Why is the Halak thing even brought up when discussing the Goat?

It was Gagne's decision.
- Oilhab

Who ?

Qui?

kocé?

- hscesq

(frank) sakes 3M

Who ?

Qui?

kocé?
- WaterBoy

lol, yeah

know idea

Why does Bourque not "SUCK" in this case?
- Oilhab

Cole was clearly better than Bourque last year. This year Bourque is healthy and has played well. Cole is clearly out of shape and has sucked badly this year. Obviously Cole could turn on the machine again next year, but at his age and with his contractual situation i doubt he will.

Cole was clearly better than Bourque last year. This year Bourque is healthy and has played well. Cole is clearly out of shape and has sucked badly this year. Obviously Cole could turn on the machine again next year, but at his age and with his contractual situation i doubt he will.
- God_then_kovy

Because he traded him?
- 3M

Hmm i thought he was traded in 2009, my bad.

Howard, I changed my mind. This is the guy in the video I sent you Saturday night.
- 3M

can you post the video, so I can decide if I'm insulted or not

i think we're all happy to have MB in his stead, but Gauthier is responsible for the following:

keeping Price over Halak
acquiring Eller
drafting Gallagher
re-signing Markov when everyone thought they should let him walk
swapping Bourque for Cammalleri (him and Therrien? never would have worked)
signing Diaz from the scrap heap
signing a capable backup who is 4-2 with a shutout
got Emelin over from Russia

i don't think his tenure was the disaster (personnel-wise) everyone makes it out to be. he made some awful moves but like it or not, his fingerprints are on this team.
- DoubleDown

He did some good moves, but he had a tendency to throw away pics for rental players he didn't kept around which hurts this team's farm system at them moment. Also, some moves last season were odd, the firing of Perry Pearn before a game, Cammalleri being traded during a game, or the appointment of Randy Cunneyworth as interim head coach.

can you post the video, so I can decide if I'm insulted or not
- Traceur

Pssst...I didn't watch the video. Just play along.

Cole was clearly better than Bourque last year. This year Bourque is healthy and has played well. Cole is clearly out of shape and has sucked badly this year. Obviously Cole could turn on the machine again next year, but at his age and with his contractual situation i doubt he will.
- God_then_kovy

Very good trade.
Honestly, the only negative thing we could say about MB is that Kaberle is still around. Beside that, hirings, signings, trades, moves... it's a no fault.

- hscesq

was

was
- God_then_kovy

can you post the video, so I can decide if I'm insulted or not
- Traceur

Let's skip the upload-to-youtube-and-embed-here process and assume you're insulted.

- hscesq

That video was great.

Pssst...I didn't watch the video. Just play along.
- hscesq

- 3M

Very good trade.
Honestly, the only negative thing we could say about MB is that Kaberle is still around. Beside that, hirings, signings, trades, moves... it's a no fault.
- fidopro

He can't do anything about Kaberle yet. At least Therien is sitting him.

He did some good moves, but he had a tendency to throw away pics for rental players he didn't kept around which hurts this team's farm system at them moment. Also, some moves last season were odd, the firing of Perry Pearn before a game, Cammalleri being traded during a game, or the appointment of Randy Cunneyworth as interim head coach.
- stinger67

no doubt the man was a douche bag, but he manage to stockpile some draft picks, especially going into this upcoming draft.

- hscesq

He was playing very well with Plekanec, but Ryder seems to complete him even better so far.

I didn't realize we were confining this to the first 20 games only. If that's the case, then I will have to retract my Ryder point.
As for Gallagher, I realize he has been in the organization since he was drafted. I'm not praising MB for making him what he is today. The point is, if Gauthier was around, Gallagher, and more than likely Galchenyuk, would not be on this team. You can hold whatever value you want in that point, but Gauthier's style was very evident, and wouldn't lend itself to taking such chances.
- hscesq

I never denied this ... that's why when you responded by a "no" to my original statement I clarified by saying the personel is almost identical, the way MB handles his personel is far better

Cole was clearly better than Bourque last year. This year Bourque is healthy and has played well. Cole is clearly out of shape and has sucked badly this year. Obviously Cole could turn on the machine again next year, but at his age and with his contractual situation i doubt he will.
- God_then_kovy

0.3ppg Differential = Win-Win
0.45ppg Differential = Big Win

He was playing very well with Plekanec, but Ryder seems to complete him even better so far.
- God_then_kovy

Yeah except that Ryder feeds Plekanec

0.3ppg Differential = Win-Win
0.45ppg Differential = Big Win
- Oilhab

Above the points, it's the way they play/skate. Ryder is playing for contract while Cole is out of shape and doesn't give a flying fak.

Above the points, it's the way they play/skate. Ryder is playing for contract while Cole is out of shape and doesn't give a flying fak.
- God_then_kovy

Injuried and doesn't give a (frank)