Confirmed with Link: Habs sign Nick Cousins (1 year, $1M AAV)

[habsfan891]

Trade coming.

You have proof or just your guess?

 

[Adam Michaels]

All this tells me is that there HAS to be a trade in the works.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Spent some time playing with Keller this past season, definitely not one of those pure energy 4th liners, has enough skill to play up if needed.

Habs traded a Belleville guy in Shaw and bring in another.

 

[JuicyHam]

Too many NHL contracts up front... something's got to give.

This is what I was just thinking. Still have lehkonen and Armia to add as well. Way too many NHL forwards I smell a trade.

 

[Vachon23]

I like Cousins but I don’t understand this move

 

[ForeverHabs97]

Ahl or Nhl?

Okay I am a MB fan/fanboy since 2017, but he's not perfect.

We're cluttered with Depth/reclamation/fringe/Top 9 caliber NHL players in forwards and defenseman all of the time. I get that we need depth, but shouldn't we consider saving some contract slots/cap for more interesting players like our upcoming rookies and free agents/rfas. Maybe it still fits and helps the rocket take the next step, i don't know?

 

[Le Tricolore]

Demarcus cousins is still a free agent, I believe.

Injury prone, but would be the big centre we've been needing forever.

 

[Koivu11]

From Duchene/Aho/Lee to Chiarot/Varone/Cousins. Expect the unexpected.

 

[donghabs98]

That Peca deal looks more redundant by the day. At least Bergy learned not to give multi year deals with over 1M to 4th liners (knock on wood).

 

[Cookie007]

Let me get this straight.. we have

Weise
Thompson
Peca
Weal
Barber
Varone
and now Cousins

How many 4th liner to do we need here

 

[habsfan891]

This is what I was just thinking. Still have lehkonen and Armia to add as well. Way too many NHL forwards I smell a trade.

With carolina? Who knows maybe there actually is something to all these conspiracy theories about side deals

 

[Em Ancien]

Demarcus cousins is still a free agent, I believe.

Maybe MB wanted to sign Boogie but got the wrong guy. We could really use an intimidating presence in the blue paint who can stretch the ice.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

If we send down peca, weise, alzner, lindgren and varone, we are at 22 players

 

[FrankMTL]

I agree, there has to be a trade coming. If we sign Armia and Lehkonen, it gives us 15 forwards signed to NHL contracts, not including Poehling or Varone. I know you can send Weise down to the AHL, but still, it makes no sense.

 

[Zorba]

This is what I was just thinking. Still have lehkonen and Armia to add as well. Way too many NHL forwards I smell a trade.

Has to be. He had 27 points and played 82 games
He’s not trash.
I’m just so confused...

 

[Le Tricolore]

Let me get this straight.. we have

Weise
Thompson
Peca
Weal
Barber
Varone
and now Cousins

How many 4th liner to do we need here

Who cares? Let them fight for a roster spot at training camp. Waive whoever isn't good enough. Not like any of these guys have huge contracts that'll hurt the team.

 

[MSLs absurd thighs]

So what are we looking at, right now?

Tatar - Danault - Gallagher
Drouin - Domi - Byron
Lehkonen - Kotkaniemi - Armia
Weal - Thompson - Cousins
Peca/McCarron

Mete - Weber
Chiarot - Petry
Kulak - Juulsen
Reilly - Folin

Price
Kinkaid

I say there's no trade incoming. And this lineup is ridiculous. It's a bunch of players thrown together. Nothing cohesive about this lineup.

 

[Zorba]

If we send down peca, weise, alzner, lindgren and varone, we are at 22 players

Then sign leks and Armia
Two more bottom six players. This is a pointless signing

 

[The Great Weal]

Let me get this straight.. we have

Weise
Thompson
Peca
Weal
Barber
Varone
and now Cousins

How many 4th liner to do we need here

The bolded will be sent to Laval

 

[Adam Michaels]

Bergevin's nepotism knows no bounds, signing Cousins.


Badumpa-pshhh



I'll be here all week, folks.

 

[ForeverHabs97]

With carolina? Who knows maybe there actually is something to all these conspiracy theories about side deals

Or this is the Plan B with Carolina.
Swing and a miss so time to fill with players that MIGHT fit in the top 9. Out of all the 4th liners we have... One of them turns into Byron?

But why do this we've got sooooo many forwards that are trying to play in the NHL

Armia

Lehkonen


Hudon
Cousins
Varone
Barber
Thompson
Weise
Mccarron
Peca
Weal

That's a clusterf*** of players off the top of my head trying to squeeze in the roster or get sent down to laval. Laval is already cluttered enough with our rookies for important ice time. I get we want to turn laval into a playoff team but sometimes got to give here.

 

[Zorba]

So what are we looking at, right now?

Tatar - Danault - Gallagher
Drouin - Domi - Byron
Lehkonen - Kotkaniemi - Armia
Weal - Thompson - Cousins
Peca/McCarron

Mete - Weber
Chiarot - Petry
Kulak - Juulsen
Reilly - Folin

Price
Kinkaid

I say there's no trade incoming. And this lineup is ridiculous. It's a bunch of players thrown together. Nothing cohesive about this lineup.

Where’s Poehling ?

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Then sign leks and Armia
Two more bottom six players. This is a pointless signing

Lehkonen, armia and poehling are included in those 22 players.

But yea looks like a pointless signing

 

[Redux91]

All this tells me is that there HAS to be a trade in the works.

I mean... something has to happen somewhere right.... i mean there isnt even any room for this guy...unless he STILL doesnt want to give too many spots to the kids...

Weird signing, but, not the end of the world by any stretch of the imagination

 

[MarkJ]

You are not stopping us Carolina!