Theodore's tenure the worst in goaltending for us since the 1960's but he destroys Nabakov's accomplishments .
that being said atleast we gave Theodore help something SJS never did as he was always top 3 for starts in the league and burnt out come playoffs.

its a shame because i truly wanted you guys to win
i grew up a Rob Blake guy when everyone was high on Sundins, Selane's,Jagr's ext
i REALLY wanted him to go out on top as he had an amazing career and one of the last great hipcheckers .

Jones was a nice find but he's the guy who holds things down while you develop your star Goalie
MTL had Huet for that while we put Price in the AHL
If you guys are smart you'll do whatever it takes to get Askarov this draft
He's elite and probably the best Goalie prospect to go in the 1st since Andrei Vasilevsky
I believe it was the hockeywriters who did a piece on 2020-2030's top NHL goalies of the future and Askarov was in the middle of the pack.

if you guys could get him , woooweee
you'd destroy the league as you always put together solid offense and defense .
Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 10:23 pm
Sujet: Kovalchuk Romanov Marchenko Okulov
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MTLaveragefan</b></div><div>we do it to lure Romanov in North America... his KHL team is "blackmailing him" to stay in Russia. (tying his playing time with him signing an extension in Russia)</div></div>

Romanov's based his decision on if his teams still a contender.
that's based on if Kaprisov and Sorokin leave for the NHL and
if they can re-sign Nesterov , Vey , and Gregerenko

Chances are they all leave as the latter 3 are getting older and chasing paychecks with no NHL return really there for them .(they'll play and make more in KHL)

that said Karpisov and Sorokin are still young and comfortable
they're reigning champs on the league's best team by double digit margin and favored again this year
both can make 3-4X what the NHL's ELC pays and at a time KHL is expanding into markets NHL has failed to capture routinely
they'd be smarter staying in Russia with a lockout just around the corner destroying their team now just to come back in a 2 years has little upside if we're being honest
Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 7:26 pm
Sujet: Aim for 2020
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Daredevil514</b></div><div>I agree that COL isn't all in like TB but Tatar is also much better than Coleman. Anyway, I also believe Sakic is telling the truth and this wont happen but value wise this isnt far off, thats why im saying this isnt dreaming. A good hockey trade is when both teams are cringing about what they have to let go. If sakic wants an impact player like Tatar, Domi or Kreider, one of his top prospect will probably have to go and be related to the needs of the other team in a close future.</div></div>

Coga likes to ignore everything after they're drafted .
while Sakic did say that Timmins injury issues are head related and cost him a season and counting thus far .
his value is way down especially after his AHL Debut he started his 3rd straight season sidelined out the gate with Injuries .

only Ikonen's been injured this much in MTL's system
no one's foolish enough to pretend the 2nd rounders values increased despite his impressive numbers when healthy
the most consistent part of both players is their ability to put themselves in positions to get injured .
(especially considering he's never skated a full season in any league at any level )

<a href="https://mynhltraderumors.com/2019-20-top-10-colorado-avalanche-prospects/2019/11/20/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://mynhltraderumors.com/2019-20-top-10-colorado-avalanche-prospects/2019/11/20/</a>
Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 7:19 pm
Sujet: Aim for 2020
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HabsRafiki</b></div><div>Obviously, losing nearly two years of development is never good, but I don't believe all hope is lost for Juulsen. Anyway, I don't know why losing Juulsen is any more damaging than Scherbak, McCarron, Beaulieu, Leblanc... We're kind of used to having those #1s never play meaningfully in the NHL.</div></div>

it isnt but given we werent contenders from 2011-13 when Leblanc woulda been helpful , 2015-18 when Mccarrron , or Scherbak woulda been usefull.
Beaulieu atleast gave us a couple years of essentially the same level of play Kulak offers now which is better then the other busts .

MTL drafted big when they shoulda went small , small when they shoulda went big and with Beaulieu chose french over Klefboom or Murphy who went just after NB .

That's the easiest to assign blame to because its the GM who was promoted rapidly due to Gainey's abscence after his daughter died .
Gauthier ran the god awful draft dept from 2008 until he was fired in 2011 right into the ground and his scouts were so distrusted he grab Timmons out of the Player Development department to advise him at the 2012 NHL draft . from 2013-2015 Timmons learned a new job on the fly and all things considered did wel as 2/3 drafts all the teams were losers that picks at our position and 1/3 was a bad injury screwing us . 2016 he tried juggling his new job and letting his staff he left in place do the job but come Draft MB only trusted his opinion .

This lead Timmons to outsource to a close friend of his who recently re-stocked VAN Canucks organizational depth through the Draft in Eric Crawford who since arriving has found more talent in 7th rounders in Harvey-Pinard , Stapley and Primeau are all ahead of projections , leaders on their team. After Timmons acquired Crawfords Commitment he was promptly promoted to Assistant GM in charge of Scouting and draftng while Mellanby handles development assignments since 2014 .

between Timmons and Mellanby from 2014-2017 they went through department by department re-staffing he Canadiens .
by 2018 their biggest challenges became lack of contract space due to so many picks and no ECHL team leaving 41 contracts in laval between NHL deals and ones the AHL club signed themselves .

Needless to say those 2 are competing for MB job and the other will be a solid back up .
MB will replace Molsons who's dropped the ball repeatedly and has to leave if we're ever to become better
If we're lucky it happens soon because since he took over in 2011 its been mediocrity almost the whole way through
if not for Price carrying us to a ECF with Vanek-Eller-Bourque line then Fans would have already protested to the point Molsons sells again .
Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 5:26 pm
Sujet: Tierney for puljujarvi 1 for 1
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Claebom</b></div><div>Nobody's calling on Puljujarvi, so trading a fringe 2C for him seems like overpay from the Sens. Shouldn't really be interested at that price. Either add a pick or something heading back to Ottawa. Ennis though...</div></div>

Many teams are interested and your GM shut them all down for offering more then what you just suggested because it wasnt good enough . . .

you do realize who Ken Holland is right?
this isnt Chirelli making foolish trades based on nothing
this is a man who built a core that kept DET in the playoffs for a record for 25 years straight winning 3 Stanley Cups

He didnt do that by trading away pieces for nothing
he did it by playing them until they had value

Since sending Puljujarvi to Liiga he's rose to the top player there at a point per game and tied for 4th in goals in the league .
if you kept up with your European Prospects like Habs fans do you'd know what he's up to
Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 5:10 pm
Sujet: Aim for 2020
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HabsRafiki</b></div><div>Quite realistic, but doesn't really move the needle much in terms of improving the Habs.</div></div>

Our biggest hold in the next 2 years is at RD
i think this addressed that .

Next we need to parlay a Domi or Lehkonen into a #1 undisputed LW prospect and MTL's got depth at Center , RW , LD , and Goaltending for atleast 4-5 years .
Even after getting Timmons MTL still really needs another RD as Fleury will be ready by the time Petry's contracts up but Brook wont be ready until 2022 at the earliest that way he's playing.(think Subban early years without the heart or passion aka lots of turnovers and weak defensive play)

Losing Juulsen like that screwed us for about a 2 year window
because he's likely done due to head injuries MTL is in a position where we've got to choose to jeopardize their development to fill a need (think Tinordi , Beaulieu , Lecblanc , ext that were 100% our fault due to poor management )
Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 5:07 pm
Sujet: So did it happen or not
i get why they would trade him
like Kaprisov and Romanov he's thinking about staying in KHL another year perserving their championship core.
2/3 involved are faced with either staying on a chapionship team to develop or go to a NHL rebuilding team with little direction .
Sorokin is the only one who would join a playoff team making his sacrifice all the more important and likely get him a contract 3x what NYI could offer as a rookie on an ELC.

NYI know Lehner and he played well in their system so it adds up
i just dont think NYI would do it before the Draft after the KHL playoffs are done and they know if Sorokins staying or not .(he'd be a fool not to as he'd be a top KHL goalie learning his craft and starting primarily .

i still think NYI would be foolish to trade him even if he does stay
but they are in a win now mode and i know we gave up Mcdounugh bundle for Gomez in that mode Molsons 1st year as owner .
BOS also did something similar to Dryden after he committed to Cornell Univesity i believe it was (BOS won a cup with pieces from the trade before Dryden turned Probut MTL won 7 with Dryden )