Confirmed with Link: Gallagher signs 6 years x 6.5M AAV

[schwang26]

This contract is going to hurt for a long time. Gallagher is just going to keep dropping in the lineup.

 

[Redux91]

My heart...for half a second I thought we extended him +6 so 10 more years of Gallagher
Who would bump this lol argh

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Silver lining time...

At least this didn't come to pass:

I have this weird feeling Bergevin will be here past Gallagher's contract.

Could you imagine, Bergy still here?

 

[Skip Bayless]

I feel the urge to post that GIF everytime I think about that contract. Sorry boys.

 

[Andy]

The fact that it is buyout proof is just so funny to me. Why did Bergevin and Sedgwick implement that?

Admittedly, I thought Gallagher had high enough hockey IQ to be able to cover the decline in physical ability, kind of like late career Gionta who was still a high volume shooter and still excellent defensively. I even admit so at the beginning of this signing.

I presume MB & co thought he'd be productive for the majority of the contract and then fade away into a bottom 6 role in the final couple of years.

Turns out that Gallagher's success was intimately tied to his physical ability and as that went, so did his effectiveness in 90% of the game.

The thing is, looking at guys like Hyman, Coleman, Gallagher, they bring such a rare skill that teams are ready to pay up. If the habs didn't pay for Gallagher, someone else would have. That doesn't make this a good signing, but rather, just an indication how rare players like Gallagher are: players that literally destroy their bodies for a goal and positioning.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

there's a lesson here, never give out the big contract to the heart-and-soul crash-n-bangers, no matter how good they were in their prime. i was a big fan of Gallagher when he entered the league, but wow has he dropped off

 

[Redux91]

All the '2 years too long' comments
And there's *4* years left now

 

[Habnot]

2,166,666 for the next 6 years to buy out....

Might be worth it

 

[Treal]

Friendly reminder that Connor Bedard will need a new contract extension before Brendan Gallagher's current contract expires.

 

[Le Berge]

2,166,666 for the next 6 years to buy out....

Might be worth it

2026-2027 hurts...

2024-25 -333 333 $
2025-26 2 166 667 $
2026-27 4 666 667 $
2027-28 2 166 667 $
2028-29 2 166 667 $
2029-30 2 166 667 $

Détails du rachat de contrat de Brendan Gallagher - CapFriendly - Masses salariales LNH

Détails et résultats des rachats de contrat LNH de Brendan Gallagher, incluant les calculs des coûts, des économies et du cap hit final.

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[Andy]

The issue with Gallagher is he'll play even if one arm is about to fall off. There is no chance he ever goes the Weber-Price route because he's too damn stubborn.

The only options are:

1. He retires
2. You buy him out
3. You pay multiple assets to get rid of him

 

[BLONG7]

Why did we need this bumped all the way to the top? Almost had a heart attack

Saw this, and it feels like someone just poured peroxide in a cut on my leg....................geezus guys.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

With how Jeff Skinner rebounded, I still have hope Gally can rebound and be a 40-point player. Won't be worth his contract, but still better than what he was the last 2 years.

 

[Tyson]

The issue with Gallagher is he'll play even if one arm is about to fall off. There is no chance he ever goes the Weber-Price route because he's too damn stubborn.

The only options are:

1. He retires
2. You buy him out
3. You pay multiple assets to get rid of him

He won't retire but he won't hold up and will end up hurt again sooner rather than later. I am not hoping he gets hurt, it's simply inevitable based on recent history.

 

[Naslundforever]

My heart...for half a second I thought we extended him +6 so 10 more years of Gallagher
Who would bump this lol argh

Same here… bumping to fool even more peeps

 

[Tyson]

With how Jeff Skinner rebounded, I still have hope Gally can rebound and be a 40-point player. Won't be worth his contract, but still better than what he was the last 2 years.

No comparison, Skinner hasn't lost a step with his elite skating.

 

[Habs Halifax]

The issue with Gallagher is he'll play even if one arm is about to fall off. There is no chance he ever goes the Weber-Price route because he's too damn stubborn.

The only options are:

1. He retires
2. You buy him out
3. You pay multiple assets to get rid of him

I'm not so sure this is true as he ages. The Gallagher from his 20's yeah but the Gallagher in his 30+ years? We shall see. If his family grows like Price's family did, that can change his perspective on life and what really matters to him.

He's earned enough money for life now. He's going to ride it out for a while yet but at some point, he might get tired of playing bottom 6 minutes and also trying to recover and failing season after season. I have to think that will wear on his pride.

 

[Sorinth]

The fact that it is buyout proof is just so funny to me. Why did Bergevin and Sedgwick implement that?

I don't think you know what a buyout proof contract looks like. If we bought out Gallagher this summer we would have saved 5.7m this year, 6.7m next year, 4.2m the year after and 1.7m on the last year. Those are significant savings in 3 of the 4 years and so it's not remotely buyout proof.

Want to know what a buyout proof contract looks like, go check out the buyout calc on capfriendly for Price or Weber. So for an apples to apples comparison, if someone had tried to buyout Weber's final 4 years like with Gallaghers, they would save 2.5m in year 1 then 500k in years 2-4. That's what a buyout proof contract looks like, you barely save any money making it pointless to buyout. Buying out Price's final 4 years would have saved the team 400K in year 1, and 1.4m in years 2-4 Again pointless to buyout because there aren't even any decent savings to be gained with a buyout.

It's the complete opposite of Gallagher's contract.

 

[Habs Halifax]

No comparison, Skinner hasn't lost a step with his elite skating.

Agreed. Gallagher's skating was never elite but it was solid. Now it's well below NHL average and he's just got no time to think with the puck. I think that's his biggest issue... time/space.

He's still strong in scrums to some degree and knows how to play defensively. But he's not scoring at the previous rate which might have fooled us all along on the weak part of his game. Goals for can make people forget other flaws.

 

[DAChampion]

Gallagher's contract is not an issue this season.

 

[BehindTheTimes]

I think his biggest issue is he doesn’t have Danault carrying him anymore tbh. I don’t think he’s changed all that much.

 

[Le Tricolore]

2,166,666 for the next 6 years to buy out....

Might be worth it

Maybe at some point, but absolutely not right now. The team will be terrible with or without Gallagher. May as well keep him around and run out the contract until the team needs the cap space / roster space to compete.

 

[Le Tricolore]

I think his biggest issue is he doesn’t have Danault carrying him anymore tbh. I don’t think he’s changed all that much.

He was good before playing with Danault. His biggest issue is that his body is beat up due to the hard style of play he's been playing for his entire career; dude's taken a beating.

 

[BehindTheTimes]

He was good before playing with Danault. His biggest issue is that his body is beat up due to the hard style of play he's been playing for his entire career; dude's taken a beating.

Partly, but he plays a style that doesn’t suit other centers on the team. Him and Danault fit like a glove.

 

[ReHabs]

I don't think you know what a buyout proof contract looks like. If we bought out Gallagher this summer we would have saved 5.7m this year, 6.7m next year, 4.2m the year after and 1.7m on the last year. Those are significant savings in 3 of the 4 years and so it's not remotely buyout proof.

Want to know what a buyout proof contract looks like, go check out the buyout calc on capfriendly for Price or Weber. So for an apples to apples comparison, if someone had tried to buyout Weber's final 4 years like with Gallaghers, they would save 2.5m in year 1 then 500k in years 2-4. That's what a buyout proof contract looks like, you barely save any money making it pointless to buyout. Buying out Price's final 4 years would have saved the team 400K in year 1, and 1.4m in years 2-4 Again pointless to buyout because there aren't even any decent savings to be gained with a buyout.

It's the complete opposite of Gallagher's contract.

You’re right about Gallagher’s contract it’s not buyout-proof but simply very ugly upon which to use a buyout.

“Middle loading” Gallagher’s contract made the penalty for his buyout peak to 4.6m in dead cap. Versus any AAV that’s very much a frustrating hurdle and it’s quite unappealing.

Price and Weber had horrible contracts that’s true.

I’m convinced Gallagher will be on LTIR before a buyout is used on him.