He’s gonna revert to mean at some point for sure, but he’d be a rental player. In that context, recent performances matter a lot more, and bump his value up.
Value of: Jake Evans
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dirtydanglez
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ideally re-sign evans. everyone else there is an easy and affordable replacement.
Scotianhab
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Yes plus I think Guhle cap hit goes up an extra 3.2m per season but that’s the only increase that I see.
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Didn't you know that the only acceptable post on HF is one in which you cosplay as a GM and HF is your own personal league that know one else knows they are in?
dirtydanglez
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salf too but with the contracts coming off the books and the cap rising i think the habs are in a good spot. my only concern for them would be the habs trying to end the rebuild through free agency. dont want to do what the leafs did with tavares.
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SteveCangialosi123
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He is a good player. I would not be shocked at all if he got a 1st most years. There aren’t really too many 2025 1sts in play, it seems.
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Doesnt have to be 2025. 2026 1st will work.
HuGort
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Habs will sign Evans and Dvorak walks next year. Replaced by Beck. Or Kapanen. He's having good season in Sweden league. Whomever has best camp
Garnet76
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With demidov coming next year, I see Newhook being moved back to center. Losing Evan and Dvorak who are good at face offs, in their own end and the PK will be a problem to replace.
Guhle is up 4.7 (from 0.9 to 5.6) and Slaf 6.6 (from 1 to 7.6), that s a 11.3m increase. (of course it depends how much bonuses young guys get this year)
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Leafs would have been fine if Tavares was an actual defenseman and if Covid didn't derail cap growth. Leafs spend their available cap on a forward coming home when that money should have been spent on D.
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Minus Dvorak, Savard, Armia, Evans.... $13.05M.
If Evans, Savard, and Armia come back with new contracts, doubt it totals $8M+. Only way we bring them back is we get decent team friendly deals.
* Evans can get 5 years at $4M max (if he wants more, let him walk)
* Savard and Armia can get $2M max (if they want to stay)
We also have Price's contract that we didn't need to have on LTIR before the season started. Habs are in a very good salary cap spot. When we might need more cap, we can count on cap growth and also Gallagher/Matheson/Anderson off the books.
Habs Halifax
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If our plan is to move Newhook to a full time center role, we are not making the right decisions. I think we find a way to retain Evans for his prime years.
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They will also have to open the vault for Hutson next year. It makes it tougher to sign Evans long term.
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The same offseason Hutson's second contract will kick in are when the contracts of Laine, Dach, Matheson and Price expire. His next contract wont have any affect on an Evans extension.
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No it doesn't. Habs didn't even need Price's contract on LTIR to get under the cap to start the season.
Habs have more than enough room to sign Evans & Hutson and expiring contracts with a looming cap increase will keep the Habs well under the cap in the next 2/3 seasons. Maybe Demidov complicates it a bit but that is a few years away.
100% agree. The only cap challenges I see is when both Laine and Demidov need new deals. By that time, players like Beck, Kapanen, Roy, Hage will need extensions as well (or close to that timing). By then, Anderson, Matheson, Gallagher are off the books.
If we add a UFA that is $8M+ in the next two seasons, then it might get tricky.
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And Montreal has been trying to use in-season LTIR, which has meant maneuvering so they have space to keep him off LTIR until the season starts.
Montreal's got like 51-52 mil committed to half a roster in 2026-2027. Hutson's contract alone is not going to affect their ability to pay Evans, they'd need to spend like crazy on Free Agents/Trades as well.
ole ole
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If we are sure Beck will be ready than trade him if we get offered a good price.
Any contender looking for a playoff rental 3rd line C ,Evan would be a great place to start.
I truly believe this is Evans prime YR.
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ole ole
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We have Army and Dvorak gone so there's 7.8 mil saved.
If one of Savard or Matheson gets moved there's another 3-4 mil freed up.
That's 10 mil and we are sitting at 7 mil under the cap. We have plenty of space.
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ole ole
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We have Army and Dvorak gone so there's 7.8 mil saved.
If one of Savard or Matheson gets moved there's another 3-4 mil freed up.
That's 10 mil and we are sitting at 7 mil under the cap. We have plenty of space.
pacing 50 pts, Huge on the PK while being great on the dot.
Ya he'd be a perfect 3rd line C on a contender
CristianoRonaldo
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He's playing a #3C role for the Habs, close to 16:00/night on average and heavily relied on for defensive duty.
