Or he signs a team friendly contract with Habs after winning the cup.
If Anderson got 5.5M then Gallagher can demand 7.5M+ based on what he brings to that team. Such a dumb contract by Bergevin. He at least should’ve made it a one or two year “prove it” deal.
Why do I get the feeling Edmonton is going to load up with Tatar and Gallagher at the TDL
No. max 6m per7Mx5yrs most likely
a tight fit... there's 10 RFA/UFA to re-sign
in a perfect world Byron could be moved
I highly doubt that... he scores, hit, plays 200ft, heart and soul of the team... he'll walkNo. max 6m per
Then trade him to a team willing to pay him the 7M perI highly doubt that... he scores, hit, plays 200ft, heart and soul of the team... he'll walk
I would make it a team policy that everyone gets bridged forever . Giving kk macdavid dollars is a prime example why . No gm would do that .He wants to get a big pay raise and 7 mil is the highest I would go. Next year, Allen is off the books and Alzner counts less than 2 mil on the cap, so its doable. Tatar is likely gone which saves another 4.88 mil on the cap. Danault at 4.5 -5 mil is more than fair and Armia likely gets less than 3 mil. KK is the big one here, do you bridge or give him McDavid dollars.
What is Edmonton actually going to give the Habs for them, though?
With the way holland will sink that team , lottery picks in 2022 will be like pure gold . With the freed up cap space sign Hoffman to replace Gallagher .No, that's terrible. Trade Gallagher at deadline most likely.
Wouldn’t take Rust for free. We need Gally. We are good to go, Drop the puck.Rust and Pettersson for Gallagher
MTL gets a player similar to Gallagher but not quite as skilled in rust, plus a top 4 LHD.
Pens get the best player. Extend him for 6 years
Rust and Pettersson for Gallagher
MTL gets a player similar to Gallagher but not quite as skilled in rust, plus a top 4 LHD.
Pens get the best player. Extend him for 6 years
It’s possible. No other way to move Byron otherwise. Unless they want to trade high end prospects.If true, the offer I made for Byron & Gallagher for Jarnkrok is not that bad. You wonder if the Habs would trade Gallagher and cap to turn around and get Kovy, Hoffman, and m0re...
How much cap space do the oilers have ? If I knew Ottawa had some interest in kris Russell I could see a Tatar plus Gallagher for Bouchard , 2022 1st and Russell as a base .What is Edmonton actually going to give the Habs for them, though?
Trouble signing Gallagher? Didn’t Montreal have like $30M in cap space a week ago?
It's a risky deal but Bergevin didn't exactly have many options. Anderson was a year from UFA and reportedly informed the Habs he was only taking 1 year or 7.
If I am them I would trade a 1st and one of the top D prospects. May not even take a first if they added one of them.
I've never seen a team blow it with so many top D prospects....they might be better off selling high. Alot of the D they had went on to be great elsewhere, Schultz and Marino for example... so even if one of the D prospects ends up good on the Habs it doesnt mean they would do the same for the Oilers
To me, the Oilers are like what the Preds are with forwards. Who are Ironically are great at developing D.
I think Darnell Nurse would be way better elsewhere. I think Larsson gets back to being a solid Dman next year after his contract is up. Look at what Sekera did for Dallas as another example. They just cant get full potential out of their D. Not saying they all suck. But compared to what they do on other teams? We have seen the evidence to show how many dmen played better when leaving. We saw Larrsson get worse when going there. So what could Nurse truly be? Caleb Jones? Klefbom could be looked at as Hedman for all we know on a diff team lol
Point is...they are better off selling high on D prospects. If im them Id do that.
On Steve Dangle's podcast, they ha Chris Johnson on and he said Anderson's camp basically said they would only sign a one or seven year deal. Bergevin didn't want to risk him walking as a UFA. Frankly, I think it's a really bad gamble on his part.