Habs 2026 Playoff thread

[Habsy]

Kapanen is already better than the current Malkin.

Disagree. Experience alone goes Malkin’s way. Plus I really wonder if a year on Malkin’s wing would do wonders for Demidov’s game.

 

[GEEMAN]

Kapanen is already better than the current Malkin.

Exactly and Hage will be up some point , its not as dire as some think

Kap maybe jumps to 50 points on the cheap , its not worth emptying the cupboards for another player

 

[Habsy]

Acquiring a guy about to retire is not emptying the cupboards.

 

[GrandWazoo]

Acquiring a guy about to retire is not emptying the cupboards.

No issue with signing Malkin.

 

[GEEMAN]

Acquiring a guy about to retire is not emptying the cupboards.

Geno is fine , Thomas or others

 

[lecoqsportif]

Kapanen is not a 2C.

 

[Krustchev]

Kapanen is not a 2C.

No, he's not.

 

[Krustchev]

Kapanen is already better than the current Malkin.

Then why isn't he playing?

 

[CH1]

Kapanen is already better than the current Malkin.

how much of Sal's rosé have you been drinking? sounds like an awful lot

 

[Habsy]

Kapanen is not a 2C.

He’s a damn good 3C though. We seem to have a lot of 3C on the team. Kapanen should be trade bait for a better C this summer.

 

[GEEMAN]

Kapanen is not YET a 2C.

fixed

 

[CH1]

By all means, if Kap develops into a 2C, everybody wins but Hughes is not going into the next season betting the house on it

 

[lecoqsportif]

Demidov will be stranded if we don’t find a legit top 6 to play with him.

 

[Habsy]

That’s why I think a year with Malkin would do wonders for him. Malkin has achieved it all.

 

[lecoqsportif]

fixed

He won’t be a 2C on a championship calibre team.

 

[GrandWazoo]

Kapanen is not a 2C.

Damn good rookie season though, not quite sure what his ceiling will be,

 

[GrandWazoo]

He won’t be a 2C on a championship calibre team.

I don’t think so either, but probably a poor man 2C, or luxury 3C.

 

[GEEMAN]

He won’t be a 2C on a championship calibre team.

Robert Thomas didnt score 20 goals until year 4

Who expected this from Kap in year 1

If he improves to 50 points and plays a 200 foot game thats a decent 2C

All we need is some C help until Hage arrives , this isnt as dire as some think

Right now this isnt a championship team with our top line forget the second line

 

[AH$$$]

That’s why I think a year with Malkin would do wonders for him. Malkin has achieved it all.

He won’t be able to keep pace with his line mates.

 

[worm]

Hence, my point that the scorers are not scoring and that we need more scorers.

Ya. Need a 2C and then everything falls into play.