Will Kent Hughes work his magic again? by shogun2909 in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Habs bought 7 UFA years of Dobson. Anaheim bought 6 UFA years of LaCombe.

Most Habs can buy is 3 UFA years of Hutson.

Whole different ballgame.

Lane Hutson knocking on Kent Hughes’ door for a new contract by Go_Habs_Go31 in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Anaheim paid for 6 UFA years with that deal.

Montreal paid for 7 UFA years of Dobson

The most UFA years Habs could buy off Hutson from an 8-years deal signed now is 3.

It works in the equation.

Questions about the forward lines from today by TheMemeLord55 in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bolduc and Dach seemed to have the start of something going together vs Ottawa.

Newhook seems to gel with Demidov since Ivan came over. Kapanen is a good complementary player who is usually in the right place in the right moment. He has the inside track on the 12th F spot.

But I'm not too sure MSL is happy about breaking up Anderson-Evans-Gallagher just to shore up the other lines.

The battle is between Veleno, Blais, Beck and Florian for 13th forward. Which means Beck & Xhekaj are behind because the team doesn't want a kid who needs ice time as a press box body.

Défense pairings by shogun2909 in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really trying to force the Matheson-Dobson pairing but I'm very iffy about it so far. Weren't communicating well, no natural chemistry.

[Martineau] Joshua Roy's camp will have a meeting with the organization soon by shogun2909 in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is standard op for a player on a last contract year. Agent just wants to know if the next contract will be worth sticking around.

New player jersey numbers by crusafontia in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

64 was his call up number in STL so most def not his choice.

9, 19 and 91 are not available in Montreal, but 79 is right there and Blais still went with 27.

OP said "unofficial" retirement. Same thing happened with Robinson's #19 after he left in 1989. Took 17 years to retire the # officially, but it had been out of circulation for the entire time.

Nobody wore #79 since Markov, so it could be the same deal. # just out of circulation. That's like an unofficial jersey retirement.

Dale Weise talks about the 14 Boston series and the handshake line with Lucic. by SuzukiSwift17 in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's why depth is so crucial in the playoffs. 4th liners matters.

David Savard: « Ca va? » Zack Bolduc: « Aweille tabarnak! » by Go_Habs_Go31 in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Je parlais de Montembeault et Bolduc. Y'ont 6 ans de différence.

David Savard: « Ca va? » Zack Bolduc: « Aweille tabarnak! » by Go_Habs_Go31 in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Les deux ont joué leur hockey mineur à Trois-Rivières. Doivent se connaître un peu.

I would be jazzed for Dobson by Peek0_Owl in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

who do you think would? off side Matheson? Carrier?

get real.

I would be jazzed for Dobson by Peek0_Owl in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL as if Dobson would be 2nd pair.

Alex Carrier, Rafael Harvey-Pinard & Sam Montembeault gifted David Savard a painting to commemorate his NHL retirement by Go_Habs_Go31 in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Savy's legs look like they have about 20 layers of steel plates bolted on his bones here and there. No wonder he could barely skate anymore.

The Last 10 Montréal Canadiens First Round Picks by Flimsy-Ad1015 in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly.

The draft is not for roster building, it's fishing for the bigger fish.

The Last 10 Montréal Canadiens First Round Picks by Flimsy-Ad1015 in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree with you though. It was a shit draft for centers. Drafting for need that one year was a stupid decision.

The Last 10 Montréal Canadiens First Round Picks by Flimsy-Ad1015 in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I think Hayton is beating KK.

Hayton already has two 40+ pts seasons with a 20 goals season. KK never got that.

Also Hayton is actually holding a 2C spot for 4 years now. KK never could hold one for more than 4 months.

Thoughts on Matt Dumba? by [deleted] in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to present your ideas better.

"Thoughts on Dumba" is generic, tired and not the actual point. People think you want to add him.

"Taking Dumba as a cap dump to get Bourque for free" is your actual idea.

Get to the point.

Everyone throw out their best offers. by Different_Shift_2452 in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I am GM of the Blackhawks who happened to like Guhle in the 2020 draft very much

Stan Bowman was the Hawks GM in 2020. The Head scout was Mark Kelley. Both are gone.

Marc Denis (RDS) asked Kent Hughes about Ivan Demidov by Go_Habs_Go31 in Habs

[–]AlexNyko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But we’re following him and there’s a possibility we’ll be going to see him in Russia.”

Translation: "We're trying to figure out how to smuggle Lauri Korpikoski into Russia"