Les Habitants Prospects Thread
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GrandWazoo
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So no other team in the league would have traded for him? Right...
Tampa had reasons to trade him, which were stated in another post. Montreal had reasons to want him besides just being French. I highly doubt Montreal was the only team interested in a former 3rd overall draft pick that just scored 21 goals and 53 points as a 21 years old and had 14 points in 17 playoffs games as a 20 years old.
worm
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We kinda did the same with for dach
I had real hope for Drouin but putting him at centre fucked him over big time. Then his injuries, insomnia, anxiety took over and it was over for him in Montreal. I wish him the best wherever he ends up.
He was on the block for 2 years , no bueno offers until Nero handed over a lottery pick
GrandWazoo
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If you say it, it must be true.
I don't know any team that put their 3rd overall pick on the block a year after drafting them.
Habsy
Yes, I'm kidding people.
He is such an idiot. Doubles, triples, quadruples on everything because he just can't be wrong.
wiseguy1
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I can understand the disappointment with that trade. I was disappointed too. It made no sense to trade a top prospect Dman who had both size and mobility for an undersized forward with some previous issues. I guess the only consolation is that the jury was still out whether or not Sergachev was elite, but last season , he put up some monster numbers.
Sal_Butera
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Molson was on Melnick’s show and said, following NYR loss in 2017 playoffs, the plan was to resign both Radulov & Markov to a set amount, replace Emelin (who was being exposed to expansion draft) by Alzner for the same cap hit, and add to the offense by acquiring Drouin to play W.
There was a specific plan in place, unfortunately there was no mitigation planning if Plan A didn’t materialize.
Drouin being francophone was a bonus, not the primary reason
lecoqsportif
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Yeah, but if I recall correctly he was insistant? It was a shitty situation all around.
GrandWazoo
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I was disappointed too but Drouin was a major let down. Had he just not reached his potential it would have been one thing, and still a bad trade, but he regressed to the point of being near useless. Drouin in TB wasn’t a bad player. We never got that version. Even TB announcers couldn’t recognize the player they use to watch 2 years after the trade.
I recall he said he could play centre, not a demand but you might be right.
lecoqsportif
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Seattle scores EN.
Habsy
Yes, I'm kidding people.
He's going to be just fine. This will be a GGpX mea culpa I think. At least he admits it unlike the bobsy twins.
Sal_Butera
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I’ll maintain Beck was the steal of the draft - return on draft position basis
Habsy
Yes, I'm kidding people.
I've backed off "steal of the draft". What I do see though is a solid NHLer. Even if he tops out middle six it was a good pick. We need players like that with size, not 5'10".
Sal_Butera
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I see more & more of ROR in Beck