Machine of Loving Grace Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/canadiens-acquire-armia-and-mason-from-jets-in-exchange-for-simon-bourque/c-299353398 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Bergevin reading my articles and taking on cap dumps to get picks and young players. Excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habopotamus Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Armia might not be a bad pick up too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meller93 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Thoughts on Armia? Big body who plays center and wing. 29 points last year, and only 25. Definitely adds depth and grit And I like him off my initial reaction. Steve mason.. we have the cap space. He fell off last year though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, Commandant said: Bergevin reading my articles and taking on cap dumps to get picks and young players. Excellent. Honestly, this was my first thought when I saw this. Hope they keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, Meller93 said: Thoughts on Armia? Big body who plays center and wing. 29 points last year, and only 25. Definitely adds depth and grit And I like him off my initial reaction. Steve mason.. we have the cap space. He fell off last year though. Armia is a much better option than signing Roussel. Mason we will retain 50% and flip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habopotamus Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, The Saint said: Honestly, this was my first thought when I saw this. Hope they keep it up. Or they're trading Price and Mason is Habs new starting tendy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 5 minutes ago, Habopotamus said: Or they're trading Price and Mason is Habs new starting tendy... I'm good with this. A Mason/Niemi platoons should be good for 25 wins max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalhabs Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Armia another fin. Mason in worst case has a contract that ends after this year. Decent insurance if, God help us, Price goes down again. Best case he plays well and can be traded for a 2nd rounder or something at the deadline with retained salary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan84 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Guess the Habs won't have to trade for a 7th round pick at the draft next year! Overall a solid pickup. We have the salary cap space to take on contracts like this. Not sure if they plan on using Armia as a centre cause he has mostly played the wing. We'll also be in line to sign him as well since he's a RFA. There are teams that could still use Mason as a backup so if we retain salary I'm sure we can get a little bit for him. That or trade Niemi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 I'm pretty good with this. Maybe would have liked a better pick but I think the "eat our cap for value" was about gettting Armia. A Jets fan described Armia as, "one good game, four bad games" which is fine for where this club is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Anyone has a chance to play center this year. With Tavares out, seemingly this move is for Statsny, ROR trade falling through, Bozak is the remaining center i'm aware of who has played top 6 minutes How many wingers can one team have? This year is lose for hughes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meller93 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, Chris said: Anyone has a chance to play center this year. With Tavares out, seemingly this move is for Statsny, ROR trade falling through, Bozak is the remaining center i'm aware of who has played top 6 minutes How many wingers can one team have? This year is lose for hughes With jets shedding masons salary, they will likely resign Stastny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Yea, thats what i meant for the Jets, not the habs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, Meller93 said: With jets shedding masons salary, they will likely resign Stastny Yeah, centre market just dried up quick and Bozak is about to get paid way more than he should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meller93 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 14 minutes ago, Chris said: Anyone has a chance to play center this year. With Tavares out, seemingly this move is for Statsny, ROR trade falling through, Bozak is the remaining center i'm aware of who has played top 6 minutes How many wingers can one team have? This year is lose for hughes Hahaha I’m jumping on the lose for Hughes train then. Imagine a center lineup of Hughes Kotkaniemi Poehling no more SAC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, Meller93 said: Hahaha I’m jumping on the lose for Hughes train then. Imagine a center lineup of Hughes Kotkaniemi Poehling no more SAC Add Cozens or Lavoie and maybe I'll be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I'd rather see them use the cap space to get a better pick or prospect but Armia's a decent forward at the very least. He's also a right-hand shot, something the Habs are sorely lacking up front. Goalie supply outweighs demand in free agency so it's not a guarantee that the Habs will find a taker for Mason in a trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meller93 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, Machine of Loving Grace said: Add Cozens or Lavoie and maybe I'll be happy. Why did we draft Houde and not one of these guys again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Interesting minor trade that finally shows the Habs acting like a smart, forward-looking organization. I doubt that Mason is better than Niemi. We're best thinking of him purely as weaponized cap space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I like the recent direction but am still skeptical of this mgmt team. This has been an offseason of positive change so far, and moves showing an actual plan for long term improvement. I like that. Like I said though, skeptical. Hope is rising however ever and I have come to realize I would be totally fine with a full rebuild. I don't believe they will, but for me personally this is a major shift in my thinking. I am a 46 year old Habs fan who still has (kinda vague and romantic) memories of the 70's glory days so the strategy of rebuilding isn't something I've ever really gotten behind, until now. So I guess knowing that is how I feel, all of these positive moves, as long as they remain wins, however small, are leading the team in a much better direction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 I guess Armia is one of Kotkaniemi's favourite players as they both grew up in the same place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 42 minutes ago, Meller93 said: Thoughts on Armia? Big body who plays center and wing. 29 points last year, and only 25. Definitely adds depth and grit And I like him off my initial reaction. Steve mason.. we have the cap space. He fell off last year though. Big RW, right hand shot also. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=130454 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zumpano21 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 51 minutes ago, Commandant said: Bergevin reading my articles and taking on cap dumps to get picks and young players. Excellent. At least we know he reads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Renaud Lavoie RDS reporting via twitter that the Habs will either trade or buyout Masons contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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