Something will happen in the following weeks. Habs have Primeau, Pezz, Beaudin and Ylonen that will need to go through waivers. Hoff is not part of future plans and Armia is becoming another burden. Gally and Allen are the other contracts the Habs would certainly want to move on from, although Allen is HuGo's mistake.
Yes, but that doesn't impact waivers. Two-way contract only means that his salary is lower in the minors than the NHL, waivers is an entirely different mechanism based on games played and number of years since signing an NHL contract. Waivers FAQ - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
Not really. The biggest loss out of any of those is Pezzetta because he's a different forward than the rest of the team for the most part.
Better with the animal you know wile trying to develop other Gs in case Monty doesn't keep progressing on what should be an affordable contract.
That’s his arbitration ask.
Is our current reputation any good? Nobody wants to play in Canada. Vegas doesn't give a f*** about a move if it makes their team better yet everyone would still play there. Not to mention that Hoffman/Armia were given multiple chances to produce but they are just not good enough.
I think with new management comes new reputation. Obviously it doesn't change overnight, or the fact Molson is still the owner, but I do think players around the league will be looking at MTL as an up and coming destination to play in a couple years as the team adjusts to playoff contender.
Exactly why I think it might not be a good idea to compound waiving vets on top of location. I've read some articles from this point of view in the last few weeks and makes some sense to me. maybe I'm overthinking it a bit, but I don't like waiving vets unless they're at Alzner level... but maybe they are.
That's a benefit Montreal doesn't have unless things shift to players wanting to come to Canada in the future. I wish we had the ability to do that as well, but I'm not sure. We do have the history, but I guess I'm coming from a cautious place as this year is another rebuild/bottom of the standings year so I don't see much harm not playing Pitlick or Pezzetta every game.
I agree. Wish we could just bury them without thinking twice. I'm trying to take the human element into the equation and attracting FAs in the future at (what I think is) a small cost of keeping Hoffman/Armia in the lineup.
Alzner, Gomez, Kaberle, Streit, Semin, Kinkaid, Malhotra, Weaver, etc. All guys previously buried or bought out by old management, didn't prevent Toffoli, Edmundson, Chiarot and more to sign here.
Very true. I'm not saying waiving isn't an option or even that it isnt a good option depending on the player. Just that I can see the Habs not needing to make a trade to free up a roster spot at the moment. Maybe my reasoning isn't exactly air tight
I’d trade Cole and dach tomorrow for ep. Dach is dumb and Cole could be replaced. Winger.
