omg hi! i have a cappuccino.
- kicksave856

I've been nursing BAFC #2

I'm so cool everyone wants to talk to me.

Why couldn't have actual high school been like this for me?

I've been nursing BAFC #2

I'm so cool everyone wants to talk to me.

Why couldn't have actual high school been like this for me?
- mr.peanut

you weren't here yet either!

i sat and waited.
- kicksave856

I know I know

it turned out he was just watching us.
- kicksave856

*points bat at gramps*

Edmonton is where that auxiliary players part comes in. As far as studies and articles I've seen a few both on point production and NHL games played and shows a clear link but I don't have them at my finger tips
- Takemedrunkimhome

yeah, Edmonton was (and potentially still is) lacking depth players for sure, but still you'd think at some point a lot of those high picks would've at least turned into very decent depth players, which doesn't seem to be the case. and judging by MTL's draft track record, I would not be so confident to see them going through the same kind of process...

*points bat at gramps*
- mr.peanut

I've been nursing BAFC #2

I'm so cool everyone wants to talk to me.

Why couldn't have actual high school been like this for me?
- mr.peanut

cuz you're exhausting at times.

cuz you're exhausting at times.
- Gramps28

be nice!

you weren't here yet either!

i sat and waited.
- kicksave856

Some of us even discussed hockey

cuz you're exhausting at times.
- Gramps28

Then wouldn't they not want to talk to me now?

WOW could we have just witnessed the end of Gramps28's long and illustrious HB career? Most would day Yes!

wow

be nice!
- kicksave856

that was nice

- kicksave856

yeah, Edmonton was (and potentially still is) lacking depth players for sure, but still you'd think at some point a lot of those high picks would've at least turned into very decent depth players, which doesn't seem to be the case. and judging by MTL's draft track record, I would not be so confident to see them going through the same kind of process...
- Pat1993

Again, if the argument is that based on their track record you aren't confident in the current regime having success making the high picks isn't there an obvious solution?

Then wouldn't they not want to talk to me now?

WOW could we have just witnessed the end of Gramps28's long and illustrious HB career? Most would day Yes!

wow
- mr.peanut

kick is special.

Again, if the argument is that based on their track record you aren't confident in the current regime having success making the high picks isn't there an obvious solution?
- Takemedrunkimhome

to overthrow the regime!!!


*burns books and stuff*

Some of us even discussed hockey
- Takemedrunkimhome

i skimmed that part lol

kick is special.
- Gramps28

my mom used to say i was too!

My simple philosophy is the strategy should always be Cup or bust and any moves made should be made with the plan of getting as close to Cup contention as possible and quickly as possible and if moves to put you in that position don't exist, you trim fat, cut cap, play kids and regroup for your next opportunity. Every move the Habs made was to fill a hole with a player who is best suited for a slot below where they'll end up playing. That's a strategy for mediocrity and a hope to scratch and claw into the playoffs "where anything can happen" which while true is like counting on winning the lottery rather than having a sound investment and retirement strategy.

So long and short, if the answer to Weber is Savard, to Danault and Kotkaniemi is overpaying with futures for Dvorak who is at best a lateral move but in truth a step back, replacing Tatar with a CHaracter player like Hoffman, asking Evans to play a slot above normal - assuming he stays healthy, expecting Poehlong to take a roster spot, bringing in guys who have been out of the NHL for years to compete for a d pairing spot, all in a year where Price's health is again a question...if those are the answers they provide then I'd rather they just mailed it in and moved on to the next wave but what's done is done, so now I hope everything works out and cheer blindly but there are way too many questions about this roster even being ok for me to support the moves they made this offseason
- Takemedrunkimhome

It would be nice if the Habs had a clear plan and stuck to it.

Habs are / were half in on the "get any (over the hill?) vet that is valuable and has playoff experience that will play here" and "we are going with youth"... and we saw how they conflicted with each other over the last 8 years.

Yes, some things are out of your control (Weber being done, players not wanting to come to MTL as free agents / trades), but you need to have some flexibility in your approach to adjust and compensate.

That is why I think the Habs need a President of Hockey Operations to set the direction and then let others execute on it... regardless of what you think of MB, he has proven he is not capable of being the guy to hold to a long-term strategy and build lasting success.

One of the reason I really admire a guy like Yzeman - dude has a plan, sticks to it, and is relentless in his approach to getting it there.

my mom used to say i was too!
- kicksave856

I do see in my files that you do have an iep

to overthrow the regime!!!


*burns books and stuff*
- Pat1993

I am known to rage against the regime

It would be nice if the Habs had a clear plan and stuck to it.

Habs are / were half in on the "get any (over the hill?) vet that is valuable and has playoff experience that will play here" and "we are going with youth"... and we saw how they conflicted with each other over the last 8 years.

Yes, some things are out of your control (Weber being done, players not wanting to come to MTL as free agents / trades), but you need to have some flexibility in your approach to adjust and compensate.

That is why I think the Habs need a President of Hockey Operations to set the direction and then let others execute on it... regardless of what you think of MB, he has proven he is not capable of being the guy to hold to a long-term strategy and build lasting success.

One of the reason I really admire a guy like Yzeman - dude has a plan, sticks to it, and is relentless in his approach to getting it there.
- Mashadar

*sprints into a jumping high five

I do see in my files that you do have an iep
- mr.peanut

my disability was just these yuge balls. when they said "slow" they meant in relation to the other kids it took me longer to get places because i was dragging these things around.

I am known to rage against the regime
- Takemedrunkimhome

kicksave in the name of!

my disability was just these yuge balls. when they said "slow" they meant in relation to the other kids it took me longer to get places because i was dragging these things around.
- kicksave856

Even on gramps face?

I am known to rage against the regime
- Takemedrunkimhome