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Vladdy Mondavi

Member since September 30, 2011

Ottawa, ON

Habs fan since: mid 80's
Favorite current player: Subban
All-time favorite player: Odelein

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_______________________________ Opinions are like kittens, I'm giving them away.

Recent Comments

  • Comment on GM Bergevin to hold press conference on Monday
    Ah yes; I forgot the Koivu angle.
  • Comment on GM Bergevin to hold press conference on Monday
    Between ANA vs. DET... I 'm going for DET to win the series ... One draft position higher for the Habs and several draft picks lower for our future divisional rivals Who's with me?
  • Comment on Liveblog: Game 4 – Canadiens blow 2-0 lead, lose in OT
    Switched to the baseball game during the intermission. Jays have come back from bring 4 down... Don't know if they were any blown icings calls in the game, though.
  • Comment on Liveblog: Game 4 – Canadiens blow 2-0 lead, lose in OT
    It's nice seeing a GM watching the game with the same passion as a fan.
  • Comment on P.K. said to reject Canadiens' first offer
    Agreed, Nash's injury came at a very bad time for him. Hopefully he makes a fully recovery as is able to contribute at the NHL level. Too many times has a promising player been injured at a critical point in his career. Who was the D in the 90s that was almost gauranteed a roster spot that got injured in preseason and never played with the Habs? I want to say Alain Cote but that doesn't seem right... anybody remember such a case? _______________________________ Opinions are like kittens, I'm giving them away.
  • Comment on P.K. said to reject Canadiens' first offer
    Q1) YES - the Habs could benefit from having a good, physical, stay at home defenceman. Which team wouldn't? Getting one that fits that bill at $2-2.5M would be a treasure. Unfortunately, the D that fit that bill can quickly deteriorate (see: Komisarek, Commodore, Phaneuf) after they've been offered big contracts. Q2) I think another Gorges clone would do us well in that price range: good positional play > physical attributes. I'm surprised Kent Huskins hasn't attracted more attention from teams arround the league. In all seriousness, the Habs have 7 or 8 Defencemen signed to one-way NHL contracts. Can we improve on our 5th/6th D? Perhaps. But it's unlikely an NHL calibre UFA is willing to sign a two-way contract. Then you play the risk of losing players on the waiver wire sending them down and (more importantly) up. I think part of MB's job is mitigating risk of losing Molson's money. Q3) If CapGeek says so, sure. Q4) I think a contract for P.K. south of $4M would be more reasonable for his RFA contract. Anything greater than $4M surpasses the realm of reasonable contracts. I love the way P.K. plays and he has matured quite a bit in the past two years but he has more to prove before passing that subjective threshold. Q5) NO Q6) N/A Q7) YES but it's fun critizing people's job that we wish we had. _______________________________ Opinions are like kittens, I'm giving them away.
  • Comment on P.K. said to reject Canadiens' first offer
    Done with this one already? _______________________________ Opinions are like kittens, I'm giving them away.