Montreal Offseason UFA signings /trade predictions

[salbutera]

90 percent of NHL teams could cry the same blues.

What's the biggest FA signing in Lightning history? What about the Sharks?

Top end players willingly waiver to most US markets.

Mark Stone would only waive to low tax southern US markets w VGK being preference because his junior GM was AGM

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Top end players willingly waiver to most US markets.

Mark Stone would only waive to low tax southern US markets w VGK being preference because his junior GM was AGM

Top end players will willingly waiver to most teams that can contend.

Again, if you want to talk about an Ottawa or a Winnipeg (or Columbus), teams that have a well-documented history of struggling with retaining players (and even Columbus managed to snag Gaudreau) then sure, I can see it. But applying it to Montreal is just plain silly for reasons I've demonstrated. No team ever hits on each target. I don't even recall the last time a player requested a trade from here for reasons that had to do with the city or the market and I've been a fan for over twenty years.

 

[salbutera]

Wouldn't that apply to just about every player that has spent their career in the US, so long as they play long enough to hit FA status?

Your entire argument strikes me as extremely convoluted and going in a million of bizarre directions.

Euro players can’t use luxury of bonus structure to their benefit, because tax treaty with US either doesn’t exists or Euro nations want their $$, also many don’t allow multiple citizenship (Switzerland) so many Euro players are on work visas and not US resident (green card or citizen)

 

[salbutera]

Top end players will willingly waiver to most teams that can contend.

Again, if you want to talk about an Ottawa or a Winnipeg (or Columbus), teams that have a well-documented history of struggling with retaining players (and even Columbus managed to snag Gaudreau) then sure, I can see it. But applying it to Montreal is just plain silly for reasons I've demonstrated. No team ever hits on each target. I don't even recall the last time a player requested a trade from here for reasons that had to do with the city or the market and I've been a fan for over twenty years.

Agreed but once there’s any competition from a low tax non traditional hockey market or NY, Cdn teams never end up getting said player, and I have yet to see an established top end player agree to waive trade clause for a Cdn market.

As Gord Miller repeatedly states, it’s well known throughout the league players simply don’t want to play in a Cdn market for a variety of reasons

But I wholeheartedly agree, Habs / Cdn teams in general don’t have much issue keeping their players.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Looks like we are going to sign the non Americans. Welcome back.... Monahan! Would love to see it but this time, on a 3 or 4 year deal. If this actually happens, I hope we are able to unload both Armia and Dvorak. Anderson too but difficult after the season he just had.

Monahan's physical strength fits our team needs. He likes Montreal and the players/fans like him too. Make it happen

 

[Habs Halifax]

Would you do this and would the Ducks consider it? Are we overpaying? What is the difference between Newhook and Zegras?

Newhook, Jets 1st, and Barron?

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Would you do this and would the Ducks consider it? Are we overpaying? What is the difference between Newhook and Zegras?

Newhook, Jets 1st, and Barron?

No. Newhook will be similar in value to Zegras. Trade does nothing but exchange forwards. Need to add forwards without giving up any of the top 6.

 

[Vachon23]

Not complicated for me, I would sign:

William Carrier
Phoenix Copley
Boko Imama
Shane Bowers

 

[1909]

Not complicated for me, I would sign:

William Carrier
Phoenix Copley
Boko Imama
Shane Bowers

Jeffrey Viel for Laval.

 

[Vachon23]

Jeffrey Viel for Laval.

I wouldn’t be against him

 

[HuGort]

Marchessault good signing. Since 2018 He's NHL best +39 in playoffs. Good quality veteran performs over his head under pressure

 

[Goalfield13]

I Could only guess the forward situation.
Sign: Monahan
Trade: Anderson, Dvorak, Ylonen
Draft: Helenius (Starts in the AHL and is called up if ready)

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Monahan-Dach-Helenius
Roy-Newhook-Armia
RHP/Pezz-Evans-Gallagher

 

[Deebs]

Looks like we are going to sign the non Americans. Welcome back.... Monahan! Would love to see it but this time, on a 3 or 4 year deal. If this actually happens, I hope we are able to unload both Armia and Dvorak. Anderson too but difficult after the season he just had.

Monahan's physical strength fits our team needs. He likes Montreal and the players/fans like him too. Make it happen

I don't want to sign Money unless it's extremely team friendly, short term (2 years max) and he only plays on the 3rd line and PP time if we do.

Great team guy but time it catching up. Has looked overwhelmed this playoffs because he can't keep up to the Oilers and it's only going downhill from here.

I'd like to see what other options present themselves before looking his way.

 

[FerrisRox]

Looks like we are going to sign the non Americans. Welcome back.... Monahan! Would love to see it but this time, on a 3 or 4 year deal. If this actually happens, I hope we are able to unload both Armia and Dvorak. Anderson too but difficult after the season he just had.

Monahan's physical strength fits our team needs. He likes Montreal and the players/fans like him too. Make it happen

I really hope they don't do this.

 

[Shred]

Not complicated for me, I would sign:

William Carrier
Phoenix Copley
Boko Imama
Shane Bowers

His name is actually Pheonix lol. Why do we want him though?

 

[FerrisRox]

Would you do this and would the Ducks consider it? Are we overpaying? What is the difference between Newhook and Zegras?

Newhook, Jets 1st, and Barron?

Scratch that, I really hope they don't do this.

 

[Runner77]

But I wholeheartedly agree, Habs / Cdn teams in general don’t have much issue keeping their players.

Can we not make the same argument about almost every team, with the proviso being so long as the player was drafted and developed by the given team or obtained while in his early years.

We've seen it with Caufield and Suzuki. Dach was signed for 4 years and and might have been more if not for his injuries. I think we'll start seeing the same trend with key members of their D-corps.

It becomes more difficult to bring them in once they have families, have established themselves in another community or are coming from a weather-favorable city.

 

[26Mats]

No. Newhook will be similar in value to Zegras. Trade does nothing but exchange forwards. Need to add forwards without giving up any of the top 6.

I don't want to give up Newhook. But if you think Zegras will hit a certain ceiling that is higher than Newhook's, that is a good trade to make. I just don't think the Ducks would make that trade.

 

[Vachon23]

His name is actually Pheonix lol. Why do we want him though?

A #3 Goalie with experience that can be call up if one of Primeau/Montembault is injured and let Dobes in the AHL

 

[salbutera]

 

[BergevinBurner]

I wonder if he'll delete this tweet when Stamkos signs an extension tomorrow lol.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

I wonder if he'll delete this tweet when Stamkos signs an extension tomorrow lol.

I don’t see a path where outside of the MSL/VL connections, Stamkos is a fit for us or us for him.

 

[Skip Bayless]

 

[BaseballCoach]

I wonder if he'll delete this tweet when Stamkos signs an extension tomorrow lol.

Or when Matheson remains on PP1.

Seriously though, I do believe St. Louis and Lecavalier are on great terms with Stamkos. Steven will definitely text them when he signs with his next team and will invite them to drop into his home for coffee when they are in town.

 

[Scriptor]

I Could only guess the forward situation.
Sign: Monahan
Trade: Anderson, Dvorak, Ylonen
Draft: Helenius (Starts in the AHL and is called up if ready)

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Monahan-Dach-Helenius
Roy-Newhook-Armia
RHP/Pezz-Evans-Gallagher

Why does that not slightly excite me as a lineup?