Around The League - 2024-25 Regular Season

[GEEMAN]

I do wonder if Gauthier acquisition make Ana more amenable to trading Zegras?

Gauthier is a “little ball of hate” Verbeek type player, Zegras definitely isn’t to begin with

Dont need another softie floater

 

[Krustchev]

Players like Gauthier, Fox and Lindros, who dictated where they would/wouldn't play, without ever having played a game in the NHL, are highly unlikeable.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Players like Gauthier, Fox and Lindros, who dictated where they would/wouldn't play, without ever having played a game in the NHL, are highly unlikeable.

The Habs, even in the post-Bergevin era, do not negotiate with terrorists. You pull a power move like Gauthier and you are persona non grata in Habs land.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Sid perfectly disembowels the Leafs over the Nylander deal.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htRWWyWILyY

 

[GrandWazoo]

Maybe….. but find it difficult to believe Hugo would not trade Reinbacher for a talented forward closer to the show

I don't. Clearly they like Reinbacher, enough to not draft Michkov. And if Gauthier didn't want to play in Philly, I'm not sure I like the risk of him wanting to play in Montreal long term.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

I don't. Clearly they like Reinbacher, enough to not draft Michkov. And if Gauthier didn't want to play in Philly, I'm not sure I like the risk of him wanting to play in Montreal long term.

The only player who would choose Montreal would be a guy who's already stuck in Winnipeg or Edmonton and even then Montreal would need to be their only other option. But since that scenario would never happen and there would be at least one other option available besides Montreal, no player would choose the Habs. For a player, being a Hab isn't the goal, it's an occupational hazard you try to avoid as best you can. That goes double for Winnipeg and is true for all Canadian markets to varying degrees. We are not and will never be a "preferred option".

 

[Alan C]

Tortorella was already hired when Gauthier was drafted. Briere said that Gauthier told them he was made to be a Flyers on draft day.

It's interesting that we liked Reinbacher more than Gauthier. It would have fit the philosophy of trading picks for already drafted young players, I think an elite winger was also more of a need for us than a dman, although we do need a guy with #1 dman potential.

We'll see but Bobrov's history in NY has me worried that we missed out.

Boston College Alum Kevin Hayes who clashed with Torts had his ear.

 

[Sal_Butera]

Boston College Alum Kevin Hayes who clashed with Torts had his ear.

Hayes responds:


View: https://x.com/jprutherford/status/1744777145941942501?s=46&t=a3HPp5YfHU2XDo78oSJMFA

 

[Sal_Butera]

View: https://x.com/friedgehnic/status/1744792106650980367?s=46&t=a3HPp5YfHU2XDo78oSJMFA

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

Players like Gauthier, Fox and Lindros, who dictated where they would/wouldn't play, without ever having played a game in the NHL, are highly unlikeable.

then there's dummies like Mc1stround who volunteered to stay in Edmonton

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

The only player who would choose Montreal would be a guy who's already stuck in Winnipeg or Edmonton and even then Montreal would need to be their only other option. But since that scenario would never happen and there would be at least one other option available besides Montreal, no player would choose the Habs. For a player, being a Hab isn't the goal, it's an occupational hazard you try to avoid as best you can. That goes double for Winnipeg and is true for all Canadian markets to varying degrees. We are not and will never be a "preferred option".

I doubt anyone picks Vancouver or Ottawa over ua

 

[Sal_Butera]

View: https://x.com/frank_seravalli/status/1744838856048886102?s=46&t=a3HPp5YfHU2XDo78oSJMFA

 

[wiseguy1]

I doubt anyone picks Vancouver or Ottawa over ua

Swedish players love Vancouver,

 

[Sal_Butera]

Swedish players love Vancouver,

And BC boys

 

[Krustchev]

View: https://x.com/friedgehnic/status/1744792106650980367?s=46&t=a3HPp5YfHU2XDo78oSJMFA

With all due respect to Senior Friedman, there is no way that was the reason for this separation. That’s a real nothingburger, even if accepted as factual, given that he’ll likely make $50-100 million over his career.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

With all due respect to Senior Friedman, there is no way that was the reason for this separation. That’s a real nothingburger, even if accepted as factual, given that he’ll likely make $50-100 million over his career.

unless he needs money now

 

[Krustchev]

unless he needs money now

I doubt that.

 

[GGpX]

The sour grapes from Philthydelphia is hilarious.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

I doubt that.

I suspect if you have a chance to get $$$ now or wait X time, you want it now too.

 

[Krustchev]

I suspect if you have a chance to get $$$ now or wait X time, you want it now too.

Sure but that wouldn’t completely ruin a relationship with an NHL franchise that just drafted me 5th overall and is still viewed as a marquis franchise despite recent problems.