As long as Habs fans understand that this is a patch and Radulov will not resign if he has a good season.
Leaf fans endorse this move. Good work Habs...
Habs are gonna be feisty this year.
Bold, but he's always been very good in playoffs.
I'm sure its been posted in the thread earlier, but I'm late to the party. Very interested to see what happens to this team this year.
I can see why a lot of people are jealous about this signing. Radulov is probably the most talented free agent. But rest assured, probably no other FA wanted to sign in MTL and they had nearly 10M free. So either taking the risk on Radulov or not using that free space under cap, choice was simple. Signing him for 1 year was a great move and 2 years would have been a high risk/high reward and only then, people could have said it was a strange decision...
Lol,if you think people are jealous about Montreal signing Alex Radulov.He isn't all that and unless he has changed,then he will be a locker room cancer like he was in Nashville.
I can see why a lot of people are jealous about this signing. Radulov is probably the most talented free agent. But rest assured, probably no other FA wanted to sign in MTL and they had nearly 10M free. So either taking the risk on Radulov or not using that free space under cap, choice was simple. Signing him for 1 year was a great move and 2 years would have been a high risk/high reward and only then, people could have said it was a strange decision...
Best player available, best deal, well done Habs!
I'm surprised he accepted a such discount!
I'd be very confident to say that no opposing team's fan is jealous of this signing and he wasn't the most talented UFA either (Stamkos, anyone?). That's absolute nonsense. That said, I wouldn't be so quick to be dismissive about Radulov. He did quite well for his KHL team this last season from what I gather and it'd be interesting to see how he does in the NHL after a long layoff.
LOL at the Canadiens, traded away Subban and signed Radulov. Good luck with that.
Sold himself shockingly cheap! Not so much signing for less money than Loui Ericsson, but the fact that it was just a one-year deal. IF Montreal opts not to offer him an extension at the end of this season, he will take a huge pay cut going back to the KHL, where he will be viewed as damaged goods with no leverage! For someone who is without question the best hockey player in the World outside of the NHL, it really seems like a stupid decision to take a one-year deal for peanuts.