Proposal: MTL & VAN

[dgibb10]

Gallagher is underrated.

 

[JustAHabFan]

Gallagher is underrated.

Way way underrated. In the playoff, it's usually the 2nd/3rd line that would make the difference in a series. Gallagher will be a perfect 3rd line winger in a Cup contending team.

 

[dgibb10]

Way way underrated. In the playoff, it's usually the 2nd/3rd line that would make the difference in a series. Gallagher will be a perfect 3rd line winger in a Cup contending team.

Not on the PP so doesn't get to rack up points there to make the casuals fall in love.

And a hefty contract.

perfect recipe to be underrated

 

[jfhabs]

Leadership needs to change with the Habs.
Matheson, Anderson, Dvorak, Gally all gotta go
Only Savard and Evans makes sense to keep atm.

It's actually the opposite.
Savard and Evans have value being on expiring contract and being decent contributors.
Matheson could be traded for the right price, but we don't really have someone to eat his minutes right now.
The other 3 are cap dumps and it doesn't make sense to retain or pay asset to dump them because we're not in 'win now' window.

 

[JustAHabFan]

Not on the PP so doesn't get to rack up points there to make the casuals fall in love.

And a hefty contract.

perfect recipe to be underrated

But here we talked about 50% retaining. For a little more than 3M, I think it's a very good deal and all the Habs got was a 4th/5th round pick? The Habs has no issue with the cap and they have a very young team. Leadership and show young players how to play the game properly worth much more than a late pick.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Gallagher is underrated.

I mean he’s 32 and a half years and plays a punishing game that leads to injuries and likely not much longer playing at this level and he is significantly overpaid.
Would have been a great pickup in his prime though.

 

[ReimanSum1908]

I mean he’s 32 and a half years and plays a punishing game that leads to injuries and likely not much longer playing at this level and he is significantly overpaid.
Would have been a great pickup in his prime though.

He's playing far, far better this year, but no one should confuse competence with attractiveness as an asset or value to other teams.

Whereas in prior seasons, he looked like a player who shouldn't be in the league, now he looks like an overpaid veteran who competes and has had some good luck.

 

[CanadienShark]

Vancouver really doesn't need an overpaid 3rd liner. A defence upgrade and/or a bona fide Top-6 forward are the obvious needs. Anything else is probably...not really worth doing. In fact, with Dakota Joshua coming back...they can reunite one of the best third lines in the league, which plays hard, structured, gritty hockey and scores at a more or less Top-6 rate at even strength.


I also don't really think Montreal would necessarily want to move Gallagher either. His cap isn't really an issue for them right now and he's a perfect culture carrier/tone setter/role model in his effort and work ethic.

At 3.25, he's not overpaid. Far from it. I do agree that Vancouver isn't the right landing spot.