System Light Dark

xentr_theme_editor

xentr_page_setup xentr_appearance xentr_sidebar

  • xentr_page_width

    xentr_toggle_page_width

    xentr_page_width_description

    xentr_color_pickers

    xentr_toggle_color_picker

    xentr_toggle_color_picker_description

    xentr_typography

    xentr_select_the_font_you_want_to_use

    xentr_node_layout

    xentr_grid_layout

    xentr_grid_layout_description

  • Style variation

    xentr_select_the_style_variation_you_want_to_use
    System Light Dark

  • xentr_sidebar

    xentr_toggles_sidebar

    xentr_sidebar_description

    xentr_sticky_sidebar

    xentr_sticky_sidebar_description
    xentr_sidebar_position
    Left
    Right
  • Please do not post any links until you have 3 posts as they will automatically be rejected to prevent SPAM. Many words are also blocked due to being used in SPAM Messages. Thanks!

Montreal Canadiens ...

I'm pretty pissed too. Ryder is on the last year of his contract and is well past his prime now. From what everyone is saying, he's also a bum who doesn't get along too well with his teammates.
 
I always like Ryder in MTL and I didn't think there were locker room problems with him there or in Boston. Cole is older, and also not performing where he was hoped. I think he might be worth the risk.
 
I have a friend who's a Leaf fan and pretty pissed off right now. He's always talking smack, and he was texting me all day... literally, taunting me about the game tonight. I felt like telling him off a few times haha. All I can say is I'm liking the fact they nailed down 2 more points to climb further ahead of everyone in the eastern conference. However, I think once Boston catches up in their number games they might take the lead.
 
SKYMTL said:
I'm pretty pissed too. Ryder is on the last year of his contract and is well past his prime now. From what everyone is saying, he's also a bum who doesn't get along too well with his teammates.
Click to expand...

I've heard similar things about Cole, where when things go well, he's a great teammate, but not so much when things aren't that good, he doesn't like to give up his time on the ice for someone who produces better than him. He wasn't exactly amazing this year and would of had to play on the 3rd line without PP time, not too sure how he would have been then.

As for Ryder, he is surely a less complete player than Cole, but he plays a different role, a role no other Habs player excel in; whereas, Cole plays in a similar way as Bourque, MaxPac, Gallagher (you could also add Prust to that).

I think the trade is pretty much even Ryder for Cole; IMHO where the Habs win is with the contract duration and the fact they got a draft pick, even if its a 3rd rounder, apparently this year is a great one.
 
Kilauea said:
I've heard similar things about Cole, where when things go well, he's a great teammate, but not so much when things aren't that good, he doesn't like to give up his time on the ice for someone who produces better than him. He wasn't exactly amazing this year and would of had to play on the 3rd line without PP time, not too sure how he would have been then.

As for Ryder, he is surely a less complete player than Cole, but he plays a different role, a role no other Habs player excel in; whereas, Cole plays in a similar way as Bourque, MaxPac, Gallagher (you could also add Prust to that).

I think the trade is pretty much even Ryder for Cole; IMHO where the Habs win is with the contract duration and the fact they got a draft pick, even if its a 3rd rounder, apparently this year is a great one.
Click to expand...

Yep. Seems Cole was not the greatest guy this year, and was mulling retirement before the lockout was over (but that could have been just him blowing some steam off).

Cole is more useful when he is not scoring (he is not...Ryder is). Ryder is supposed to be a better all around player than he was when he left Montreal.

Habs have cap issues, and this trade helps with those issues. Ryder won't be back next year, and we wont have Cole's contract to worry about. I like the trade mostly for this reason.
 
They pretty much had identical stats last season. Seems more like a salary dump to get out of Cole's contract since Ryder is UFA at the end of this season, then they can use that money for something better or to keep one of their young soon to be RFAs. Montreal has just had absurdly good drafting over the last decade or so, ridiculous what Gainey did to them. McDonaugh and Subban on the backend would absolutely devastate the NE.

The we'll take your salary dump AND give you our best prospect trade is the one that really stands out for me as setting back the Habs in the last few years. Grabovski and the Kosti brothers not so much since with a lot of talented prospects you're bound to lose someone useful.
 
Last edited:
What's with this team? They got their asses handed to them on a silver platter by TO....again, and now Philly is giving them a whoopin'. Not a good sign this close to the end of the season. Maybe it's just me but it kind of seems like their drive is gone since clinching a playoff position.
 
Not gonna lie loving this I'm a TML fan but I do hope they make the playoffs and would love to see them in the first round :) Would be excellent series either way win or lose.

OLE OLE right now though lol 9 goals on Price in 2 games haha :)
 
Personally I'm hoping for a game 7 "Na na na na..." chant with 10 minutes left in the 3rd and the Habs up by 2. Then for them to lose in overtime =).
 
Yeah, that's not going to happen. Luckily, the refs are less lenient with goons in the playoffs. That pretty much guarantees Toronto will loose in the first round, regardless of who they play.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

xentr_legal_notice_title

xentr_legal_notice_description

Back
Top