Kimota
ROY DU NORD!!!
One thing for sure, Habs are going to be a really good looking team in 2-3 years. I really like the potential line-up with Reinbacher in the system.
On defense, maybe. There's a lot of what ifs upfront.
GDT: Qualifying Offers, Buyout Window, & July 1st Free Agency Discussion Thread
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On defense, maybe. There's a lot of what ifs upfront.
Looks like this might be one of the most boring offseasons in recent memory. None of the teams want to make big moves with the knowledge cap is going to increase next year.
HuGort
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Those three be moved at deadline. I see us preparing for '24 draft this coming season
Ezpz
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C'mon Kent it's 5am and I'm waiting on the tarmak for my flight to go into the sky. Do stuff.
Is today the day, gentlemen? Is today the day that Drouin finally f***s all the way off?
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It doesn't seem like it should be super boring.
We have dead-weight that needs to be jettisoned to make TOI for superior prospects, we have a ton of warm bodies (too many) at all levels, we have too many dead-end prospects, we have a ton of cap space and the league's good teams are in demand for cap space. I feel like we ought to be on the verge of an aggressive and electric summer - streamlining the roster, building it in MSL's image, etc.
I'm not sure what's the holdup
The Habs rushed Slafkovsky to the NHL and had him battered and bruised, traded top60 picks for Newhook, and basically said they didn't pick Michkov because of the three year wait -- so how does that square with a boing and tepid offseason?
My Bergevin particle detector is starting to beep.
HabsWhiteKnightLOL
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Don't expect anything guys
Probably sign 1 or 2 of our players who are RFA
and perhaps we trade 1 or 2 Edmundson/Hoffman/Armia
Ufas are mostly all terrible
and we don't like talent so don't expect any trades to make us better
Probably sign 1 or 2 of our players who are RFA
and perhaps we trade 1 or 2 Edmundson/Hoffman/Armia
Ufas are mostly all terrible
and we don't like talent so don't expect any trades to make us better
MarkovsKnee
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Apparently, Belzile and Richard are going the way of Laurent Dauphin and want guaranteed NHL roster spots and one-way contracts. That didn't exactly work out for Dauphin. He signed in Arizona expecting to play in NHL, and spent 20 games there. He would probably have gotten more NHL games with us just due to all our injuries.
Richard wants a better opportunity to play in NHL, so he's gone. Not really surprised. He actually gave that interview saying he didn't feel he was given a chance to show what he could do (stuck on 4th line).
Another team may think Belzile can be a 4th line center full-time. Apparently, both are drawing interest from other organizations.
It doesn't sound like either will be back.
HabsWhiteKnightLOL
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Anyways we have too many forwards already. Those guys are ahlers and were just playing due to injuries.
BehindTheTimes
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Poehling is garbage. He’s always been garbage, but didn’t stop him from winning HFBoards Habs top prospect lol. Him and Louis Leblanc, two of the most overblown, shittiest prospects, I’ve ever seen hyped.
Not sure about that.
Last Spring, we traded for Barron, a recent first round pick.
Last summer, we took a home run swing on Hutson.
We traded for talented players Dach, Matheson and Newhook (all drafted in first round).
We took a chance on Gurianov (not all talented players work out).
We are currently giving Sean Monahan a second year, former 6OA with talent.
We bet on Cole Caufield long-term.
We've invested time, money and effort in moulding Logan Mailloux due to the talent he has.
We've refused offers for Kaiden Guhle.
Just because the Habs did not draft some people's favourite Matvei Michkov does not mean whatsoever that they don't like talent.
Remember when he was trying to mentor Suzuki lmao
Poehling is nowhere near as good as KK.
pickles555
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It seems to be mutual,
we don't like talent, and talent doesn't like us,
If a hometown boy in PLD didn't want to come here, then we shouldn't expect any other UFA's to want to come here,
Unless it is there only option
Not a bad player, with some compete to his game and has been a proven contributor on a winning team.
Still quite productive offensively while sporting the second best +/- on the Lightning last year. However, the huge fact is that he is turning 34 by the time the season starts. If Alex wants to play closer to home, he will need to accept the term being short. I don't mind a fair cap hit though, as long as it is for a 1-2 year term.
I'd much rather ice a Killorn than guys like Hoffman or Dadonov, who are the same age.
Every winning team needs SOME vets. If Alex Killorn wants to finish his career here, at diminishing salary in proportion to production drops, I would not rule it out.
Yes Sir this was identified from Day 1 as one of the biggest challenges early on. Hopefully we will be in good shape after this season with only Gallagher hanging over our heads. If they can make that go away what a bonus.
Adam Michaels
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Also today, Habs are back at 3 retention slots.
HabsWhiteKnightLOL
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BehindTheTimes
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Remember when he was ready to replace Danault. Fun times.
HabsWhiteKnightLOL
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We gave Lekhonen for Barron an a nhler , Barron has yet to show how to play defensively
Gurianov was just cap dump also
BehindTheTimes
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Killhorn isn’t any good, anymore. I wouldn’t give him anything. We always want to pick up elite team’s cast aways and then wonder why we will never be elite.
MrNasty
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oh my. Yes he is.
Anyway, Even if the Habs trade 2-3 guys, we still have more players than roster spots.
There are definitely players available that we could use that are better than some of our current players but it will take a lot of magic by Hughes to add anything.
