It's ridicules the amount of money and term that these teams are giving out.
Glad we are staying away from this lunacy.
Glad we are staying away from this lunacy.
Ah i see , i don't think that's a big issue , well for me . None of those interested me at allWe are not reading the same thing then.
People are complaining we haven't gone for Debrusk, Marchessault etc.
Marchessault just said Montreal was his second favorite destination on RDS. Don't know how much true there is to it in this. Like what the new management is doing.
But that is exactly my point. Once again, I'M NOT EXPECTING US TO BE A CUP CONTENDER WITH AN FA SIGNING.
I want continuous progress, especially after 3 full seasons of bottom finishes. I want this to help our young veterans. I want this to help our prospects.
Barkov and Ekblad watched the Panthers continuously make moves to try and improve in the present. So did Ovechkin.
And don't talk to me about Edmonton - they're a terrible example and we should not want to go through what they went through.
A 4th year of spinning our wheels is a disastrous plan.
This team wants to trend up.I swear 80% of this board wants us to be active every July 1st just for the sake of that shiny new toy. It’s an annual tradition here.
I completely understand not wanting to ice the exact same club, but have you guys SEEN the contracts being handed out? Surely we can all agree that handing those out would have made zero sense…right?
Hysteria much?Man some hab fans in here are going crazy and acting like making any of the deals being handed out today would be better for the habs. Almost all these signings are going to be anchor contracts
If that's what priced him out of Florida, we can forget Armia to Panthers, unless we retain 50% I guess.
Yes. Another player escapes the Florida armpits
I mean, Nashville made the playoffs last year and just added Stamkos. They also have one of the best goalies in the league.
So yeah, a little better than maybe making the playoffs.
Marchessault has spent his entire career playing in no tax states - he’s not about to start paying heavier taxes on what’s his retirement contract …So he goes to the Predators?
With him in our line-up, I believe we make the playoffs and then anything can happen.
About 2025...how should I put it...
I wouldn't expect premium free agents to come rushing to sign with a perennial loser all of a sudden. That's what some of us are trying to say: the transition between rebuilding and competing is not a switch. You can't just hunt for a bottom 5 pick one year and expect to make the playoffs year after that.
Building a team is a continuum.
Anyways, I'm also certain the management understands that and will be active on the trade market. It just pisses me off that some on this board are ready to rationalize everything and try to paint going into next season with the same roster as some kind smart move. It's hilarious.
They were never ambitious until Trotz took over.I don't know if it's the market (as this seems to be a pretty active approach by most/all southern markets) but they're constantly ambitious. They never spin their wheels year-after-year.
agree with Laine , other 2 don't want anything to do with them. gonna have to overpay in a trade for thoseThose ufa players + contracts doesn't make any sense for the habs.
Laine or Zegras/Necas should be the target for the habs
This team wants to trend up.
They haven't.
"ThEy HaD 2nD mOsT lOsEr PoInTs " or whatever it is..
They've traded picks to speed up the rebuild and not build the pool properly.
They want to be hard to play against, but don't acquire the players to do so. They want to take a step this season and supposedly be close, but not in the playoffs and so far they've done nothing to address that.
This team just wants to be pushed around and have Xhekaj be forced to play protector, get hurt and drive his career into the ground.
Now, that said this is day 1 of the off-season, so there's plenty of time to make some trades, or a signing to get some players, but so far it's not looking good at all.
I still think we're adding a player for our top six on a short term. We probably have to wait for the team's to max out at the cap and we become a "backup" for some player on a 1 year deal with an understanding they'll probably be traded to a contender at deadline.
No, for f***'s sake, we're not saying that. Take the time to actually read the points that are being made.Man some hab fans in here are going crazy and acting like making any of the deals being handed out today would be better for the habs. Almost all these signings are going to be anchor contracts.