GDT: 2024 Summer Free Agency (July 1st)

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

They will be and all the Canadian teams will be on it as his wife is a doctor in the US. It is a major reason why he left Winnipeg was for her career.

Yeah, but he might try and keep the teams that are closeish to New York.

Instead of getting waived and go to San Jose let's say.

That's basically the only chance for that, but it will be funny if he is waived and gets picked up by some west coast team.

 

[MarkJ]

yeah, today is not for us right guys?

 

[Team_Spirit]

Thanks to Necas no Demidov for the Hurricanes hahahahahaha OUI

Berthootzzi to Chicago as expected

Guentzel deal is nuts on all fronts the guy won the day

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807752083325534666

 

[Miller Time]

Another small body though. Don’t see how a team with Caufield in the top 6 can fit in Robertson too.

I’m a fan of the player, I just don’t see the fit.

Indeed.

I'm not against adding talent regardless of size, but giving up assets to add an unproven/project player that needs top 6/offense focused role to succeed doesn't make any sense for our roster unless it were plan D in August after whiffing on every other scoring depth target.

 

[salbutera]

Amazing seeing American teams improving without blinking while most Canadian teams don't have that same mojo.

 

[CrazyBob]

Oh well no Patrick Kane for a fun 1-2 season in Montreal now that he re-signed with Detroit. Not the end of the world but would have been cool

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Marchessault to New Jersy. 6 years 8.5... I'm hoping that was a troll post, cause if that's the case do nothing Hughes.

f***ing Tufte would cost 3 mill a year

 

[ReHabs]

Hard to go big game hunting this summer but for the love of god fix the bottom6. I don’t want to see Pezz or RHP ever again.

 

[larek]

Oh well no Patrick Kane for a fun 1-2 season in Montreal now that he re-signed with Detroit. Not the end of the world but would have been cool

Glad that didn't happen
Wings didn't even make playoffs actually won more without kane

 

[morhilane]

Amazing seeing American teams improving without blinking while most Canadian teams don't have that same mojo.

Calgary signed Kadri not that long ago. Ottawa signed Tarasenko last year. Most Canadian teams don't have top 6 spot open or just sucks so players looking to join a contender aren't interested.

Most players aren't big fans of moving their young family far away from where they current live (or where they live during the summer too).

 

[Habsfan18]

I’m predicting HF Habs will collectively lose their mind today, continuing a 20+ year tradition. We all know it’ll happen, so grab your popcorn if you like that sort of thing.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I’m predicting HF Habs will collectively lose their mind today, continuing a 20+ year tradition. We all know it’ll happen, so grab your popcorn if you like that sort of thing.

I'll lose my mind if Trenin signs a fair contract AND the Habs do nothing to make the bottom 6 actually harder to play against and get a player, or two down there that can defend themselves aside from Pezzetta.

 

[ReHabs]

I’m predicting HF Habs will collectively lose their mind today, continuing a 20+ year tradition. We all know it’ll happen, so grab your popcorn if you like that sort of thing.

I haven’t been here that long but when’s the last time we got an exciting player as a FA?

 

[Habricot]

Pezetta should be in laval, RHP can be your 13th forward.

but you need a more serious 3rd and 4th line pronto. WIth that forward group we will remain where we where, maybe pick 8-10 instead due to progression.

Well Listen, the 3rd line is not what it used to be.. we are talking about a top9 with this team. The ideal case for me would be Debrusk and McGoarty. Which fixes your top 9 for years to come. Then cross your fingers that Tuch and Xhekaj can make it on a 4th line.

Slaf-Suzuki-Caufield
DeBrusk-Dach-Demidov
McGoarty-Newhook-Roy

Would be a Solid top 9 in my opinion.

 

[MrNasty]

If I am correct, today is not only free agency day. It's also the first day that Karl Alzner is off the books!

 

[red devil]

A collection of thoughts and predictions as NHL signing season kicks off

With a frenzy of free agent signings beginning today, Elliotte Friedman runs down the latest news, notes and predictions before the market officially opens.

www.sportsnet.ca

Viktor Arvidsson: Heard Edmonton was going to try, but lots of interest.

Anthony Beauvillier: Pittsburgh.

Laurent Brossoit or Anthony Stolarz: Toronto.

William Carrier: Dallas.

Ian Cole: Utah.

Jake DeBrusk: I picked Seattle from the start, have to stick with it.

Brenden Dillon: New Jersey.

Matt Duchene: Dallas.

Joel Edmundson: Los Angeles or Ottawa.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson: Toronto was chasing hard.

Warren Foegele: Los Angeles.

Elias Lindholm: Boston.

Jordan Martinook: Chicago.

Sean Monahan: Columbus or Winnipeg.

Brandon Montour: I thought Utah, but now I'm not as certain. A lot of teams like his fire. Seattle is looking for more offence and is believed to be in the mix.

Brett Pesce: New Jersey.

Matt Roy: Washington.

Jeff Skinner: Seattle, but a lot of options.

Brady Skjei: Nashville.

Kevin Stenlund: Utah.

Chandler Stephenson: Nashville most likely, if not, Seattle or St. Louis.

Chris Tanev: Toronto (around six years at $4.5M AAV).

Teuvo Teravainen

Teuvo Teravainen: Rangers or Chicago.

Tyler Toffoli: I thought Los Angeles or Rangers, but a few sources think San Jose snares him to entice Macklin Celebrini.

Yakov Trenin: Minnesota.

Sean Walker: If Florida’s defence is decimated by losing Ekman-Larsson and Montour, I could see them making a hard pitch.

Nikita Zadorov: Boston.

Tyler Bertuzzi: Chicago.

Sam Carrick: Rangers.

Obviously, there are many

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I haven’t been here that long but when’s the last time we got an exciting player as a FA?

Probably when the Habs signed Budaj, as he was a good back up to help Price and Erik Cole, who was a big, speedy powerforward.

 

[Miller Time]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807623419900387525

Not just Canadian teams that struggle to get players to buy into choosing them...

While the weather, taxes and scrutiny factors clearly play a role, offer, quality of the organization (stability, competence, coaching, roster strength & fit), and individual family considerations are the biggest drivers & all except the latter are well within the control of the team.

The Hage & Koivu picks, screening top picks for mindset/attitude capable of thriving in the spotlight, targetting players with local or personal ties to the org.... KH & Co. are doing a great job of acknowledging and adapting to the unique advantages, and mitigating the disadvantages, of the Montreal market.

 

[yianik]

I'm in agreement that our bottom 6 is bad, but if you start signing " name " UFAs to play bottom 6 you are wasting your Cap space.

We have tons of forward prospects that will play on an ELC if they make it. I mean okay for a 3C to make some money but the others making $3M-$4M is pushing it. Guys like Roy, Beck, Kapanen, Heineman, Tuch, Florian X all are incoming. So pick up a guy on a 2 year deal okay but no more Armias on 4 year terms.

 

[Habaneros]

I’m predicting HF Habs will collectively lose their mind today, continuing a 20+ year tradition. We all know it’ll happen, so grab your popcorn if you like that sort of thing.

Last year we made a big splash on July 1 ....Phillippe Maillet and Brady Keeper..

 

[vokiel]

I’m predicting HF Habs will collectively lose their mind today, continuing a 20+ year tradition. We all know it’ll happen, so grab your popcorn if you like that sort of thing.

We'd lose our minds if they'd sign tons of bad contracts. We don't have the contract space for it: A blessing.

We'll just fall asleep or do something else.

 

[Tyson]

I’m predicting HF Habs will collectively lose their mind today, continuing a 20+ year tradition. We all know it’ll happen, so grab your popcorn if you like that sort of thing.

Expectations are low, so from my perspective my wish is that Hughes finds a way to remove dead weight, that's step one, not bringing in overpriced underachievers...we already several of those.

 

[Gustave]

We’ll be in on a table scrap trade where a team overspends in the frenzy and has to cut some salary.

 

[vokiel]

They should just keep the cap space for the deadline, as usual. Ask for 2026 picks.

It would be encouraging if they had 2 good years of draft capital coming up.