Confirmed with Link: Joel Edmundson (50% retained) to Washington for 3rd and 7th

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

Now people complaining about this

Draff, cant move dead weight


Soon as he does, ah retention, shoulda got a second.

Eddy is broken. Not reliable, didnt come to camps healthy.

 

[Runner77]

We retained 50%, so only saved 1.75M, and lost a retention spot.

Wasn’t that our third and last retention spot for the current timeframe that resets soon?

 

[Whitesnake]

Who?

See, I believe that a team will look at how Dadonov transformed himself after being pathetic in Montreal and could take a chance on Hoffman.

 

[Archijerej]

wow we are going to be the softest team in the league again, quite the achievement.

Yeah. Joel provided lots of toughness from his hospital bed.

 

[Rapala]

You really want to send all these kids to the wolves again next yeare?

Having a kid paired with Eddy pinned in their own end is far far worse. fatigue=potential injury.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

You do know that at one point, 1.75M could be added to SOMETHING ELSE right?

Like what? We ain't going to be buyers nor contending so I doubt this becomes an obstacle

 

[morhilane]

And another LD is gone. I'm surprised it happened before the UFA market was empty thought, I guess that trade was handshaked earlier and just waiting for the bonus to be paid.

 

[waitin425]

See ya Eddie. Thanks for everything. I like this deal because it frees cap

 

[DAChampion]

See, lopsided deals happens. Every year. So how is it that some are able to do that and we can't? By the way....in FAVOUR of Hughes...Matheson for Perry and Poehling...how come he was able to fool a GM there?

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/3a/26/ca3a2671d33de19081d7050bd28a4032.jpg

 

[Naslundforever]

Stay as you are. You’re a forum original.

This is not the propaganda arm of the Habs. Hughes is surrounded by enough yes-men, we don’t need to replicate that set up here.

I don’t find sobby no-men trolling for attention any more enjoyable to read. It’s as if some people follow hockey to be purposely depressed and figure people must enjoy reading the resulting vomit.

 

[lamp9post]

See, lopsided deals happens. Every year. So how is it that some are able to do that and we can't? By the way....in FAVOUR of Hughes...Matheson for Perry and Poehling...how come he was able to fool a GM there?

Yes, but you can't expect lopsided deals in Hughes's favour every time he makes a trade. What is the argument here? Hughes won the Matheson trade so we should expect him to win all trades all the time?

 

[Tuggy]

The fact they got anything after all the time he's missed is good. Would have liked at least a second, but whatever.

 

[Whitesnake]

Like what? We ain't going to be buyers nor contending so I doubt this becomes an obstacle

I'd sign Sprong. Not because of what he can change this year but for our future. You still need money to do so.

 

[Habs]

Yeah. Joel provided lots of toughness from his hospital bed.

Joel stepped up to fight Myers after that disgusting headshot, he was the only one. Stop pretending he didn't have a physical element

 

[Canadienna]

He's played around 50% of the games over the last three years.

He wasn't getting some grand return.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Fare thee well, Eddy!

 

[Whitesnake]

Yes, but you can't expect lopsided deals in Hughes's favour every time he makes a trade. What is the argument here? Hughes won the Matheson trade so we should expect him to win all trades all the time?

No. I'm told that it does not happen. That a GM can't make another GM do a bad move. I'm saying it does.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Injuries and the right side losing Weber/Petry did a number on his performances.

Year 1 55gp +28 + finals run
Year 2 24gp injuries
Year 3 61gp -29

20min avg

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

By meh you mean fair, nobody here should be complaining about a fair trade.

Eddy has chronic back issues and really struggled last season when he did play, there was no way we were getting a second and Hughes absolutely had to move him to clear some space on an over crowded blue line.

Pittsburgh will likely be crap. The 3rd could be close to a late 2nd.

 

[Steve Shutt]

Wasn’t that our third and last retention spot for the current timeframe that resets soon?

We had three in 2022-23 but only two were used (Bonino & Dadonov). Both are off the books now so we have three for 2023-24 and this uses one of them

 

[Yanny]

Wasn’t that our third and last retention spot for the current timeframe that resets soon?

its reset since this morning

 

[Runner77]

Problem isn't the picks. Problem is the retention. How about you people check and see what our salary cap is all about? Geez, I would have shipped Edmunston for a 4th pick with no salary retention. Who cares about the 7th? And in the end, 3rd round or 4th round..who cares right?

I didn't care about keeping him. Couldn't care less. Of all the things in play here...keeping Eddy, freeing money, or getting more mid-draft picks...what did we needed more?

Money.

We’re not privy to the negotiations. Maybe the Caps don’t do the deal without retention.

 

[Steve Shutt]

Hoping it's WAS 2024 3rd and not BOS 2024 3rd

 

[Whitesnake]

At least the 3rd is 2024. Good year to have a 3rd. At least for the people who believes in picks...

 

[Steve Shutt]

Pittsburgh will likely be crap. The 3rd could be close to a late 2nd.

Why does Pitt matter in this?