Signing Montreal re-signs Struble 2 year $2.825m extension

[TurdBurglar]

 

[DON]

I assume contract is about as expected?

 

Habs re-sign Jayden Struble – HabsWorld.net

[tomh009]

Looks about right:

 

[hab29RETIRED]

3 hours ago, tomh009 said:

Looks about right:

 

Signing I’m waiting for is the Hutson contract.

[BCHabnut]

4 hours ago, hab29RETIRED said:

Signing I’m waiting for is the Hutson contract.

10 to 11, I would say.

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

2 hours ago, BCHabnut said:

10 to 11, I would say.

 

Hard to overpay a player like that.

[GHT120]

I'm not expecting anything with Hutson before the New Year and likely not until next May/June

[TurdBurglar]

I agree with GHT.  As good as Hutson's rookie season was, there's only realistically 2 scenarios.  The first being he signs a bridge this off-season and the second being they wait to give him a bigger body of work to assess what he would look like on a longer contract, so a mid-season or next off-season deal.  Signing a player to a massive deal after just a single season in the NHL is a bit reckless.  He's going to be an RFA, so there's no real rush to get him signed now. 

[dlbalr]

2 hours ago, GHT120 said:

I'm not expecting anything with Hutson before the New Year and likely not until next May/June

 

I'd say there's a decent chance it runs longer than that.  With no offer sheet or arbitration rights, there aren't as many pressure points as there normally are.  The only real pressure point will be September 15, 2026 as that's the last day an eight-year contract can be signed.  It wouldn't shock me if it took until closer to then for it to be done.

[GHT120]

4 hours ago, TurdBurglar said:

... the second being they wait to give him a bigger body of work to assess what he would look like on a longer contract ...

Actually, I think it is the Hutson camp that will want the delay