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Tank for McKenna
Who, surprisingly, is starting to not look like a lock for the first overall pick.
I would’ve preferred a different move, but between this and not doing anything at all, it was a logical trade for Hughes to make.
If you remove this season (where Danault obviously didn’t work with his new coach), Danault remains a pretty effective player.
The fact he’s signed for only 1 more season after this year makes it a perfect transition move to Hage if things go smoothly with the young man.
I don’t know which other options are/were out there and the pricetag attached to them. But I wasn’t a fan of giving up too much for a Kadri (whom I hate) or a O’Reilly as they didn’t really fit into what should remain the objective for this team: start your cup competitive window in 2 years.
New blog!
Interesting that you talk about the kids, as the Habs traded for Danault last night before the roster freeze.
This better not mean less playing time for the kids, specifically Kappy (unless it is to give him a little less PK time).
I suspect Beck is going back to Laval, not Davidson.
What does the lineup look like?
CC / Zuk / Bolduc
Slaf / Kappy / Demidov
Anderson / Danault / Gallagher
Texier / Evans / Voleno
DavidsonBottom 6 is probably fluid, but they better not play with the top 6.
Will be interesting to see what happens if/when Newhook and/or Dach come back.
I do not think Laine plays another game with the Habs.
The Danault trade happened a few hours after I sent the blog for posting.
Because of course it did.
Love the trade and I’m glad Danault (who never should have left imho) is back. He’ll fill a glaring need as a left handed centreman.
keep going you fat lazy bastard !!
Thanks man, I needed the motivation.
If you guys don’t stop right now I AM TURNING THIS CAR AROUND!
(I wouldn’t mind, I don’t really feel like going to the gym 🫠)
fuck you!
jk.
For the record, I somehow manage to get along with everyone here.
But then again, I’m also a complete psychopath.
aren’t you already posting here all day..?
legit question, don’t get mad lol.
You missed the part where he wants to be able to post here all day AND play scrabble.
He’s currently limited to posting here. Must be swamped with work!
Hang in there kick! WE ARE WITH YOU!
#IAmKickSave856
you deserve a raise.
you do.
With the amount of blogs I do per month, the hotstove owners disagree. xD
For the record, I agree with them.
yeah, Guhle was pretty damn unlucky, I mean for his previous injury the dude cut his leg really bad with his own skate while he was in the dressing room… 🤦♂️
then again, in Dach’s case it also seems to be bad luck, he was like 2 feet away from his opponent when he received that slapshot on his foot, it isn’t just because he’s fragile or whatever.
Yeah anyone can get a broken foot blocking a shot. It’s not because he’s fragile.
But when you’re now up to 180 games missed and 284 games played in your career…. It’s hard to shake the feeling you’ll always have something.
It’ll be interesting to see if Dach is still with the team after this season. One thing is for sure, he’s not due for a raise.
losing Guhle might be the biggest one though, the backend is different without him there… hopefully he doesn’t have the same curse as Dach, jfc.
I love Guhle. I think he brings exactly the kind of play you need in your top 4.
But with over 100 games missed in his first three season. It’s more than likely he’s not bound to play 82 games most years. That doesn’t mean you can’t have him, just that you need to be able to live without him at times.
Hence why I said in the blog keeping Matheson around becomes even more of a priority.
Unless they think Engstrom is ready to play in the NHL, which he probably is in a third pairing role.
Probably ahead, too.
I am more frustrated by the volume of injuries… this team seems cursed year after year.
Well for some (Dach, Guhle, Laine) a healthy season should almost be seen as a surprising bonus at this point. Building the roster should be with this in mind.
Losing Newhook really sucked though. T_T
yeah, most teams will be impacted when one of their best players is struggling, that’s for sure.
You can tell fans have adjusted their expectations this year as we are back to being a completely bipolar fanbase. Going way too high in the good times and way too low in the bad ones during a long 82 games season.
Yet if you had asked fans before the season: Would you take a 10-6-3 record after 19 games? I think the answer would have been a resounding “YES!”.
We are exactly where we should be.
Bolduc started out strong, then got bounced around all over the lineup after 4-5 games.
Kappy and Demidov still getting points, at least, so good on them.
I do not think Suzuki is at 100% either.
Ever since he blocked that shot, he lost a step. There’s a reason he’s been getting so many “treatment days” since it happened.
Habs aren’t the same team when the captain isn’t going full throttle.
