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Sweet geez Stützle is good.

And batherson and norris starting to heat up.

And Brannstrom is excellent. 

Nice, but sometimes frustrating win.

Yeah, that goal should've been disallowed. Sorry, but if you spin a goalie around, two seconds is not enough to reset. So that was a good call.

Carey Price was absolute donkey Dung.

Brady Tkachuk doing everything...getting high-sticked, beating the Dung out of guys, scoring...man, did we ever make the right pick. Stutzle too...the right pick. Brannstrom with good offense and sometimes atrocious defense (which is fine, he can learn).

Montreal has fallen right off a cliff, and it feels good to kick them on their way down.

Montreal has had a hot start 3 or 4 years in a row now. Not saying they won't pull it together this year but they'll need way more from their too two centers if they do.

Did Montreal just fire Julien after that lol?

PTFlea wrote:Did Montreal just fire Julien after that lol?

Delicious icing on a delicious cake.

Players not happy apparently. Top line guys not happy with rolling four lines. But when one of your top line guys is drouin, that's not gonna fly either. Bench that dummy first at least...

Vandelay wrote:Montreal has had a hot start 3 or 4 years in a row now. Not saying they won't pull it together this year but they'll need way more from their too two centers if they do.

Anderson and Toffoli have been carrying the team. And Allen has been the better of the two goalies. They'd be horrendous without these off-season signings and Allen.

Vandelay wrote:Players not happy apparently.  Top line guys not happy with rolling four lines.  But when one of your top line guys is drouin, that's not gonna fly either.  Bench that dummy first at least...

I'd do everything in my power to move him. Wonder if they could pull something with Calgary for Sam Bennett. Would be a good change of scenery for both teams without the two week quarantine

Same sentiments for James Neal

Vandelay wrote:Players not happy apparently.  Top line guys not happy with rolling four lines.  But when one of your top line guys is drouin, that's not gonna fly either.  Bench that dummy first at least...

Wow, that's pathetic if true.

Our 1st unprotected this year for Tkachuk? Yay or nay?

And would Calgary laugh at that?

PTFlea wrote:Our 1st unprotected this year for Tkachuk?  Yay or nay?

And would Calgary laugh at that?

They would probably need more but I’d do that in a heartbeat. It would be tough to see both Tkachuk not signing long term on the same team

To echo what Ev said, Calgary would need more coming back.  Also, I'm not sure that isn't too much Tkachuk on the same team.  Teams tried to have multiple Staals on the same squad, and that never worked out.  Keep in mind, these kids are hooligans to the max, and honestly it might just not be good for the locker room.

Also, if we're going to use a massive asset to trade for a player, I'd like it to be for a defenceman.

Yeah I doubt they agree to that. Even if our first is the first overall in this draft.
It would be quite a sight though. There might be some drawbacks though.

I see calgary trading monahan, Gaudreau or even Lindholm before trading Tkachuk.
It’s just the type of guy, like Brady, that you try and build around. No matter what.

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:

Vandelay wrote:Players not happy apparently.  Top line guys not happy with rolling four lines.  But when one of your top line guys is drouin, that's not gonna fly either.  Bench that dummy first at least...

I'd do everything in my power to move him. Wonder if they could pull something with Calgary for Sam Bennett. Would be a good change of scenery for both teams without the two week quarantine

Same sentiments for James Neal

I like that deal. Personally, I'd take Bennett over drouin but like you said, it makes sense

Vandelay wrote:

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:

Vandelay wrote:Players not happy apparently.  Top line guys not happy with rolling four lines.  But when one of your top line guys is drouin, that's not gonna fly either.  Bench that dummy first at least...

I'd do everything in my power to move him. Wonder if they could pull something with Calgary for Sam Bennett. Would be a good change of scenery for both teams without the two week quarantine

Same sentiments for James Neal

I like that deal. Personally, I'd take Bennett over drouin but like you said, it makes sense

mmmhhh. that's an interesting proposal. my initial thought is that Drouin is more valuable than Sam but is he? maybe it's a fair 1 for 1. but is it a sideways hockey trade?

I think for what is going on in Montreal, they might win out with Bennett.

there's more a chance that Drouin further disappears in Calgary.
like i predicted. the flames aren't going anywhere this season. major changes to come this off season.

That's a fitting end to the year (apparently) for Derek Stepan. Acquired for a 2nd (one of the worst acquisitions in recent years), came in, sucked, wanted to be traded, sucked more, played slightly better, then broke himself and is out for the year.

If you don't laugh, you'll cry.

Apparently Chlapik is on waivers for the purpose of buyout according to Garrioch

PTFlea wrote:That's a fitting end to the year (apparently) for Derek Stepan.  Acquired for a 2nd (one of the worst acquisitions in recent years), came in, sucked, wanted to be traded, sucked more, played slightly better, then broke himself and is out for the year.

If you don't laugh, you'll cry.

He'll opt for surgery, rehab with the family and that's that. Peace Stepan. We hardly knew ye