Habsfan 86 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Just read it on RDS.ca! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Habsfan 86 Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 I must say, the more I read about this guy, the more I like the trade. If he can average 25 goals and 25 assists per season, I'll be happy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neech 178 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Wow this seems like a huge overpay for a guy with one good year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomh009 260 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I am surprised by the seven-year term, but he'll be 32 during the final season, which I suppose should be OK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sbhatt 136 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I'm gobsmacked by the price tag and the term. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Habsfan89 136 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Neech said: Wow this seems like a huge overpay for a guy with one good year. Depends could be a great deal if he lives up to his potential. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trizzak 1267 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 This is a high risk contract, but it is precisely what it was gonna take to get him here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomh009 260 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, Neech said: Wow this seems like a huge overpay for a guy with one good year. Ignoring his partial rookie season and the last season with injury: 2016-17: 0.37 points/game, 14.29% 2017-18: 0.48, 10.11% 2018-19: 0.57, 11.74% His trajectory looks good, and the shooting percentage sustainable. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zumpano21 119 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Wow. Like an Owen Wilson wowwww 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Habs Fan in Edmonton 62 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, Trizzak said: This is a high risk contract, but it is precisely what it was gonna take to get him here. Agree 100% with your comments. It wasn't going to be cheap. If he has a godd year the price tag would have been high when he became a UFA. They must be convinced his shoulder is sound. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habs#4,9,10,33 10 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I’m a little surprised at AAV 5.5m. When we’re going full term at 7 years and COVID 19 discount apparently treading in NHL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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zumpano21 119 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, habs#4,9,10,33 said: I’m a little surprised at AAV 5.5m. When we’re going full term at 7 years and COVID 19 discount apparently treading in NHL There’s a possibility that a big ticket UFA will have to wait tmrw. Lots of teams hurting for cap space. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GHT120 73 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Think there is a slight Montreal/Quebec/Canada premium in the deal ... but that is what it takes to get players to sign ... agree about the shoulder ... if it isn't sound and JA misses games and/or isn't productive then this could be detrimental to his future as habs GM ... THAT said ... everything I've read/heard was that he was ready to play if CBJ had made it past TBL ... the injury, a posterior labral tear, is apparently more common (and serious) for sports that require repetitive overhead motions, such as tennis, baseball or weightlifting ... hopefully that bodes well for Anderson's recovery. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dlbalr 1172 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 I didn't see a seven-year term coming, that's for sure... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zumpano21 119 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 5.3 left for cap space. Any big move requires money going out now I would assume. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Chicoutimi Cucumber 1614 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 WOW!! 😮😮😮 I sure wasn't expecting that from Mr. "Handles Nickles Like Manhole Covers" Bergevin. This is a huge risk on a guy coming off a disastrous season. I don't understand why there wasn't any sort of haircut following from the combination of flat cap and terrible season. It's as if the Habs felt they had no leverage. What all of this says to me is that the Habs' pro scouting staff absolutely loves this guy: he must be someone they've wanted for a long time. And now that they have him they're like, "damn the torpedoes, you're our guy!" They'd better be right. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 81 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Drouin makes 6 mill. Enough said Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ehjay 38 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 idk why but i think the 7 yrs is more of a Fyou to Domi since its going to his buddy and his contract is another show me deal but I been watching Alot of télénovellas recently so maybe I aint seeing this right lollll Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Habsfan89 136 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Ok so now we have about 5.3mil left on the cap. Yeah he's not signing any ufa's. Well no big name ones away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fanpuck33 60 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Wow. Big time risk deal. I think he has the potential to outplay it, but I thought Boone Jenner was going to be a great power forward, too. Bergevin did the same thing with Drouin... Let's hope this one works out better. I like Anderson a heck of a lot more than Drouin to start, so that's a plus for me, at least. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dlbalr 1172 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Tom Wilson's contract is six years, $31M and he signed it off a 14-21-35 campaign after his previous career high in goals was seven. It's safe to say that deal set the standard which led to this one. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trizzak 1267 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Best case: Tom Wilson Worst case: David Clarkson 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alfredoh2009 246 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Setting the bar for the Gallagher extension ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hab29RETIRED 270 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, dlbalr said: Tom Wilson's contract is six years, $31M and he signed it off a 14-21-35 campaign after his previous career high in goals was seven. It's safe to say that deal set the standard which led to this one. Didn’t he sign that after they won a cup and his playoff numbers being factored in? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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