Permanent Rumour Thread

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

58 minutes ago, hab29RETIRED said:

I think this is more likely. I also think Themis is probably the first contract that HuGo just blew it. His price is going to go up with the recent signings.

 

Yup. We will likely look back and think what a steal $9 mil would have been. The kid is a beast.

[skifaster]

I wonder how David Savard's gap year is going.

[DON]

On 10/14/2025 at 5:07 AM, skifaster said:

I wonder how David Savard's gap year is going.

Sorry, what is the rumour? Gap year?

[GHT120]

52 minutes ago, DON said:

Sorry, what is the rumour? Gap year?

I believe when he retired there was talk he wanted a year off before considering whether to enter the coaching or management fields in hockey/the NHL

[DON]

17 minutes ago, GHT120 said:

I believe when he retired there was talk he wanted a year off before considering whether to enter the coaching or management fields in hockey/the NHL

Ahh, makes more sense now, thanks.

[tomh009]

40 minutes ago, GHT120 said:

I believe when he retired there was talk he wanted a year off before considering whether to enter the coaching or management fields in hockey/the NHL

He's already working on that.

 

https://www.journaldequebec.com/2025/09/16/david-savard-avec-les-remparts-et-bientot-de-retour-avec-le-canadienhttps://www.journaldequebec.com/2025/09/16/david-savard-avec-les-remparts-et-bientot-de-retour-avec-le-canadien

[Prime Minister Koivu]

I believe this is click bait nonsense with the idea that Habs COULD reach out to the Blues, not that discussions are happening. 
 

Despite being a righty, Thomas is roughly a ppg player at 26 years old. He would be an excellent centre for us. 
 

The cost wouldn’t be cheap but Montreal certainly has the assets to play. 2C is also our only glaring weakness right now - except for experience of course. 

Is Reinbacher enough of a starting point? Plus picks and secondary prospects as needed?

 

[GHT120]

30 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

The cost wouldn’t be cheap but Montreal certainly has the assets to play. 2C is also our only glaring weakness right now - except for experience of course. 

Is Reinbacher enough of a starting point? Plus picks and secondary prospects as needed?

The author doesn't even acknowledge (know?) that Thomas has a full NTC ... his thought was:

• Michael Hage
• David Reinbacher
• 2026 1st Round Pick
• Alexander Zharovsky

Surprised he didn't include Fowler.

 

Thomas would be a great addition, but I expect the author is somewhat correct in that were STL to trade their 26-yr-old, pt/gm 1C under contract for 4 more seasons at a reasonable AAV, they would want a H-A-U-L that would strip the Habs of their elite prospects

 

[Prime Minister Koivu]

1 hour ago, GHT120 said:

The author doesn't even acknowledge (know?) that Thomas has a full NTC ... his thought was:

• Michael Hage
• David Reinbacher
• 2026 1st Round Pick
• Alexander Zharovsky

Surprised he didn't include Fowler.

 

Thomas would be a great addition, but I expect the author is somewhat correct in that were STL to trade their 26-yr-old, pt/gm 1C under contract for 4 more seasons at a reasonable AAV, they would want a H-A-U-L that would strip the Habs of their elite prospects

 

Yeah I’m not keen to spend that much. 
 

Hage might be just as good at 26 by himself 

[DON]

What would Kadri cost (granted is old and $7m for 4 more years but), if Flames decide to pull plug at some point soonish?

Heard his name suggested by couple different podcasters, not sure any rumour though.

 

[GHT120]

2 minutes ago, DON said:

What would Kadri cost (granted is old and $7m for 4 more years but), if Flames decide to pull plug at some point soonish?

Heard his name suggested by couple different podcasters, not sure any rumour though.

 

With the cap going up, the 4yrs@$7M is likely not the obstacle it would have been in recent years ... but his age would still mean I wouldn't want HuGo to give up anything "prime". 

[DON]

Just now, GHT120 said:

With the cap going up, the 4yrs@$7M is likely not the obstacle it would have been in recent years ... but his age would still mean I wouldn't want HuGo to give up anything "prime". 

I think was said he was a Hab fan as a kid and Habs arnt on his no trade list. So may be a limited # of team to bid for him?

Yesterday, 20:43 1g 4 shots 5/12 FO in the SO loss.

[Commandant]

Many, many people compare Robert Thomas to Nick Suzuki, and to be honest, its a really good comparison.  

 

So I can't see the Blues giving him up, just like we wouldn't give up Suzuki. 

 

And if he were available, there would be 25+ NHL teams interested and the cost would be enormous. On any proposed deal, ask yourself, would I trade Nick Suzuki for that package, and if the answer is no, then you haven't included enough. 

 

That said the article is definitely click bait, cause I just don't see any reason he's on the block.

 

 

[JoeLassister]

7 minutes ago, Commandant said:

Many, many people compare Robert Thomas to Nick Suzuki, and to be honest, its a really good comparison.  

 

So I can't see the Blues giving him up, just like we wouldn't give up Suzuki. 

 

And if he were available, there would be 25+ NHL teams interested and the cost would be enormous. On any proposed deal, ask yourself, would I trade Nick Suzuki for that package, and if the answer is no, then you haven't included enough. 

 

That said the article is definitely click bait, cause I just don't see any reason he's on the block.

 

 

Yep.  "Rumors" I've seen online talked about B. Schenn (or Kyrou) maybe being available. Never Thomas.

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Well there you go - made up nonsense 

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

One of the irritating things about being a Habs fan is that the fanbase is so huge and fervent that it makes us a disproportionate target for click-bait nonsense.

[Habs Fan in Edmonton]

22 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

Well there you go - made up nonsense 

 

Absolutely it's nonsense, why would the Blues trade Thomas?  However the Flames are digging themselves a big hole  and I have no doubt Kadri is available as the Flames will likely enter the McKenna sweepstakes. How much would you have to give up for him?  No doubt other teams will be interested. 

[GHT120]

34 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:

How much would you have to give up for him? 

At most, 2027 first and "B" prospects

[dlbalr]

34 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:

However the Flames are digging themselves a big hole  and I have no doubt Kadri is available as the Flames will likely enter the McKenna sweepstakes. How much would you have to give up for him?  No doubt other teams will be interested. 

 

He's not available, at least not yet.  Contrary to all logic, Calgary isn't ready to give up on the season yet.  When they make that determination, then they'd be wise to entertain offers.  But like last season, he's not up for grabs at this point.

[Prime Minister Koivu]

40 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:

 

Absolutely it's nonsense, why would the Blues trade Thomas?  However the Flames are digging themselves a big hole  and I have no doubt Kadri is available as the Flames will likely enter the McKenna sweepstakes. How much would you have to give up for him?  No doubt other teams will be interested. 

Im kind of the mindset now that Kadri is too old to help during our prime contention years -27/28 maybe 28/29 is when I think we hit that level - just a guess, we are playing pretty well right now…

 

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

I don’t want Kadri’s contract, which was terrible from the moment it was signed, despite bizarre praise to the Flames for ‘getting their man’ from some ‘expert’ commentators at the time.

 

That said, he’d be one hell of a pickup for a contending team at the deadline.

 

I hear a lot about Pavel Zacha here in Van, where the need for C is even more dire than Montreal’s. But a Habs-Bruins trade of significance seems inconceivable. 

[Habs Fan in Edmonton]

2 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

That said, he’d be one hell of a pickup for a contending team at the deadline.

 

 

 

He certainly would, Kadri could be a difference maker in the playoffs. I expect the Flames (likely out of contention by then) would get maximum return by waiting until the trade deadline. With a rising cap, 3 more years after this year at 7 million is not great but not horrible either. He earned every penny of it the last couple years. If he ages like Crosby then he is worth it.