do you think the chances of Drouin improving his game are equal to Gomez coming out of retirement and racking up 130 points..? damn, we're doomed
- Pat1993

I was exaggerating to make a point

it's delivered at your door? that's cool, here you can order from the SAQ but you still have to go pick it up at the post-office, which kinda defeats the purpose of having something delivered
- Pat1993

it's the only good thing that came out of all of this. i'm not sure they were delivering booze around here until we had to stop coming in to get it ourselves.

I was exaggerating to make a point
- Takemedrunkimhome

ya I know


I'm trying to remain cautiously optimistic about Drouin, but I wouldn't be betting anything on his performance

If Scott Gomez comes out of retirement and racks up 130 points will we revisit his trade and call it a win? Those are massive ifs and those ifs won't change the Cup win in Tampa
- Takemedrunkimhome

Tampa cannot complain with the overall results of their moves, obviously.

ya I know


I'm trying to remain cautiously optimistic about Drouin, but I wouldn't be betting anything on his performance
- Pat1993

I'm optimistic about him but realistic enough to know the trade was a loss either way

Tampa cannot complain with the overall results of their moves, obviously.
- Scabeh

And Montreal can. So it's a loss

it's here. go ahead and lock me down. i have 2 drawers full of cans of beer in the fridge and i threw a 350 ml bottle of sagamore spirit rye onto the order to meet the delivery limit.

I'm optimistic about him but realistic enough to know the trade was a loss either way
- Takemedrunkimhome

well, if he does improve and becomes consistent, it wouldn't be that much of a loss, no?

it's here. go ahead and lock me down. i have 2 drawers full of cans of beer in the fridge and i threw a 350 ml bottle of sagamore spirit rye onto the order to meet the delivery limit.
- kicksave856

And Montreal can. So it's a loss
- Takemedrunkimhome

So far, yes.

We'll see how it turns out in the end.

I feel like we're going in circles here.

So far, yes.

We'll see how it turns out in the end.

I feel like we're going in circles here.
- Scabeh

we probably are... let's hope hockey starts again soon

I still think Sergachev is being overrated a little.

He's not a Cale Makar or a Heiskanen or a Dahlin for his team.

He posted 34 points with 2nd powerplay time on what is most likely the strongest team in the entire league.

He's been mostly used as a third pairing guy and gets mostly offensive zone starts. If he stayed in Montreal, I'm not convinced we would have seen the same results as he would have been shoved into a much bigger role way too fast.

Now I'm not saying he's not good and he's very likely to get better too. I'm sure Tampa is very happy with how things are looking right now.

But it's the not the terrible trade some are making it out to be.

And there's plenty of time for both players to change the perception of this trade.

well, if he does improve and becomes consistent, it wouldn't be that much of a loss, no?
- Pat1993

51%-49% is a loss right? And it isn't even mildly close to that today

51%-49% is a loss right? And it isn't even mildly close to that today
- Takemedrunkimhome

I'd still consider it as a fair trade, especially since we're comparing a forward with a defenseman, but I get your point

- Pat1993

i just had to show my license.

you have to spend $50 or something like that and then they add $9.99 for delivery but that seems worth it right now. i do miss perusing the aisles. the liquor store is fun to me like a record store, i could spend hours in there.

i just had to show my license.

you have to spend $50 or something like that and then they add $9.99 for delivery but that seems worth it right now. i do miss perusing the aisles. the liquor store is fun to me like a record store, i could spend hours in there.
- kicksave856

noice. I got myself another bottle of that Km12 gin, gonna be savoring that tonight

I still think Sergachev is being overrated a little.

He's not a Cale Makar or a Heiskanen or a Dahlin for his team.

He posted 34 points with 2nd powerplay time on what is most likely the strongest team in the entire league.

He's been mostly used as a third pairing guy and gets mostly offensive zone starts. If he stayed in Montreal, I'm not convinced we would have seen the same results as he would have been shoved into a much bigger role way too fast.

Now I'm not saying he's not good and he's very likely to get better too. I'm sure Tampa is very happy with how things are looking right now.

But it's the not the terrible trade some are making it out to be.

And there's plenty of time for both players to change the perception of this trade.
- Scabeh

makes me feel like taking the optobus out of the ol' garage

makes me feel like taking the optobus out of the ol' garage
- Pat1993

If there's a season.

i just had to show my license.

you have to spend $50 or something like that and then they add $9.99 for delivery but that seems worth it right now. i do miss perusing the aisles. the liquor store is fun to me like a record store, i could spend hours in there.
- kicksave856

oh and aren't the liquor stores still open where you live?

If there's a season.

- Scabeh

I know, I know...

If there's a season.

- Scabeh

problem is how MTL mgmt oversold Drouin when they traded for him.

noice. I got myself another bottle of that Km12 gin, gonna be savoring that tonight

- Pat1993

it'll be the happy hour zoom sesh™ tonight so i'll be taking advantage of the new beer rule. i got a firestone walker variety 12 pack and an oskar blues variety 15 pack and there are some pretty good beers in them (and a few each that i haven't tried before so that'll be fun).

problem is how MTL mgmt oversold Drouin when they traded for him.
- Symba007

and the media too

it'll be the happy hour zoom sesh™ tonight so i'll be taking advantage of the new beer rule. i got a firestone walker variety 12 pack and an oskar blues variety 15 pack and there are some pretty good beers in them (and a few each that i haven't tried before so that'll be fun).
- kicksave856

the "you gotta finish your 12 pack before the end of the zoom sesh" rule?

problem is how MTL mgmt oversold Drouin when they traded for him.
- Symba007

Or how they tried to make him a centre? How (frank)ing dumb was that?