Good thing I'm drinking a fruit smoothie.. The puke in my mouth didn't taste so bad...
- l3ig_l2ecl

i fully expect Desharnais to be re-signed when his contract is up. not for $3.5 million and not for 4 years, but he'll get a contract if he wants one.

same concern i have. what happens with Price moving forward? is he the same goalie? even if he is, how can you count on this guy for a full season? does he re-sign? because anything less than Price at his best for 6 months... we now know what happens.
- DoubleDown

so with that in mind, it would appear as though Bergevin's hands are tied. He'll have to look at a FA fix on offense as opposed to a trade for one

i fully expect Desharnais to be re-signed when his contract is up. not for $3.5 million and not for 4 years, but he'll get a contract if he wants one.
- DoubleDown

stop

I'm not a MB fan at all, disappointed he didn't grab Reimer when the opportunity was there. But now he can't burn what little assets they have on a top 6 until they are sure that Price will be able to resume a starting role. If the injury continues to hamper his play they'll need what little they have to replace Price.
- Pie

Seriously?!?

I get that he was told Price was coming back soon, and that he didn't wanted to overpay for a goalie that he would have been stuck with after, not to mention the cap space spent on that.

I'm no doctor, but I'm surprised they could not tell that the rehab process would take that long. If they had told Bergevin at the time that Price was done for the season, he would have reacted differently that's for sure.
- stinger67

i don't buy it, personally. Price was never anywhere close to returning. and this was especially true when Condon had completely fallen apart by mid January and couldn't stop a soccer ball. i think ultimately Bergevin knew that without all-world goaltending they were nothing and he played for the highest pick he could get. how many times has he stressed that the only way to get scoring is through high draft picks?

so with that in mind, it would appear as though Bergevin's hands are tied. He'll have to look at a FA fix on offense as opposed to a trade for one
- Pie

well this is the year for it. decent crop out there.

i don't buy it, personally. Price was never anywhere close to returning. and this was especially true when Condon had completely fallen apart by mid January and couldn't stop a soccer ball. i think ultimately Bergevin knew that without all-world goaltending they were nothing and he played for the highest pick he could get. how many times has he stressed that the only way to get scoring is through high draft picks?
- DoubleDown

AgreeDD 100%

stop
- Pie

my favourite part yesterday was Bergevin pointing to the 50 wins last year as justification for the status quo. i notice he left out the second round ass whupping in the playoffs despite Price playing at an MVP level.

FOURTH ANNUAL EE (memorial) PLAYOFF POOL FOR LOSERS

It’s time for the 4th edition of the EE Pool for Losers.

Same rules as in previous years:

-You must pick a team for each playoff series and the number of games they will win the series in.

Points go like this:

Round 1: Team: 2 pts, Games: 3 pts
Round 2: Team: 3 pts, Games: 4 pts
Round 3: Team: 4 pts, Games: 5 pts
Finals: Team: 5 pts, Games: 6 pts

You MUST get the team right to get the points for the number of games.

Picks MUST be submitted via PM to me prior to puck drop in the first game of a round.

you don't have to pick the entire playoffs in the first round, you can pick round by round

Prizes:

1st place will receive a $25 gift certificate of their choice

2nd place will receive a handwritten congratulatory note from myself

One other random player will receive a $25 gift card. In order to be eligible you must have submitted picks in all 4 rounds.

PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS:
2015: DoubleDown
2014: dgrdnr
2013: Oilhab

PREVIOUS RANDOM WINNERS:
2015: Unholy_Goalie
2014: WaterBoy
2013: crimsoninja

Good luck and (frank) off everyone enjoy me spamming this for the next 3 months.

did they really only fire Craig Ramsay?!?!

Stop female doging

did they really only fire Craig Ramsay?!?!
- basementfloor

sent you my picks

did they really only fire Craig Ramsay?!?!
- basementfloor

it's amazing isn't it?

sent you my picks
- Symba007

thanks Symba00STEE

it's amazing isn't it?
- DoubleDown

they have the most calamitous and embarrassing season in history and it was the power play consultant's fault.



bro you can't make that poop up.

it's surreal.

they have the most calamitous and embarrassing season in history and it was the power play consultant's fault.



bro you can't make that poop up.

it's surreal.
- basementfloor

bro you know how many condos they sold???

Just took a look at the UFA crop and the only good fit IMO is Ladd.
Okposo would make us regret the 7M per year.
Stamkos would be g-... meh (frank) it 0 chance it happens.

Trade Pacioretty for a young forward and a young defenseman.
Sign Boedkker to replace him on the right wing.
That would be a start.

Stop female doging
- Symba007

shut up

they have the most calamitous and embarrassing season in history and it was the power play consultant's fault.



bro you can't make that poop up.

it's surreal.
- basementfloor

Ils peuvent avoir le meilleur coach de powerplay au monde, si Plekanec s'entête à continuer de faire ses ti-crisses de lancers tapette pas d'angle dans le chess, ça changera pas grand chose.

Just took a look at the UFA crop and the only good fit IMO is Ladd.
Okposo would make us regret the 7M per year.
Stamkos would be g-... meh (frank) it 0 chance it happens.

Trade Pacioretty for a young forward and a young defenseman.
Sign Boedkker to replace him on the right wing.
That would be a start.
- Not_Yan

on the surface, yes. but remember, this is a GM who spends nearly $8 million on Lars Eller and Alexei Emelin. so personally, i would rather see him overpay for 1 good player than overpay for 2 mediocre players.

Craig Ramsay!!!!





THEY FIRED CRAIG RAMSAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





(frank) this is unbelievable....

Craig Ramsay!!!!





THEY FIRED CRAIG RAMSAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





(frank) this is unbelievable....
- basementfloor

I don't think they fired him, just didn't renew his contract.

...but yes, he was probably the least of their problems.

Craig Ramsay!!!!





THEY FIRED CRAIG RAMSAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





(frank) this is unbelievable....
- basementfloor

funniest part of that for me was that i had no idea Craig Ramsay worked for the Montreal Canadiens until yesterday

funniest part of that for me was that i had no idea Craig Ramsay worked for the Montreal Canadiens until yesterday
- DoubleDown

how does this even happen?!?!?!