HF Habs: Trade Proposal Thread #89: 2024-2025 season part II

[ZUKI]

Has the Sun not given you enough?

Sun gives skin cancer.

 

[vokiel]

Sun gives skin cancer.

Also vitamin D, which supposedly helps protect against nasty Colds.

 

[Miller Time]

Wrong thread

 

[ML16]

Yes it would be hard to do especially if they continue to climb upwards.

I'm ok with signing Armia if he wants to stay here and accepts a 1-2 year deal at less than he is making now (which I doubt, but maybe)

I'm convinced Evans will want the best contract possible. This is his one chance. He is very replaceable. If we sign him to that deal we are taking away space and cash.... I want us to be a contender in 3 years. Evans is not a 3C on a contender. Pass unless he signs for 3 (maybe4) years.

Personally I think the Habs may be a slightly worse team next year and sellers again for the last time in many years.

Of course I am also really hoping they win the next 10 games and make a historic run with Dobes carrying the cup at the parade!

Hard to imagine the Habs being slightly worse next season; the addition of Demidov alone should give them quite an edge compared with this year.

The crux of a successful transition from sellers to buyers will be what the Habs decide to do with Matheson, Newhook/Dach and Evans - and maybe to a lesser extent Armia and Gallagher.

Matheson is not a viable option long term; do they package him for a RHD or use him a stop-gap for Reinbacher?

Evans is a viable option long term for the bottom-6/PK, but can common grounds be found on a reasonable contract?

Can Dach finally establish himself as C2 with Demidov and Laine on his wings? If he can’t with them, hard to envision him being able to with anyone…

Can Newhook establish himself a C3? If not, finding an external LHC solution is paramount.

Armia is a viable option short term for the bottom-6/PK, but would he be open to a short term contract?

Gallagher is done, can he be traded with once the Habs recoup their retention spots or simply bought out?