Sal_Butera
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Keep on trying to fight city hall Geeman…
Looking like Marty St. Louis will be the guy
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Keep trying to work through the stupidity of this organization Sal
there is no 2 ,3,4,5 or 10 UFA`S LeDumb that is going to move the needle
keep spewing shit
Habsy
Not playing around anymore.
The name is Molson.
Sal_Butera
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He’s having a career year, never been a PPG player and is looking for $8M-$9M… I wouldn’t.
Gaudreau though is intriguing, he’s also having a career year but has done this in the past, but another small guy in an already small lineup.
Begeron + Letang on 3-year deals would be ideal, if Gorton/Hughes are adamant about UFA injection
GrandWazoo
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I think they'll be looking for a top 4 D with leadership to help the kids on the blue line, especially if both Chiarot and Petry are gone. If there is an opportunity to infuse talent in our top 6 or 9, they should take it as well, but they better trade carefully with UFA forwards.
GGpX
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Will they get UFAs? Almost assuredly. They're going to need players to replace Lehkonen/Chiarot/Petry (probably) because we have nobody in the AHL due to our poor drafting.
Will they "make a splash"? Unless they're willing to massively overpay, nobody in their right mind will come here. Losing team, Canadian taxes & provincial/federal governments restricting people's lives?
The only top UFA I'd give real term for is Hampus Lindholm. Everybody else, no thanks.
And hell, even if we wanted to make a splash, there simply isn't enough money available unless they gut the team. I don't get the feeling that many teams are lining up to get the Drouin & Gallagher deals, and if you're trading players like Edmundsson, you're just going to take the money saved to spend it on another player that is similar to him.
Will they "make a splash"? Unless they're willing to massively overpay, nobody in their right mind will come here. Losing team, Canadian taxes & provincial/federal governments restricting people's lives?
The only top UFA I'd give real term for is Hampus Lindholm. Everybody else, no thanks.
And hell, even if we wanted to make a splash, there simply isn't enough money available unless they gut the team. I don't get the feeling that many teams are lining up to get the Drouin & Gallagher deals, and if you're trading players like Edmundsson, you're just going to take the money saved to spend it on another player that is similar to him.
Those 2 on 3 years deals is a truly dumb move ..........beyond comical
GGpX
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Forsberg is the exact player teams should love drafting, but should never pay when they're about to hit free agency.
Draft him, get him on a 3 year ELC, re-sign him once or twice for a combination of contracts going from 6 to 9 years, and you either let him walk at the end or trade him.
You make full use of him during his best years without having to pay him outrageous money as he enters the downward part of his career.
Getting a decade +/- of service is its own reward. Re-signing him so that you can keep him in his 30s at a huge caphit? Complete insanity.
Sal_Butera
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Advantage for Bergeron + Letang on 3-year deals: Make both deals min salary + rest paid in bonus since both are US residents, they’re only taxed on min salary and bonus is tax free that’s an approach neither Boston / Pit have at their disposal, and provides leverage position for Habs
Bergeron has also been underpaid his entire duration of current deal, so he’ll be looking to ca$h in…
Bergeron has also been underpaid his entire duration of current deal, so he’ll be looking to ca$h in…
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Sal_Butera
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Though Kadri’s game is perfectly suited to complement Suzuki’s - he’s approaching 30 and isn’t the biggest guy, who’s played that style for a long time…. there’s strong potential for a quick drop off in performance.
Love the player though, and a marketing bonanza from a business perspective for Habs looking to grow their fanbase, given the size of the Lebanese / North African demographic in Mtl
Love the player though, and a marketing bonanza from a business perspective for Habs looking to grow their fanbase, given the size of the Lebanese / North African demographic in Mtl
Hey, let's sign Akim Aliu too as maybe Ukranian Montrealers are now looking to blow off some steam by buying Habs gear. Just a thought.
Sal_Butera
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Way to go off on a tangent… BTW forgot to mention Nigerian component w Aliu
Let's f'ing do it!
32 in October , wouldnt touch him at all
GrandWazoo
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Gaudreau is the only UFA forward that i would consider splashing for, but he's not a great fit on an already small team. I wouldn't mind Malkin for a few years either, for different reasons.