News Article: Dumont will test the market

[Brainiac]

Don't know if it' been posted but:

http://www.lapresse.ca/sports/hockey/201606/16/01-4992417-gabriel-dumont-testera-le-marche.php

Dumont will test the market. Europe is plan B if he feels he won't get a shot at the NHL.

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[TheLastShift]

Don't know if it' been posted but:

http://www.lapresse.ca/sports/hockey/201606/16/01-4992417-gabriel-dumont-testera-le-marche.php

Dumont will test the market. Europe is plan B if he feels he won't get a shot at the NHL.

Hopefully he finds a place somewhere. He's not an NHL'er so it's AHL or Europe.

 

[Whitesnake]

Makes sense. Time to move on. Better luck to him.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Best of luck to him, great guy to have on the farm team, we'll have to find a good vet to take his place. Especially if we go with a young roster again in St-John. It's a shame he's not a bit bigger and faster, he would have been perfect for an energy role on the big team.

 

[Tuggy]

Not an NHL player. Probably more money for him in Europe.

 

[vokiel]

I bet he would be great in the Swiss league.

 

[Treb]

I'd offer him a 8-year 800k 1-way contract to be our AHL captain.

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

I'd offer him a 8-year 800k 1-way contract to be our AHL captain.

That's one expensive AHL player...

 

[Treb]

That's one expensive AHL player...

I know, but it doesn't go on the cap and you get a hometown boy role model for the rookies. I know it won't happen because no owner will pay for that but whatever.

Probably biased because I was excited for him in the first draft I ever really followed.

 

[Sam I Am]

I'd offer him a 8-year 800k 1-way contract to be our AHL captain.

Add this to the list of reasons why you will never be GM.

 

[Treb]

Add this to the list of reasons why you will never be GM.

Except angering the owner because we have a 1-way contract in the AHL, it does nothing to the team.

 

[Alex514]

Cant blame the kid.... Habs have no plans for him going foward.

Testing the FA market for him might be more valuable than the 200k he was offered last season by MB.

 

[lamp9post]

Except angering the owner because we have a 1-way contract in the AHL, it does nothing to the team.

Except if we need to bury other NHL contracts in the AHL down the line. You can only bury 2 contracts and up to $900,000 each. I would rather keep those spots open for contingencies down the line.

 

[Sterling Archer]

I'd offer him a 8-year 800k 1-way contract to be our AHL captain.

 

[QuebecPride]

Good for him, he was more than loyal to the Habs org, he deserves a nice paycheck.

 

[Le Tricolore]

I guess he's not a fan of St John's. He can find another team with a nicer AHL city.

 

[Asamu]

His stats in the LHJMQ were biased because he was playing on the same line as Sean Couturier. I always loved him on the 4th line. Energy player who can actually score top net goals at 1 meter from the goalie (Something that Koivu couldn't do and that Galchenyuk can do). He battles hard on the board for the puck and his vision is above average I would say.

Al in all, I wish him good luck and I know that he got some nice hockey left (he's still young) in him but it will be somewhere else for sure.

 

[HuGo Sham]

au revoir

 

[beowulf]

I bet he would be great in the Swiss league.

Was thinking this also and more money.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Liked him.

Too bad MB wasted draft picks on useless plugs like Brian Flynn.

 

[Chez Weber]

If he leaves what 'veterans' are left in the AHL?

 

[DAChampion]

I feel sorry for him.

Hardworking, passionate player.

But no talent, no size.