Deal they were talking about was with Oilers long term. Maybe it comes about next summer?Didn’t he only sign 1 year with the ducks, hoping to cash-in next year when the cap theoretically goes up?
Pezzetta will probably get sent to the AHL even if Slaf doesn't make the team.So youwould have Pezzetta start in Montreal. And youj seejm to think that your 1OA will learn to become a productive NHL player by playing against players worse than Pezzetta.
I don't. If he has to play in Laval, so be it, but it would be because he disappoints in camp and is not able to play well against men like he has before.
Pezzetta will probably get sent to the AHL even if Slaf doesn't make the team.
We have too many forwards.
You're too harsh on these guys man, everyone was trash last season....waiving (hopefully Goodbye to) Hoffman (and probably Armia) should be done first...
You're too harsh on these guys man, everyone was trash last season.
-Drouin and Lucic isn't going to get you any draft assets.To Cgy
Dadonov 800k retained
To Mtl
Lucic, 2nd
Calgary adds top 9 W they need while freeing up 1M in cap.
Habs add some beef & potentially flip Lucy at deadline for some draft collateral
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Sign Chara
Gorton convinces big Z to come back for 1 more yr, promise to send him to contender at deadline if Habs are out of playoff mix.
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To Minny
Dvorak, Barron, Primeau, conditional pick*
To Mtl Dumba, Wallstedt
*Fla 1st if Dumba signs extension before draft, Cgy 2nd if not, + Avs '24 2nd if he signs after draft).
Wild lock in 2 cost effective assets that will help keep them near top of west next 2yrs as Parise/suter buyouts go nuclear. Primeau & pick offset moving on from wallstedt's big potential.
Habs get Price replacement of the future, and shot a locking up Dumba long term (trading him for deadline premium if extension isn't looking likely)
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To Zona
Hoffman, Armia, Mtl 2nd
To Mtl
Ritchie
Habs pay a pick & ship out 2 serviceable fwds for Yotes taking on 5M this year. Ritchie hopefully can be spun for a 3rd at the deadline, maybe even recoup 2nd if he has a decent year.
Zona adds 2 decent vets that get them to cap floor and add pick for their trouble
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CC - Suzuki - Anderson
Slaf - Dach - Gally
Drouin - Monahan - Pitlick
Lucic - Evans - Ritchie
Byron/Pez
Matheson - Dumba
Edmundson - Savard
Chara - Harris
Wideman
Allen
Monty
Wallstedt
Move Drouin, Lucic, Ritchie, Byron & possibly Monahan by the deadline to recoup some draft assets.
Extend Dumba to solidify RD for next 4-6 yrs or trade him for 1st + at deadline
Wallstedt steps into #1 role over next 3-4 yrs.
Chara helps mentor Slaf & Harris (& guhle) & he/Lucic help the group walk a bit taller and alleviate pressure on Anderson, Slaf, Edmundson in dealing with opposing pugilists.
Hoffman still finished third in points last season behind Suzuki and Cole....Hoffman is trash...and unless Armia somehow wakes from his years of slumber more often than once every dozen games or so, he's not in much higher company...leopards don't change their spots...
Guys don't go from the AHL to top 6 either. Most rookies start on the 3rd or 4th line, and their age does not matter.He's clearly physically ready for NHL...
Question is wether he can lock in a top 6 role yet.
Far better for him to spend some time dominating against "players worst than Pez" to grow his confidence while improving his toolbox and 200foot game in the A, than being forced to curtail his offensive game while adapting to the skill/pace/rigour of the best players in the best league on the planet.
Stutzle is the only recent fwd to step into a top 6 role in his post draft season, and that on a sens team without anywhere close to the NHL fwd depth on the roster that the Habs currently have.
All the other players to play in the NHL right away did so in depth roles and to largely underwhelming results (Kakko, laf, Dach, Hughes, JKO et.), with only Hughes hitting his high end stride within the D2-D3 yrs. Odds are, AHL is where Slaf ends up, and thats perfectly fine.
Much rather he step into NHL in his D2 year, ready to contribute in a way similar to his draft pedigree, like a Zegras or Caufield (or what we'll probably see from Beniers/Johnson/McTavish this year), than have fans & media piling on because he's taking time to adjust in the big show.
I trust HuGo & MSL to make the call they feel optimizes for the big picture, one way or the other.
Slaf will definitely learn things in the AHL the question is if he should go there or just start learning in the NHL right away.Guys don't go from the AHL to top 6 either. Most rookies start on the 3rd or 4th line, and their age does not matter.
Brady Tkachuk and Andrei Svechnikov, big wingers similar to Slafkovsky, don't fit your narrative.
I have no problem with Slaf playing in the AHL if he is struggling, but hopefully it's to learn to play defence, not offence.
-Drouin and Lucic isn't going to get you any draft assets.
-Wallstedt will never get traded and definitely not for that
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+Dumba trade is possible simply because of Wild Cap problems and need to resign other players next year. Other teams might have better offers though.
+- whole lot of effort and players coming to montreal for probably late (5th, 6th, 7th) picks. Potential for Monahan to be worth more if he proves he isn't a corpse.
+Calgary giving up a 2nd to get rid of Lucic contract is feasible.
Yeah it's nice to dream. They have calen addison in addition to Brock faber. Christian Dvorak would be 4c on Minnesota considering Rossi is 2c, and Joel Eriksson ek, one of the best two way C in the league is 3c. They simply aren't trading wallstedt, and aren't parting with dumba. Their gm love him and Barron who wouldn't start in MIN and Cayden, nothing piece would never come close to getting eitherTo Cgy
Dadonov 800k retained
To Mtl
Lucic, 2nd
Calgary adds top 9 W they need while freeing up 1M in cap.
Habs add some beef & potentially flip Lucy at deadline for some draft collateral
----------
Sign Chara
Gorton convinces big Z to come back for 1 more yr, promise to send him to contender at deadline if Habs are out of playoff mix.
-----------
To Minny
Dvorak, Barron, Primeau, conditional pick*
To Mtl Dumba, Wallstedt
*Fla 1st if Dumba signs extension before draft, Cgy 2nd if not, + Avs '24 2nd if he signs after draft).
Wild lock in 2 cost effective assets that will help keep them near top of west next 2yrs as Parise/suter buyouts go nuclear. Primeau & pick offset moving on from wallstedt's big potential.
Habs get Price replacement of the future, and shot a locking up Dumba long term (trading him for deadline premium if extension isn't looking likely)
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To Zona
Hoffman, Armia, Mtl 2nd
To Mtl
Ritchie
Habs pay a pick & ship out 2 serviceable fwds for Yotes taking on 5M this year. Ritchie hopefully can be spun for a 3rd at the deadline, maybe even recoup 2nd if he has a decent year.
Zona adds 2 decent vets that get them to cap floor and add pick for their trouble
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CC - Suzuki - Anderson
Slaf - Dach - Gally
Drouin - Monahan - Pitlick
Lucic - Evans - Ritchie
Byron/Pez
Matheson - Dumba
Edmundson - Savard
Chara - Harris
Wideman
Allen
Monty
Wallstedt
Move Drouin, Lucic, Ritchie, Byron & possibly Monahan by the deadline to recoup some draft assets.
Extend Dumba to solidify RD for next 4-6 yrs or trade him for 1st + at deadline
Wallstedt steps into #1 role over next 3-4 yrs.
Chara helps mentor Slaf & Harris (& guhle) & he/Lucic help the group walk a bit taller and alleviate pressure on Anderson, Slaf, Edmundson in dealing with opposing pugilists.
Hoffman still finished third in points last season behind Suzuki and Cole.
You certainly make many deals. I doubt Hughes improve team greatly this year. I think turn around is draft '23. Plus free agency.To Cgy
Dadonov 800k retained
To Mtl
Lucic, 2nd
Calgary adds top 9 W they need while freeing up 1M in cap.
Habs add some beef & potentially flip Lucy at deadline for some draft collateral
----------
Sign Chara
Gorton convinces big Z to come back for 1 more yr, promise to send him to contender at deadline if Habs are out of playoff mix.
-----------
To Minny
Dvorak, Barron, Primeau, conditional pick*
To Mtl Dumba, Wallstedt
*Fla 1st if Dumba signs extension before draft, Cgy 2nd if not, + Avs '24 2nd if he signs after draft).
Wild lock in 2 cost effective assets that will help keep them near top of west next 2yrs as Parise/suter buyouts go nuclear. Primeau & pick offset moving on from wallstedt's big potential.
Habs get Price replacement of the future, and shot a locking up Dumba long term (trading him for deadline premium if extension isn't looking likely)
--------------
To Zona
Hoffman, Armia, Mtl 2nd
To Mtl
Ritchie
Habs pay a pick & ship out 2 serviceable fwds for Yotes taking on 5M this year. Ritchie hopefully can be spun for a 3rd at the deadline, maybe even recoup 2nd if he has a decent year.
Zona adds 2 decent vets that get them to cap floor and add pick for their trouble
------------------
CC - Suzuki - Anderson
Slaf - Dach - Gally
Drouin - Monahan - Pitlick
Lucic - Evans - Ritchie
Byron/Pez
Matheson - Dumba
Edmundson - Savard
Chara - Harris
Wideman
Allen
Monty
Wallstedt
Move Drouin, Lucic, Ritchie, Byron & possibly Monahan by the deadline to recoup some draft assets.
Extend Dumba to solidify RD for next 4-6 yrs or trade him for 1st + at deadline
Wallstedt steps into #1 role over next 3-4 yrs.
Chara helps mentor Slaf & Harris (& guhle) & he/Lucic help the group walk a bit taller and alleviate pressure on Anderson, Slaf, Edmundson in dealing with opposing pugilists.
Same goes to Gally and Anderson....and was still hot garbage and responsible for far many more goals against than he was for...pity every other GM in the League knows it as well...![]()
Same goes to Gally and Anderson.
There is some value there, but not much, because of his 4.5M and two years left. We have too many of those types of guys who have no value because of money, term, and sucky performance......Hoffman still finished third in points last season behind Suzuki and Cole.
Is there data to back up your claim? I'm just curious. Having said this, I'm in no way a fan of Hoffman and I would rather get asset for him. From my perspective, I hope that KH get's many asset for guys like Hoffman, Armia, Drouin, Byron and to some extent Gallagher in order to clear key spot in the forward area. Now Montreal can't draft 10++ players every year so will see if they can flip these asset and become competitive sooner then later....and was still hot garbage and responsible for far many more goals against than he was for...pity every other GM in the League knows it as well...![]()
To be fair though, our goaltending was putrid last season, and the D, already a weak area of this team, was missing key elements most of the year....and was still hot garbage and responsible for far many more goals against than he was for...pity every other GM in the League knows it as well...![]()
Hoff plays normal season, so it is ok then?The difference is, that was a normal season for Hoffman.
Gallagher & Anderson might rebound, Hoffman won't - he's hard to get rid of for this reason.Hoff plays normal season, so it is ok then?
No it doesn't. Anderson will be in demand from other teams because he is a power forward He has weaknesses and limited hockey sense but that doesn't seem to deter GM's from wanting him.Same goes to Gally and Anderson.
Hoffman was 3rd in team scoring last year. I think he can have a better year than last with a better center like Dach, setting him up. All depends on where and with who he plays, I think.Gallagher & Anderson might rebound, Hoffman won't - he's hard to get rid of for this reason.