Subban is a generational player. Dion Phaneuf never was and never will be.
- mushalain1

Generational? F*cking racist

I would like to take a moment and have a deep though for our friends in Toronto who are once again watching the train pass...
Better luck with Stamkos!

Why? Subban will have played his best years as a Canadien. That's what counts, no? Watch other teams go that route in the future. Since everyone is saying they had to pay the piper, well they did.
- elcabong

Everyone, maybe 20 minutes ago, was condemning MTL management for "low balling" Subban and not paying him 8 million - which most would agree he deserves - than he signs for 9 and everyone is like "LOLOMG(frank)INGIDOT HABS SUX SUBBAN BOOOO"...

Fair contract. The term is madness but I think this is the new norm.

Orr was a generational player. I think it's way too early to call a Subban a generational player.
- lumlums

Understood. But he has the potential to be one. The raw skills are all there.

I would like to take a moment and have a deep though for our friends in Toronto who are once again watching the train pass...
Better luck with Stamkos!
- fidopro

*waves

$9 million for defensman who plays very little D? So how many years until they hate this contract?

People are shortsighted and can't see beyond one year so you're going to see lots of people laughing. These are the same twits than 30 minutes ago we're laughing at the Habs for not signing him.
- Gary_B.

I have 20/10 vision thank you very much

$9 million for defensman who plays very little D? So how many years until they hate this contract?
- KreiderBomb

Plays very little D? You obviously dont watch habs game.

I would like to take a moment and have a deep though for our friends in Toronto who are once again watching the train pass...
Better luck with Stamkos!
- fidopro

For $9m you can keep him

Understood. But he has the potential to be one. The raw skills are all there.
- mushalain1

He's got a lot of potential for sure. Still needs to sort some things out but he has talent.

This is exactly how people viewed Phaneuf back in he day however.

For $9m you can keep him
- lumlums

2-3 years from now there will be a fair amount of players making 10+

Plays very little D? You obviously dont watch habs game.
- mushalain1

He watched a few of them in May. At least I assume.

For $9m you can keep him
- lumlums

Damn right we'll keep him...

He's got a lot of potential for sure. Still needs to sort some things out but he has talent.

This is exactly how people viewed Phaneuf back in he day however.
- lumlums

Phaneuf has very little class. He's considered a douche bag by many.

I think Bergevin has it backwards on negotiating... Eller asks for $3.1m, gets $3.5m. Subban asks for $8.5m, gets $9m....

Sad to see Subban signed for 8 years.

Glad to see how big of a mess Bergevin made. Hope that bridge contract was worth it

Phaneuf has very little class. He's considered a douche bag by many.
- mushalain1

You know him?

Plays very little D? You obviously dont watch habs game.
- mushalain1

Yep I watched an entire Habs series

I would like to take a moment and have a deep though for our friends in Toronto who are once again watching the train pass...
Better luck with Stamkos!
- fidopro

It's amazing how much time and energy an obviously sophisticated person like you spends poopting on a worthless organization like the Leafs. Did your mother not love you enough as a child?

He's got a lot of potential for sure. Still needs to sort some things out but he has talent.

This is exactly how people viewed Phaneuf back in he day however.
- lumlums

You guys really need to stop hating Phaneuf, it's affecting his career.

Plays very little D? You obviously dont watch habs game.
- mushalain1

He plays lots of D, just not very well.

You know him?
- lumlums

Nope but rumors are he's a major douche bag outside of Hockey.

Phaneuf has very little class. He's considered a douche bag by many.
- mushalain1

Oh, shut the (frank) up. These rumors and "surveys" are absolute trash.

Phaneuf has very little class. He's considered a douche bag by many.
- mushalain1

Neon Dion Phaneuf is what he is known as in Calgary

Neon Dion Phaneuf is what he is known as in Calgary
- classic321

Well that settles that.