titanfan
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3 minutes ago, titanfan said:
Depressing stat of the day. Over the last 5 full seasons (I didn't bother to check last year since it was a shortened season) (so dating back to 2015-16) The ONLY time the Habs had a 70-point player was Max Domi in 2018-19 when he managed 72 points. The only teams who didn't (and most had mutliple players in multiple seasons) were Arizona and Nashville.
The lack of offense this century!
Let's go back to 1999-2000
These are the ONLY 70 point seasons for the Habs
2018-19 -Domi - 72 points
2009-10 - Plekanec -70 points
2007-08 - Kovalev - 84 points
2006-07 - Koivu - 75 points
2002-03 - Koivu - 71 points
That is 5 - over the last 20 years. Only one over 80 and only Koivu did it more than once.
The odds of being that BAD offensively are amazing.
The truth is - if you are a Habs fan - you love low scoring games and pray for an amazing goaltender.
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39 minutes ago, DON said:
Nate Thompson also "could of" scored more as a Hab.
Failure to capitalize (I think) is partly due to lack of elite talent up front and that still hasnt changed in HabLand for past 35 yrs.
When will a 90-100pt player actually suit up in a Hab jersey?
Depressing stat of the day. Over the last 5 full seasons (I didn't bother to check last year since it was a shortened season) (so dating back to 2015-16) The ONLY time the Habs had a 70-point player was Max Domi in 2018-19 when he managed 72 points. The only teams who didn't (and most had mutliple players in multiple seasons) were Arizona and Nashville.
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A) 30-36-8-8 76 points
B) 5th
C) 22nd
D) 26 goals (22 + 4 shootout)
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3 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
Can we stop handing huge roster responsibilities to kids who have never played, or played one, NHL game, please? It is much more plausible to think that Evans is ready for the next step than that Poehling is ready to jump 2-3 steps.
Poehling should be competing for a 4th line spot. On the wing if necessary. If he consistently plays well over a number of weeks, then consider moving him up.
Which is why I can't understand why everyone is putting Caufield in on the first line. Seriously?
He has played all of 10 regular season games. He looked good. But he hasn't even earned a roster spot yet, let alone the first line?
It would be great if he EARNS that spot, but he could just as easily be in Laval by the end of November.
And, let's be clear, I really like Cole. I really do. But he hasn't PROVEN anything yet.
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1 hour ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
Bottom line is that it will take at least a couple years to see how this turns out. It really sucked to be in this situation and having to make a decision not knowing what KK's ceiling is. You don't get a top 3 pick often and the Habs messed up both times in picking Galchenyuk and not developing KK properly. I will give them a little more latitude on the Galchenyuk pick as that was a bad draft year and none of the top 4 picks turned out well.
I think most agree the Drouin trade was MB's biggest mistake. At least his contract expires in 2 years when I am guessing Caulfield will get a bit of a raise.
As for Galchenyuk, he has the second most points and third most goals of any player taken in his draft year! Yet he can't crack a lineup anywhere.
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The big issue here is the waste of 3rd overall picks. Getting a 3rd overall pick is how teams get good players. We take Galchenyuk and KK.
That sure worked out good to us! Maybe it is finally time to cut ties with Trevor Timmins!
If either player was any good they'd still be on the roster.
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So...here is where we sit. (I don't know why I post. GHT120 is just going to crap all over it, but WTF).
Drouin Suzuki Caufield
Hoffman Evans Gallagher
Toffoli Paquette Anderson
Lehkonen Poehling Armia
Perreault
(Byron injured)
Chiarot Petry
Edmundson Savard
Kulak Romanov
Wideman
Price
Allen
Juggle them any way you want, but those are the 13 forwards, 7 d and 2 goaltenders we have right now.
Here is what I believe will happen -
Very little until mid season
Ducharme will have to see what this group can do.
if by some miracle they are in the playoff hunt - Bergevin will get creative.
If (likely) we are not! - Price (again) waves his NTC and will be moved to either Seattle or Colorado. Trust me he WILL do it in that scenario (Colorado for obvious reasons for both Carey and the Avalanche - and in scenario 2 - assuming Seattle is in line for a playoff spot).
Unless this team really overachieves, Price will be gone by the trade deadline and the full on rebuild will be underway. We, most likely, will need to retain some salary but will get picks and prospects that will help us be a powerhouse in 3-5 years... (The smart move would be to deal Gallagher at the same time. The style of game he plays means he only has a couple of good seasons left, but that will be fine for a team looking to make a serious run now).
Or GHT120 will think this will never happen.
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Three points.
1. Habs are screwed at Centre if they don't match
2. They can't match. Don't have the money (even with Weber relief). Sets a precedent that will handcuff the team for year. Imagine the dressing room - he'd by the highest paid forward on the team!
3. Bergevin gambled (again) and lost (again). He should be fired. He just crippled the team. All he had to do was lock KK up. He had lots of time to do so. But, like Markov and others, he decided to play hardball. This one hurts the team in a huge way! And it is karma for Bergevin's offer sheet to Aho. Which took the hockey world by surprise and forced Carolina into a position they didn't want to be in. The gloves have been off since then. Steve Moore wasn't blindsided this bad. At least he knew Bertuzzi wanted to fight him.
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Are we underestimating Perreault through all of this?
The NHL lists Hoffman as a centre? Don't think he has played there for a while.....
But could we end up with something like this?
Toffoli Suzuki Caufield
Drouin Hoffman Gallagher
Perreault KK Anderson
Lehkonen Evans Armia
Paquette
Byron (injured)
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1 hour ago, Habsfan89 said:
Lol if you think buffalo is making that trade. I don't even think EA hockey would accept that on Xbox 😂
Exactly. Which is why we DON'T make a trade for Eichel.
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2 minutes ago, titanfan said:
Eichel for Lehkonen, Drouin a 1st and a 2nd
Buffalo retains $2 million in cap space.
Mtl signs KK for $3m
Habs have about $1m to add a depth D
About the only way this happens...but wow if it does!
And that's assuming Weber is off the books
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Eichel for Lehkonen, Drouin a 1st and a 2nd
Buffalo retains $2 million in cap space.
Mtl signs KK for $3m
Habs have about $1m to add a depth D
About the only way this happens...but wow if it does!
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5 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said:
He has not signed yet, but yes
Neither has Kotkeniemi
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40 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said:
I like this signing, Perrault is a good bottom-6 player at a reasonable price. Wouldn't be surprised if it is MB's last UFA signing and the last move before the end of training camp when teams need to lock their NHL roster
it is good to see the number of Quebequers on the team around the core we have. The role players on the 1993 team helped get the Habs over the hump.
It is even better to see the competition for the bottom-6. Paquette said he would "go through walls" for this team
Poehling and Caufield are still waiver eligible, and although they should be on the line-up next season, now they have to earn a spot during training camp
depth chart is something like:
LW:
Toffoli
Hoffman
Drouin
Byron
RW:
Gallagher
Anderson
Caufield (I know some have him higher)
Armia
C :
Suzuki
Kotkaniemi
Perrault
Evans/Paquette/Poehling
Plus Lehkonen
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27 minutes ago, IN THE HEARTS OF MEN said:
Here we go again....
Like the Habs have ever been anything righteous.. especially in Mtl where the partying has been second to nowhere in nhl cities!!
Are we still talking Hoffmans past? Seriously?
Especially with this forums inability to have civil discourse on non hockey talk about the off ice lives of men In the NHL.
its all cancel this virtue that victim this. This world is heading for ruin if we keep it up....
Logans victim had her body unwillingly showcased? Show me where that is stated anywhere but for somebody making it up to make it sound even worse then it already is.
Enough with the virtue signaling please everyone... you don't need to impress anybody here but with your hockey knowledgE
If it's to much to handle take a breAK from the habs and hockey....
Can we stick to hockey talk? This thread is about the Hoffman signing!!!
I come here for habs and hockey talk... all that other stuff belongs on twitter
But I will add Molson statement today was 6 days to late and so embarrassing and Trudeaus was even more so.
BACK TO HOCKEY...
...and yet Geoff Molson felt the need to apologize for the Mailloux pick today.
Whatever your thoughts are about either player, the truth is both bring baggage (whether you feel that is deserved or not doesn't matter - it is a fact). The Habs don't need the baggage. It is a distraction for everything else.
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2 minutes ago, TurdBurglar said:
I'm sure I'm reading this wrong, but Capfriendly is showing Montreal has $973k free before the Weber LTIR. Thats nearly $9m in cap space in reality, enough for KK, Leks and could take on another $3m-$4m as I don't see KK and Leks getting more than $6m combined
You are reading that right but the price to sign KK, Lehkonen and Perry will leave them with only about $1.5 million.
Now if they can get those guys cheaper then maybe an extra milion....
Based on what they made last year this is what can be expected:
KK - $3.5
Lehkonen - $2.8
Perry $1
That is $7.3
Weber is only $7.8 (not $9)
So $0.5 plus $900,000 is $1.4.
KK might make a little less, but Perry might make closer to $1.5....
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1 minute ago, GHT120 said:
An almost 60% raise (from $2.4M) for Lehkonen ... I would be shocked ... especially if Hoffman signs and we have million and millions on the 4th line wings.
KK and Perry seem in the ballpark to me.
I corrected Lehkonen to $2.8. Can you call hitting the wrong number key - a spelling mistake?
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Capgeek shows $973,630 left for Cap Space.
Still to sign as RFAs:
KK
Lehkonen
As UFA:
Perry
Potential Cap Relief for Weber:
$7.857
If my number are accurate for KK, Leks and Perry - we have $1.5 million left after Weber Cap Relief.
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8 minutes ago, tomh009 said:
A trade is surely in the works.
My guess for KK ($3.5), Lehkonen ($2.8) and Perry ($1) may be a little off, but that still only leaves about $2m and we need that for call ups, etc.
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Mike Hoffman at $4.5 million/season.
Only about $1 million of the Weber Cap relief left if we sign KK, Lehkonen and Perry
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1 minute ago, dlbalr said:
He's a lefty and they have more than ample depth on that side.
Cross Murray off the list.....
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Ryan Murray????
I don't see anyone else left that is remotely worthwhile or possible....
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Further to Perry, we are already a projected $900,000 over the cap with the estimated cost of RFA signings for KK and Lehkonen.
That will come out of the money we save from Weber.
So $7.85 becomes $6.95
Take $1 million away for Perry and we are down to $5.95 to replace Weber and Danault...
And I bet Perry gets $1.5...
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10 minutes ago, tomh009 said:
Do you have a source for Perry having signed elsewhere?
No source. But he is a UFA, which means he is gone. Doesn't mean Montreal can't re-sign him.
All UFAs at this point are gone. Tatar could come back to Montreal too?? Doubt it, but...
Oct. 13, Canadiens vs Maple Leafs, 7 PM
in Habs & Hockey Talk
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That only accounts for the last two seasons of this exercise. No other team has had this long a drought of top scoring talent on their team.
Again, no matter the reason - the Habs have not had a real offensive talent in over 20 years. Even the Devils with Brodeur had more offence.