Habs 2026 Offseason Thread

[CH1]

I’d prefer Thomas

For sure. Has been more productive and is locked up

 

[worm]

I’d prefer Thomas

I'd prefer McDavid. Marty can get him to play without the puck

 

[AH$$$]

The other question I have is what UFAs could potentially be in play.

 

[CH1]

The other question I have is what UFAs could potentially be in play.

Slim pickings

 

[Habsy]

Alex Tuch

Darren Raddysh


End of list

 

[AH$$$]

Bobby McMann? Decent enough skater not enough puck skills.

The right D options are too old and likely not to cross the Border (Carlson and Trouba).

 

[GEEMAN]

What percent of cap are you okay with? And what player do you get with that?

Not a cap issue , not a fan of Nico or his next deal

 

[GEEMAN]

If Nico wants 10M he’s getting resigned by Mehta.

It would be like having two Suzukis on the Habs. Sign me up.

Thing is we’d have to trade a lot for him

Mehta may trade him , 6 missed playoffs and only 3 rounds in 8 years

This core is too soft and going nowhere

 

[GEEMAN]

Bobby McMann? Decent enough skater not enough puck skills.

The right D options are too old and likely not to cross the Border (Carlson and Trouba).

BM is my target on a fair deal , better value than Tuch

 

[worm]

Not a cap issue , not a fan of Nico or his next deal

Ummm what

So you really just don't want players to get money. That's fucked up

 

[worm]

Nico at 10 mil , no fucken way

Hilarious

 

[lecoqsportif]

BM is my target on a fair deal , better value than Tuch

The flaw with the MoneyBall approach is that better value doesn’t necessarily win championships. Yeah, better per dollar. But is he better?

 

[worm]

The flaw with the MoneyBall approach is that better value doesn’t necessarily win championships. Yeah, better per dollar. But is he better?

MB was good at value players but never the top line guys.

 

[lecoqsportif]

The point is that Billy Beane got excellent value for every dollar in Oakland, but still fell short. The Yankees and Red Sox were rich idiots who won because they “overpaid” for the best players.

Get the best player you can afford. We can be the rich idiots, especially since we already have a brilliant contract structure.

 

[Krustchev]

Bobby McMann? LOL.

 

[Habspatrol]

Slim pickings

No thanks, he's a bit to skinny to be effective in the playoffs.

 

[lecoqsportif]

Bobby McMann? LOL.

Exactamundo.

Aim higher. Way higher. LFG.

 

[CH1]

BM is my target on a fair deal , better value than Tuch

talk about a potential overpay...a 30 yr old AAAA player who finally became a scoring threat driven by the highest shooting percentage of his career.

 

[CH1]

The point is that Billy Beane got excellent value for every dollar in Oakland, but still fell short. The Yankees and Red Sox were rich idiots who won because they “overpaid” for the best players.

Get the best player you can afford. We can be the rich idiots, especially since we already have a brilliant contract structure.

and what the narrative excludes is that the collection of high OBP bargains Beane assembled was backed by three CY Young Award calibre starters

 

[lecoqsportif]

It’s pro sports.

Winner takes all > ROI