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

[Paddyjack]

Offer a 3rd for Kulak/Ceci and a 2026 1st. Get er done HuGo.

With all the Ds we have on track to progress, why would we even consider this. I would rather trade them a D like Harris against a pick or a good forward prospect so that they can get rid of Ceci elsewhere

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

With all the Ds we have on track to progress, why would we even consider this. I would rather trade them a D like Harris against a pick or a good forward prospect so that they can get rid of Ceci elsewhere

Ceci's contract is up at the end of the year. Can even put him on waivers and hope someone takes him if they can't get anything for him. Habs should be looking for firsts or A prospects. Harris doesn't get either. Now if they got Ceci they can just move Harris for whatever they can get to open up a spot.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Who did they bring in for goaltending?

Stolarz to replace Samsonov and the hopes of having a healthy Woll as their starter. I am not claiming that their goaltending is fixed just that it was quite bad and there is reason to believe it will be better. Stolarz is a very good backup who might even be a sleeper as a late blooming starter and Woll has all sorts of potential if he can remain healthy which is an enormous "if" based on his entire history as a pro.

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1824506119169159398

 

[Weltschmerz]

Stolarz to replace Samsonov and the hopes of having a healthy Woll as their starter. I am not claiming that their goaltending is fixed just that it was quite bad and there is reason to believe it will be better. Stolarz is a very good backup who might even be a sleeper as a late blooming starter and Woll has all sorts of potential if he can remain healthy which is an enormous "if" based on his entire history as a pro.

Neither has ever started 30 games in the NHL, can't wait for them to explode, guess they have Matt Murray still

 

[sampollock]

Neither has ever started 30 games in the NHL, can't wait for them to explode, guess they have Matt Murray still

BUT yet are vezina and tsn loves it

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Brian Wilde says Habs should not retire Price's jersey because of lack of awards and Cups. Wilde is an imbecile. Price wasn't the GM. All you can look at is his record. He was the best goalie in the league for years and should be in the Hall of Fame and his jersey should be retired.

 

[Prairie Habs]

Offer a 3rd for Kulak/Ceci and a 2026 1st. Get er done HuGo.

It would be disgusting if HuGo got Hutson for trading Kulak and then got a 1st for taking him back. The other GMs would put him on some sort of watch list,

 

[Tyson]

Brian Wilde says Habs should not retire Price's jersey because of lack of awards and Cups. Wilde is an imbecile. Price wasn't the GM. All you can look at is his record. He was the best goalie in the league for years and should be in the Hall of Fame and his jersey should be retired.

I have said this before and will say it again.
Price talent wise is easily the best goalie in Habs history and that says alot considering the history of Durnan, Plante, Dryden and Roy.
You put Price behind the cup winning teams and he wins many cups. Not his fault that he played behind severely inferior teams.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Brian Wilde says Habs should not retire Price's jersey because of lack of awards and Cups. Wilde is an imbecile. Price wasn't the GM. All you can look at is his record. He was the best goalie in the league for years and should be in the Hall of Fame and his jersey should be retired.

Yeah.. Price is going to be a Hall of Famer and he holds a lot of Canadiens records, on top of having a Hart, Lindsay and Vezina and a cup finals apperance largely on his back.

Markov and Koivu have some light claims to jersey retirement, Markov more so than Koivu, but with Price there's the records and the hardware. You can't hold him to the standards of Dryden etc. because Dryden played with legitimately cup winning, dynasty teams.. Price had to make wine out of turds.

 

[The Real Timo]

So according to SN Oilers are asking for high pick to take Ceci or Kulak to clear cap space. In what universe are any of them worth a 1st round? Unless, of course, they mean a high 4th round pick. Lol... what a joke. As much as I don;t like Barron I'd keep him over Ceci.

Brian Wilde says Habs should not retire Price's jersey because of lack of awards and Cups. Wilde is an imbecile. Price wasn't the GM. All you can look at is his record. He was the best goalie in the league for years and should be in the Hall of Fame and his jersey should be retired.

Wilde is just another woke moron who gets paid to spew shit that makes no sense. It always amazed me that ANY of these people actually get paid. ANY hockey news with the most in-depth analysis can be obtained here for free.

 

[Beer and Chips]

Yeah.. Price is going to be a Hall of Famer and he holds a lot of Canadiens records, on top of having a Hart, Lindsay and Vezina and a cup finals apperance largely on his back.

Markov and Koivu have some light claims to jersey retirement, Markov more so than Koivu, but with Price there's the records and the hardware. You can't hold him to the standards of Dryden etc. because Dryden played with legitimately cup winning, dynasty teams.. Price had to make wine out of turds.

We have to remember why numbers were retired, it wasn't for having a good career, These were exceptional players on exceptional teams, you can't lower the standard.

 

[WeThreeKings]

We have to remember why numbers were retired, it wasn't for having a good career, These were exceptional players on exceptional teams, you can't lower the standard.

He was an exceptional player. We should not punish an individual because his GM was Bergevin and another's was Sam Pollock.

 

[Tyson]

So according to SN Oilers are asking for high pick to take Ceci or Kulak to clear cap space. In what universe are any of them worth a 1st round? Unless, of course, they mean a high 4th round pick. Lol... what a joke. As much as I don;t like Barron I'd keep him over Ceci.


Wilde is just another woke moron who gets paid to spew shit that makes no sense. It always amazed me that ANY of these people actually get paid. ANY hockey news with the most in-depth analysis can be obtained here for free.

Yeah Marinaro seems to attract some real winners on his show.

He was an exceptional player. We should not punish an individual because his GM was Bergevin and another's was Sam Pollock.

That hits the nail directly on the head!

 

[Rapala]

Brian Wilde says Habs should not retire Price's jersey because of lack of awards and Cups. Wilde is an imbecile. Price wasn't the GM. All you can look at is his record. He was the best goalie in the league for years and should be in the Hall of Fame and his jersey should be retired.

Brian Wilde should retire.

 

[Tyson]

We have to remember why numbers were retired, it wasn't for having a good career, These were exceptional players on exceptional teams, you can't lower the standard.

Price was an exceptional player period.

 

[Andrei79]

I have said this before and will say it again.
Price talent wise is easily the best goalie in Habs history and that says alot considering the history of Durnan, Plante, Dryden and Roy.
You put Price behind the cup winning teams and he wins many cups. Not his fault that he played behind severely inferior teams.

I agree. For a few years, he was essentially a cheat code and the team completely collapsed when he was injured in 15-16. He was the difference between a top team in the conference and a bottom feeder. Hasek like impact.

 

[sheed36]

So according to SN Oilers are asking for high pick to take Ceci or Kulak to clear cap space. In what universe are any of them worth a 1st round? Unless, of course, they mean a high 4th round pick. Lol... what a joke. As much as I don;t like Barron I'd keep him over Ceci.


Wilde is just another woke moron who gets paid to spew shit that makes no sense. It always amazed me that ANY of these people actually get paid. ANY hockey news with the most in-depth analysis can be obtained here for free.

Huh? What I saw posted somewhere on HF was that teams were supposedly asking for a 1st and 2nd being added from the Oilers side as sweeteners for them to take both Ceci and Kulak back as cap dumps, knowing the huge bind the Oilers are currently in.

 

[The Real Timo]

Huh? What I saw posted somewhere on HF was that teams were supposedly asking for a 1st and 2nd being added from the Oilers side as sweeteners for them to take both Ceci and Kulak back as cap dumps, knowing the huge bind the Oilers are currently in.

Ah. That changes things. I’ll take Oilers first and second and burry both Ceci and the great Brett Kulak in the AHL

 

[The Real Timo]

lol. TSN site today. Yes I still feel like not. Enough has been written about Matthew’s captaincy.

 

[overlords]

lol. TSN site today. Yes I still feel like not. Enough has been written about Matthew’s captaincy.

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Swapping one shitty leader for another seems to be a huge deal in the media these days.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

lol. TSN site today. Yes I still feel like not. Enough has been written about Matthew’s captaincy.

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Does this mean Tavares is being traded before the season starts? If not that seems f***ing crazy to me. Why not just wait till the season after when he’s gone anyways?
Never heard of that before. That’s a lot of disrespect towards Tavares for probably zero gain. Wow

 

[Jack Skellington]

Does this mean Tavares is being traded before the season starts? If not that seems f***ing crazy to me. Why not just wait till the season after when he’s gone anyways?
Never heard of that before. That’s a lot of disrespect towards Tavares for probably zero gain. Wow

It’s happened a few times where the old captain stuck around. Elias stayed forever. The Leafs core has just about run its course IMO even if the players aren’t exceedingly old. I think they may have already had their best couple chances at a run and now have an even dumber GM. So maybe it’s just hoping it sparks something in the team and either Matthews sinks or swims with the new responsibility. I don’t really think he has the making of a good captain but they don’t really have anybody who would. It’s a stark contrast to Montreal who I feel doesn’t have enough letters to go around, I could see 5 or 6 potential captains and a bunch more who could wear an A one day.

 

[Paddyjack]

Well, I'm back after two weeks vacations in Vancouver. I'm sure you guys missed my wonderful insights!!! Right?? Right....???????

Looking at Sportsnets and TSN, it seems like I missed only one thing important.....

 

[Prairie Habs]

Does this mean Tavares is being traded before the season starts? If not that seems f***ing crazy to me. Why not just wait till the season after when he’s gone anyways?
Never heard of that before. That’s a lot of disrespect towards Tavares for probably zero gain. Wow

Attempt to change the narrative that you are just running it back with the exact same group. Matthews has been on the team longer than Tavares, so the idea that switching some fabric on their sweaters is going to be what finally gets them over the hump after almost a decade is laughable, but Leafs fans are eating it up.