Weren't you one of the posters who was pushing super hard for PLD? I also remember you from loving Drouin while he was on our team. Your bias is obvious, also, people pointing out you have a clear bias doesn't make them biased.
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I'll answer the easy question first: UFA signing... No one. Top tier UFAs don't sign in Montreal.
I do see this being the 3rd draft in a row where HuGo will use the draft capital that the team has to make a trade with the surplus that they have in young dmen, to acquire a young forward. I just hope that it is not for Zegras.
This might be a hot take, but I would trade Guhle + the WPG first for Necas. I'm not really that high on Guhle. Guhle has yet to learn how to protect himself when taking a hit. He's starting to get injury prone IMHO.
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Wrong. I was critisizing Drouin from his second season with the Habs. As for PLD, I think that his second season with the Jets was pretty good and he really looks that he could be a good solution for the Habs offense. But I am no Nostradamus. And you neither.
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Laine might be interesting option:
- I do not see any future for him in Columbus
- His trade value should be pretty low
- It is good option to "invest" our free salary space in next couple years rather than signing some old UFA (8.7M is a lot and very few teams can afford it)
- I would assume his injuries are bit related to his mental health
- Can he overcome his mental health issues or gaming addictions playing in Montreal? I think MSL and staff, our great locker room might spark the fire, but it would be a high risk move. It worked well with Armia finally.
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CGY/FLA 1st + WPG 1st + Harris for Sidney Crosby (3 years extension)
Sign Stamkos who's now interested to play here because of Sid
Trade Anderson @50% to Philadelphia for future considerations
Caufield - Suzuki - Slaf
Stamkos - Crosby - Dach
Armia - Newhook - Dvorak
RHP - Evans - Gallagher
Roy/Pezz
Matheson - Guhle
Hutson - Savard
Xhekaj - Mailloux
Struble - Kovacevic
Monty
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No idea if the cap works but can a man dream ?
Sign Stamkos who's now interested to play here because of Sid
Trade Anderson @50% to Philadelphia for future considerations
Caufield - Suzuki - Slaf
Stamkos - Crosby - Dach
Armia - Newhook - Dvorak
RHP - Evans - Gallagher
Roy/Pezz
Matheson - Guhle
Hutson - Savard
Xhekaj - Mailloux
Struble - Kovacevic
Monty
Primeau
No idea if the cap works but can a man dream ?
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No offence intended and while I always enjoy reading proposals that are ‘outside of the box’, I would respectfully suggest that your proposal is more a nightmare than a dream.
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)Dach too we still beleive hell be a piece.
Laine has matured and could become a good story
Laine as a buy low option would be interesting but what motive does Columbus have to send him packing as a buy low option, other than ridding themselves of the salary?
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Laine’s value is at an all-time low, that said he only has 2 more years in his contract and he’s still relatively young, so not an anchor at all. However, I see CLB a year or 2 behind MTL in terms rebuild/competing for a PO spot so they may see Laine “outside” their core given his age/contract situation. Also, given his off-ice issues they may feel that a new spot is better for him.
All this to say that if I’m CLB I would want a draft pick and a prospect for Laine. The prospect and pick all depends on how much faith the team trading for Laine has. If I’m MTL, I would give the Jet’s 1st plus Mesar.
This may seem like a lot but i could see Laine rebounding really well with the Habs. He would either have Suzuki or Dach feeding him the puck. His linemates would be any of the following two Suzuki/Caufield/Slaf/Dach/Newhook which is a whole lot better than anything CLB has to offer other than Gaudreau (who’s a winger). Also, the Habs are not getting into 5+ year affair, just 2. So if he doesn't pan out then you're saddled-bagged with multiple years.
All this to say that if I’m CLB I would want a draft pick and a prospect for Laine. The prospect and pick all depends on how much faith the team trading for Laine has. If I’m MTL, I would give the Jet’s 1st plus Mesar.
This may seem like a lot but i could see Laine rebounding really well with the Habs. He would either have Suzuki or Dach feeding him the puck. His linemates would be any of the following two Suzuki/Caufield/Slaf/Dach/Newhook which is a whole lot better than anything CLB has to offer other than Gaudreau (who’s a winger). Also, the Habs are not getting into 5+ year affair, just 2. So if he doesn't pan out then you're saddled-bagged with multiple years.
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- New GM just might want to move on from him and free up some salary space to make other moves (Monahan from Calgary move). Overall, new GM might prefer to have less drama around the team
- They have bunch of RFAs who should be part of their future core (Johnson, Texier, Marchenko, Sillinger, Chinakhov,...) and they have 23M to sign them plus one more player.
- Laine's salary still count to salary cap when he is in Assistance program
Fortunately I just don't see our Management Group marrying age with term.
Has there been a day go by that HuGo hasn't lamented those immovable objects when looking at the rebuild.
When and if we do sign an UFA it will be someone on the right side of 28 or a two year deal at most for a grizzled vet.
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And only when such signing will make a material difference to the team's short-term success. I suspect over the next one to two years, Hughes will spend greater effort in shedding those 'grizzled vets' currently on the roster than acquiring more of the same.
The beauty of having the cap space is we can waiver wire a couple of players if we want to and not hurt our ability to find and pay for better replacements.
Given what was said at the season ending press conference I fully expect it if we can't move them some other way. Heck Laval needs vets from what I hear.
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Laine could be a good option. Kinda ??? option but if the price is right and if we can include Anderson in the trade, i'd do it. Not much risk imo as his contract is short term. But if he can put his shit together, he could be a major piece for us going forward.
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Absolutely not.
I understand you are not high on Guhle but you shouldn't be high on Necas either. I mean he is a soft second line winger that isn't showing great prowess during the playoffs. And the guy is 25 years old. He can get better still but what you see right now is probably what you'de get long term.
Nostradamus once said that Habs are going to be a new dynasty for 7 seasons after signing both Reinhart and Monahan as free agent. I agree that Nostradamus is a good guy and all, but i still think that he could be wrong on that one . we'll see, but if it isn't happening , it will prove that i am a legit source since i said he was wrong on this one. You're wellcome
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Which is exactly what I'm aiming at our bottom six with an ability to play up when needed.
I don't see the top six Savior happening this off season.
We can't just stop getting better because a main cog up top hasn't arrived yet.
