worm
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They should have drafted him but I assume they didn't think they could get him out of Russia. I don't think it was a hockey related decision.
I would have taken the risk.
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They should have drafted him but I assume they didn't think they could get him out of Russia. I don't think it was a hockey related decision.
I would have taken the risk.
worm
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Best case scenario imo
CH1
The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
Shane + Michov > Slaf + Reinbacher
Deckie007
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Mindz knows a guy in Riyadh
MyNameIsJonas
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Make him all fancy too by calling him Zachary
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou
I will get banned again soon, worry not.
JackBurton
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Ah yes, ZAR. When we heard his nerd stats were amazing and played in 77 games.
Habsy
Not playing around anymore.
Wayward DP
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shhhhhhhhhh
JackBurton
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They have the same issue Ottawa does. Fans love when they sign their players for "Cheap" contracts and "Discounts" and assume they will be stars you can build around that will be worth 10+ per and they'll have so much cap for depth!
Thomas Chabot is in year 5 of making 8 million. That was supposed to be a huge discount and a guy you build your D around.
You either have a cup contending core or you don't.
JackBurton
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View: https://x.com/WatchMyReview/status/1847256687754789281
Edna is so right and this is why that taxes myth exists. You don't get the tax # by doing the state/provincial taxes over an entire season with no thought on expenses declared or signing bonuses or the tax # in the 41 road games you played.
Habsy
Not playing around anymore.
JackBurton
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Leafs core have never missed the playoffs. And yes, that's a big deal. 2024 it's the toughest ever to make the playoffs.
Nick Suzuki? Good luck.
I'm also not in love with that future cup contender Anaheim's core either. Let's see.
You can get excited about your core when you see them become the first threesome to get 60+ points as rookies since the 81 Oilers (Talking about Matthews, Marner, Nylander). Oh Brady Tkachuk got 8.2 per after career high 44 points and no playoff games. What a discount!
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zeke
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The irony is that all these adorable leafs hating atlantic epic rebuild teams should have always been learning from the leafs' rebuild - don't commit yourself to a core if they can't even get out of the basement, just because they're young and kinda skilled. Keep yourself cheap and flexible until you actually have some kids that make the team actually good first.
But hey if they want to keep locking themselves into non-playoffs cores i'm more than here for it.
Habs have slaf and hutson and hopefully demidov and reinbacher as very young potential core guys. Other good cheap youngsters in guhle barron harris. Dach might bounce back still and is cheap. Montembault is older but as long as he's fairly cheap i keep a good underrated goalie.
Trade anything else that can help potentially land some more real core pieces. Suzuki might slot in as a 2C on a contender but the habs aren't contending any time soon and Suzuki isn't that young. He could get a nice young asset in return. Caufield is fatally flawed and probably never a core piece but again might get something good in return
But hey if they want to keep locking themselves into non-playoffs cores i'm more than here for it.
Habs have slaf and hutson and hopefully demidov and reinbacher as very young potential core guys. Other good cheap youngsters in guhle barron harris. Dach might bounce back still and is cheap. Montembault is older but as long as he's fairly cheap i keep a good underrated goalie.
Trade anything else that can help potentially land some more real core pieces. Suzuki might slot in as a 2C on a contender but the habs aren't contending any time soon and Suzuki isn't that young. He could get a nice young asset in return. Caufield is fatally flawed and probably never a core piece but again might get something good in return