The state of the Habs Rebuild - The Next step

[Kobe Armstrong]

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Lolwut? When was that for Armia and Dvo again?

As others have posted, Anderson certainly had value in the season after the Cup run, which was widely reported.

Dvorak had 31 points in 56 games in Arizona, we traded a 1st + 2nd for him. He had 33 points in 56 games with the Habs the next season and suddenly he became worthless?

No. Obviously Dvorak and Anderson's value fell off a cliff during the Hughes tenure. This shouldn't be contentious.

Armia I'll give you, but who knows when his value fell off a cliff - he was valuable immediately after the Cup run but he had a horrible follow up season

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

As others have posted, Anderson certainly had value in the season after the Cup run, which was widely reported.

Dvorak had 31 points in 56 games in Arizona, we traded a 1st + 2nd for him. He had 33 points in 56 games with the Habs the next season and suddenly he became worthless?

No. Obviously Dvorak and Anderson's value fell off a cliff during the Hughes tenure. This shouldn't be contentious.

Armia I'll give you, but who knows when his value fell off a cliff - he was valuable immediately after the Cup run but he had a horrible follow up season

All these tough to move contracts were impeded by the pandemic and the cap freeze etc. It was next to impossible to move cap league-wide for a few years right when Hughes started as GM. We'll see how long that effect lingers, but teams with contracts they wanted to move were in a tough spot for a few years, and Montreal had a bunch.

 

[Habs Halifax]

The next step is to take the next step