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Habsfan84

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  1. Matthews will be the highest paid player in the NHL when the 2024 season starts. Don't feel he deserves that but figured he would get paid handsomely still. 

     

    Interesting at four years the contract brings him to 31 where he may be looking at his final big pay day and possibly at a new market to finish off his career. 

  2. 1 hour ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:

     

    If it is indeed Vilardi + as suggested by many people (no confirmation yet) then the offer from Montreal would have to be Dach + to match. Dach also has a good contract. No need for Hughes to get into a bidding war. If indeed Dubois is going to LA then I think it's much more likely Hughes goes hard after a center in the draft. 

     

    Agreed about not getting into a bidding war. Vilardi + is a really good return for the Jets considering the position they are in. A good young center who can slot into the second line and is only improving. See if any draft picks are also moved.

     

    I don't feel not getting Dubois changes anything in terms of drafting a center however. Suzuki, Dach, and Beck are 3 good pieces for the future. Monahan, Evans and Dvorak as stop-gaps. I think its still take BPA. If Michkov is there at 5, take him. Certainly continue to add centers through the draft in general, but not an immediate need where you need to switch your draft plans. 

  3. 1 hour ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

    Lehkonen going to get lots of cheers tonight, hopefully for also scoring 6 goals tonight. 

     

    Fans seem to love him. I cant remember another time that the Habs fans were cheering an opposing player after they scored a goal. 

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    Note: The tweet is wrong in that Josh Pillar actually goes to the Leafs. The rest of the deal is accurate.

     

    Quite the trade. Center depth is pretty impressive with Mathews, Tavares and O'Reilly. Maybe he moves to the wing to stay on the top two lines. Banking on his playoff experience where he won the Conn Smythe. Will only count 1.875 million against the cap with St. Louis retaining 50% and Minnesota an additional 25%. Is a forward what Toronto needed? Think they still need to add to their defence.

     

    Price is set at a 4th round pick for Minnesota to retain 25% of his salary (1.875 million). Keep that in mind for Montreal in the upcoming weeks.

     

    They are expected to arrive in Montreal for tonights game. 

  5. 40 minutes ago, hockeyrealist said:

    Between jays game and free centre ice package preview (watching Dallas at Minny) I am entertained before the feast weekend gets deep.

     

    Jays are making things interesting for sure but in all the wrong ways. Blew a huge lead and its all tied up going to the bottom of the 8th. A bit frustrating. 

  6. 6 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:

     

    Campbell and Kuemper must be pleased with the developments, they will be in big demand.  Washington, Toronto and Edmonton absolutely have to sign a decent goalie.  I wonder if Jake Allen is being pursued. 

     

    For sure. They should get paid well even though in all reality they are not goalies who put you over the top. Now if someone could swing a trade for Gibson, that would be the move.

     

    Have to be willing to listen on Allen if the market is there especially if you could get a Samsonov replacement. Not sure how big of return you could realistically expect though.

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    Caps no longer have any goalies on their roster after not qualifying Samsonov and trading Vanecek to the Devils. They are the front runners for Kuemper but also taking a lot of faith you can get the deal done when free agency opens up. I wonder if the Habs have any interest in Samsonov this time around as there were rumours they were looking at him last year. Also could see the Leafs taking a shot.

  8. 1 minute ago, dlbalr said:

     

    Well, if you're advocating for a Sandin offer sheet, there is now an opening for him to fit in on the back end.  (Still no cap space but now there's an opening...)

     

    Slight savings with a Dach RFA contract compared to a Romanov RFA contract?

  9. I never saw a huge future for Romanov as player for the Habs (especially with the upcoming players on D) so I am happy that they were able to get such a high draft pick for him but I just dont feel Dach is the player you go and get for it.

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