With Poehling gone, Habs no longer have any of the guys they picked in the first round between 2006 and 2018.

If I could fire Timmins again, I would.

With Poehling gone, Habs no longer have any of the guys they picked in the first round between 2006 and 2018.

If I could fire Timmins again, I would.
- Scabeh

You couldnt even fire him once

You couldnt even fire him once
- Karine Hains

Hugo fired him.

I'm Hugo.

Enough said.

even I'm not that optimistic...


but I do feel the building process will go a bit quicker than anticipated.
- Pat1993

imho, Habs will make the playoffs when their core of young players (Guehle, Barron, Primeau, Caufield, Slafkovsky....) will be mature. so minimum 3 years. adding a big piece wouldn't make things go faster. kids need to learn, develop

I feel as though montreal has adopted him and he's embraced the city as his home. He won't see the playoffs, but a transition to the front office may allow him to announce top 10 picks for the next 5-10 years.
- mr.peanut

yeah, that ship has sailed, the love story between him and MTL is clearly a thing of the past.

just imagine all the qwerky possibilities for leafs jerseys if Subban collaborates with Justin Bieber to come up with new designs...

imho, Habs will make the playoffs when their core of young players (Guehle, Barron, Primeau, Caufield, Slafkovsky....) will be mature. so minimum 3 years. adding a big piece wouldn't make things go faster. kids need to learn, develop
- fidopro

A few more Top 10 picks would help fill up our roster nicely.

With Poehling gone, Habs no longer have any of the guys they picked in the first round between 2006 and 2018.

If I could fire Timmins again, I would.
- Scabeh

firing Martin Lapointe would be close enough. he's got the pipes.

A few more Top 10 picks would help fill up our roster nicely.
- Garfield512

exactly, still need more talent. they're on the right track though

yeah, that ship has sailed, the love story between him and MTL is clearly a thing of the past.

just imagine all the qwerky possibilities for leafs jerseys if Subban collaborates with Justin Bieber to come up with new designs...
- Pat1993

Please stop denying true love.


His first move could be to gift all his habs teammates those goal celebrations t shirts he used to wear in the dressing room

firing Martin Lapointe would be close enough. he's got the pipes.
- Pat1993

Unfortunately Martin Lapointe is a friend of my family so I couldn't do that.

Unfortunately Martin Lapointe is a friend of my family so I couldn't do that.
- Scabeh

ohh right, I think I recall you mentioning this.. I'd be really curious to hear what he has to say about the decision-making and drafting under Bergevin, and if he generally agreed with their way of thinking.

ohh right, I think I recall you mentioning this.. I'd be really curious to hear what he has to say about the decision-making and drafting under Bergevin, and if he generally agreed with their way of thinking.
- Pat1993

All I can tell you is that Lapointe was REALLY grateful to Bergevin for hiring him.

So even if he disagreed with any decision he made, I doubt he'd say anything.

Please stop denying true love.


His first move could be to gift all his habs teammates those goal celebrations t shirts he used to wear in the dressing room
- mr.peanut

I know your kindness knows no bounds, and that you want habs fans to be happy more than anything, but it's okay, you can have him, we'll be fine. leafs fans deserve this after all they've been through.

And yes, as we speak, Savard is on the first pair as an RHD. He already was in a way playing with Romanov last season.

On the right side :

Savard
?
Barron
Wideman

Overplaying Wideman is an option

exactly, still need more talent. they're on the right track though
- fidopro

After decades, we finally have a potential good first line (Slaf-Suzuki-Caufield) ... now we need a potent 2nd line and some RHD to balance our back end.

I'm not sold yet on Dach yet as I see him as a 3rd C ... unless he surprises me.
3rd and 4th liners are interchangeable and easier to find.

And yes, as we speak, Savard is on the first pair as an RHD. He already was in a way playing with Romanov last season.

On the right side :

Savard
?
Barron
Wideman

Overplaying Wideman is an option
- deadpoulet

Still alot of time before the season begins.

But considering we're not looking at making the playoffs next year, sure, make Wideman a regular defenseman. No problem.

I know your kindness knows no bounds, and that you want habs fans to be happy more than anything, but it's okay, you can have him, we'll be fine. leafs fans deserve this after all they've been through.
- Pat1993

I want Carey to be okay, and the triple-low 5 is the cure he needs.

I want Carey to be okay, and the triple-low 5 is the cure he needs.
- mr.peanut

All I can tell you is that Lapointe was REALLY grateful to Bergevin for hiring him.

So even if he disagreed with any decision he made, I doubt he'd say anything.
- Scabeh

but wouldn't that defeat the purpose of having him on board, to bring his own perspective and opinions? I was thinking maybe he might've sometimes disagreed, even if he wasn't the one making the final decisions.

Still alot of time before the season begins.

But considering we're not looking at making the playoffs next year, sure, make Wideman a regular defenseman. No problem.
- Scabeh

play the kids!!! not only on the 3rd pair, give them big minutes

but wouldn't that defeat the purpose of having him on board, to bring his own perspective and opinions? I was thinking maybe he might've sometimes disagreed, even if he wasn't the one making the final decisions.
- Pat1993

No I meant he wouldn't tell ME he disagreed with Bergevin.

Not that he didn't have his say in the meeting.

play the kids!!! not only on the 3rd pair, give them big minutes
- fidopro

If the kids are good enough to play? Sure.

Otherwise, let them learn in the AHL until they are.

I want Carey to be okay, and the triple-low 5 is the cure he needs.
- mr.peanut

ehh tabarnak...

voilà.
1- won't cost any assets.
2- by then, we'll have a better idea of what Dach will look like
3- maybe we will have drafted a very good center in 2023
and 4- we don't need PLD before 2 years from now anyway
- fidopro

Or watch him walk away for the payday he desperately wants and get nothing out of it.

Still alot of time before the season begins.

But considering we're not looking at making the playoffs next year, sure, make Wideman a regular defenseman. No problem.
- Scabeh

They decided to undress Pauline to dress Paul when they traded Romanov. Yes, they do get a d while trading Petry, but they were already missing one.

Like you said, playoffs won't be an option for a while, habs have no cap space, so Wideman in the top 4 might be it.