Around The League - 2024-25 Regular Season

[Krustchev]

Not when you take into account the weather.

Still.

 

[Sal_Butera]

He left Calgary for Columbus? City wise that’s a lateral move at best.

He did it for “family” …. that lives in Salem, NJ

 

[Habsy]

He did it for “family” …. that lives in Salem, NJ

He can move them

 

[lecoqsportif]

He can move them

Exactly. The family thing was BS. He wanted out of Calgary.

 

[Habsy]

All this waiting just to find out it's only a Petry trade for picks.

 

[Krustchev]

Exactly. The family thing was BS. He wanted out of Calgary.

Yeah but why? The Flames with him are an elite team.

 

[Habsy]

Yeah but why? The Flames with him are an elite team.

Family didn't want to be in Canada? Easier to relocate within the states if that is what's going on.

 

[Habsy]

 

[Habsy]

 

[Habsy]

 

[wiseguy1]

There has to be more to the Gaudreau story. He knows the coaches, friends with some of the players, family from Ohio?

 

[Sal_Butera]

There has to be more to the Gaudreau story. He knows the coaches, friends with some of the players, family from Ohio?

He and his wife are from NJ. Family was a pure BS excuse / PR play

He simply wanted out of Canada is my guess and went to highest bidding US team… which is his right BTW

 

[lecoqsportif]

Yeah but why? The Flames with him are an elite team.

Just wanted to go back to the US, I guess.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

That Farber take is the take of a casual fan. Saw Lehkonen win the cup and assumed Habs got fleeced

Just like the Eller brigade a few years ago when he won a Cup in DC. The league is lousy with players like that. We replaced Eller with Lehkonen and we'll replace Lehkonen too.

 

[habsfan]

Just like the Eller brigade a few years ago when he won a Cup in DC. The league is lousy with players like that. We replaced Eller with Lehkonen and we'll replace Lehkonen too.

It also ignores the fact that 2 teams can “win” a trade based on their circumstances.

Wonder if the Calgary media was wringing their hands because Nieuwendyk won a cup with Dallas, or were they happy with their Iginla acquisition?

 

[Habsy]

Just wanted to go back to the US, I guess.

That's what he meant by "home". USA.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

It also ignores the fact that 2 teams can “win” a trade based on their circumstances.

Wonder if the Calgary media was wringing their hands because Nieuwendyk won a cup with Dallas, or were they happy with their Iginla acquisition?

Or the Chelios for Savard deal. We won a Cup with Savard while Chicago won nothing with Chelios. Assuming that winning Cups is the goal you can't say that we lost that trade. Winning validates everything.

 

[Rolex]

We would have maybe won 2 more with Chelios on the team....

Ever think of that...

 

[Alan C]

We would have maybe won 2 more with Chelios on the team....

Ever think of that...

I always hated that trade. I was such a big Chelios fan. Lots of respect for Savard but he was a shadow of his peak when we obtained him.

 

[east coast]

We would have maybe won 2 more with Chelios on the team....

Ever think of that...

Don't think so. The team went into rapid decline soon after 93 and we were unlikely to knock off Pittsburgh in 91 or 92.

But you never know how fate would have worked or events intertwined by not having made that trade I suppose. Heavy. But yes, player for player it was a disaster.