Good thing they are (probably) waiting until the biggest game of the season to find out, don't want to put too much pressure on him, after-all. What a bunch of morons.
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MB shouldn't survive this roster issue fcking up. I mean this is ridiculously fcuk up.
Each organisation has few of this matter experts around and he still fcuk it up. When was the last time!??! Tallon at Florida??
It is less painful when the GM in question gets result but not with this mess with Habs
Each organisation has few of this matter experts around and he still fcuk it up. When was the last time!??! Tallon at Florida??
It is less painful when the GM in question gets result but not with this mess with Habs
How! How this is possible?
No chance
GrandWazoo
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I think he would
You don’t tell a respected vet to waive his trade clause and sit him after you acquired him at the deadline
This is not a Thornton situation where you can tell him from day 1 , Joe you might be sitting out some nights
Terrible optics , you blame the team for picking up a washed up player
Simply make some calls to gm’s in that division how he looks
CH1
The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
if the player is not helping the team, he sits. period. Staal would understand. The terrible optics here is watching Staal play.
GrandWazoo
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Nobody but Staal would complain. Not a single player looking at this situation would think we are doing him dirty. Even Staal would understand. The locker room would understand. Undeserved ice time is bad optics.
He deserves to sit but Nero needs to be punched in the face for making this move
If he useless why bother
GGpX
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Staal might understand.
Montreal is already an undesirable place to go unless you pay more than the others, and even then...
I'm more on GEEMAN's side in this: The optics of sitting out a highly respected veteran in the NHL, who chose to lift his no-trade claude despite not initially wanting to come here, would be terrible. Maybe not right now, but the next time you want to trade for someone with a NTC and they don't want to come here, or even a UFA, the amount of convincing required to get them to accept to come here will be incredible.
I'm also of the impression that, Staal agreed to get traded here to play, not to be a spare part. His family's in the US and he can't visit them, he didn't give that up to be left aside.
GrandWazoo
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Both sides were well intentioned, Habs acquired him and gave him top 9 minutes + PP time. They kept their engagement. Staal hasn't, he's been completely disinterested at times. If we had traded for him and benched him immediately, you'd have a point, but we've been quite patient and generous.
CH1
The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
Staal has received a fair amount of ice time; not sure he would have anything to complain about
Bergy can counter he didn't give up a few draft pick for a guy that is producing less than the guy he already had (Jake Evans)
Sal_Butera
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Not sure I follow ...but there’s no cap in the playoffs.
CH1
The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
Cap is gone....but I don't think you can add anyone to the roster (sans injury)
worm
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from the other side hockey players are all ego though
the next staal would not think they are staal
if they even remember that staal was a hab at all
GrandWazoo
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Another year with no playoffs for our farm team.