The penalties in this one have been wild. Find a way in the third.

He's so easily tradable. He says the word, Oilers get a haul for him. Don't really fault him for signing the extension, but he should have demanded a goalie as well.

Stank conn smythe lol

STANKOVEN!

I like Carolina though. A bunch of other teams would have really pissed me off.

Hopefully we can finish it off. Still a ton of time remaining.

What a ****ing move to skate all the way down the ice.

Sebastian x2!

Robertson not good enough to play in the Olympics and he disappears in the playoffs.

Sweep those bitches.

Mn remains cursed

just noticed that he's making $1.5m less than drai
and only like $3m more than nurse

still can't believe he didn't demand the max to stay on both contracts, which would've meant almost $21m next season
his cap hit has actually gone down from a high of 15.72% in 2018-19 to a low of 11.01% in 2027-28
should be making almost twice as much and/or playing somewhere that isn't goddamn edmonton


conclusion: what a ****ing idiot lol

getting skate-kicked in the face is not on my to-do list, gotta say

What a tip by Boldy in OT, that will be a fun series.

Reminds me of the speed skating at the Olympics, check Kamila Sellier on YT if you want to see, I won't link it here. She didn't lose her eye but had surgery for fractures around the eye.

Some discussion on MTL boards if it'd even be worth bringing in McDavid. It seems like he might want to stay in Canada and MTL has a core that will be competing for cups for the rest of McDavid's prime. So it seems like a spot he'd be very interested in.

But MTL prob has to give up like every good prospect: Hage, Reinbacher, Pickford, Zharovsky, plus prob a bunch of 1sts and EDM still might say no to that b/c it wouldn't include a proven NHL player. I doubt MTL even thinks about offloading a Demidov or Hutson though so maybe it's a no go.

Although let's say EDM would agree to the 4 elite prospects + picks package, do you do that if your MTL? I think it makes it far more likely they get 1-2 Cups in the next few seasons, but all but eliminates the chances of a real dynasty type run. Habs with current team would possibly have a 15 year window where maybe they win 3 Cups, possibly more, but those ELCs 3-5 yrs down the road will be critical to have valuable players barely taking up any Cap space.

OTOH, there are plenty of teams who think they're set up perfectly for a long Cup window, and it never materializes, so maybe you just strike while the iron is hot, grab McDavid if he's available, and try to do all you can to get 2 Cups now, then see what happens in 4-5 years (prob too many contracts coming due to keep everyone happy).

The last factor is that Cole, Suzuki, Slaf, and Lane have all signed team-friendly extensions and have all been happy with 7-8M AAV deals and hopefully Demi follows that pattern. All are great dudes who love playing for MTL. If you throw in McDavid and he wants 15M+ and isn't really a "Montreal guy", maybe that upsets the vibes and destroys what you've been carefully building.

Although it would be nice, Montreal doesn't need him. Great young core set up for a long cup window. Don't change a thing.

If McDavid leaves it's not to a CDN team .
Reality is in a few years McDavid and Mathews will be playing in the USA
Vegas,Utah,Florida or Dallas

I agree with you, but I think it becomes interesting if McDavid is willing to go the Tom Brady route and sign a team friendly extension. Like if you can lock him down long-term for $12.5M AAV, then maybe that's just too much value to pass up.

But Hughes knows what he's doing and I'm fine not making any rash moves. Maybe you find a 2C for Demi or RHD, but other than that, let this core continue to grow and they might already be legit contenders by next year (probably too soon this year).

Mathews is going for sure, but all superstars eventually leave the Toronto circus. Mcdavid to Calgary could be an option, tons of young talent, solid in goaltending, new arena and tons of cap space.

I said to a buddy it would cost Hage, Zharovsky, Reinbacher and one of Dobes/Fowler.

Yah, I think giving up any current NHLer (I'm counting Fowler but not Reinbacher) would probably be a nonstarter for the Habs. If prospects + picks can get it done and McDavid doesn't want a huge #, then you at least consider it.

The real question is if the Habs would do it with no extension. Give some future away for 2 years with McJ

Goooooo Buffalo!

Came home, wanted to tune into the Bruins game. Reconsidered.

Sabres are buzzin