Deebs
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Pauly is a much better player imoGrabner got 3.35M after a bad showing in NJ and they're pretty similar.
Pauly is a much better player imoGrabner got 3.35M after a bad showing in NJ and they're pretty similar.
He's a good player and this deal is quite fair value wise. However, the correct thing to do was trade him last deadline.
He's a good player and this deal is quite fair value wise. However, the correct thing to do was trade him last deadline.
So you really think Byron would be pissed about being traded to a contender? I think this deal for him is just about getting guaranteed cash in his pocket since he’s made very little money in his career thus far and an injury this year would be devastating for him financially.We've been in the cellar 2 out of the 3 years he was here and he still resigned.
Grabner got 3.35M after a bad showing in NJ and they're pretty similar.
agreed. Now that he is signed and its not a crazy contract with no NT, he becomes more attractive to teams.As long as there is no clauses, this deal should actually make Byron an even more attractive piece, so there’s that.
I expected him to be traded this year but I'm happy with this.
So you really think Byron would be pissed about being traded to a contender? I think this deal for him is just about getting guaranteed cash in his pocket since he’s made very little money in his career thus far and an injury this year would be devastating for him financially.
Im fine with this. Hes a good vet to have around, but they need to send a few top 9ers away.
Hudon, Shaw, Armia, Scherback, DLR, Gally, Tatar, Lekhonen at least two of those need to leave.
With Armia and Tatar being new acquisitions, i cant see them leaving
Gally cant go either, IMO.
Lekhonen is really young and has good potential.
Scherback, Shaw and Hudon are the three that could go, I personally like to gamble on talent so Id keep Scherby.
Shaw is done, mostly, he needs to go.
Hudon has done really meh so far and Im willing to bet a team would pay good value for him. Plus hes more of what the Habs already have.
We would have gotten close to it. I think we would have gotten a first. Given what others have gone for in the pastEverything is possible obviously but I'm not convinced we would have gotten a first for him.
I definitely do agree with the premise that Byron should be traded. I just don't think this contract prevents that. We'll see what happens, I think someone needs to go by the start of the year though or we're going to be risking guys like Scherbak through waivers. And this deal certainly does make Byron a lot less likely to be that guy.Hope you're right. Trading Byron at some point makes all the sense in the world in the short-term context of the team. We're not competing, we have a logjam at wing and he's the most valuable expendable member of the group. Petry, Byron, Shaw, Tatar these four should eventually be shopped for 1sts and 2nds.
We would have gotten close to it. I think we would have gotten a first. Given what others have gone for in the past
I definitely do agree with the premise that Byron should be traded. I just don't think this contract prevents that. We'll see what happens, I think someone needs to go by the start of the year though or we're going to be risking guys like Scherbak through waivers. And this deal certainly does make Byron a lot less likely to be that guy.
I'll take Byron over any of these guys any day of the week.
It's a great deal, and great value for us.I’ll take Byron over two of them equaling his contract.
We can't trade all our veterans. We'll need good examples on this team to lead the way.