dlbalr Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 We've decided to try something new for the site. Rather than having people just e-mail the writers at the end of an article, we're now going to open (for selected articles) a thread for forum members to discuss, comment on, and/or ask questions about a specific article. I'd like to thank BTH (who makes his HW writing debut with this article) for allowing his article to be the first to have a thread like this, and congratulate him on a job well done. http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=1735 (Part 1) http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=1736 (Part 2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMPL Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 (edited) Great idea guys and props to BTH for a well wirtten article! Edited December 24, 2008 by MMPL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I look forward to Thursday's article, as I personally don't have any confidence that a short term fix is currently in the Habs organization and I want to see who BTH has dug up as potential outside candidates. Anyone disagree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_Habs_Fan Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I'm all for bringing up Yannick Weber. I know he isnt NHL ready at the start, he will make mistakes. But i just think about how it went with Mark Streit. He wasnt ready immediate, but they gave him the chance to develop. I feel Weber has the same strenghts Streit has. Offcourse he will make some defence mistakes, Streit had a lot of them. But Weber is a great passer, and has what this team lacks the most at this moment. A great shot from the point.. I know it wont happen, but i thought it would be a good thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House11 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Great article so far Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMPL Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I'd say let Weber develope at least one more year in the AHL. Take Diago for example, or Laps. Most of the time, if a player plays in the AHL a couple of years, it will him a better NHLer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCHabnut Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I think the best option would be through trade. We need stability going into the playoffs. Our youth bit us in the ass last year, and could again this year. I don't know who would fit this mold, but I don't think it needs to be a top ranked 1 or 2 D man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 (edited) I think the best option would be through trade. We need stability going into the playoffs. Our youth bit us in the ass last year, and could again this year. I don't know who would fit this mold, but I don't think it needs to be a top ranked 1 or 2 D man. You make a good point about youth being a dodgy proposition in the playoffs. People around here tend to be WAAAY too sanguine about young players in general; and even blue-chip young players seldom deliver in their first postseason experience. Conversely, it's worth recalling that Patrice Brisebois was one of our best defencemen in the playoffs last year. These past-their-prime veterans often seem to raise their game in the postseason (c.f. Smolinski's valuable contributions last year as well) and can be relied on for at least one excellent playoff round. I don't know whether that affects our calculations regarding the necessity of acquiring another defender, but it might be worth keeping in mind. I certainly agree, though, that rookies from Hamilton will NOT be the answer, at least not for the playoffs. Edited December 24, 2008 by The Chicoutimi Cucumber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFT77 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I've thought that from the looks of things, BG should bring in another d-man. His salary not withstanding, a player along the likes of a Mathieu Schneider would sure look good on the Habs 2nd pairing a top PP unit. I'm sure he hates Atlanta and they would send him over for a prospect. Then the Habs D would look like: Markov Komisarek Hamrlik Schneider Gorges Brisebois/Dandeneault/Bouillon O'byrne send down and ideally Bouillon shipped off elsewhere. Looks good to me. Another solid d-man who has a blast from the point to help out the PP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 I've thought that from the looks of things, BG should bring in another d-man. His salary not withstanding, a player along the likes of a Mathieu Schneider would sure look good on the Habs 2nd pairing a top PP unit. I'm sure he hates Atlanta and they would send him over for a prospect. Then the Habs D would look like: Markov Komisarek Hamrlik Schneider Gorges Brisebois/Dandeneault/Bouillon O'byrne send down and ideally Bouillon shipped off elsewhere. Looks good to me. Another solid d-man who has a blast from the point to help out the PP. All good in theory, but there still wouldn't be enough cap space - at least, not until near the deadline (then it'd work...barely). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I've thought that from the looks of things, BG should bring in another d-man. His salary not withstanding, a player along the likes of a Mathieu Schneider would sure look good on the Habs 2nd pairing a top PP unit. I'm sure he hates Atlanta and they would send him over for a prospect. Then the Habs D would look like: Markov Komisarek Hamrlik Schneider Gorges Brisebois/Dandeneault/Bouillon O'byrne send down and ideally Bouillon shipped off elsewhere. Looks good to me. Another solid d-man who has a blast from the point to help out the PP. I thought of Schneider but didn't bother to mention him because we passed on him when he was on waivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFT77 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Anyone know what Schneider's salary is? If i remember it was around $6 million, thus send down O'byrne and ship off Bouillon and it's like $3 million coming back. That doesn't seem to bad prorated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 Anyone know what Schneider's salary is? If i remember it was around $6 million, thus send down O'byrne and ship off Bouillon and it's like $3 million coming back. That doesn't seem to bad prorated. His salary is $5.75 mil, but his cap hit is a little lower at $5.625 M. As of December 25th, Schneider is due to receive $3,296,370.97 in salary. O'Byrne and Bouillon combine for $1,650,627.24, a difference of $1,645,743.73. If you'll refer to my Cap FAQ thread stickied at the top of this forum, you'll see that the Habs projected cap space is just $988,896.78. The difference here is $656,846.95 (this is how much the Habs would be over the cap if a deal like that were to be made tomorrow - it obviously can't happen tomorrow, but you get the point.) Now, when Maxwell gets sent down, it'll open up about $450,000 (depending on when he gets sent down + when he becomes ineligible for further bonuses as that leads to retroactively changing his daily cap hit (hopefully I haven't lost anyone yet)), but that means they'd still be over. As the year progresses, the gap will become less and less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFT77 Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 His salary is $5.75 mil, but his cap hit is a little lower at $5.625 M. As of December 25th, Schneider is due to receive $3,296,370.97 in salary. O'Byrne and Bouillon combine for $1,650,627.24, a difference of $1,645,743.73. If you'll refer to my Cap FAQ thread stickied at the top of this forum, you'll see that the Habs projected cap space is just $988,896.78. The difference here is $656,846.95 (this is how much the Habs would be over the cap if a deal like that were to be made tomorrow - it obviously can't happen tomorrow, but you get the point.) Now, when Maxwell gets sent down, it'll open up about $450,000 (depending on when he gets sent down + when he becomes ineligible for further bonuses as that leads to retroactively changing his daily cap hit (hopefully I haven't lost anyone yet)), but that means they'd still be over. As the year progresses, the gap will become less and less. Thanks. Appreciate the feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 Part 2 has now been posted to the site. 5 players were discussed as to what they could bring to the team, as well as their salary implications (since we all know how important the cap is...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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