Post by MontrealGM on Apr 25, 2024 16:10:09 GMT -5
Montreal,PQ - AP
The year end Presser has the makings of a fiery one. The Habs finished tied for dead last in the league ties with the Kraken. With more wins.
Here we go. GM Goetzinger sits down at the desk.
Moronaro : The team is tied for dead last in the league. Two questions. How do you feel about being dead last ? How does it feel to not have a chance at #1 pick.
Goetzinger : Tony, always a positive question guy. Well, It SUCKS !! I hate it. I didn't expect it going into the season. It is a look in the mirror moment.. year. I am not going to dump on anyone. Not the players , Coach.. anyone. It's very disappointing. I have work to do. Soul searching to do. Redirecting of the ship... quickly. As far as the shot of #1 pick.... This is a two sided look at it. One side... it is so much fun to be part of a number one pick opportunity. It's shiny . It's look at what we got moment. But are you guarenteed anything. Where is Yakupov ? Daigle ? Galchenyuk who was 3. Lafreniere ?? This is not a generational #1 pick year. That said. I would still love to have had that chance as lets say 8 out of 10 are of worth.
Moronaro : You have dropped 10 points in each of last 2 years. 89 79 68 points last 3 years. Why the downward trend ?
Goetzinger : Can't get any worse can it
Maybe two years in a row ?? Seriously, the fault was not getting the UFA's we targeted. Over estimating our players compared to where other teams were trending.
Eric Engel : What area's do you see need to be addressed ?
Goetzinger : 2 season's ago we missed the playoffs by 2 points. Just getting in was not good enough. We want to contend. Be in the top 6 teams. Not just squeaking in and hoping for a run. So, we dealt some assets for younger players to build a contender. We have a great D core. Thats why I thought we have a better season then we did. But, whats the object of this game.... score ! I thought we could address that in UFA and couldn't. We still have a budget. Our dollars were close in some offers but not enough to entice players to come here.
Moronaro : Is that because the team is not competing they don't come here ? Or what is it ?
Goetzinger : We were very close on some offers... maybe it is because we were trending down ? Canadian winter living You have to ask the players and agents why.
Jack Todd : So, you are saying the team is lacking scoring ? What are you going to do about it ?
Goetzinger : Look at the numbers. I am not going after players or groups of players. One thing that bothers me the most this season is our lack of wins at home. For what ever reason we had more wins on the road. Almost a .500 record and only 13 wins at home. Our fans deserved better. Its something we want to look at during this summer season. What are we doing about it ? Well. We have some prospects doing well. Doan and Roy may help on the offense side. We have a young core of players who are getting better. And .. we may get UFA's and we may not. It is fluid.
Moronaro : You had a number of players that are UFA and you didn't trade them to get assets... why ?
Goetzinger : Good question.. we tried. But nothing really materialized to make me make a move. There were serious offers for Sarg. But he has no trade and we aren't moving him.
Moronaro : What is his next contract going to look like ?
Goetzinger : Sergachev had a ok season. 57 points, down from 80 a couple seasons ago. He is among the top D in the league and his contract will reflect that.
Moronaro : Speaking of D. Are you moving any in the off-season.
Goetzinger : We have Serg, Seider, Guhle, Zaitsev and the emergence of Brock Faber. NHL rookie of the year candidate. Along with Sammy Bolduc... that is pretty exciting to me.
Moronaro : What players in UFA will you target ?
Goetzinger : Tough to say. We have ideas but won't know until it opens. Some will sign over the summer before UFA starts.. so we don't know.
Moronaro : What if you draw a goose egg in UFA ?
Goetzinger : Then we do. I see some young forwards we have coming up that can fill holes. We have a few leaving but we assess it day by day.
Moronaro : Speaking of leaving. Reilly Smith is leaving. The Captain. Did you try to sign him ? Will you try in offseason ?
Goetzinger : I can't say enough about Reilly. He was a great captain. One of the few + on the team with a +3 47 points. We made a offer to the agent to keep him here. We didn't hear anything back. It was generous. Maybe we will get him for less in UFA.. will see.
Eric Engel : Would you trade a blue chip D for Blue chip forward ?
Goetzinger : No
Goetzinger : I want to say this to the fans. We apologize for being here. We don't like it. We are working hard to make it better and I feel , as a positive person, we will be better next season and the season after and the season after. We want to be among the top. It is not easy. I look at top teams and think, wow, the talent. We are getting those players and we will be better. Thank you for supporting us.
There you have it folks. Season done for the Habs. Follow the Rocket as they are in the playoffs.
Hero's Rogan. Tucker Carlson, Trump, Polivierre
Zero's Rhino's Inflation, Tirdeau , Biden the brain dead
The year end Presser has the makings of a fiery one. The Habs finished tied for dead last in the league ties with the Kraken. With more wins.
Here we go. GM Goetzinger sits down at the desk.
Moronaro : The team is tied for dead last in the league. Two questions. How do you feel about being dead last ? How does it feel to not have a chance at #1 pick.
Goetzinger : Tony, always a positive question guy. Well, It SUCKS !! I hate it. I didn't expect it going into the season. It is a look in the mirror moment.. year. I am not going to dump on anyone. Not the players , Coach.. anyone. It's very disappointing. I have work to do. Soul searching to do. Redirecting of the ship... quickly. As far as the shot of #1 pick.... This is a two sided look at it. One side... it is so much fun to be part of a number one pick opportunity. It's shiny . It's look at what we got moment. But are you guarenteed anything. Where is Yakupov ? Daigle ? Galchenyuk who was 3. Lafreniere ?? This is not a generational #1 pick year. That said. I would still love to have had that chance as lets say 8 out of 10 are of worth.
Moronaro : You have dropped 10 points in each of last 2 years. 89 79 68 points last 3 years. Why the downward trend ?
Goetzinger : Can't get any worse can it
Maybe two years in a row ?? Seriously, the fault was not getting the UFA's we targeted. Over estimating our players compared to where other teams were trending. Eric Engel : What area's do you see need to be addressed ?
Goetzinger : 2 season's ago we missed the playoffs by 2 points. Just getting in was not good enough. We want to contend. Be in the top 6 teams. Not just squeaking in and hoping for a run. So, we dealt some assets for younger players to build a contender. We have a great D core. Thats why I thought we have a better season then we did. But, whats the object of this game.... score ! I thought we could address that in UFA and couldn't. We still have a budget. Our dollars were close in some offers but not enough to entice players to come here.
Moronaro : Is that because the team is not competing they don't come here ? Or what is it ?
Goetzinger : We were very close on some offers... maybe it is because we were trending down ? Canadian winter living
You have to ask the players and agents why.Jack Todd : So, you are saying the team is lacking scoring ? What are you going to do about it ?
Goetzinger : Look at the numbers. I am not going after players or groups of players. One thing that bothers me the most this season is our lack of wins at home. For what ever reason we had more wins on the road. Almost a .500 record and only 13 wins at home. Our fans deserved better. Its something we want to look at during this summer season. What are we doing about it ? Well. We have some prospects doing well. Doan and Roy may help on the offense side. We have a young core of players who are getting better. And .. we may get UFA's and we may not. It is fluid.
Moronaro : You had a number of players that are UFA and you didn't trade them to get assets... why ?
Goetzinger : Good question.. we tried. But nothing really materialized to make me make a move. There were serious offers for Sarg. But he has no trade and we aren't moving him.
Moronaro : What is his next contract going to look like ?
Goetzinger : Sergachev had a ok season. 57 points, down from 80 a couple seasons ago. He is among the top D in the league and his contract will reflect that.
Moronaro : Speaking of D. Are you moving any in the off-season.
Goetzinger : We have Serg, Seider, Guhle, Zaitsev and the emergence of Brock Faber. NHL rookie of the year candidate. Along with Sammy Bolduc... that is pretty exciting to me.
Moronaro : What players in UFA will you target ?
Goetzinger : Tough to say. We have ideas but won't know until it opens. Some will sign over the summer before UFA starts.. so we don't know.
Moronaro : What if you draw a goose egg in UFA ?
Goetzinger : Then we do. I see some young forwards we have coming up that can fill holes. We have a few leaving but we assess it day by day.
Moronaro : Speaking of leaving. Reilly Smith is leaving. The Captain. Did you try to sign him ? Will you try in offseason ?
Goetzinger : I can't say enough about Reilly. He was a great captain. One of the few + on the team with a +3 47 points. We made a offer to the agent to keep him here. We didn't hear anything back. It was generous. Maybe we will get him for less in UFA.. will see.
Eric Engel : Would you trade a blue chip D for Blue chip forward ?
Goetzinger : No
Goetzinger : I want to say this to the fans. We apologize for being here. We don't like it. We are working hard to make it better and I feel , as a positive person, we will be better next season and the season after and the season after. We want to be among the top. It is not easy. I look at top teams and think, wow, the talent. We are getting those players and we will be better. Thank you for supporting us.
There you have it folks. Season done for the Habs. Follow the Rocket as they are in the playoffs.
Hero's Rogan. Tucker Carlson, Trump, Polivierre
Zero's Rhino's Inflation, Tirdeau , Biden the brain dead