Anyway Drunky show your face, even in a PM.

I keep forgetting, I have some life altering news..
- pete26

damn, you got me curious now, what's going on.?

da (frank)?
- Gramps28

yeah I know, Hughes still has some salary cap cleaning to do, and we can't expect him to address everything all at once... his tenure is looking promising so far though, gotta appreciate what has been done and the direction he's trying to take with the team.
- Pat1993

Next summer will be a make-or-break year, with some contracts coming off the books, some space, and we will get to see how some of the younger guys look.

Drouin, Dadonov, Byron come off the books, and maybe Hoffman has a decent enough season that someone will bite on 1-year left.

No point in wasting future cap space buying guys out now.... as much as I would love to see it.

EDIT: And Price will be in a wheel chair full time.

Yeah, he seems to have a clearly defined long term plan unlike Bergy who would wing it on the fly.

Molson probably grilled him on his plan before hiring him ... the previous administration couldn't develop players properly and had to resort to expensive trades to dress an NHL worthy team.
- Garfield512

the habs are among the league's wealthiest teams, yet they didn't even have an analytics department, so yeah if Molson truly wants to win there are a few additional investments he could make, especially since these have no bearing at all on the cap. I think Hughes and Gorton will help him build something nice.

da (frank)?
- Gramps28

My Vette’s in gramps, next week, ordered it quite some time ago.

She’s a beauty, Him and I chatted about it.

I guess he doesn’t need a pm now.

Damn obey got under his skin I guess..

the habs are among the league's wealthiest teams, yet they didn't even have an analytics department, so yeah if Molson truly wants to win there are a few additional investments he could make, especially since these have no bearing at all on the cap. I think Hughes and Gorton will help him build something nice.
- Pat1993

The Montreal Canadiens have hired Christopher Boucher as their director of hockey analytics, the team announced on Friday. The news was first reported by Marc-Antoine Godin of The Athletic. Boucher was most recently a pro scout with the San Jose Sharks, where he spent the last two seasons. (May 13, 2022)

Next summer will be a make-or-break year, with some contracts coming off the books, some space, and we will get to see how some of the younger guys look.

Drouin, Dadonov, Byron come off the books, and maybe Hoffman has a decent enough season that someone will bite on 1-year left.

No point in wasting future cap space buying guys out now.... as much as I would love to see it.

EDIT: And Price will be in a wheel chair full time.
- Mashadar

ugh, I'm already loathing his damn "mysterious health status" throughout the whole season, but I know it's basically inevitable that they resort to that poop again.

The Montreal Canadiens have hired Christopher Boucher as their director of hockey analytics, the team announced on Friday. The news was first reported by Marc-Antoine Godin of The Athletic. Boucher was most recently a pro scout with the San Jose Sharks, where he spent the last two seasons. (May 13, 2022)
- Mashadar

yeah I know, it's a nice start

I'm pretty sure there's gonna be more organizational changes and hirings concerning scouting and player development in the near future.

ugh, I'm already loathing his damn "mysterious health status" throughout the whole season, but I know it's basically inevitable that they resort to that poop again.
- Pat1993

IF the Habs were a contending team, I would kinda be frustrated. But they are not - with or without a healthy Price - this team is pretty poop/bottom 5.

Give him all the time he needs to realize it is game over, let him go out feeling like he gave it his best, but just did not have it anymore.

Really has no impact on the team right now.

yeah I know, it's a nice start

I'm pretty sure there's gonna be more organizational changes and hirings concerning scouting and player development in the near future.
- Pat1993

Yeah, likely see more moves after the UFA window this week... draft done, front office work has mostly been done. people will be free to move on, if they wish.

IF the Habs were a contending team, I would kinda be frustrated. But they are not - with or without a healthy Price - this team is pretty poop/bottom 5.

Give him all the time he needs to realize it is game over, let him go out feeling like he gave it his best, but just did not have it anymore.

Really has no impact on the team right now.
- Mashadar

agreed, but still I'm just annoyed by it at this point lol

My Vette’s in gramps, next week, ordered it quite some time ago.

She’s a beauty, Him and I chatted about it.

I guess he doesn’t need a pm now.

Damn obey got under his skin I guess..
- pete26

a "Vette", I'm guessing you bought yourself a Corvette? damn, any pics?

a "Vette", I'm guessing you bought yourself a Corvette? damn, any pics?
- Pat1993

Maybe he meant Yvette, a half French-Asian "Nanny" to watch the kids... that are all grown up and out of the house.

Also.

Any pics.

Maybe he meant Yvette, a half French-Asian "Nanny" to watch the kids... that are all grown up and out of the house.

Also.

Any pics.
- Mashadar

that is actually my grandmother's name...

that is actually my grandmother's name...

- Pat1993

She would be too young for Pete.

A car you ding a lings..

the habs are among the league's wealthiest teams, yet they didn't even have an analytics department, so yeah if Molson truly wants to win there are a few additional investments he could make, especially since these have no bearing at all on the cap. I think Hughes and Gorton will help him build something nice.
- Pat1993

Agreed ... his fatal flaw was to base the whole team strategy around Carey Price, the only bonafide star we had.

He neglected strenghtening our center line for a decade with the results that can be expected with such a fundamental team weakness.

His poor drafting and development really put him behind the eight ball and he was forced to get (expensive) players from outside the organization ... you can do this for a while but it catches up to you after a while.

His firing was way overdue and now Hughes is forced to clean up the contracts mess he left behind.

A car you ding a lings..
- pete26

yes, I think you missed my post loll

Next summer will be a make-or-break year, with some contracts coming off the books, some space, and we will get to see how some of the younger guys look.

Drouin, Dadonov, Byron come off the books, and maybe Hoffman has a decent enough season that someone will bite on 1-year left.

No point in wasting future cap space buying guys out now.... as much as I would love to see it.

EDIT: And Price will be in a wheel chair full time.
- Mashadar

Agreed ... the coming season is to clean house and see what we've got with our young players.

A car you ding a lings..
- pete26

My Vette’s in gramps, next week, ordered it quite some time ago.

She’s a beauty, Him and I chatted about it.

I guess he doesn’t need a pm now.

Damn obey got under his skin I guess..
- pete26

noice. just in time for the mid life crisis

- Mashadar

you're leaving just when Pete started talking about ding-a-lings...

noice. just in time for the mid life crisis
- Gramps28

Pete is gonna ride in style ... good for him, we only live once.

Pete is gonna ride in style.
- Garfield512

at least while he can still get in and out of it.

at least while he can still get in and out of it.
- Gramps28