Rumors: 2024-25 Season

[Sal_Butera]

from Brian Wilde this morning:

"Montreal is not going to win enough games either until they add some top prospect scorers like Jiri Kulich, Matthew Savoie, or Noah Ostlund. Buffalo definitely doesn’t want to lose any of those players. Montreal doesn’t want to lose Harris or Struble either. Montreal wouldn’t want to have to throw in a first rounder too, but they may have to.

The bottom line is the Canadiens have an overabundance of defenders, and defenders and centres are the hottest commodities on the trading market. If not Buffalo, there are a number of other clubs who need to strengthen their defence."

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[GGpX]

Boy oh boy, Brian Wilde hasn't gotten wiser with age, that's for sure.

Like, the three players he named from Buffalo? Yeah, only Savoie's 20 and the other two are 19. None of them have started their ELCs yet. All first round picks, as opposed to our older, 22/23 year old 2nd & 3rd round picks where we have a decent idea as what they are at the NHL level.

 

[Sal_Butera]

Boy oh boy, Brian Wilde hasn't gotten wiser with age, that's for sure.

Like, the three players he named from Buffalo? Yeah, only Savoie's 20 and the other two are 19. None of them have started their ELCs yet. All first round picks, as opposed to our older, 22/23 year old 2nd & 3rd round picks where we have a decent idea as what they are at the NHL level.

Kulich is finishing yr 1 of ELC

Just remember Wilde was the first one to call Redenbacher to Habs at this exact time last year and got lambasted for it…

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

Boy oh boy, Brian Wilde hasn't gotten wiser with age, that's for sure.

Like, the three players he named from Buffalo? Yeah, only Savoie's 20 and the other two are 19. None of them have started their ELCs yet. All first round picks, as opposed to our older, 22/23 year old 2nd & 3rd round picks where we have a decent idea as what they are at the NHL level.

well remember the covid cuck thought Schlemko could be a top pair D and that going into bus with McCagg was a good idea

 

[Habsy]

In that case I don't care if we use it to sweeten a package because it's definitely going to be Florida's pick which will be around 30th overall.

Bobrovsky is due to shit the bed next year. Every third year he goes MIA. This is year 2 of playing well. I'm expecting a mid round pick.

 

[Sal_Butera]

View: https://x.com/murphyslaw74/status/1760714474065989880?s=46&t=a3HPp5YfHU2XDo78oSJMFA

 

[LesCanadiens]

No that’s right - Habs aren’t getting a lottery pick out of it

There is a small chance they can get as high as 2nd next year, and even a slighter chance, but still a chance that they can get 1st overall in 2026.

 

[LesCanadiens]

Rumor out there we're interested in Jonatan Berggren from the Wings. Looks like a player that fits the profile Hughes seems to favor (small paragraph near the bottom).

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[CH1]

There is a small chance they can get as high as 2nd next year, and even a slighter chance, but still a chance that they can get 1st overall in 2026.

Yeah. If Calgary and Florida both finish in the lottery and get the top 2 picks?

 

[GGpX]

Yeah. If Calgary and Florida both finish in the lottery and get the top 2 picks?

If Florida's 2025 first is a lottery pick, it gets moved to 2026.

 

[CH1]

If Florida's 2025 first is a lottery pick, it gets moved to 2026.

I guess it’s possible if Florida is hit with a terrible hurricane and every player dies

 

[Habsy]

Injuries and bad seasons do happen

 

[habs25th]

I wouldnt think twice about trading that clusterfuck of a pick in the right deal.

 

[lecoqsportif]

Only if HuGo can put additional conditions on it.

 

[LesCanadiens]

Yeah. If Calgary and Florida both finish in the lottery and get the top 2 picks?

Next years 1st is 1OA protected. If it lands 1OA, the pick then defers to 2026, which is totally, 100% unprotected. Thus theoretically, we can pick as high as 2OA next year or 1OA in 2026.

 

[LesCanadiens]

I wouldnt think twice about trading that clusterfuck of a pick in the right deal.

I think if you have even the absolute slightest of chances to pick Gavin McKenna, you keep the pick, IMO.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Injuries and bad seasons do happen

Yeah, they happen TO the Habs. They don't happen FOR the Habs

 

[habs25th]

I think if you have even the absolute slightest of chances to pick Gavin McKenna, you keep the pick, IMO.

if it's like 1 in a million then yeah you can take that "risk".

 

[CH1]

there's a higher chance that the NHL abolishes the draft then Florida wins the lottery in 2026

 

[Habsy]

Yeah, they happen TO the Habs. They don't happen FOR the Habs

Narcissistic statement