Confirmed with Link: Habs Sign Galchenyuk to 3 year deal, $4.9M AAV

[Deebs]

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[K9]

4.9 AAV per Lavoie

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

4.9 million per year

 

[Deebs]

 

[Kenny Powders]

3 years is not the prefered amount of years but at least it's over with and no arbitration.

EDIT : 4.9 is a great AAV at least!

 

[David Suzuki]

25 Stanley was right wow

 

[Richiebottles]

Good deal, we might have to pay up big time in 3 years though.

 

[SquiddFX]

This could bite us in the ass

 

[Koivu11]

4.9 million per year

Not bad at all. Would've preferred 5 years though.

 

[Deebs]

Great news....welcome back Chucky

 

[DangerDave]

Wanted more term but the money is good. Pretty happy overall

 

[EveryDay]

UFA after 3 years?

 

[Runner77]

 

[ArtPeur]

Less than Drouin? Woah. They really value this guy a lot...

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

Fair deal for both sides, was expecting 1 or 2 years so I'm happy with this deal.

 

[scrubadam]

Lets hope this turns into a steal of deal over the next 3 years. If AG can get his pace back to where it was from when he took over DD's spot till his injury we could be looking at a 70 pt player for under 5.

Not worried about having to pay in 3 years time, so much can happen in the NHL between now and then.

How much cap does that leave the team with now? A shade under 9?

 

[Captain Mountain]

That is not what I'd call a good contract. You pretty much need to bargain on term for younger players to let you keep vets.

 

[Deebs]

 

[Roke]

I don't know what Galchenyuk and his agent are thinking, he should have been able to get about $5 million in arbitration and go through it twice to bridge to UFA, but that's a a very good deal for the Habs.

 

[Runner77]

Less than Drouin? Woah. They really value this guy a lot...

I guess his agent agrees that's what his fair market value is. And Brisson is not in the habit of leaving money on the table.

Good deal also from a Habs cap space POV.

How much cap space do the Habs now have, approx 10M?

 

[Tankster*]

Wait, what if this is a sign and trade ? Term and $ requested by the other team.

 

[Saint Patrick]

Atta boy Chucky, glad to have you back.

 

[beowulf]

Good deal, we might have to pay up big time in 3 years though.

If he produces to earn it I am fine with that.

 

[DXStriker]

This could be Subban all over again lol If he lights up he becomes a 26 yr old UFA who we would have to pay out the ass lol

After this season the next 3 years are fun
-Price Contract kicks in
-Resign Patches
-Resign Chucky

 

[Whitesnake]

I'M fine with that. Time to shine Alex. 2 years to impress the hell out of them and cash it to not lose you. Or trade you....