Rumor: Canadiens informed Pacioretty they will not negotiate a contract extension with him

[lamp9post]

As a habs fan this is good news. The last thing they need to do is extend an inconsistent winger on the wrong side of 30 for 7 or 8 years at 7.5-8M AAV.

Trade him and get it over with. Take what you can get.

Look at Pacioretty's point totals for the six years prior to this last one. The guy is a model of consistency.

 

[KevinRedkey]

I think MTL would be wise to trade him at the deadline. He would be a hell of a pickup for a playoff run, and he's just a tad too old for teams to want to acquire him with a 8yr deal in mind.

 

[Kraken Jokes]

in other news water is wet, sky is blue.

This pretty much sums it up. We all knew Pacioretty was not in the long term plans and was on the block because Montreal is rebuilding, and in a rebuild you trade whatever late-20s and up players that aren't tied down to long deals. Expect Byron to be in the same boat.

When players are in that situation, they are not extended. Plain and simple.

This is not news, it doesn't effect his value. All GMs around the league know the what's going on with Pacioretty.

 

[pheasant]

Strome is not a comparable player and Pacioretty is a goal scorer, a good one. He's one of the top goal scorers in the league, and the stats prove it.

You're right. Strome is better than Jost.

 

[admiralcadillac]

You're right. Strome is better than Jost.

Let's see if Strome becomes a regular in the nhl before pumping his tires

 

[Prince N]

This franchise is in deep **** and I don't see much light the way things are going....hopefully Montreal and get descent value for Paci and become competitive again in a few years.

 

[pheasant]

Let's see if Strome becomes a regular in the nhl before pumping his tires

I was mostly being facetious.

 

[Duck Off]

I think MTL would be wise to trade him at the deadline. He would be a hell of a pickup for a playoff run, and he's just a tad too old for teams to want to acquire him with a 8yr deal in mind.

Agreed but if he gets hurt and just walks because no one wants him (because he’s injured) they’re screwed. Don’t accept an awful offer now, but if there a solid one, id take it now.

 

[jfhabs]

Agreed but if he gets hurt and just walks because no one wants him (because he’s injured) they’re screwed. Don’t accept an awful offer now, but if there a solid one, id take it now.

MB is taking a huge risk if he doesn't trade him before the season starts. He could very well perform like he normally does and up his value, but if he gets injured and we can't trade him, Bergevin probably lose his job.

 

[ole ole]

MB is taking a huge risk if he doesn't trade him before the season starts. He could very well perform like he normally does and up his value, but if he gets injured and we can't trade him, Bergevin probably lose his job.

So it's a win win situation for the Habs. Patches performs well and we get a good deal for him or he gets hurt and we lose him for nothing which leads to the firing of M.B. I'm game either way.

 

[inthe6ix]

off to nj probably

shero said they lost out on jvr and maroon

maybe third time is the charm for patches

would look good beside hall on the pp

 

[Pens x]

It should be a heck of a battle to see who worse this year: Ottawa or Montreal.

 

[ole ole]

It should be a heck of a battle to see who worse this year: Ottawa or Montreal.

Hopefully Price blows a tire and we hit the sweet last spot and win the draft sweepstakes.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Grinder or best offer

 

[Kwikwi]

Franzen Athanasiou Top 5 protected 1st

 

[CapSpace]

shero said they lost out on jvr and maroon

maybe third time is the charm for patches

would look good beside hall on the pp

What could NJ offer?

 

[HOPE]

It should be a heck of a battle to see who worse this year: Ottawa or Montreal.

thing is when Montreal is out of the playoffs by a little margin, Montreal will start selling players and play youth and don't care about winning. On the other end Ottawa not having their 1st + unprotected, they will try to win the hardest they can!

 

[Seanaconda]

When Evander Kane gets a 1st plus an ok prospect, I'd have to think Pacioretty gets that plus more

Sell him at the deadline and that's what you'll get , give him whatever your best center is too

 

[Beezeral]

I would take Sprong and a 1st, or Faulk and a 1st, or ideally Borgstrom and Matheson from Florida.

Please tell me why the panthers do this.

 

[hockeyfan2k18]

Bergevin is Houle levels of trash. Terrible hire.

 

[rt]

Gif + username compatibility wins you a like.

Well done sir.

f***ing spoiler bro!!!! Damn!!!

 

[stymie]

C'est dommage.

 

[Pyrophorus]

So true.Come playoff time you need to replace Matthews and Nylander as soon as possible .

So strange how people remember one year of playoffs, but not the year before.

 

[Ezpz]

This is the problem with becoming the captain of the Habs. They'll never let someone pass Beliveau for term as captain so if you become captain under the age of 30 you're not going to retire here.

 

[Boxscore]

Bergevin is absolutely horrible at his job. What a great, great franchise that has been reduced to bottom-feeder.