Beaulieu is doing ok and Chris Higgins was a pretty good player for them when he was here.
- dt99999

(frank), Chipchurra is somehow still playing.

The odds of winning a cup even with a good team aren't great, doing it with a goalie winning 4 rounds on his own is very unlikely. Possible, but there's a good chance you go 0 for 7 in that scenario
- ehabs9

Came close once already... a little offense would of made a world of difference the last 3 years! Halak almost did it with a team far worse than this one... the plan has been the same all along

If you say so
- obie

Sorry but as long as Price is here, they won't be able to rebuild the proper way. You will get late picks that probably won't amount to a while lot in the nhl.

I think I'll cancel my annual trip to montreal this year. Was going to see the Stars or Rangers game
- QuickSCF

this is heart wrenching.

yes that's fine but then you need to find another way to fill the holes in your lineup.

you can't make up for passing on Benn and Pavelski by picking up Byron.
- dt99999

you forgot Victor Bartley. he will be the steal of 2016.

Ok, so I just wanna make sure I'm following here.

Their drafting is goodd and all that is needed is more time for players to develop.
We can't expect Bergevin to improve the roster via trades, because it's too hard.
Price goes down and all of a sudden we all realize the team stinks.


Conclusion: Fire Therrien, he sucks.


Am I getting this right, Madagascar?

Came close once already... a little offense would of made a world of difference the last 3 years! Halak almost did it with a team far worse than this one... the plan has been the same all along
- obie

Ya, not saying they won't get different degrees of close. But winning it all is very unlikely. It's not a great plan.

Facts don't matter here.
- Mashadar

First rounder was traded for Tanguay I believe.. who they let walk away because he lacked CHaracter.









lol

Sorry but as long as Price is here, they won't be able to rebuild the proper way. You will get late picks that probably won't amount to a while lot in the nhl.
- cburgess

well then maybe that's all they want to be... competitive enough to fill the building for 82 games and hope for a miracle run at some point.

David Fischer for the win

Claude Giroux...drafted 2 spots AFTER Fischer
- Symba007

This is getting depressing

Ok, so I just wanna make sure I'm following here.

Their drafting is goodd and all that is needed is more time for players to develop.
We can't expect Bergevin to improve the roster via trades, because it's too hard.
Price goes down and all of a sudden we all realize the team stinks.


Conclusion: Fire Therrien, he sucks.


Am I getting this right, Madagascar?
- Pecafan Fan

BRING BACK RANDY

Ok, so I just wanna make sure I'm following here.

Their drafting is goodd and all that is needed is more time for players to develop.
We can't expect Bergevin to improve the roster via trades, because it's too hard.
Price goes down and all of a sudden we all realize the team stinks.


Conclusion: Fire Therrien, he sucks.


Am I getting this right, Madagascar?
- Pecafan Fan

i blame Martin Lapointe personally

Ok, so I just wanna make sure I'm following here.

Their drafting is goodd and all that is needed is more time for players to develop.
We can't expect Bergevin to improve the roster via trades, because it's too hard.
Price goes down and all of a sudden we all realize the team stinks.


Conclusion: Fire Therrien, he sucks.


Am I getting this right, Madagascar?
- Pecafan Fan

I enjoy your paraphrasing.

Sorry but as long as Price is here, they won't be able to rebuild the proper way. You will get late picks that probably won't amount to a while lot in the nhl.
- cburgess

yeah but then again you'll have a great goalie who gives you a chance to win.

should they get rid of price so they can suck for 7 more years and be able to redraft a great goalie?


fact is he took a team that had Price, Pacioretty, Subban, Plekanec, a younger Markov and some others, that's a solid core and a 3rd round pick in hand, Galagher already drafted.


4 years later he still has that same core but they're older and somehow pooptier and he's added NOTHING to it

Sorry but as long as Price is here, they won't be able to rebuild the proper way. You will get late picks that probably won't amount to a while lot in the nhl.
- cburgess

Habs have the one player in the league who is the most likely to win a cup almost on his own, build around that until he can't anymore

well then maybe that's all they want to be... competitive enough to fill the building for 82 games and hope for a miracle run at some point.
- DoubleDown

I think that's blatantly been the plan all along

I enjoy your paraphrasing.
- God_then_kovy

I prefer that you use the word "synthesis"

yes that's fine but then you need to find another way to fill the holes in your lineup.

you can't make up for passing on Benn and Pavelski by picking up Byron.
- dt99999

Don't disagree.

But of the 30 teams, how many are making big impact trades? Few.

That is the reality of parity, the loser point (everyone closer to playoffs than they should be) and the cap.

Nothing is going to change.

So either pull and Oilers and set yourself up for the next 10-12 years or deal with reality.

well then maybe that's all they want to be... competitive enough to fill the building for 82 games and hope for a miracle run at some point.
- DoubleDown

It's the pressure of being in Montreal. Would the fan base allow 4 ot 5 awful seasons to rebuild properly? After year 2 of being near the bottom, the fans would get impatient and demand to speed up the process.

Ya, not saying they won't get different degrees of close. But winning it all is very unlikely. It's not a great plan.
- ehabs9

It's the only plan the other road starts with trading him....

This is getting depressing
- cburgess

20th overall Fischer
22nd Giroux
45th Petry
50th Lucic
52nd Seabrook


DAVID FISCHER TABARNAK

Ok, so I just wanna make sure I'm following here.

Their drafting is goodd and all that is needed is more time for players to develop.
We can't expect Bergevin to improve the roster via trades, because it's too hard.
Price goes down and all of a sudden we all realize the team stinks.


Conclusion: Fire Therrien, he sucks.


Am I getting this right, Madagascar?
- Pecafan Fan

Somehow, in your mind, you are.

Sorry but as long as Price is here, they won't be able to rebuild the proper way. You will get late picks that probably won't amount to a while lot in the nhl.
- cburgess

That's why his absence this year makes tanking a MUST!

Pittsburgh and Chicago wouldn't have accomplished so much in the past decade without a few years of real suckage.

Don't disagree.

But of the 30 teams, how many are making big impact trades? Few.

That is the reality of parity, the loser point (everyone closer to playoffs than they should be) and the cap.

Nothing is going to change.

So either pull and Oilers and set yourself up for the next 10-12 years or deal with reality.
- Mashadar

Conclusion is they'll suck for a while, if Price doesn't get back to 100% (or gets injured even more often).

Habs have the one player in the league who is the most likely to win a cup almost on his own, build around that until he can't anymore
- obie

You know who's almost as good as Price? Holtby. You know what roster is 10x better than the Habs? Washington. Don't see them ever getting past the Caps, nor any team from the West should they some how manage to