massi83
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Remember when it was "the greatest failure in the history of sports" to lose 4-3 against Florida.
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Canada came back time and time again before they went for the kill in the 3rd period.Latvia with first ever medal in WC! Hopefully Germany takes first gold later tonight
Montemeault is a blessing for the Habs and Primeau seemed to improve during the season.Canada came back time and time again before they went for the kill in the 3rd period.
Being a Habs fan, I'm really happy to see Samuel Montembeault winning gold as the team's no. 1 goalie. It also means that the Habs can do something with him as a no. 1 for as long as the coaches solve defensive structure issues.
Will Smith and Ryan Leonard from the USNTDP are my obvious picks. I know people speak about Matvei Michkov a lot as a possibility if the teams ranked 2nd through 4th pass on him, but his situation is far more complicated because of the war and the contract with SKA St. Petersburg. Gotta remember that Michkov's dad died in very mysterious circumstances recently as well (government-sanctioned intimidation?). Unless some club manages to do with Michkov what the Nordiques did with the Stastnys in 1980, I don't think it's worth wasting a highly-ranked draft pick to select him.Montemeault is a blessing for the Habs and Primeau seemed to improve during the season.
Who are your favorite targets for the first round picks?
Forgot all about it. Have they started playing the final yet?I have never cared less about a Stanley Cup final I think.
Not until Saturday night.Forgot all about it. Have they started playing the final yet?
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I just saw this. I was a bit worried when I read about a potential bridge contract instead both Suzuki and Caufield signed team friendly long contracts.
That's certainly not a team friendly contract.I just saw this. I was a bit worried when I read about a potential bridge contract instead both Suzuki and Caufield signed team friendly long contracts.
Regarding length, MLB is the kingdom of long contracts Tatis Jr signed a 14 yeras contract and plenty of guys have 10+ years ones.
It will be!That's certainly not a team friendly contract.
It might of course. As of now, it is market value or slightly over. Not terrible by any means.It will be!
Also go bother someone else, sourpuss.
Boehly is involved in baseball too. Clearly the entire sports world is playing to his tune.I just saw this. I was a bit worried when I read about a potential bridge contract instead both Suzuki and Caufield signed team friendly long contracts.
Regarding length, MLB is the kingdom of long contracts Tatis Jr signed a 14 yeras contract and plenty of guys have 10+ years ones.
Cap is going up by around a million this year and they expect a 2-3million jump the year after that. That makes the deal extremely good if he continues his current level of play.That's certainly not a team friendly contract.
He extended 8 years instead of pushing for a bridge contract and put himself in a position to test free agency early. That's team friendly.Cap is going up by around a million this year and they expect a 2-3million jump the year after that. That makes the deal extremely good if he continues his current level of play.
Extremely good, heh. Settle down. Everybody knows the cap is going to rise. But for instance evolving hockey has his contract at 6.665m×8 at 83.5m cap. The cap would have to be on average 98.5m for this to be market value deal, meaning that last 4 years of the deal cap would have to be a lot over 100m, and around the last year of the contract it would have to 115m-ish. Maybe it will be. But those numbers are only for a market value deal. So much for "extremely good" or "team-friendly".Cap is going up by around a million this year and they expect a 2-3million jump the year after that. That makes the deal extremely good if he continues his current level of play.
We already have too many Ds in the pipeline. We needed forwards instead.I’m not particularly familiar with this Reinbacher kid, but Habs fans are fuming with this pick.
Is he the one whose name they mispronounced?I’m not particularly familiar with this Reinbacher kid, but Habs fans are fuming with this pick.
If Will Smith was taken before 5th (he was), then Ryan Leonard would have been my man. We need players who can be both talented and physically strong to play a style that is compatible with playoff hockey.Who did you want them to pick?
That's the thing for me up until hours before the draft I was against the idea of drafting Reinbacher due to the Habs having a lot of young defenders. But it is that logic that has caused them issues where they didn't pick the most talented players due to roster considerations. If Reinbacher is a top 2 defenseman and a puck moving defenseman on top of that then it's the right decision, those players are precious.Reinbacher is pretty much NHL ready and will be a Top 2 defenseman on the right side in a couple years. It was a really good pick up. I was hoping he would somehow fall to Detroit at 9.
I’m not particularly familiar with this Reinbacher kid, but Habs fans are fuming with this pick.
Montreal native and hockey data expert Thibaud Chatel works extensively with teams in Switzerland tracking data and providing detailed analytics to his clients and subscribers. His service, NL Ice Data, tracked 22 of Reinbacher’s games with Kloten, and came to the following conclusion.
“To get deeper, we also have a prospects model, which looks at every player from 16 to 22 and projects their potential career (until) they reach 30 years old. On this one, Reinbacher was simply the second-best player in the draft behind (Connor) Bedard, with a 52 percent chance of being an ‘Elite’ (top 10 percent) player in the league on average during the next decade.”
You are welcome. Pretty much everything you will see about him points to one of those rare players that rarely enter free agency or are traded. Of course he could be a bust like every other draftees but outside of Michkov, Reinbacher was arguably the best player available and he plays a position that wasn't necessarily of need but that is arguably the most valuable outside of top 6 centers.Thanks. I’m sold.
Yeah. Bertuzzi is bit of a surprise, but does also make sense. Pad your stats with great offensive players, and sign the long-term deal next year when cap goes up. Better not get injured though.Lots of 1 year contracts going round, the limited cap making things a bit different.