GDT: 2024 Summer Free Agency (July 1st)

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Anderson at 50% retained please. Dvorak stinks but at 50% retained he probably still has little to no value. Might as well keep him for the PK so Suzuki doesn't play like 25 minutes a night.

Dvorak is good on the draw, so he can at least pk and win faceoffs for the 50ish games he plays because he's going to get hurt.




Habs sign:
Trenin
Marchessault/Perron

Good AHL vets, maybe Richard comes back ?
Riley Tufte for sure, unless he's extended.

 

[Tyson]

Carrier from Vegas would be a nice add

 

[Jaynki]

Just me speculating, but the Habs might have a deal to dump/trade someone tomorrow when a retention spot opens up again.

Good point

 

[Richiebottles]

Carrier from Vegas would be a nice add

Pass, we don't need another bottom 6 player that can't score.

 

[Mrb1p]

Would you guys like to see Perry back ?
Not my first choice but I would not be against it. Could help the pp.

Nah hes done

 

[Andy]

Not really interested in committing cap and term to bottom 6 players when the Habs aren’t competing. It’s the type of stuff MB would do.

 

[Jaynki]

Pass, we don't need another bottom 6 player that can't score.

Bottom 6 player that can score regularly are usually what we call top 6 player.

 

[Tyson]

Pass, we don't need another bottom 6 player that can't score.

We do need competent bottom 6 players who know their role.

 

[Habaneros]

You didn't see Gordon's post draft comments Habs not signing any older players leaving room for the younger players.


very possible but not with the habs

Gordon said older guys on long term deals example 5-6-7 years got no interest in that.......he said they would have to be thinking what they are thinking.
That to me means older guy possible on a short term deal(2\3 yrs) is something they would consider. Is there a older guy willing to take such a deal...will soon find out.

 

[Richiebottles]

We do need competent bottom 6 players who know their role.

Sure, but they have more pressing needs than bottom 6 players

 

[HomaridII]

Apologize if posted but Frank seravalli confirms the habs are going after Patrick Kane.

 

[The Great Weal]

No way we pay Donkey 2.75M$ for the next 3 season to play for another team.

Buying him out this year would last 6 seasons. Doing it next year would last 2 years after his contract is supposed to expire.

Starting next year, the cap hit would be 2.75/2.75 vs 1.9/3.4/1.4/1.4. Not to mention that we'd also get an asset if we went with the 1st scenario. Gallagher is more likely to get bought out.

 

[GrandmaCookie]

Buying him out this year would last 6 seasons. Doing it next year would last 2 years after his contract is supposed to expire.

Starting next year, the cap hit would be 2.75/2.75 vs 1.9/3.4/1.4/1.4. Not to mention that we'd also get an asset if we went with the 1st scenario. Gallagher is more likely to get bought out.

I think we get better assets for Savard at 50% than for Anderson at 50%. Then do Anderson the year after at 50% if needed.

 

[Tyson]

Sure, but they have more pressing needs than bottom 6 players

Every team that has won the cup has been able to play 4 lines through the playoffs. It's never too early to add solid 3rd and 4th line players like Carrier.

 

[Mrb1p]

That’s a big list bro

Please please

 

[Le Barron de HF]

Just me speculating, but the Habs might have a deal to dump/trade someone tomorrow when a retention spot opens up again.

I don't see HuGo handcuffing himself and not retaining that final retention slot until the deadline.

 

[Habaneros]

Apologize if posted but Frank seravalli confirms the habs are going after Patrick Kane.

Kane or Stamkos on a short deal is fine....

I don't see HuGo handcuffing himself and not retaining that final retention slot until the deadline.

Gorton said Habs will not be buying any players out.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

Kane or Stamkos on a short deal is fine....



Gorton said Habs will not be buying any players out.

And we shouldn't. Doesn't make financial sense and who knows maybe Anderson will get his head out of his ass and play like he was before getting hurt 2 years ago. Everyone wanted to buy out Armia and look at the season he had.

 

[Andrei79]

Apologize if posted but Frank seravalli confirms the habs are going after Patrick Kane.

Apologize if posted but Frank seravalli confirms the habs are going after Patrick Kane.

One way that could make sense is if Kane wants to see who will be in contention at the TDL so he can choose his destination. That's the scenario where signing in MTL could make sense.

 

[SwiftyHab]

Ya baby

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807494265406398672

 

[The Great Weal]

I think we get better assets for Savard at 50% than for Anderson at 50%. Then do Anderson the year after at 50% if needed.

I doubt Savard gets traded, he's the only RHD that can play at the NHL level consistently. Armia at 50% retained would definitely increase his value, but no other winger on the team can PK so I doubt we'd be keen on trading him.

Anderson is genuinely hurting the team the longer he stays.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I really want Trenin unless he gets a stupid contract.

I know my luck and if the Habs do sign him he'll just go completely useless. Can't score, can't pk, won't hit.

Be sitting at the end of the year where he's played 80 games has 2 goals and about 40 hits and everyone will be like "yo, why did Gaylord Q Tinkledink say that? This guy blows" and I'm there like "it was Gaylord K Tinkledink who said that, not Q Tinkledink"


There's some interesting options becoming fas that have size, but they don't seem like much else. Entwistle, Raddish.

Carter Savoie might be an interesting player. I believe he's got some real nice wheels and he's been improving. He'd be for the A and would get waived.


Brandon Baddock brought back for the A would be nice, too. Or John Hayden, but I think I saw he got an extension already by Seattle.

Habs could always look and see if the sens want to trade a pick and MacEwen and he can go to the A. He can produce there and knows how to fight down there.

This management still worries me as they do believe in size, but don't seem to think there's tough guys around, especially in the A.

 

[OnTheRun]

Anderson at 50% retained please. Dvorak stinks but at 50% retained he probably still has little to no value. Might as well keep him for the PK so Suzuki doesn't play like 25 minutes a night.

Retaining on Anderson is something that would likely come back to bite us on the ass, basically, don't retain on player who a very likely to be bought out before the end of their deal. Expect the Habs to ride this contract for a bit longer then buy him out "when it's time".

 

[red devil]

Ya baby

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807494265406398672

Is Kane interested in Montreal because if he isn't then it doesn't matter if Montreal is interested

 

[The Great Weal]

One way that could make sense is if Kane wants to see who will be in contention at the TDL so he can choose his destination. That's the scenario where signing in MTL could make sense.

I don't really get this Kane rumor but yeah that'd be the only scenario. But even then, why wouldn't he just sign a cheaper contract with a contender right away instead of signing with us and then choosing which contender to play for? Keep in mind that there's no way we'd receive anything decent for him at the deadline either.