saskhab Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Ville Leino: career high 19 goals. Signed for $4.5m. Erik Cole scored 26 last year, same money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 Ville Leino: career high 19 goals. Signed for $4.5m. Erik Cole scored 26 last year, same money. Makes the Cole deal look a little better though I'd suggest Leino, 27, has a bit of upside still whereas Cole probably isn't going to go have a career year at the age of 33 next season. Marco Sturm, waived last year (after being dealt for practically nothing), signs for $2.25 million months later. Yep, overpaying is alive and well today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Taking into account Gorges signing for around 3 million, and Ryan White getting around $600,000, Habs have about 4.5 million left to spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saskhab Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Makes the Cole deal look a little better though I'd suggest Leino, 27, has a bit of upside still whereas Cole probably isn't going to go have a career year at the age of 33 next season. That's true, but Leino has 30 goals IN HIS CAREER. And is 27. Cole's career high is 30 goals. Cole played the toughest minutes in Carolina, still scored 22 goals at even strength. Leino played soft minutes in Philly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 Taking into account Gorges signing for around 3 million, and Ryan White getting around $600,000, Habs have about 4.5 million left to spend. The Habs will probably want to keep a cushion in case of injury, while there has been no word on how much the Habs will be penalized for overspending on the cap last year (and they did, with Eller/Weber's bonuses, some of which were hit...though not many in all likelihood). I'd probably cut that number down to $3 M, allowing for a late Halpern-like signing in September if someone they wanted falls through the cracks. That's true, but Leino has 30 goals IN HIS CAREER. And is 27. Cole's career high is 30 goals. Cole played the toughest minutes in Carolina, still scored 22 goals at even strength. Leino played soft minutes in Philly. To be fair, Leino has been a full time NHL'er for all of 2 seasons, one of which he was a frequent scratch so it's tough to use his career goals as a barometer. That's why I think there's upside, though if he was a healthy scratch last year, it's even worse that he got what he did... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Souray to the stars Ponikorosky to carolina Giguere to the Avs (what are they doing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 No signings in 10 minutes, took a while for a lull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCHabnut Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 1.65 for Souray. Sometimes the best move a GM makes is the one he doesn't make. His stock dropped imediately after he left Mtl. It will be interesting to see if Wiz can earn his 5+ mil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForumGhost Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 1.65 for Souray. Sometimes the best move a GM makes is the one he doesn't make. His stock dropped imediately after he left Mtl. It will be interesting to see if Wiz can earn his 5+ mil. He's making 5.5 per. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCHabnut Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 5+ .5 = 5.5 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 Fleischmann to Florida for the same deal Cole got. I'm starting to feel better about this Cole deal every minute now. I've lost track on how many guys have signed with/been traded to Florida today, they've been busy. Edit: Here's who they've signed/acquired: Forwards Fleischmann Versteeg Goc Upshall Defence Jovanovski Yonkman Goalie Theodore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 Sanford to Columbus, thought he'd wind up back with Hamilton next year. Interesting development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Sanford to Columbus, thought he'd wind up back with Hamilton next year. Interesting development. Plenty of pickin's on the goalie market, no? Totally replaceable in Hamitlon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Eric Belanger to Edmonton for 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Fleischmann to Florida for the same deal Cole got. I'm starting to feel better about this Cole deal every minute now. I've lost track on how many guys have signed with/been traded to Florida today, they've been busy. Edit: Here's who they've signed/acquired: Forwards Fleischmann Versteeg Goc Upshall Defence Jovanovski Yonkman Goalie Theodore Also Mike Kosta. Yesterday they acquired the rights to Kopecky and signed him too. And at the draft they added Brian Campbell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMAC Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 From what I hear, and the little I have seen of him, I would really like to see Konopka in a Habs jersey I watched a lot of Cole in Edmonton. I wasn't overly impressed. Maybe he would be a better fit in Mtl. Ok get Konopka and Cole and call er a day. This is easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 Plenty of pickin's on the goalie market, no? Totally replaceable in Hamitlon He was one of the better options out there actually, especially since the Habs have been going for high end AHL veterans which there aren't many of this time. Last July 1, Sanford did the same thing, tested the market before re-signing, I figured the same was going to happen this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakiqc Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I missed most of the afternoon. Are we out on Richards? I read on RDS that we are not in contention, but others say we are still on the top 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 I missed most of the afternoon. Are we out on Richards? I read on RDS that we are not in contention, but others say we are still on the top 5. I don't think the Habs were ever 'in'. Sure, they sent a representative to talk to him in person but their presentation was very short compared to others. I think they threw their hat in the ring, were politely told that Richards was going another direction, so they turned their focus to Cole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I missed most of the afternoon. Are we out on Richards? I read on RDS that we are not in contention, but others say we are still on the top 5. I have no idea, but I'd consider the Kosty-for-Hemsky rumour much more believable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForumGhost Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 What's the source of that rumour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 What's the source of that rumour? Chris on this thread, as far as I can see In fairness, though, Hemsky's been linked via rumour to the Habs for at least a couple of years now - which is often a sign that there's at least a bit of fire behind the smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 Another Bulldog moves on, Wyman to Tampa on a two-way deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Another Bulldog moves on, Wyman to Tampa on a two-way deal. BOOOOOOOOOUCHEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!!! *shakes fist at sky* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 BOOOOOOOOOUCHEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!!! *shakes fist at sky* My immediate thought when I read that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdoF_j9u59U&NR=1 (Just replace Springfielders with Boucher...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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