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07-19-2021, 08:46 PM #31
Wow, Ovi is definitely interesting to talk about but I just can't see him leaving Washington. We have seen it in other sports though where an icon in one city leaves for a couple of years to end their career. Emmitt Smith and Joe Montana come to mind.
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07-20-2021, 04:35 AM #32
A lot of players finished their career elsewhere. Modano and Alfredsson both went to Detroit. They were both dealt back to their original team for $1M to retire. Class act, I believe, from both player and team.
Ovie needs a cup. Plain and simple. It is going to suck that he goes down, yes as the best natural goal scorer in history, but without a cup. Crosby has a cup. Crosby is more sought-after than Ovie. Ovie doesn't have a Malkin supporting him.
Would Ovie find it in Seattle? Doubtful. I did not pay close attention to Las Vegas' fruition but I am paying close attention to now. I love it. There is so much potential out there. I would love to be Ron Francis right now lol.
I believe you could easily build a team around Ovechkin but right now you could not build a team around Price. Price will not be taken and Montreal is trying to build a team now that they have such motivation. Montreal will need to keep bringing in veterans year after year until they win just to make their team work while Price is on the mend. Yes he shines in the playoffs and is like a lot of players who could most likely play on a broken leg (not carried off the court because of a twisted ankle like basketball) but I cannot see the Kraken building around Price so I believe Montreal was/is smart on that aspect.
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07-20-2021, 07:13 AM #33
Ovie already has his Cup (2018). He has also stated that he would like to finish his career in Montreal.Last edited by piper1; 07-20-2021 at 07:15 AM.
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07-20-2021, 09:03 AM #34
We could also go deep down into the conspiracy rabbit hole...
Seattle has a blank slate, right... Why not sign Ovi and then trade the #2 overall pick to pick up Jack Eichel from Buffalo? Seattle is one of the few teams to have the cap space to make a big splash, so why not go for it?
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07-20-2021, 09:24 AM #35
why waste a pick on any urfa, when you can approach them later?
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07-20-2021, 10:58 AM #36
They don't need 30 players. They have a window where they can talk to UFAs, and sign them if they want. That they signed (or are in the process of signing?) Chris Driedger tells that either they REALLY wanted him, or they want him..... plus they're not all that interested in anyone else off the FLA unprotected list. They are the only club that could be talking to him this week - so they can sign him, before he gets other offers.
I'm assuming they will go the route of picking a few players just to flip them (mid-pairing D, especially). Rumors that they'll take Tarasenko, then deal him... while retaining salary too.
There's also the chance that they get a bunch of deals like Vegas did, and take on picks or prospects in exchange for not selecting someone specific. Perhaps they get a 2nd round pick from a team in exchange for not touching a specific player..... and then go after one of that team's UFAs instead.
Lots of reasons why it might be beneficial.
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07-20-2021, 12:00 PM #37
Is this a post from 2017? lol
Ovie has a cup and he sells better than Crosby.
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07-20-2021, 12:05 PM #38
No offense, did you just start watching hockey this year, and not bother to check any history about it? Or did everything pre-global pandemic slip your mind? Mind wipe?
Do you have any references to that? Because everything I've read says he wants to finish his career in Washington and then play his last game with Dynamo. Sports Illustrated article translating an interview Ovechkin did with a Russian news outlet.
Yeah, I was wondering the same thing
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07-20-2021, 12:27 PM #39
Buffalo's asking price for Eichel is significantly higher than a single draft pick, no matter how high in a particularly weak draft class. Read this morning that they're looking for four assets, any combination of roster players, picks, and prospects. But preferably two roster players.Habs fan and collector! Main PC's: Carey Price, Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky, and of course...
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07-20-2021, 12:59 PM #40
If you take the time to search you can find that he has made the comment about playing in Montreal more than once, all the way back to this interview with Sportsnet in 2015. If you need help finding a more recent statement let me know. He still want so attempt a run at the goal record before playing one final year of hockey with Dynamo.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...lay-canadiens/Last edited by piper1; 07-20-2021 at 01:03 PM.
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