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

[Runner77]

I'm skeptical Montreal would be able to afford it with Alzner and Shaw's contracts and Price's massive contract (plus Pacioretty's expected raise).

Alzner and Shaw will be eventual buyouts. They'll never go to term.

Or, they'll go in a trade with the Habs eating some of the excess salary they doled out.

 

[FireBurningBin]

Just what im thinking. Our window is now so this gives the jabs some wiggle room while having a player playing for a contract.

Pretty much how I feel about this too. However we have a history of doing nothing to capitalize on windows.

 

[deandebean]

Some won't like this, but he becomes a very tradeable asset now.

 

[Richiebottles]

Anyone think this is a sign and trade?

 

[Cookie007]

Chuck becomes an UFA at the end of the contract.. UFA at the age of 26.. Bergevin

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Thank god.

Takes him straight to UFA as a 26-year-old though, I believe.

 

[scrubadam]

Hes already good for around 60 pts, so its already a steal

agree, but it can be even better. He started out the year top 10 in scoring. If he keeps it up this contract can be looked at as a mega steal.

Habs have a chance to have 2 guys way overproduce on their contracts. Drouin and AG can really break out over the next 2/3 years. Most forwards peak around 24-28. If both those guys get 70 or more points Maybe lofty expectations on my part but lets hope one or both can go PPG or better.

 

[GoodKiwi]

This is an excellent deal that is beneficial to both parties but benefits the team more in the short term IMO.

 

[deandebean]

Chuck becomes an UFA at the end of the contract.. UFA at the age of 26.. Bergevin

TBH, I believe it will become another team's problem.

 

[Deebs]

so if he breaks out and asks for the moon in 3 years, are we going to call him an ******* for walking?

Depends....if he breaks out as a winger, we can trade him away if we're loaded at this position at the time. If he breaks out as a Centerman, we've found our guy going forward and we pay the man.

Good deal for both parties imo

 

[Runner77]

Good contract. He still has a lot to prove. If he comes up big in the next 2 years he'll get paid.

If the Habs do trade it'll be easier because he's signed & at a fair cap hit too.

I think it's a win-win deal. The Habs were not willing to commit longer term. And he gets 3 years to show what he can do and prop up his value toward a more lucrative deal, whether or not it will be with the Habs.

 

[Whitesnake]

I don't have an issue with the deal, but again, it makes the next couple years the go to years to push for a cup. Weber and Ptice getting older and will be nearing mid 30s, Galch has 3 years to blow up, Patches has 2 more years at cheap.

This team is just giving out contracts randomly.

Yeah. Which means that Bergevin can't be done. You can't make a push for the cup....and not do anything else. I just like that deal. Even though I'm always negative, I negatively like it.

 

[Braun]

Perfect deal.

 

[Darz]

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

I'm sure Bergevin would of perferred him at a deal the same as Drouin's but Chucky didnt want to give up any more than 1 year of UFA

 

[OnTheRun]

He will be UFA in 3 years, I''m okay with that, IF and only IF we start putting some serious effort at building a team able to win it all.

This year is currently heading into the wasteland...So 2 more years to get it done.

 

[Runner77]

Some won't like this, but he becomes a very tradeable asset now.

Anyone think this is a sign and trade?

That's an interesting thought.

However, wouldn't he have been just as interesting a trade option without a contract? Some other team could have given him the same deal.

 

[WG]

I hope we do.

Glad we have him a show and prove deal.

Don't understand why Drouin didn't have to show or prove anything to get 6 years. Would have vastly preferred giving Galch the Drouin contract and take the reasonable gamble that he'll overperform a 5.5-6M contract over the life of it. Would be better having both guys locked up long term.

 

[WG]

TBH, I believe it will become another team's problem.

Or Julien Brisebois' problem.

 

[Hoople]

Great contract.

Good value and gives Chucky a chance to shine after injury and then earn his paycheck if he excels.

 

[David Suzuki]

Don't understand why Drouin didn't have to show or prove anything to get 6 years. Would have vastly preferred giving Galch the Drouin contract and take the reasonable gamble that he'll overperform a 5.5-6M contract over the life of it. Would be better having both guys locked up long term.

totally different players and circumstances.

 

[Top Corner2]

Nice.

Now step up #27

 

[PriceIsGod]

This will be Chucky's year, if he's in MTL or not, this is it imo.

 

[Deebs]

 

[CHarlie]

Nice...........so glad he is staying.......keep the good news coming..

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

For me that's an ideal contract. I'm not sold on Galchenyuk being a star. We'll know in 2 years. In the meantime, he's worth 4,9MM.

Exactly.

Another bonus to this deal is that let's say Chucky does show and prove and we decide to give him and 8 year max extension in 2 years. Guess what? He'll be 25. That's the perfect age to give a player an 8 year extension.