Confirmed with Link: Canadiens submit qualifying offers to Kotkaniemi, Lehkonen, Pezzetta, Poehling, Leskinen and McNiven

[Koivu11]

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[Deebs]

Great news

 

[Wats]

Was curious about Lehkonen, feel like their QO is higher than he's worth.

 

[MSLs absurd thighs]

Was curious about Lehkonen, feel like their QO is higher than he's worth.

It apparently sits a 2.2M. Which is pretty close to the absolute max I would give for a player like him.

 

[Agalloch]

Was curious about Lehkonen, feel like their QO is higher than he's worth.

Yes, it is. Hope we can re-sign him to a 3-4 years deal with a lower cap hit (than 2.2)

 

[Adam Michaels]

Leskinen it's to hold onto his rights since he signed with Jokerit of the KHL for 2 years.

 

[Wats]

It apparently sits a 2.2M. Which is pretty close to the absolute max I would give for a player like him.

Yeah, for a guy that was healthy scratch/4th quite a few times 2M is a lot.

 

[MSLs absurd thighs]

Yes, it is. Hope we can re-sign him to a 3-4 years deal with a lower cap hit (than 2.2)

Re-signing him to a multi-years deal would actually imply buying out UFA years, which would probably make him even more expensive.
I think the best case scenario as things currently stand is for him to accept his QO.

 

[Treb]

I'm assuming we'll get another vet to replace Blandisi then.

 

[Heffyhoof]

Apart form Lucchini is there any other player needing to be qualified?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Apart form Lucchini is there any other player needing to be qualified?

Blandisi needed to be qualified but wasn't.

Lucchini wasn't qualified, but he signed an AHL deal with Laval.

 

[Agalloch]

Re-signing him to a multi-years deal would actually imply buying out UFA years, which would probably make him even more expensive.
I think the best case scenario as things currently stand is for him to accept his QO.

His last contract was based on potential, now we know that he will never be more than a 3rd/4th liner with limited offensive numbers. He's more in the 1.5-1.7 range.

 

[Treb]

Re-signing him to a multi-years deal would actually imply buying out UFA years, which would probably make him even more expensive.
I think the best case scenario as things currently stand is for him to accept his QO.

That's only if he could get more money in FA, which I don't think he would.

 

[BaseballCoach]

So yes to Pezzetta and no to Blandisi??! Age, I guess?

 

[Gael]

Good for my boy Artturi

 

[WeThreeKings]

gross Pezze-shit will be back

 

[MSLs absurd thighs]

That's only if he could get more money in FA, which I don't think he would.

Generally UFA years hold more value than RFA years. So I don't know about that.
If the salary is over 2M, I'd like this to be a 1 year deal. No point in locking up a guy like Lehkonen for multiple years.

 

[Agalloch]

gross Pezze-shit will be back

I think he will be ready for some games with MTL.

 

[Archijerej]

I'm assuming we'll get another vet to replace Blandisi then.

Yeah. It certainly seems like it.

I'm surprised they qualified Pezzetta.

 

[Treb]

gross Pezze-shit will be back

He brings something Laval needs and he's been good in his role. I don't think they are expecting much NHL wise.

Generally UFA years hold more value than RFA years. So I don't know about that.
If the salary is over 2M, I'd like this to be a 1 year deal. No point in locking up a guy like Lehkonen for multiple years.

Would any team sign him for over 2 million a year? I'm not sure. On the FA market, he probably signs for 1.5-2.

 

[Treb]

Yeah. It certainly seems like it.

I'm surprised they qualified Pezzetta.

Pezzetta is a good tough guy to go with Baddock, especially now that Veilleux is gone.

 

[beowulf]

Nice to see McNIven is still in the team's plans.

 

[Archijerej]

Pezzetta is a good tough guy to go with Baddock, especially now that Veilleux is gone.

I don't mind him in Laval, just didn't think it would require an NHL contract.

No big deal.

 

[MasterD]

They should just trade McNiven at this point, he's obviously not in the plans.

 

[montreal]

Pezzetta showed decent progress last year, if he continues to progress, I could see him getting some NHL games in at some point, especially if teams go back to the tougher, more hard nosed players for the playoffs.