Assuming Kyle Baun is very much like his grandfather, the Hawks just stole another very promising young winger, which may help their salary cap problems. All NHL teams have great interest in Free Agents with promise, as noticed in the off season signings of Carr and Sekac. Like catching a wildcard off the draw giving you a straight flush when your opponents have gone all in without one, GM's are acutely aware of the values of these gems during the salary cap era.
When Bergevin & the Habs front office evaluates these players, I have supreme confidence that they make the proper judgement in pursuing them. While not overextending themselves in the attempt to lure these prized FA's, which often times don't reach their predicted upside. No longer do I 2nd guess every move made by our management team. Still I take time to judge with a keen eye what deficiencies the prospects not signed by the Habs, accomplish elsewhere. Forming the opinion that Bergy & Staff are the best in the business, and the Habs won't be a team that suffers from poor management in the Salary Cap Era, as some of the "Elite Teams" have been wont to do!
I have found the same type of confidence in this Habs regime that I had reserved for only the Selke & Pollock regimes before, take that to the Bank! Just make sure it's the Bank of Montreal Canadiens, In Bergy We Trust!!!...