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@mndamico Feels like this could have been a later pick or even a post draft signing.

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@paultanasi Mailloux was never gonna become more than a middling dman who is bad in his zone. We need dmen with defensive acumen to support our offensive ones. He was only our second best RHD prospect because of our lack of RHD prospects. Pickford is also better. So he would be 3rd now

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@mndamico @FriedgeHNIC I don’t see us having the pieces to match that. Our pick is too late round. We don’t have the roster players we’re willing to give to match that either.

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@JasonBell1966 @NHLPR I was coming to say the same thing. In what Marvel multiverse alternate NHL draft is he not going in the first round? I doubt there is even a chance he’s not top 10

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@TVASports @FoyMarc A chaque année Kent Hughes a fait son move la journée même du repêchage. Rien ce passe avant demain. On penserait qu’après les année que vous auriez commencé à comprendre. L’été va être longue avec du journalisme comme ca.

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@mndamico I will concede that you are much more right than me as to how much the Habs value Hage. I still think he’s our best trade chip. I will say though that I still believe that the Habs value Zharovsky more now than they did at the deadline. Might be what is holding back a trade

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@OhNyquist They’ll be tough to play against, but nothing really sneaky. You can see them coming. You can bait a few of them easily. The question now is how are they going to squeeze in a goalie? This is a team that will dominate or fall totally flat.

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@NikitaBlyatsev @primetimesens I think he is exactly what Demi needs. I don’t want a puck moving playmaker there. That’s Demi’s job. I want a tough kid who hits like a truck and goes to the net. Sadly McTavish has fallen victim to Verbeek and the style of player he likes.

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@DomUn1que @primetimesens He had an amazing WJC. He showed grit and leadership. He had a good rookie season. He was heading up. Then Verbeek took over as GM and he struggled. Look how well Zegras did away from Anaheim. Then Quenneville last year made it worse. Give this kid Marty and Demi

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@paddygrant09 @primetimesens Yeah, Joel Quenneville ruins young talented players for breakfast if they don’t fit his specific style. Verbeek has been ruining McTavish since he became GM

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@ak_mcfadden @Whiskeylung McTavish had a really good first year but then struggled when Verbeek took over as GM. Just look how the maligned Zegras played much better away from Anaheim. Then last year Quenneville made matters worse. McTavish is gonna go somewhere and we’re gonna whine later.

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@godilla1952 @Whiskeylung He is comparable in speed to Demi. His metrics for skating are just below Suzuki. I think some scouts have really overplayed this. Demi was considered a below NHL skater by many scouts. His physicality and willingness to go to the net are exactly what Demi needs

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@sdpnsports @BetMGMCanada Connor McDavid has become too big for his own team. I may be in the minority, but it says a lot about you as a captain when you say your team needs a coach that will push you. Aren’t you supposed to inspire your teammates as the best player in the world?

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@mndamico Sounds like more competition for ice time

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@mndamico I think it may be the decision that makes him more easily tradable. While he chose to go back to the NCAA, Zharovsky, invited by Demi, is in Montreal training. If it’s like last summer, the whole team will be on the ice soon. That’s a smart choice.

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@Trianftn @SteadyHabs @MOBeaudoin1 Tu veux dire un defenseur toujours blessé qui passe la moitier du temps qui joue a se remettre en marche pour le temps qu’il a manqué? Envoy le à Calgary pour Whitecloud. On a besoin d’un gauché plus que Guhle

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@EdAlexBureau @MOBeaudoin1 Guhle est robuste? Il est en compétition avec Dach pour l’honneur di joueur le plus blessé a chaque année. Matheson est durable, un leader et joue n’importe quel rôle que tu lui donne. Échange Matheson et nous sommes une bien pire équipe.

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@junior1_18 @MOBeaudoin1 McDavid as trop de contrôle sur Edmonton. Il a fait engager Babcock pour avoir un coach plus dur parceque il est pas capable d’être un bon captain qui inspire ses coéquipier. Je préfère Suzuki a 100%. Un jouer ne devrait jamais être plus gros que l’équipe

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@Jim702015 @MOBeaudoin1 La même valeur, non. Mais le point est qu’un défenseur gauché a de la valeur cette été. Guhle peut faire parti d’un échange pour une piece manquante. Aussi, Byram n’est pas si bon que ca.

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@kevo6731 @MOBeaudoin1 Byram missed a lot of time other than the last two seasons. Chances are he crumbles under the weight of playing on the first pair. The comment doesn’t say that we expect equal to this deal, it just says that LHD have value this summer.