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kickbro is there right now. the pictures look nice.
Oh it’s very beautiful, especially in winter imho.
If he’s looking for a decent burger place, I’m a big fan of “Chez Victor”.
Read this trade tree all started with a 9th round draft pick in 2003 (Halak) and follows down through the Halak / Eller tradeā¦
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These things go on forever.
Trade trees are neat.
Just like how trading Plekanec to the Leafs for a few months somehow gave us Lane Hutson.
guys, what is old quebec and how far away from you is it?
Well it’s in the middle of Quebec city… so about a 2h20 drive away from where I live.
Why? Are you coming to visit?
That would be my guess, unless they want him on the 4th line with some pp time here and there. And thats with all the injuries.
He has a good shot. The end.
why is mini wifi playing in Laval by the way? Not ready for the NHL?
Laine is truly a headcase for me…. He’s the kind of guy that would play in the Olympics for Finland but somehow I still don’t want him on my team as he fits nowhere.
Maybe there’s a team out there, desperate for scoring and ready to give him a shot that would take him off our hands for a minimal return…. but I doubt it.
He’s supposed to come back healthy at some point this year and I’m guessing he’ll play some games. But I don’t expect his leash to be very long unless our powerplay somehow starts doing terribly and he’s seen as the solution.
They need help to improve the PK, they got it
They need help in team defensive play, they got it
They need help with face-offs, particularly from the left, they got it.
And he is someone that has played on Montreal and knows what the pressure is like.
I just hope he will accept his role as a bottom 6 player and not pout about lack of power play or offensive opportunitiesā¦ he is known to be a whiner that way and that just kills the vibe of a dressing room.
Overall, this is a low risk trade, if expensive, that does not have long-term implications associated to it such as the other options you mentioned.
I’m not too worried about that to be honest.
Danault isn’t at the same spot he was in his career when he left Montreal, and he certainly hasn’t played the same role with the Kings.
Back in 2020-2021, you could understand him, getting close to free agency, being frustrated with not getting any powerplay time as he was able to get around 50 points without it. Add to that the fact he was, mostly by default, our most productive centre and you have the perfect cocktail for a player to ask/want more quality icetime. Unfortunately for him, his best use was more on the PK and it followed him in LA despite getting a little powerplay at first over there.
In the end, Montreal traded Jordan Harris for Patrik Laine and Philip Danault…. which is an absurdly good return when you phrase it like that.
Tank for McKenna
Who, surprisingly, is starting to not look like a lock for the first overall pick.
I wouldāve 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.
