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If it was easy it would happen more often ... I was being somewhat sarcastic including CC ... but I expect It would take Winnipeg's pick and Mailloux to get teams to listen ... I don't expect Harris or Struble, or even Xhekaj, with the Jets pick are likely to get a Top 10-12 pick.

Maybe he liked the city and likes what he hears about the new administration/coach.

Cutting off your nose to spite your face kind of move 🤔 Is it possible to turn our LD players and the Winnipeg and or Calgary pick into a top 12 pick? I have no idea but I hope so

Would it? What would the price point need to be to dissuade Carolina from matching it? And remember, the first-round pick(s) the Habs would surrender would be unprotected - they can't substitute in the CGY/FLA one. Necas is a 2C, is that really what they should be parting with prime draft capital to get? If they were further along in the process (in other words, a steady playoff team) and needed a 2C-type player as that missing piece, then sure, there's a case to be made. But they're not there yet or particularly close so I'm not sure offer-sheeting anyone makes sense for Montreal right now.

That would be amazing

On another note, this is a golden era for Leafs ridicule. This meme is especially crushing:

If KK gets bought out, he will have several choices as many teams will take a chance on a guy who was a #3 pick not long ago. I can't think of any reason he would want to come back to Montreal.

We’ve been over this…I think it was dlbalr who pointed out that the habs really don’t have room for him at C, and that he has not shown much effectiveness at W over his career. So he’s not really a roster fit. For my money, the past shouldn’t be relevant to the specific question of whether KK can help us in some way. That would be purely a question for the pro scouting department: is there truly untapped potential there that MSL can perhaps bring out? Or is KK basically just a flop? If the former, and if you think he can fit on the roster, then why not take a flyer on him, assuming a buyout? Whether KK would want to come back is another question. Like you, I doubt it.

Another HC spot open

Even if the Canes buy him out, I don't think there is any chance KK wants to come back here and I don't think the Habs want him back. That ship has sailed. He will go somewhere where he can start fresh. I still don't think the Canes buy him out.

Should only cost CC and Mailloux ... 😉

If it was a "buriable" contract ($1.15M) I would still consider it ... see what MSL and/or some time in Laval can do with him ... of course, that would be contingent on Carolina buying him out ...per CapFriendly, 'Canes still have the 1/3 buyout option for 2025 and 2026, so they may be patient for another year unless they have a specific need for the almost $4M they would save next season ... they have $27M in cap space for 24/25 (per CF) but have Teräväinen, Guentzel, Necas, Jarvis, Skjei, Pesce and some other UFA/RFAs to re-sign/replace.

Hey, I was open to bringing him in on a cheap deal, but point taken. Just another in a long line of disastrous high picks from the Habs in the pre-Hugo era. This time, though - just for a change - Carolina paid the price for our managerial incompetence rather than us. And that commupance could not have been more richly deserved for an organization that acted like a bunch of trolls.

I don't think the Habs will take Eiserman with their 1st pick however he does have elite goal scoring skills and is one of the youngest guys in the draft so he has time to mature. If he falls much then maybe you try and trade up to take him although that is tough to do.

Parekh is the kind of Dman that we need and our RD would be solid for a decade. We need another high pick so we can grab one of those exciting forwards too

my potato head wish is either Lindstrom, Catton or Dickinson (I know he is an LD) is there a poll or a prediction thread?

Safe to say Eiserman will always have more goals than assists and worry is that when aint scoring, he wont bring much to table (Hoffman i keep thinking)

In the tourney Iginla finished 5th in scoring and Ritchie 11th. An interesting stat is that Eiserman (on a team that scored 33 more goals than it gave up) finished with a plus minus of 0.

My guess, the Aves. Will be some wildass mockdraft guesses which players GMs draft in the top ten this year, with so many quality d-men in the mix (a year late for Habs though). Wheeler attended the U-18s and new ranking. 2024 NHL Draft top 32 prospects: Macklin Celebrini leads Scott Wheeler’s post-U18 worlds ranking - The Athletic "Five of the top-10 prospects on my list are D, and I’m higher on each of them than I was on the two defensemen taken in the top 10 in 2023 (David Reinbacher No. 5 to Montreal and Dmitri Simashev No. 6 to Arizona)." A sea of d-men around 5.

Caufield vs Slafkovski today in tune up game. Guhle to play vs Hungary

Beck is done OHL playoffs and off till Memorial Cup. Kapanen named to Finn world team. Rohrer played vs Guhle yesterday 5-1 win for Canada exhibition game. Kapanen played vs Sweden in 4-3 Finn win in Euro "Tour"

Draft lottery tomorrow 🤞🤞🤞🤞

Vegas without Ducharme wins the cup. Vegas with Ducharme goes golfing 🤷‍♂️ Nah, Dallas was great and Oettenger was really great. Dallas, Colorado is going to be a fun series

The reason that there aren't many AHL contracts being signed is that we're in May. It's usually when free agency opens up that we see a bunch of those deals. Interesting tidbit about the CBA extension though, I wasn't aware of that (nor is it updated on the PHPA's website; I was just on there on the weekend looking for something).

And to think that some on this forum wanted to bring back that immature punk 😕