GDT: 2024 Summer Free Agency (July 1st)

[thebestnic]

Let's check in on Bolts fans

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Weird, JBB is having a great offseason imo

 

[Gustave]

11M for Toffoli & Wennberg though?
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I’m not saying we should’ve done it, but they had to ice some wingers for Celebrini and Smith, they have NO ONE

 

[Vachon23]

Don’t think Habs are finish, can’t believe they won’t add at least 1 player

 

[red devil]

A player that I would be interested on a short term deal is Janmark you would add speed to the bottom of the lineup and he is a great penalty killer. With his playoffs though I think that someone may offer him a long term deal.

 

[japhi]

I am saying he does nothing to protect teammates any more. Xhekaj and Pezzetta do.

Again, no player does. There is no such thing as protecting teammates, the teams with goons take the same bumps as teams with none. Think about it, how exactly do you protect a teammate by fighting AFTER some incident has occurred? Having Reeves, Deslaurier on the bench for 95% of the game doesn't intimidate anyone.

Protecting teammates hasn't been a thing for decades, modern game has moved on. Most players in the league will pass on scambling their brain to "protect" their mates.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Don’t think Habs are finish, can’t believe they won’t add at least 1 player

Looking at trades more than UFA. Probably got his hands in on a number of potential deals.

 

[Vachon23]

Looking at trades more than UFA. Probably got his hands in on a number of potential deals.

Yes by trade

 

[EveryDay]

Don’t think Habs are finish, can’t believe they won’t add at least 1 player

This. Also they would enter the season with the 2nd or 3rd most cap space available in the league. I can't believe this could happen.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Again, no player does. There is no such thing as protecting teammates, the teams with goons take the same bumps as teams with none. Think about it, how exactly do you protect a teammate by fighting AFTER some incident has occurred? Having Reeves, Deslaurier on the bench for 95% of the game doesn't intimidate anyone.

Protecting teammates hasn't been a thing for decades, modern game has moved on. Most players in the league will pass on scambling their brain to "protect" their mates.

There are other ways to retaliate. Hammer other teams best players, run the goaltender etc. There are players that other teams are afraid of like Rempe. Xhekaj does some of that. Anderson does not.

 

[the]

Me not being used to a competent GM and trying my best to find a reason to throw a tantrum so that I can justify my HF account and contribute to this cesspool of a thread.

 

[Le Tricolore]

There are other ways to retaliate. Hammer other teams best players, run the goaltender etc. There are players that other teams are afraid of like Rempe. Xhekaj does some of that. Anderson does not.

it isn't the 80s, and that isn't a thing anymore.

the only retaliation that happens is that at the start of the next game between the two teams, there will be a meaningless fight.

 

[larek]

I knew we weren’t going to sign anyone, but I honestly expected a trade for one of Necas, Zegras, or McGroarty.

We had the picks, prospects and cap space to make it happen.

I’d be shocked if we still manage to pull it off

As for next year. Im not concerned with making the playoffs - I fully expected the rebuild to be at least 3-4 years minimum.. I just want top end drafting and player development to finally take shape after years of ineptitude and it’s slowly but surely happening.

My bigger concern for next year is overall team toughness. size and physicality

We still have too many smurfs ( and inexplicably added another one today) and the ones that do have size are either soft as butter, chicken shit or injury prone.

My fear is that we are gonna get crushed on too many nights.

It's going to happen

 

[Saundies]

The only two deals that happened today that I honestly would have been fine with are Patrick Kane and Jeff Skinner. Perron maybe, but it would have been kinda yucky for 2 years, as getting him would have reminded me of getting PA Parenteau well after his useful years.

There are others that could have been "justified" but just missed our window of making sense, like DeBrusk, Marchessault, etc.

I think HuGo addresses our need by trade.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

A player that I would be interested on a short term deal is Janmark you would add speed to the bottom of the lineup and he is a great penalty killer. With his playoffs though I think that someone may offer him a long term deal.

Yeah, I'd take Janmark. I'd go as high as $3.75m x 2 considering the cap space we have. He's a Byron type.

He probably gets $3m x 4, though.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

it isn't the 80s, an that isn't a thing anymore.

the only retaliation that happens is that at the start of the next game between the two teams, there will be a meaningless fight.

Ridiculous. There are teams that will jump players after a clean hit. Habs need more guys who will do that.

 

[red devil]

Yeah, I'd take Janmark. I'd go as high as $3.75m x 2 considering the cap space we have. He's a Byron type.

He probably gets $3m x 4, though.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807919229741506695

 

[Le Tricolore]

Ridiculous. There are teams that will jump players after a clean hit. Habs need more guys who will do that.

no they don't. the NHL needs to get rid of that shit.

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807919827543093294

 

[Treb]

Smart decision by Ylonen to go to TB. He will get opportunities because he's cheap.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

I want Guhle extended but the termw gotta be much lower than Slaf

 

[OnTheRun]

Ridiculous. There are teams that will jump players after a clean hit. Habs need more guys who will do that.

If they need to jump players after a clean hit it's because the threat of retaliation isn't that effective to begin with.

 

[Habs 4 Life]

I still think our move comes via a trade. It makes much more sense considering our core/age compared to signing a 32-33 year old UFA, We aren't there yet!

 

[Rapala]

Don’t think Habs are finish, can’t believe they won’t add at least 1 player

I still think they want to add something that the core guys can appreciate as another step in the right direction.

I can't get past the "This team showed us something" and the "we need to get bigger" as the first weakness Kent identified in the post season presser.

I know they see it as many of us do but they also have to find the right fit.

I keep saying it over and over again a big heavy fast winger who can hit like a truck score twenty goals and drop them on occasion if he has to.

The Josh Anderson role.

 

[BLONG7]

Don’t think Habs are finish, can’t believe they won’t add at least 1 player

There is a trade out there.............no doubt in my mind.
The D still has too many guys on it..........and we know Dach is a great add, but we need another top 6 kid.

 

[larek]

Yeah, I'd take Janmark. I'd go as high as $3.75m x 2 considering the cap space we have. He's a Byron type.

He probably gets $3m x 4, though.

He caught some fire later on season and playoffs
But n
Not near as nifty as Byron
More of a checker than anything else
He's be more useful for a playoff bound team