David Perron - Do we make a significant offer?

[Habs100]

Karlsson is 25, why not go for him? He's on a million a year currently.

sure if he makes it to the open market and wants to come here. Not sure why he would. But sure.

 

[Scintillating10]

Do we make an effort to sign David Peron if Vegas can't afford him?

I say yes. We need as much talent as we can get.

It gives us another asset. We can move other wingers for the assets needed to get a center/left d.

I'd say no. Last thing we need are wingers

 

[Captain Mountain]

Karlsson is 25, why not go for him? He's on a million a year currently.

Because despite his good season there's a lot of reason to think downward regression is coming and Montreal doesn't have the assets to buy high?

 

[le_sean]

Because despite his good season there's a lot of reason to think downward regression is coming and Montreal doesn't have the assets to buy high?

I mean I don’t expect him to hit 40 goals regularly, but watching him now, he’s a legitimate 1C.

 

[Captain Mountain]

I mean I don’t expect him to hit 40 goals regularly, but watching him now, he’s a legitimate 1C.

Maybe. But he's shooting 23%. His career average prior to this year was 8%. Does he still look like a legitimate 1C if he regresses to that average and becomes a 15ish goal, 50-55 point center? That's a slight upgrade on what Drouin was. And Bill would cost a ton in a trade. Even if he's taken a real step forward (and I think he has), I don't see how Montreal can take that risk.

Montreal doesn't have the depth Vegas has to roll lines like they do and Montreal doesn't have a Schmidt or Miller or Theodore to stretch the ice either. And if they give up what it costs to get Karlsson, they wont be able to get that either.