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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jul 4, 2020 10:06:04 GMT -5
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Post by Willie Dog on Jul 5, 2020 15:35:50 GMT -5
Wow.. too bad the GM in LA wasnt a bit dumber 😀
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 5, 2020 18:19:45 GMT -5
Dionne still had 4 very productive years remaining at that time.
83-84 - 92 pts. in 66 games.
84-85 - 126 pts. in 80 games.
85-86 - 94 pts. in 80 gaames.
86-87 - 74 pts. in 67 games.
He may have also revived/prolonged Lafleur's Habs' career. I know points don't automatically transfer...but we had scoring prowess, too, in Naslund and Smith.
I agree with Savard, though...asking for rookie Chelios tipped the scales. Losing Gainey would've been a tough one as well. Ludwig also turned out to be a reliably tough customer.
The "one that got away" for me in that era was selecting Mark Napier instead of Mike Bossy in '77. Doug Wickenheiser over Denis Savard was another ouch.
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Post by folatre on Jul 5, 2020 18:29:20 GMT -5
Good story, thanks Dis.
Not quite the same calibre of player, jeje, but at least we had Gilbert on the '93 Cup run. It has been so long I forget. Was he Marcel's nephew, his little brother, or his son?
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 5, 2020 18:30:46 GMT -5
Good story, thanks Dis. Not quite the same calibre of player, jeje, but at least we had Gilbert on the '93 Cup run. It has been so long I forget. Was he Marcel's nephew, his little brother, or his son? His brother, 19 years younger. |
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Post by GNick99 on Jul 20, 2020 6:31:14 GMT -5
Big price for 32 year old. I loved Savard that way. He made those big trades. It made things interesteing. |
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Post by seventeen on Jul 20, 2020 17:30:55 GMT -5
Big price for 32 year old. I loved Savard that way. He made those big trades. It made things interesteing. Interesting that he didn't go for the older centerman back then, but did in 1990 for Denis Savard. Dionne had some productive years from 1983 to1988, better than Savard, but giving up Chelios wouldn't have been worth it. |
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Post by GNick99 on Aug 1, 2020 6:12:04 GMT -5
Big price for 32 year old. I loved Savard that way. He made those big trades. It made things interesteing. Interesting that he didn't go for the older centerman back then, but did in 1990 for Denis Savard. Dionne had some productive years from 1983 to1988, better than Savard, but giving up Chelios wouldn't have been worth it. I think he was forced to trade Chelios. Where Dionne he wasn't. Getting a #1 center was a priority with Savard though. He made the Bobby Smith trade immediately after the DIonne rumour. So, it sounds like he was pursueing a top #1 center in league. He acquire Muller too, as soon as Smith declined and Savard never worked out. Having depth at center no doubt played a role in those 2 cups though. |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Nov 14, 2021 11:43:41 GMT -5
I thought this was going to be Bergevin tries to get Marcel Dionne. Typical low risk low reward move! |
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Post by Scotty D on Nov 15, 2021 11:43:00 GMT -5
what is a number one center.. are they all in the Nostalgia section somewhere ?
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