GDT: 2024 Summer Free Agency (July 1st)

[Habs Icing]

Is trouba a top 6 guy?

Yeah, on the FBI top 10 most wanted list.

 

[StCaufield]

Merry Christmas everybody. I woke up at 4am and couldn’t get back to sleep

 

[Hannibal]

All i want is a trade for McG

 

[StCaufield]

In year 4 he decides he can still play and contribute with his 15 points on 4th line and you are stuck with 6M AAV cap hit. No thanks.

If Stamkos is a 50 point player in year 4 it would be worth it. The market will be up quite a bit I recon

 

[_habsfan9]

Merry Christmas everybody. I woke up at 4am and couldn’t get back to sleep

Remember that awful Christmas we got Karl alzner ? Lol lets hope for a nice present this year eh

 

[ReHabs]

In year 4 he decides he can still play and contribute with his 15 points on 4th line and you are stuck with 6M AAV cap hit. No thanks.

It’s extremely unlikely this would happen. He’s won cups, played even more finals, and has a lot of hard miles on him. We still have Gallagher worshipers here so it’s not like a 6m cap hit 4th liner is anything unusual…

A deal with mutual understanding of his actual cut-off would be win-win.

I think he can get 7-8m a year anywhere, mind you.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Yeah, day care workers and kindergarten teachers.

I liked Perry when he was here. He was a good kindergarten teacher IMHO ainec tbf smdh

 

[HomaridII]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807738802699485421

 

[Vachon23]

Merry Christmas everybody. I woke up at 4am and couldn’t get back to sleep

Not Christmas for us sadly

Can’t wait and miss when we will be competitive and this day is like Christmas

 

[A Loyal DEMIGOD]

I will be shocked if Montreal gets anyone of value today.

I don't know any UFA that is worth it for us this year. Maybe Stamkos if for a low term - but who are we kidding? He ain't signing here!

Better to stay par for course or make a nice trade that will improve our team in the long run.

 

[HomaridII]

Per Lebrun on TSN, Guentzel will be announced this morning, 7 years. Reinhart signed with Florida 8 year deal. Lots of interest in Stamkos (nashville frontrunners but a lot of teams in).

About Kane, he said although there was interest from other teams, the sense was nobody was willing to give him term, his camp was looking for 3 years but the sense was nobody was prepared to give him that due to injury history, so he stayed where he was comfortable, despite Detroit not being any likelier to make the playoffs this year.

 

[HabbyGuy]

Max Pacioretty is coming home.

 

[habsfan891]

Max Pacioretty is coming home.

I will actually vomit

 

[Andy]

My prediction for signings:
DeBrusk
Roslovic

 

[HabbyGuy]

I will be shocked if Montreal gets anyone of value today.

I don't know any UFA that is worth it for us this year. Maybe Stamkos if for a low term - but who are we kidding? He ain't signing here!

Better to stay par for course or make a nice trade that will improve our team in the long run.

I'm with you, I also doubt much of anything on our front via free agency, (perhaps Perron) if we add anything it will most likely be done through trade after the dust settles.

 

[waffledave]

What's the point of putting ourselves back into bad contracts? We're almost finally free of bad contracts. In 4 years we should be finally competing.

It's not a bad contract if we get something positive out of it.

 

[BargainBinSpecial]

I will be shocked if Montreal gets anyone of value today.

I don't know any UFA that is worth it for us this year. Maybe Stamkos if for a low term - but who are we kidding? He ain't signing here!

Better to stay par for course or make a nice trade that will improve our team in the long run.

Unfortunately, I have to agree. Nothing of value will be worth discussing today for Habs fans. Management might attempt to fix the bottom six by bringing in some third liners, but Armia, Dvo, Gallagher and Anderson are so hard to get rid of, that it's not feasible. I would target guys like Toffoli, Monahan, Marchessault, Perron, Tarasenko, Teravainen or DeBrusk. They can then work the numbers and buy-out a Gallagher for example, bury Armia and Dvo in the minors.

 

[morhilane]

They can then work the numbers and buy-out a Gallagher for example,

Yesterday was the last day to do a buyout (it start 48 hours after the playoffs ended to June 30th at 5pm). And since neither Barron or Xhekaj can go to arbitration, Habs won't get another window until after the 2025 Stanley Cup is over...

 

[HomaridII]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807744685965709355

Jesus lol noooo thanks

 

[Justin11]

If Hughes doesn't sign all the free agents today, he will have some explaining to do

 

[Jaynki]

I still remember when the only thing we did was signing matthew peca

 

[Justin11]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807744685965709355

Jesus lol noooo thanks

This contract will not age well.

 

[SwiftyHab]

Unfortunately, I have to agree. Nothing of value will be worth discussing today for Habs fans. Management might attempt to fix the bottom six by bringing in some third liners, but Armia, Dvo, Gallagher and Anderson are so hard to get rid of, that it's not feasible. I would target guys like Toffoli, Monahan, Marchessault, Perron, Tarasenko, Teravainen or DeBrusk. They can then work the numbers and buy-out a Gallagher for example, bury Armia and Dvo in the minors.

This is exactly the type of Barginbin talk that I’d expect from @BargainBinSpecial. Very on brand

 

[blarneylad]

My prediction for signings:
DeBrusk
Roslovic

I would be happy with that

Habs need a top 6 player to push other guys down the depth chart.

I wouldn't be shocked if we see a trade in the next 14 or so days. We have too many contracts imo. Dvorak/Armia/Gallagher/Anderson. Would be great to dump one of them.

 

[Naslundforever]

I prob have not watched the Bruins enough I don’t really get the Debrusk love over the bottom 6 habs have?