Confirmed Trade: [MTL/MIN] Canadiens trade Brandon Baddock to Wild for Andrew Hammond

[Hostile Offer]

Habs just had to get a goalie. Literally anyone.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Andrew Hammond, the missing piece.

 

[57special]

Kind of disturbing for Wild fans that no mention is made of Braddock- I'll try to contain my excitement.
Hammond has been decent when I've watched him.

 

[M Ace]

Why didn’t Oilers grab Hammond?

 

[GordonGraham]

Habs gearing up for one of the most improbable playoff runs in NHL history.

Even going undefeated for rest of the season 36-0-0 probably wouldnt be enough that would make it 95 points

 

[Jee]

So Minnesota is now our trade buddy because of the Hughes-Guerin connexion eh

 

[golffuul]

This move should have been made months ago, if Baddock was all it was going to take to secure another goaltender so your future starter wouldn't get trashed night in and night out by a team that rarely showed up to play. I appreciate the press calling out Gorton for not having helped Ducharme/Team, but why call him out at St. Louis's press conference and not in the weeks after Gorton was hired? If Gorton needed 2 months to realize that Primeau was not the right player to have in your lineup, regularly, and should have been in Laval continuing to develop, then I worry that what Gorton and Hughes have in mind for the team is going to put this team behind for the better part of a decade.

 

[ole ole]

2 great moves in less than a week which doesn't hurt our tank. Gorton may just be the guy we needed.
An interim coach with no coaching experience and a goalie who can't stop a beach ball.
Hopefully this leads to,
MR. Wright...COME ON DOWN.

 

[Mike Dukarm]

Finally no one will try to trade Koskinen to the Habs

 

[KovalchukFistPump]

Lol this guy was one of many useless draft picks made by the Lou/Conte era. But then again, he's a 6th round pick so it's actually kind of an accomplishment he's still in the AHL.

 

[57special]

OK, I get it now. Wild doing Hammond a favor, allowing him to get in a few games in the NHL. They can let him go now that they signed MacIntyre, who is doing decently as a AHL/emergency backup goalie. Hammond was necessary earlier in the year when their G prospects under contract weren't looking so good.

MN can use Baddock down in the AHL. McLeod is getting old, and a few fighters on other teams have been taking advantage of their smaller players. I can also see Baddock getting a call up if a player like Deslaurier/Johnston/Reaves comes to town. Right now, their best fighter is Foligno, but you don't really want his 17g, 10a taken off the ice fighting players like that.

 

[Prior]

Guerin throwing Hammond an opportunity to potentially see NHL time again. McIntyre was recently signed and more or less has taken his role.

 

[HansonBro]

Don't forget when Hammond first started he went 20-1-2 with a .941%....

 

[nilan30]

Should’ve just called up Baddock to beat up anyone who scored on Primeau.

 

[Hostile Offer]

Lol this guy was one of many useless draft picks made by the Lou/Conte era. But then again, he's a 6th round pick so it's actually kind of an accomplishment he's still in the AHL.

Well he fights a lot so that'll keep him employed until his head can't take it anymore.

 

[Treb]

Sad to see Baddock go, but Hammond was needed.

 

[habamillions]

Sad to see Baddock go, but Hammond was needed.

This was my thoughts. I liked baddock

 

[CraigBillington]

Brandon Baddock sounds like a superheroes name.

You know, you're 100% right haha

 

[Edenjung]

Andrew Hammond, the missing piece.

sounds like stanley cup for me

But really i hope they win some games and get out of the last place.

 

[57special]

Don't forget when Hammond first started he went 20-1-2 with a .941%....

Which is precisely what MTL doesn't want. Hammond can do a decent impression of a NHL goaltender, and isn't a jackass. That's all they want.

Baddock can do an impression of a player, and is kickass. That's what they want.

Trade makes complete sense to me now.

 

[ranold26]

 

[serp]

 

[TBF1972]

Devils should be doing the same thing.

You want to send Gillies down?

 

[TBF1972]

Habs gearing up for one of the most improbable playoff runs in NHL history.

They could, but decide to trade Hamburglar for an other first.

 

[Brodeur]

Don't forget when Hammond first started he went 20-1-2 with a .941%....

If I ever run into Hamburglar, he's drinking for free that night for salvaging two of my fantasy teams that season.

 

[HuGo Sham]

we traded our AHL goon for the hamburglar. story at 11