Briere part 2.0
But can he fight?
Vegas is one of the most bizarre cases of players in their physical prime with chips on their shoulders in a no-pressure environment, all topped with a great players coach and good goaltending. Aside from some young guys like Theodore or Tuch I just wouldn't bet on any player repeating or building on what they've done. Not even Marchessault nor especially Karlsson.
I fully expect to overpay to get him here just like we had to for Briere and I fully expect to pay a premium for an anomaly contract year, Perron is lucky to put up 45 pts in Montreal and that's if he stays healthy with is about a 10% chance. If MB wastes any time or money this offseason on anyone who can't play Top 4 LHD or Top 6 C he should be terminated on the spotExcept that Briere was 36, Perron is 29.
Not all cases of signing French Quebecers are the same. In this case, you do it if it's using that he's from here as a way to get him here, as opposed to overpaying (in trade or cap hit) to bring a player here because he's from here.
I would want to increase out level of assets, whether through the draft or UFA market, regardless of position going forward.
But he probably doesn't want to come here, to this mess, anymore anyways.
I fully expect to overpay to get him here just like we had to for Briere and I fully expect to pay a premium for an anomaly contract year, Perron is lucky to put up 45 pts in Montreal and that's if he stays healthy with is about a 10% chance. If MB wastes any time or money this offseason on anyone who can't play Top 4 LHD or Top 6 C he should be terminated on the spot
100% agree we should've signed Rads and would be up for signing JT if we can, I just think Perron will use Montreal as leverage to drive up his price. I'm ok with tanking for another couple of years and getting our LHD/Cs through the draft rather than a quick fix that keeps us half pregnant againWe should have over payed for Radulov and if we have the opportunity to overpay for Tavares we do it. But we won't. 29 year old Perron definitely isn't someone you overpay for.
But, no UFA center is signing here. Sorry.
And, to get a LHD we'll probably have to trade 1 or 2 of our wingers.
David Perron, especially at 31 years of age, isn't going to get you a top 6 center any more than Max Pacioretty is going to get you one. If you expect to get a top 6 center in return for a winger the name of that winger had better be Ovechkin or all you'll be getting is a bottom 6 pivot or a prospect.No centers are going to sign here. We need assets to trade for centers.
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Unless Perron is tracking for like 80pts and we signed him to a 1-year deal, I don't see how he can possibly be flipped at the TDL. If you're serious about signing him, he's going to want money and term. The whole thing about rentals at the TDL, for contenders who are typically at the cap, they go for players who they don't need to commit past the upcoming playoff round or maybe two at most. Nobody is going to want Perron for 5 more years at a likely $6m per.
Anyhow, my answer is no. While I am at it, my answer is no to:
1. Perron
2. Statsny
3. Neal
4. Nash