Confirmed with Link: Habs Acquire Joel Armia, Steve Mason, 2019 7th & 2020 4th for Simon Bourque

[Michelangelo]

getting Armia + 2 picks for a cap dump

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[Adam Michaels]

 

[atrud66]

Took on a cap dump to get Armia?

 

[Gally11]

Ok.

 

[Habsawce]

Love this move. Eat salary for draft picks. Armia has some talent and upside as well.

 

[Lebowski]

I kinda like Armia.

Not sure where Mason fits. Buyout incoming?

 

[Le Barron de HF]

I dig this trade honestly and I like Bourque as a prospect lol.

 

[Mdamico]

I have a feeling the Habs will flip Mason now for another pick and salary retention.

 

[atrud66]

Mason is a cap dump and we get Armia and some picks in compensation right?

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Tyson]

This sadly is the way to go. It’s time for a rebuild

 

[Le Barron de HF]

Armia shows flashes of brilliant play but lacks consistency. He's kind of an Eller version on the wing.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Mason is a cap dump and we get Armia and some picks in compensation right?

Yup.

 

[Adam Michaels]

The good news is that this also keeps Stastny away from Montreal. Jets made the room surely to sign to keep him.

 

[FrankMTL]

I have no clue why anybody would be upset about this trade. Bergevin clearly knows he will have lots of space left on the cap so he might as well eat some salary, get some draft picks and hope that Armia can continue to develop. He just turned 25 about a month ago and could be a decent player on a 3rd line for us. Even if they can't flip Mason for another draft pick, he's only on the books for 1 more year.

 

[LastWordArmy]

Love this move. Eat salary for draft picks. Armia has some talent and upside as well.

Someone suggested making moves like this on Thursday... wonder who that could be

 

[Le Tricolore]

I'm cool with this.

 

[SnapVirus]

This officially announce the rebuild process.

Surprised by MB.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

Can eat some of Mason’s salary and flip him for a pick or something too.

 

[Tyson]

Armia skates very well and shows flashes of being a really good player. Mason probably gets bought out

 

[EveryDay]

Bergevin got rinsed by a team with no other options... again.

A 4th and Armia? lol

Rinsed? you must be new to hockey.....

 

[smirob]

Don’t know how anyone could not like this type of trade.

 

[NeptunesTrident]

I'm ok with this. Armia adds some size to the lineup with the Chucky trade. Plus it probably means Bergevin won't be signing Stastny to a ridiculous contract. Let the rebuild commence.

 

[BB88]

Armia is a fantastic quality depth winger, kills penalties, strong defensively and at times makes highlight offensive moves, never got the chance to shine in Winnipeg due to the depth they have.

 

[Wats]

Don’t know how anyone could not like this type of trade.

Better than sitting on capspace. Wish MB had skill to acquire prospects in return but getting another 3rd liner is better than the nothing he did last year. Also another Finn.