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Habsfan84

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  1. 3 minutes ago, GHT120 said:

    Gustaffson/Kulak with 4:26/4:34 and never together ... dynamic third "pairing"

     

    Kulak deserves more trust. If you're only going to play Gustaffson that much (2 games in a row) then Romanov should be in. At least a pairing of Kulak and Romanov you can trust out there together. Over burdening the top 4 for no reason. 

  2. 6 hours ago, Peter Puck said:

    We have a winner:  Habsfan84

    Habsfan84 predicted 27-22-3-4 for 61 points which was a pretty accurate.  Like everyone else his prediction overestimated the Habs final points.

    The team finished 24-21-8-3 for 59 points.

     

    Habsfand84 predicted 4th in the division and 15th in the league.

    The Canadiens did finish 4th in the division but only 18th in the league.

     

    Habsfan84 has predicted a 2nd round loss so we may get by the Leafs. 

     

     

     

    Nice! I guess being the most pessimistic about the Habs paid off. Was hoping I'd be wrong but I'll take the win!

     

    3 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said:

     

    Congratulations @Habsfan84 , I hope you are right about the series,  I really want the Habs to bump the Leafs

     

    Hoping I'm right as well. Don't think it would be fun having to live in Ontario and deal with all those Leafs fans if they end up taking the series. 

  3. 2 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

    I have to say that I have trouble with the whole "Hall will create too many cap complications" argument. I mean, of course the deal has to make some sort of basic sense when it comes to dollar and term. But there seems to me something a bit perverse about arguing that we dare not add him because it will disrupt the cap structure of our FW complement. Let's not forget that our FW complement is middling at best. Not adding a legitimate top-line W in order to avoid disturbing a mediocre equilibrium seems like way overthinking it to me.

     

    Like 'how will we be able to resign Tatar?' First of all, it is not clear that we should resign Tatar. He is a very fine player, I love his hockey IQ, but much will depend on his contract demands as a 30-year-old. And let's remember that he was complete fishwaste in the playoffs. Second, a lot of other things will happen between now and next off-season. Allen may be off the books, there will be bodies lost to expansion, who knows what all will go down. Not signing an upgrade because, y'know, he may cause cap trouble eventually just seems dreary to me. Sign the huge roster upgrade, sort out any further ramifications down the line when necessary.

     

    It's not only next season.  We dont have the cap space to take him on this season. 

     

    No doubt I would also love to have him but dont feel there is a fit. 

  4. Since we are not likely able to afford one of the big fish, would Galchenyuk make sense on a one year prove it deal? He has not been great since leaving the Habs and at this point knows he's a winger. He seemed to have most of his success with us so the Habs may be of some interest to revive his career (though Julien being here may deter him). He's someone you could easily slide up your lineup if injuries arise or other players struggle.

     

    I know Bergevin would probably never do it but I think it makes some sense. 

  5. Less term and money than I was expecting. Good deal! You could tell through some of the videos the team did that his family was quite happy in Montreal. This deal proves it since he could of gotten more on the open market. Seems like they are pretty close with Price's family as well.

     

     

  6. 13 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

     

    Could they have signed one for cheaper?  Probably.  Could they have signed one for one year though?  Guys like Khudobin, Greiss, etc (Halak re-signed already) are going to be able to command multi-year deals, especially with the Seattle expansion draft looming.  Bergevin's end-of-season presser indicated that he's concerned about spending big beyond the upcoming season with players like Petry, Gallagher, Danault, Tatar, and Armia all pending UFAs that will likely be seeking some sort of raise.  The single year left on Allen's deal may be viewed as a positive here which is something that they wouldn't have been able to get with the top backups in free agency.  This doesn't solve Montreal's exposure requirement for the Kraken but it solves a big need for next year's team.

     

    My mistake on Halak although looking into it he signed for only one year. So it does seem possible to still do. Just seems like there will be lots of goalies available this year. To be fair though Allen is at or near the top of that class. In a likely condensed season the backup goaltender will be very important. 

  7. 8 minutes ago, GHT120 said:

     

    It isn't a BAD contract ... amongst goalies with at least 15 games Allen (24 games) was 4th in Sv% and 2nd in GAA ... Blues needed to free up cap space and Binnington is set as their starter ... this isn't a Steve Mason situation ... he was toast ... even after being nought out nobody signed him ... Allen could backup on almost any team in the league and possibly start on a few.

     

    Don't disagree that he is a good goalie but it was a bad contract from the Blues perspective. They are tight against the cap and need to still need to sign Pietrangelo amongst others. In a flat cap this off-season I can't imagine there were too many teams willing to take on that kind of money for a backup.

     

  8. 7 hours ago, hab29RETIRED said:

    What’s sad about this is that we would get potentially an inferior dman than what we gave up for Domi AND have to throw in a draft choice.

     

    Really you think Galchenyuk was a good D-man? 

     

    At this point I believe Drouin holds more value than Domi but I get the premise of your post. Sucks to go after these D-man and give up extra assets when you had the perfect one waiting in the wings. 

     

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