Speculation: David Perron, Why not?
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He had 57 points in Edmonton plus 42pts in 57 games one year he was hurt...0.58 PPGM in today's NHL is nothing to spit on.
...and I'm not a huge Perron fan...but I think in this market he might be a great value for 1-2 years.
BUT he can't be your big top 6 addition.
I think you need TWO top 6 caliber forwards...one big gun(Okposo Boedker etc) and a secondary "buy low" guy that should be cheap in this market to buy you a year for Andrighetto/Carr/Mccarron/Lehkonen to play top 6. Ideally, Carr and Andrighetto help form a skilled 3rd line with Danault.
Bonino at 1.9 is wayyy better.
Mitchell is a good comparison.
D.Moore was making 1.5 mil.
3.5 mil for an inconsistant 25 point guy is bad value.
Danault will cost around 800k and can do 90 to 95% of what Eller does, if you can dump him and save the 3.5 mil you do it...FAST!
Hackett
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Aspirations must be higher than perron. He would likely be an upgrade on semin or kassian, but the Habs should be looking for bonafide top 6 options.
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That doesn't make sense.. Eller is a 3C... Perron is a winger that can only work in the top 6 and we're unsure if he will.
Maybe I do Perron for 2 years if we trade for JVR because we could do the cap-hits, but they are both LW.. so it doesn't make sure.
JVR through trade and Okposo on free agency remains the best option for this team. Our GM will do neither.
No one is talking Staal.............do you guys think he would take a cheap 2 yr deal from a team?
3.5M X 2yrs?? He has declined big time, but was that because the Canes were a bottom feeder without a future?
3.5M X 2yrs?? He has declined big time, but was that because the Canes were a bottom feeder without a future?
MasterDecoy
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The thing with Staal is that he is a declining centerman. He has size, he is physical, he has good possession number, but cant finish anymore.
If we sign Staal it has to be ala Brad Richards deal (lower then 2M$), and you need to trade DD and Eller, cauze he'll be taking their place.
He has leadership that we lacks. But is he the one you go after at first? Nop, maybe in mid-july, when all your other options are over.
The Nightman
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Perron is a loser, you don't win with a guy like that. There's a reason why two contending teams like St. Louis and Pittsburgh had enough of him.
Cole Caulifield
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IMO we need to move both regardless. That's 7M we could spend in a much much better way. And that better way probably isn't Perron. Why not two of Lucic, Eriksson, Okposo ? If we got rid of both DD and Eller we would definitely have the cap room.
Milhouse40
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In the last 2 seasons:
Perron: 56 EV points -26 / 22 EV goals
Eller: 47 EV points -19 / 25 EV goals
And the worst part is that Perron was actually used in a pure offensive role while Eller was more in a defensive\2-way role with less TOI.
Of course Perron is 100 times better than Eller....if he's on the PP and only play offensive hockey.
As a top 6 winger yes of course. Perron despite his flaws his a talented player.
But I don't get the comparison. One is an offensive winger, the other has been used a defensive center/winger.
Perron could be a nice add for second wheel in case of. He's good but I think McCaron could be a better option at this point.
