So they are 2 players away from being the same kind of team ?
- WaterBoy

The future is not as bright as some people seem to suggest. This is an average team that will achieve average results. Nothing more, nothing less.

The fans will get the occasional reason to cheer, but that's it. This is not a team built to play into June.

?-Glachenyuk-Gallagher
Pacioretty-Eller-Bourque
Bournival-Plekanec-Gionta/Brière
Prust-White-Moen

?-Subban
Markov-Emelin
Diaz-Gorges-Tinordi


Like I said, above average, garanteed to be in the playoffs every year, can win a few rounds type scenario. Not necessarily cup contenders but...
- kev1586

Let me correct that:

?-Glachenyuk-Gallagher
Pacioretty-Eller-?
Bournival-Plekanec-?/?
Prust-?-?

?-Subban
Markov-Emelin
?-?-Tinordi


There you go.

?-Glachenyuk-Gallagher
Pacioretty-Eller-Bourque
Bournival-Plekanec-Gionta/Brière
Prust-White-Moen

?-Subban
Markov-Emelin
Diaz-Gorges-Tinordi


Like I said, above average, garanteed to be in the playoffs every year, can win a few rounds type scenario. Not necessarily cup contenders but...
- kev1586

Who needs goaltending, right?

Let me correct that:

?-Glachenyuk-Gallagher
Pacioretty-Eller-?
Bournival-Plekanec-?/?
Prust-?-?

?-Subban
Markov-Emelin
?-?-Tinordi


There you go.
- Pecafan Fan

Let me just point out that all of your added ? other than Gorges have expiring contracts in the next two years and are therefore quite easily replaceable.

Who needs goaltending, right?
- 3M

Price
any half decent back-up

Let me just point out that all of your added ? other than Gorges have expiring contracts in the next two years and are therefore quite easily replaceable.
- kev1586

SO WHAT THE (frank) IS MB WAITING FOR !!!!

SO WHAT THE (frank) IS MB WAITING FOR !!!!
- WaterBoy

For said contracts to expire, as previously pointed out?

Let me just point out that all of your added ? other than Gorges have expiring contracts in the next two years and are therefore quite easily replaceable.
- kev1586

Quite easily?

Are you sure?

If you mean, quite easily replaceable by the same type of average players that are already there, then I completely agree.

Otherwise...

Who needs goaltending, right?
- 3M

I don't think that goaltending is an issue, is it?

Let me correct that:

?-Glachenyuk-Gallagher
Pacioretty-Eller-?
Bournival-Plekanec-?/?
Prust-?-?

?-Subban
Markov-Emelin
?-?-Tinordi


There you go.
- Pecafan Fan

I'm still not sold on Eller being a consistent top 6 points producer. If so.. he'd make for a great 3rd liner ( Like Stall )

SO WHAT THE (frank) IS MB WAITING FOR !!!!
- WaterBoy

The assets he controls are not as easily solvable as once believed.

For said contracts to expire, as previously pointed out?
- kev1586

Not really.

But then again, you're arguing with a fool.

Why are you guys pretending like I said this team was going to be amazing? I said that with two more high impact players (see line 1 and D pairing 1... hard players to find), the Habs would be an above average team...

Why are you guys pretending like I said this team was going to be amazing? I said that with two more high impact players (see line 1 and D pairing 1... hard players to find), the Habs would be an above average team...
- kev1586

This team sucks and will suck until the end of times.



*cuts self

Why are you guys pretending like I said this team was going to be amazing? I said that with two more high impact players (see line 1 and D pairing 1... hard players to find), the Habs would be an above average team...
- kev1586

We aren't pretending anything.

We have the impression that even with top notch 2 replacement players that this team would be far from an above avg team.

This team sucks and will suck until the end of times.



*cuts self
- BashCH

by the time our children are old enough to slack off at work on the internet they will be taunted with chants of 1993

Why are you guys pretending like I said this team was going to be amazing? I said that with two more high impact players (see line 1 and D pairing 1... hard players to find), the Habs would be an above average team...
- kev1586

I never said that.

I'm saying there's a lot of holes to be filled still. And they're not easy to fill.

I don't think that goaltending is an issue, is it?
- Pecafan Fan

Not from where I sit. But if we're going to list the lineup and claim that it's a potentially annual playoff-bound lineup with a couple of tweaks, it's pretty (frank)ing relevant to include the goalies, imho.

hah! 3D holopictures weren't even invented the last time the habs won the cup

Does a player need to be put through waivers before a team can trade him while keeping part of his salary?
- kev1586

no

hah! 3D holopictures weren't even invented the last time the habs won the cup
- dt99999

Crotte de nay wasn't even invented(born) when they won the cup

@YvesBoisvert 2m
Débat surréaliste au conseil municipal de Toronto. Un conseiller suggère des tests antidopage pour les conseillers qui critiquent #RobFord.

Crotte de nay wasn't even invented(born) when they won the cup
- WaterBoy

Not from where I sit. But if we're going to list the lineup and claim that it's a potentially annual playoff-bound lineup with a couple of tweaks, it's pretty (frank)ing relevant to include the goalies, imho.
- 3M

What I suggested were not tweaks. How can you find a top line player and a top pairing D and call that a tweak? It's a big deal and hard to find. One could be had on the FA market with the amount of money being freed up by Gionta-Bouillon-Murray this summer. (spend the $ of the cap going up on Subban and Eller)

by the time our children are old enough to slack off at work on the internet they will be taunted with chants of 1993
- dt99999