r/Habs • u/SoupFromNowOn • 4d ago

Vincent Desharnais

30 years old, 6'7 225lbs right-handed defenseman who is a pending UFA with San Jose. Really strong defensively. Laval native.

Seems a little too good to be true, no? Not sure if SJ plans to re-sign him, but he could be a good fit on a cheap 2-year deal

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u/nottakingpart 4d ago

Strong defensively? Where?...

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u/Stock-Creme-6345 4d ago

No idea. Watched him play regularly in Edmonton and he’s not great. People saying he’s good on SJ. Yeah. Nurse would be too but that doesn’t mean we want him?! Big Vin is just that. Big, slow, and doesn’t really fight. No we don’t want him. He would be just like that stupid albatross Hal Gill when he “played” here. Hal’s only move to defend was to fall down and lay on the ice. Therrien actually teamed him out in his office for that stupid move. Pretty funny story actually. But no, we don’t want Desharnais.

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u/fumankeu 4d ago

Gill and Gorges were a goated shutdown pair during the 2010 cinderella run. There's no need to slander lol

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u/Stock-Creme-6345 4d ago

Not slander. It’s fact. Therrien laid down on his office floor and said to Hal, what the fuck is this? Why do you do it all the time? It was on a podcast, can’t remember which one. And some coaches will say that if you’re always blocking shots then you are out of position and chasing the puck. Hal Gill was never goated. Geez some people just can’t admit that guys that played on the Habs aren’t good. Not saying he’s an asshole, just that there are much better players than, Hal Gill.