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Habs Season Thread: 2024-25 Regular Season

Nobody on here has said that PLD is an elite talent, however he is a very good player which will help..Most of us on here would not give up much to get him, giving up Florida 1st pick is debatable but I would still do it.. signing PLD is not kicking the can down the road....Like GW asked you, what's the downside ?
He can elect to be a UFA after next season and let him test the market

Devils took 5 years to make the playoffs after years of retooling

Where is he a better fit , the now ready to compete Devils with more elite talent coming up on D or the maybe Habs in 3 years

If he wants to come to Montreal he can sign for 5 years like you said on a team friendly deal , but thats not happening
 
you are still not answering the question...what is the downside in signing him as an UFA or trading Florida 1st for him?
 
That's apparent

My point is this. You want to play the kids and save cap for what?

Good luck sucking while being greatly under the cap in Montreal.

You don't want to spend Suzuki money on a guy that may only hit a ppg once or twice in his prime. I get all that.

Dubois is much much more than that though. He is

Very good French player and let's be honest, that does matter for marketing etc.

Solid two way center that is just as comfortable on the wing.

Durable

Do I think he's a top line center? No. Do I think he's worth 7-8m in today's NHL? Absolutely.

Line one: Caufield-top center-winger(one of our prospects will emerge)

Line two: Dubois-Dach-Slafkovsky

Line three: Winger Suzuki-winger

Line Four: leftovers that can skate and check.

Where the unnamed wingers are not named Hoffman, Gallagher, Drouin, Armia, Dvorak etc

Anderson is a maybe. Such an enigma.

Future possible wingers in the system:

Roy
Kidney
Farrell
Mesar
Mysak


Those are our top winger forward prospects and I don't see one better than Dubois.

We look better on D than up front prospect wise.
We are missing the main course to the menu

1C ,1D,2D,1G ( or much better than our 2 back ups ) on top of the highlited above

Your trying to spread the depth in the lineup with your supposed 250 goals on your top 9 , not happening

Too many missing pieces before you add PLD

Give me Makar and Sieder and now you can add PLD and hope some kids exceed expectations

PLD has not moved Winnipeg`s needle an inch with a much more established core in a shit western conference
 
you are still not answering the question...what is the downside in signing him as an UFA or trading Florida 1st for him?
The downside is a team that isnt winning and and have an 8x8 contract on a team not contending with a full no trade clause
 
We are missing the main course to the menu

1C ,1D,2D,1G ( or much better than our 2 back ups ) on top of the highlited above

Your trying to spread the depth in the lineup with your supposed 250 goals on your top 9 , not happening

Too many missing pieces before you add PLD

Give me Makar and Sieder and now you can add PLD and hope some kids exceed expectations

PLD has not moved Winnipeg`s needle an inch with a much more established core in a shit western conference
The teams that have been winning cups lately have been doing it with their bottom six. Top six gets neutralized.

I will disagree with you. When you need five ingredients and come across one is stupid to say nah, I need to get that ingredient first.

Makes no sense to me at all. On one hand you think he could be a good piece but on the other you think It can wait. Then that piece is gone when you need it.
 
The downside is a team that isnt winning and and have an 8x8 contract on a team not contending with a full no trade clause
Where this come from?

Just because you think something will happen doesn't mean it will.

Why are most accountants shitty business people? Because they overanalyze and miss opportunities.
 
The teams that have been winning cups lately have been doing it with their bottom six. Top six gets neutralized.

I will disagree with you. When you need five ingredients and come across one is stupid to say nah, I need to get that ingredient first.

Makes no sense to me at all. On one hand you think he could be a good piece but on the other you think It can wait. Then that piece is gone when you need it.
Every cup team won with elite talent leading the way , and good contributions from the middle 6 and 1-2 Fernando Pisani WFT he did this for us .

Its the same ingredients every fucken year .

Lek is useless without Makar , Nate , Rantanen , Toews . Landeskog leading the way

Goodrow, Coleman , dont have a cup without Hedman , Kuch, Point Stammer , etc....on a roster

Lets do this give Colorado PLD and remove Rantanan , Nate , and Makar .......what cup are they winning ?
 
Unless we pick 1 or 2 this year, I just don't see who we can get that is better than PLD without giving up the farm.. If we sign PLD by UFA it shores up down the middle for years to come and we gave up nothing. Part of player development is allowing them to play under a system that maximizes their talent..you need players to do that..
 
Where this come from?

Just because you think something will happen doesn't mean it will.

Why are most accountants shitty business people? Because they overanalyze and miss opportunities.
You think PLD and his agent are coming to Montreal without a full no trade clause and not 8 plus mil , your dreaming

Every half decent player has a trade clause , even shit players have modified trade clauses .
 
Every cup team won with elite talent leading the way , and good contributions from the middle 6 and 1-2 Fernando Pisani WFT he did this for us .

Its the same ingredients every fucken year .

Lek is useless without Makar , Nate , Rantanen , Toews . Landeskog leading the way

Goodrow, Coleman , dont have a cup without Hedman , Kuch, Point Stammer , etc....on a roster

Lets do this give Colorado PLD and remove Rantanan , Nate , and Makar .......what cup are they winning ?
now that is a weak argument ..just silly
 
Unless we pick 1 or 2 this year, I just don't see who we can get that is better than PLD without giving up the farm.. If we sign PLD by UFA it shores up down the middle for years to come and we gave up nothing. Part of player development is allowing them to play under a system that maximizes their talent..you need players to do that..

But we need a player better than PLD , thats the point .

Does he help yes, does he move a needle .....hell no

Your adding a nice player to a team that has maybe 6 current players worth keeping and none is a superstar

The rest of the puzzle is maybe , if , could be
 
Every cup team won with elite talent leading the way , and good contributions from the middle 6 and 1-2 Fernando Pisani WFT he did this for us .

Its the same ingredients every fucken year .

Lek is useless without Makar , Nate , Rantanen , Toews . Landeskog leading the way

Goodrow, Coleman , dont have a cup without Hedman , Kuch, Point Stammer , etc....on a roster

Lets do this give Colorado PLD and remove Rantanan , Nate , and Makar .......what cup are they winning ?
Fuck are your straw man arguments dumb.

Let's break legs and we what happens.

I just can't. You're all over the fucking map.
 
And teams are indeed winning the cup due to bottom six performance. Do some research already.
 
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