HF Habs: Out Of Town Thread: 2024 Off-Season edition

[Rapala]

As a fan its hard to turn him down. As a GM your job is to build a contending team not a collection of shiny individuals. In a Cap world you have to turn him down or trade one of the other 3 for a dman. I said that in July 1, 2018 when they signed him and I stand by it today.

When he signed JT, Kadri was coming of 2 consecutive 32G seasons and was signed for 4 more years at 4.5M. That was your no 2 centre, signing JT dropped Kadri down to 3rd line and his production suffered.

The Leafs over reacted blaming Kadri for their game seven loss to Boston after he got suspended for 5 games.
If I'm not mistaken he had disciplinary issues in the post season prior to that one as well.
I always prefer a player you have to bring down a notch to one you have to boot in the ass.

 

[Nashy]

The Leafs over reacted blaming Kadri for their game seven loss to Boston after he got suspended for 5 games.
If I'm not mistaken he had disciplinary issues in the post season prior to that one as well.
I always prefer a player you have to bring down a notch to one you have to boot in the ass.

Agree. Kadri was the perfect 2nd line center, yeah, maybe too much emotion once in awhile, but better than none at all. Let Matthews mature into your #1 center, and take that Tavares money and grab a top defenceman and goalie.
Once again proving that patience is key to a proper rebuild.
Tavares was never gonna lead this bunch anywhere, stats aside, and that contract hamstrung the Leafs from a proper build. Glad it worked out that way, it's been years of amusement.

 

[Rapala]

I'd do it if Savoie is included in the deal.

They'll probably just take the picks anyways

The picks are useless to Edmonton at this point
They are in win now mode and were surely expecting both those kids to improve.

 

[MeanMugging91]

 

[salbutera]

I assume Glass is an analytics poster boy?

 

[salbutera]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823448672241107387

Vinik bought team + arena + land for $170M 14-years ago

Another hedge fund type likely joining NHL ownership ranks…

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

The picks are useless to Edmonton at this point
They are in win now mode and were surely expecting both those kids to improve.

So they need to pay to move out a contract to keep Broberg and Holloway.

 

[sampollock]

Figs have made TSN wet their pants
Nostrils is a C

So they need to pay to move out a contract to keep Broberg and Holloway.

Enter KH

 

[Frankenheimer]

"Tavares has been heavily involved in the process with GM Brad Treliving."

What kind of corporate garbagespeak is this? Heavily involved in the process? Seems pretty straighforward. Underperforming guy got stripped of his C, and Max Contract got hung with it.

 

[Shred]

"Tavares has been heavily involved in the process with GM Brad Treliving."

What kind of corporate garbagespeak is this?

They have bi-weekly zoom calls to plan the succession

 

[the valiant effort]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823448672241107387

Vinik bought team + arena + land for $170M 14-years ago

Another hedge fund type likely joining NHL ownership ranks…

Nothing but good news for the very good, very healthy state of the game!!!!

 

[Nashy]

"Tavares has been heavily involved in the process with GM Brad Treliving."

What kind of corporate garbagespeak is this? Heavily involved in the process? Seems pretty straighforward. Underperforming guy got stripped of his C, and Max Contract got hung with it.

Except that Tavares didnt underperform....no more than all the overpaid Leafs....its an attempt at making a change for the sake of change.....nothing has changed.....nothing.

 

[The Real Timo]

Oh noes!!! Colin white signed somewhere else.

Ex-Habs, Senators F White signs one-year deal with AHL San Jose | TSN

Former Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators forward Colin White signed a one-year contract with the AHL's San Jose Barracuda on Tuesday.

www.tsn.ca

 

[Kimota]

Habs should call the Oilers after they match with Holloway to see if they would be interesting in making a trade. Have the rules changed, can you trade after matching now?

 

[Habs7631]

Habs should call the Oilers after they match with Holloway to see if they would be interesting in making a trade. Have the rules changed, can you trade after matching now?

Couple of people earlier in the thread said you can’t trade a player for the whole season after matching an offer sheet.

 

[The Real Timo]

I WANT KK BACK!!!!

 

[Kimota]

Couple of people earlier in the thread said you can’t trade a player for the whole season after matching an offer sheet.

I guess we could wait a year.

 

[vokiel]

Habs should call the Oilers after they match with Holloway to see if they would be interesting in making a trade. Have the rules changed, can you trade after matching now?

They won't match anyway, they would have moved before if they were planning on matching offers.

 

[the]

I'm not a fan of offersheets but I've got to admit they are pretty entertaining. I love the endless bickering between both fanbase. The bad blood is real, it's the ultimate backstabbing move and a true declaration of war.

I swear, it's the equivalent of learning that your wife cheated on you and now you have to decide if you keep her or not.

 

[McGees]

I get why they are giving him the C - But Matthews is no leader.

 

[Lshap]

I get why they are giving him the C - But Matthews is no leader.

We have no clue who the leaders are in any dressing room. For the Leafs' sake, you hope Matthews has matured into a motivator and positive role model. For the rest of the hockey world's sake, you hope they gave him the "C" as a vanity plate for their golden child.

 

[Beer and Chips]

I'm not a fan of offersheets but I've got to admit they are pretty entertaining. I love the endless bickering between both fanbase. The bad blood is real, it's the ultimate backstabbing move and a true declaration of war.

I swear, it's the equivalent of learning that your wife cheated on you and now you have to decide if you keep her or not.

Easy to see why no one was using offer sheets, makes things really nasty. Have the fans in St. Louis been getting restless, calling for change?

 

[shamrun]

I WANT KK BACK!!!!

Is KK short for Kool Kovalev

 

[sampollock]

I get why they are giving him the C - But Matthews is no leader.

TSN and SN say otherwise

Easy to see why no one was using offer sheets, makes things really nasty. Have the fans in St. Louis been getting restless, calling for change?

habs should have given a sheet to Holloway.

 

[Walrus26]

I'm not a fan of offersheets but I've got to admit they are pretty entertaining. I love the endless bickering between both fanbase. The bad blood is real, it's the ultimate backstabbing move and a true declaration of war.

I swear, it's the equivalent of learning that your wife cheated on you and now you have to decide if you keep her or not.

I can't agree - the team where the players are RFAs simply has to get deals done if it values the player. They don't, well then any incoming offer sheets are on them.

I'm in the same camp as those people who believe a GM's job is to do what's best for their team and if that rocks the boat at the mythical GMs Country Club, then so be it.

Good for the Blues if you ask me.