Habs UFAs and RFA/Qualifying offers 2025

[BaseballCoach]

My predictions.

Will get qualifying offers:
Dobes
Primeau
Struble
Trudeau
Heineman
Farrell

Will not get qualifying offers:
Hoefenmayer
Harvey-Pinard (might negotiate lower AAV)
Lindstrom (perhaps offer AHL deal)
Simoneau (perhaps offer AHL deal)

UFAs to re-sign prior to July 1st:
Barré-Boulet

UFAs to be allowed to test market:
Savard (retiring)
Pezzetta
Dvorak
Armia
Gignac

Other opinions welcome.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Wortherspoon id bring back in the A.

Hoefenmayer might depending on what it is. I don't believe the habs will have many prospects graduating on the back end this year, plus some of the younger d will either graduate, or be dealt. If not him, but possibly Lindstrom if he wants to stay in NA.

Gignac has been a solid depth AHLer.

ABB, or someone else of AHL level skilled needs to be signed.


Andrew Poturalski would be a great replacement. He usually leads the AHL in points. Few seasons ago he racked up over 100.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

He's on an AHL contract, but I hope Dauphin is kept around.

 

[BaseballCoach]

He's on an AHL contract, but I hope Dauphin is kept around.

I'd re-sign Dauphin and Wotherspoon, in addition to Arseneau who was already extended, and Guriunov who got an AHL contract. Mianscum has a year left on his 2-way AHL/ECHL deal.

I'd let Jacobs and Hayes go.

Of the guys playing in Trois Rivieres on AHL contracts, I'd bring back Luke Cavallin for sure, plus maybe Novak, Beaucage and Jandric..

 

[Steve Shutt]

This Journal de Montreal Article predicts our UFA's and RFA's will be able to get the following contract & terms:

Joel Armia = AFP predicts 2 x $2,537,695​

Christian Dvorak = AFP predicts 2 x $1,765,688​

Michael Pezzetta = AFP predicts 1 x $775,000​

Emil Heineman = AFP predicts 3 x $2,882,735​

Jayden Struble = AFP predicts 2 x $1,786,304​

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Assuming those are accurate, would you bring back any of the UFA's at that price? Would you want to get rid of one of the RFA's at that value?​

 

[LaP]

I think they wont qualify Primeau.

 

[Redux91]

This Journal de Montreal Article predicts our UFA's and RFA's will be able to get the following contract & terms:

Joel Armia = AFP predicts 2 x $2,537,695​

Christian Dvorak = AFP predicts 2 x $1,765,688​

Michael Pezzetta = AFP predicts 1 x $775,000​

Emil Heineman = AFP predicts 3 x $2,882,735​

Jayden Struble = AFP predicts 2 x $1,786,304​

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Assuming those are accurate, would you bring back any of the UFA's at that price? Would you want to get rid of one of the RFA's at that value?​

-2 x 2.5 is exactly where I had Armia clocked in at and wouldn't mind it so much
-If you CAN get Dvo for 2 x 1.75M I'd be AMAZED but I'd accept it too I guess lol
-Pezetta is not getting signed.
- 3 x 2.8 for Heineman..?? He's good.. he ain't 2.8M good yet..
- 2 X 1.7M for Stroobs seems on par looking at how Barron and Xhekaj were just paid last summer

And no Primeau is obviously not getting qualified.

 

[Tyson]

My predictions.

Will get qualifying offers:
Dobes
Primeau
Struble
Trudeau
Heineman
Farrell

Will not get qualifying offers:
Hoefenmayer
Harvey-Pinard (might negotiate lower AAV)
Lindstrom (perhaps offer AHL deal)
Simoneau (perhaps offer AHL deal)

UFAs to re-sign prior to July 1st:
Barré-Boulet

UFAs to be allowed to test market:
Savard (retiring)
Pezzetta
Dvorak
Armia
Gignac

Other opinions welcome.

I would qualify Lindstrom, a really good depth D who is also a solid AHL vet.

 

[Treb]

I think they wont qualify Primeau.

-2 x 2.5 is exactly where I had Armia clocked in at and wouldn't mind it so much
-If you CAN get Dvo for 2 x 1.75M I'd be AMAZED but I'd accept it too I guess lol
-Pezetta is not getting signed.
- 3 x 2.8 for Heineman..?? He's good.. he ain't 2.8M good yet..
- 2 X 1.7M for Stroobs seems on par looking at how Barron and Xhekaj were just paid last summer

And no Primeau is obviously not getting qualified.

I don't see the rationale with not qualifying Primeau, even if it's just to trade his right during the summer.

 

[montreal]

none of the UFA's should be brought back.

 

[vokiel]

none of the UFA's should be brought back.

Or if they do, it's because they tried hard to replace them all summer.

 

[JadedRandom]

Or if they do, it's because they tried hard to replace them all summer.

Or they traded a bunch of depth pieces (Beck, Florian, Heineman, etc.) plus other assets in exchange for young-ish top-6 help and can't get other players for cheaper than the UFAs.

 

[vokiel]

Or they traded a bunch of depth pieces (Beck, Florian, Heineman, etc.) plus other assets in exchange for young-ish top-6 help and can't get other players for cheaper than the UFAs.

fat chance

 

[JadedRandom]

fat chance

I know.

But hey, I was trying to come up with any type of reason why we'd re-sign the UFAs so I still think that I succeeded at the task I'd set up to accomplish.

 

[Laboeuf]

I think they wont qualify Primeau.

I agree. He’s’ the biggest choker. He went like 21-3 AHL regular season and 1 game in choked and Fowler replaces.

 

[calder candidate]

I think they wont qualify Primeau.

You have to qualify him even if it just to lose him to waivers, just on the odd chance you could get anything for him.

 

[WinterLion]

I'm not sure about Trudeau and Farrell... they are both good AHLers... but they may want to try another organization...

 

[montreal]

I don't understand how anyone thinks they won't qualify Primeau, you could be right but it doesn't make any sense as why when they have the room on the 50 and it would be good to have the comp for Dobes at camp. Loser backs up Fowler in Laval, winner backs up Monty.