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GDT: 2024 Summer Free Agency (July 1st)
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red devil
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HabsWhiteKnightLOL
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Give me 5 posters in here who actually wanted him.How can I honestly post about the Habs in HockeysFuture board when our future is ruined by passing on Matt Roy
Kents polished head
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le_sean
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Yeah all of the players off the books can be replaced by $0 contracts. New CBA rules
Chili
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Just pointing it out where the roster is at the moment...
The Habs current roster scored a total of 205 NHL goals last season (including Barre-Boulet's 6 goals). The Caps scored the fewest in the East with 220 (Habs scored 236 goals fewest in the Atlantic).
Barring additional moves and some impressive growth from ??? would be prepared for another long season.
On the bright side, it is good to see them avoid some of today's silly contracts.
The Habs current roster scored a total of 205 NHL goals last season (including Barre-Boulet's 6 goals). The Caps scored the fewest in the East with 220 (Habs scored 236 goals fewest in the Atlantic).
Barring additional moves and some impressive growth from ??? would be prepared for another long season.
On the bright side, it is good to see them avoid some of today's silly contracts.
sampollock
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I’d bet a dollar or two that we will be in on impactful (not Kovacevic) trades in the next week.
Halakitlikethat
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Conflicted. Some of the deals today just feel flat out dumb, but I would have liked to see the Habs get some veteran nhl forwards into the top 9 not named Gallagher or Anderson to help the young core out and try to improve. Seems like they are ok with bottoming out again next season.
There has to be a T.J Oshie cap dump trade coming. Only player that makes sense to get under the cap.
The Great Weal
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Wow that's a great deal. Carrick is a good 4th liner. PKs and has some jam. I would have signed him for more.
Kents polished head
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Yeah what Armia, Dvorak and Savard bring will cost us 20M to replace. Real genius at work right there.
I would have taken him, physical guy. Not for 7 years though, that's just crazy.
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ChesterNimitz
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Looking at the money and term that was expended today on what can only be described as a mediocre and aging free agency class, I'm glad we stayed away from the party. The only 'gem' in these signings was Debrusk. He's still young and skilled and would immediately have become one of our top 6 forwards. Vancouver signed him for much less than other teams paid for older players of equal or lesser value.
Gaylord Q Tinkledink
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I believe he's broken and will be on LTIR like Backstrom
MXD
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One of Sam Carrick and Brandon Duhaime wouldn't have been a luxury.
HabsWhiteKnightLOL
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We will be battling against Buffalo and Ottawa for the last spot in the east i feel like again this season
red devil
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Gaylord Q Tinkledink
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Nah, too much.
Team needs to be soft.
On a more serious boat, both Hughes and Gorton have said the Habs want to take another step forward. Not necessarily playoffs, but be somewhat competitive, so they must have a/multiple trades lined up because a full season of Dach isn't going to make up that difference especially considering teams below you got better and you didn't.
JeffreyLFC
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I know Free Agency is not how to properly build a championship team (or a core) but it seems like UFA contracts are nowadays less excessive as they used to be. I mean Stamkos who scored 40 goals last year is only at 8M. Marchessault is at 5.5M. These are not so bad even considering their age. IMO it brings more question mark about signing RFA with their 2nd contract to 8 years deal like we did to Caufield in perspective. Maybe signing young players to short term deals until they truly prove themselves is way smarter way to manage contracts now then offer them long term deal after 1 or 2 seasons in the NHL.
le_sean
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Yeah because what we want to replace is exactly what they give. That’ll make us a better team. Can’t wait to see your plan in fruition.
Andrei79
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These are my thoughts as well.
The most important day was June 28th and they came out with two very skilled players.
For where the franchise is in competitive cycle, unless they could have added Kane for 1-2 years or Stamkos on a very short term deal, there was nothing that actually helped the team go forward without risking another poor contract. A poor contract, mind you, that would have started being poor at the same time we'd finally rid ourselves of Gallagher and Anderson. I do question the sanity of those that wanted the team to splurge for these middling players.
