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titanfan

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According to CapGeek, with the Armia signing the Habs has roughly $10.6 million in Cap Space.

 

Both KK and Lehkonen are RFAs.  That is probably $6 million right there.

 

All that is left - is roughly $4.6 million -and we would only have 11 forwards and 6 d signed.

 

one of those D is Weber, so we should gain an extra $7.8 million - but most of that should go to a Weber replacement?

 

The math says we DON'T have much room to add players - even if we let Danault go (because then we have to replace him).

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After the Savard signing, Habs have $6.2m in cap space remaining.  With Weber’s LTIR that is roughly $14m in cap space with Leks and KK to sign, without re-signing Danault.  At this point I would be surprised if they land Hamilton.  It would only leave $4m-$5m in cap space for those 2 signings and no legit 3rd line center.

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Just now, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

I’ll be very disappointed if we can’t sign Perry

Me too. We need him and his leadership even more now that Weber is gone.

 

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Without a doubt - we are a worse team RIGHT now than we were this morning (with or without Weber)

 

Gone (right now):

Danault (to LA, so no going back)

Perry

 

Not to mention:

Tatar

Gustaffsson

Merrill

Staal

Frolik

 

Added:

Savard

Paquette

Wideman

 

Cap Room - $5.4 million

 

Unsigned:

KK - $3.5 (estimate)

Lehkonen - $2.8 (estimate)

 

Cap room = $-900,000 (That is a negative)

 

Most likely - Weber is gone, which gives us $6.9 million to play with.

 

Guaranteed:

Savard does not replace Weber (even an injured Weber)  (He is at least as good as Gustaffson or Merrill though, maybe a little better.)

Paquette doesn't replace Danault.

Wideman replaces Ouellet????

 

So - who/what can we get for $6.9 million - knowing we won't have Weber?

 

A forward to replace Danault?

A number one D?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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From Arpon Basu at the Athletic:

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Marc Bergevin says in an ideal world they would add a puck-moving defenceman, but decided there was nothing out there in free agency they felt comfortable with. Will continue looking on the trade market.

So, I take it that they felt that the cost for Hamilton -- or else Hamilton was not interested in coming to Montreal.

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31 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

I’ll be very disappointed if we can’t sign Perry

Bergevin says they have made an offer to Perry but he has not responded yet.

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10 minutes ago, tomh009 said:

Do you have a source for Perry having signed elsewhere?

No source.  But he is a UFA, which means he is gone.  Doesn't mean Montreal can't re-sign him.

 

All UFAs at this point are gone.  Tatar could come back to Montreal too??  Doubt it, but...

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Further to Perry, we are already a projected $900,000 over the cap with the estimated cost of RFA signings for KK and Lehkonen.

 

That will come out of the money we save from Weber.

 

So $7.85 becomes $6.95 

 

Take $1 million away for Perry and we are down to $5.95 to replace Weber and Danault...

 

And I bet Perry gets $1.5...

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14 minutes ago, titanfan said:

Further to Perry, we are already a projected $900,000 over the cap with the estimated cost of RFA signings for KK and Lehkonen.

 

That will come out of the money we save from Weber.

 

So $7.85 becomes $6.95 

 

Take $1 million away for Perry and we are down to $5.95 to replace Weber and Danault...

 

And I bet Perry gets $1.5...

THIS is where having Armia and Byron for $3.4M each in the bottom four forwards is a cap challenge

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11 minutes ago, GHT120 said:

THIS is where having Armia and Byron for $3.4M each in the bottom four forwards is a cap challenge


I like Armia, but Byron can be disposed of…send him down if necessary.

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1 minute ago, titanfan said:

Ryan Murray????

 

I don't see anyone else left that is remotely worthwhile or possible....

Perhaps not really the ideal puck-mover MB said he could be looking for ...Murray had a one season blip to 0.52 pt/game back in 18/19 but otherwise more like a 0.30 pt/gm defencemen ... although on the Habs that would have out him third amongst D who played at least 10 games last season

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7 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

 

He's a lefty and they have more than ample depth on that side.

I believe Edmundson could be switched to the right-side if it meant an overall improvement

 

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