Gallagher signs 6-year @ $6.5M AAV

[CH1]

All this whining about Gallagher who’s a consummate professional, yet no issues wanting to overpay cokehead Ruskie douchebag Radulov, who was 2-years older and looking for a long term deal. How ironic...

yeah... there’ll be plenty of time to whine in 3 years (maybe) what’s the rush with some people?

 

[GGpX]

I’d say his window is the next 3-4 years. After this it gets complicated.

he got busy. The team is significantly better and all this was done without giving up prospect or high picks.

The window is 2 years because Suzuki and Romanov's contracts are up. If Suzuki's going to be as good as I think he is, he won't be getting some bridge deal for pennies on the dollar. Kotkaniemi needs a new contract next summer, but I could see him & Romanov getting a bridge deal. He doesn't have much of a leg to stand on.

Danault & Tatar are both going to be gone, it's just a matter of whether they'll be traded for picks or they walk as UFAs. They're not the end-all, be-all, but Danault's a superb #3 / borderline #2 center and Tatar's a 20-25 goal scorer. We don't have replacements for them if they move on. Caufield & Poehling might be able to replace them, but until they do, we have no way of knowing. They wouldn't be the first prospects to flame out.

Also of note: Price will be 35, Weber 37, Petry 34 by then. Is there a chance they'll all be as good as they are now? Sure, but it's unlikely.

Last thing: The team is definitely better, but I'm not sure it's significantly better. Defensively, a tiny bit. Offensively, it should be a lot better, but offense wasn't as much of an issue as the left D and goaltending.

Anywho, we shall see.

 

[CH1]

if the team can’t replace Tatar in two years, we have bigger problems than Gallagher’s contract

your analysis depends on every prospect being a bust

 

[Krustchev]

if the team can’t replace Tatar in two years, we have bigger problems than Gallagher’s contract

your analysis depends on every prospect being a bust

Caufield is a RW but his one t is amazing so maybe be he moves to his off-wing.

 

[Sal_Butera]

Only glaring weakness remains a PP QB.

 

[Habs4Life]

Fans pine over GM's who make moves and worry about moving contracts later.

As soon as step 1 occurs, everyone lights their hair on fire.

 

[Habs4Life]

 

[Stinky]

Boston. Toronto, who else?

 

[Sal_Butera]

Only glaring weakness remains a PP QB.

Is Sami Vatanen still capable of running a PP? 3rd pairing w Romanov? 1-year deal $1M?

 

[CH1]

Only glaring weakness remains a PP QB.

it’s a big one....

Separately, I firmly believe that the PP is better when Petry (and not Weber) is the featured d-man

I get that Weber has a scary shot; but how many times does it go in. Most of the time it just results in a turnover

 

[GEEMAN]

It's a "thank you for being Brendan Gallagher" contract. This type of thing happens all the time in business, just none of us care usually because we don't follow or cheer non-sport businesses.

In business you make tough decisions . You don’t have a cap to think about

If you don’t produce Bezos will dissolve anon productive business unit

You thank Gally for giving me the heist in return

 

[Habsy]

Only glaring weakness remains a PP QB.

Suzuki was coming around in the playoffs. He may be it.

 

[GEEMAN]

All this whining about Gallagher who’s a consummate professional, yet no issues wanting to overpay cokehead Ruskie douchebag Radulov, who was 2-years older and looking for a long term deal. How ironic...

Please .....douchebag is a much better player than Gally plus he had no miles on his body

His performance against the Rangers in the playoffs , Gally couldn’t do it on a video game

He carried our ass to any hope we had

Gally has done fuk all when it mattered

Bottom line .....we simply were not the team to overpay him or Gally

The time was ripe to unload while we got Josh and Tyler

We milked Gally’s best years

 

[CH1]

In business you make tough decisions . You don’t have a cap to think about

If you don’t produce Bezos will dissolve anon productive business unit

You thank Gally for giving me the heist in return

One big difference: unlike Amazon, Habs profit margin is not based on maximizing player value.

The Bell Centre will be packed regardless (obviously not in COVID times) all Molson has to do is provide hope. other businesses have to provide real value

 

[wiseguy1]

Boston. Toronto, who else?

Any team Subban is still playing on

 

[GEEMAN]

One big difference: unlike Amazon, Habs profit margin is not based on maximizing player value.

The Bell Centre will be packed regardless (obviously not in COVID times) all Molson has to do is provide hope. other businesses have to provide real value

Sure , our real value was a heist of a trade

Maximizing player value is how you get improve

 

[Habs4Life]

Boston. Toronto, who else?

Any team that PK Subban is on.

 

[wiseguy1]

Echo in the room

 

[Habs4Life]

Echo in the room

To be fair I said it 44 min ago, you said it 21

 

[Habsy]

Race to the obvious joke...


And it's H4L by 11 lengths!