i can't believe the Penguins kept Evgeni Malkin after they drafted Sidney Crosby!!!! how can you have 2 good players who play the same position?!?!?!?!?!?!
- DoubleDown

Holy sh!t dude really? Were bunching Andrew Shaw in with Crosby and Malkin now?

+ 3 draft picks


Only this fan base would b!tch about acquiring Shaw for 2 second round picks and then b!tch again about trading him back for pretty much the same return 3 years later!!
- obie

And in the process Hawks draft stud DeBrincat with one of the picks. SWEET!!!!

Well that's a very bad comparison...
- BashCH

You think???

And in the process Hawks draft stud DeBrincat with one of the picks. SWEET!!!!
- hawk35

No guarantee Habs would have drafted him... and what was the return when the Hawks got Fleischmann and Weise from the Habs again?

IMO, if the Habs really wanted to sign Gardiner they wouldn't have signed Chiarot.
- BashCH

this.

I remember everybody female doging when Habs got him. Me included.
- BashCH

I did too.... but then again I complained about the Galchenyuk trade

And in the process Hawks draft stud DeBrincat with one of the picks. SWEET!!!!
- hawk35

I remember we all wanted DeBrincat and Sam Girard in here. We were pissed they traded those picks.

I did too.... but then again I complained about the Galchenyuk trade
- obie

I did too, I liked that little cokehead kid.

I remember everybody female doging when Habs got him. Me included.
- BashCH

disagree. they traded Eller at the same time and recouped those 2 picks. most of us were happy to replace Eller with Shaw.

What? Yea no b!itching in here lol
- obie

no i'm pointing out that your arguments in favor of the trade are stupid.

Jesus Christ everything becomes a pissing match in here

Holy sh!t dude really? Were bunching Andrew Shaw in with Crosby and Malkin now?
- obie

Yeah, that was weak.

disagree. they traded Eller at the same time and recouped those 2 picks. most of us were happy to replace Eller with Shaw.
- DoubleDown

I was pleased with the Eller trade, thought they overpaid for Shaw since Chicago were in cap hell.

Jesus Christ everything becomes a pissing match in here
- Not_Yan

This place would be boring if we were in agreement all the time

This place would be boring if we were in agreement all the time
- obie

I disagree.

This place would be boring if we were in agreement all the time
- obie

I agree.

+ 3 draft picks


Only this fan base would b!tch about acquiring Shaw for 2 second round picks and then b!tch again about trading him back for pretty much the same return 3 years later!!
- obie

I don't mind...as long as if they don't trade that 2nd round pick for a 3rd and a 4th round pick. I never understood that one.

Quality>Quantity in my mind.

No to Gardiner
- WaterBoy

... or at least buyer beware.

Feel bad for the guy (to a point). His game already had warts but he was a more attractive commodity before the back issues. I am sure it will cost him millions on his next contract.

I disagree.
- deadpoulet

Stop b!tching

I don't mind...as long as if they don't trade that 2nd round pick for a 3rd and a 4th round pick. I never understood that one.

Quality>Quantity in my mind.
- stinger67

The player they wanted was ranked way lower. It's really not that hard to get. It's a good trade if you don't like the players that are ranked highers. Nothing to do with quality over quantity.

Jesus Christ everything becomes a pissing match in here
- Not_Yan

Other than tennis

... or at least buyer beware.

Feel bad for the guy (to a point). His game already had warts but he was a more attractive commodity before the back issues. I am sure it will cost him millions on his next contract.
- Aetherial

Gardiner would make the Habs a better team.

But term and money needs to make sense.

... or at least buyer beware.

Feel bad for the guy (to a point). His game already had warts but he was a more attractive commodity before the back issues. I am sure it will cost him millions on his next contract.
- Aetherial

I think he may be wise to go one year with a contender and hit ufa again next year...but that's a massive risk on his part

I think he may be wise to go one year with a contender and hit ufa again next year...but that's a massive risk on his part
- Takemedrunkimhome

It all depends if he believes he's good or knows he's overrated.

At least he's not trading 1st round picks just to shed bad contracts
- obie

Cleaning up Lamoriello's mistake, in a season where the cap didn't rise as much as most expected was pretty tough.

I think Dubas has done a remarkable job so far considering the horrible cap situation he was dealt and the important RFA's he had to sign.

I guess what happens with Marner will tell the story, but it is not automatically the GMs fault if the player's side are being asshats... we'll see.