I don't even think its that much of a risk given that the Habs won't be using that capspace this year or next. Its just money. Not my money. Molson's money and its chump change to him.
That's a very misguided take. Laine actually creates offensive opportunities for the Habs kids. We were missing a key winger on the 2nd line to go with Dach / Newhook and Laine fills that perfectgly.
Again you are incorrect. They will be under the 88M cap limit after they demote 3 x players (2.0M) to the AHL prior to season start. Then they can put Price on LTIR and re-call the players buying 8M over the 88M limit in cap space if they choose to use it. When you have 8M in capspace, you don't need to accrue anymore. LOL
In dgibb's head he's 36! lol
Exactly, its capspace we won't be using and Molson's money, not mine. I think certain posters are jealous that the Habs can take on Laine's salary like its buying a pack of bubble gum.
Right? He should be in his prime. If he's taking away opportunities by playing up to his elite potential, heaven forbid!!
By that logic, Jeremy Roenick would've been an absolutely useless acquisition past 1994.
I said 'should' and there is no reason he can't get back to those levels under the right conditions. He hasn't fallen off the face of the earth, he's been riddled with injuries and mental issues.
Why trade him. Just see through the contract and be done with it. Or demote to the AHL. We won't be competing in 2025-2026.
We thanked them by giving em Jordan Harris!
Yes, they can use the 8 million $ in LTIR relief this year. Nobody is claiming MTL will not be able to ice a cap compliant roster.Again you are incorrect. They will be under the 88M cap limit after they demote 3 x players (2.0M) to the AHL prior to season start. Then they can put Price on LTIR and re-call the players buying 8M over the 88M limit in cap space if they choose to use it. When you have 8M in capspace, you don't need to accrue anymore. LOL
You clearly don't understand how it works but i am always happy to educate you. Reach out via conversation and i will walk you through how it works!
I 100% agree. It's a good risk to take.
And in 25-26 they will stilll have a ridiculous amount of capspace to work with - with 15 - 16M coming off the cap and ELC players coming in.
Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier both play on PP1.
Jake Guentzel is a superior talent and quite literally was available as a free agent like a month ago.
Kirby Dach has gotten the opportunity to play alongside a top line winger basically his entire career.
At the end of 2022-2023 Kirby was centering the 2nd line but didn't have much to work with. Then injured all of last year. Going into this year the 1st line is set. He would have had very little to work with on the 2nd line. But thanks to the brilliant trade by Hughes, he has a top-line winger with a nasty shot. This is massive for Dach this coming season.
He helps fill out a top 6 in which the habs only had 4-5 guys, so he takes nothing from anyone.
I do think that Nick is a great player, it's no slight to him, I just think that Dach makes players who play with him better in a way that Nick just doesn't, I think he makes a better center, provided he reaches his potential. Nick is a good Jack of all trades player. If you can't handle other opinions then don't bother replying.
Patrik Laine live and his Finland comapdres win the whole lot JVM back in 2016 in Helsinki, Finland.
