Confirmed with Link: Mike Reilly extended for 2 years (1.5M AAV)

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Better player - Galchenyuk cant carry Domi’s equipment bag. Domi didn’t help the roster? Seriously?

You are not even following the question before stop

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

6-7M is basically what we can reasonably project right now. We have 8.7 right now, that increases to about 11.6 with Alzner, Weise, and Poehling in the AHL, and Lehkonen + Armia will likely take something in the range of 4.5-5.5 combined, leaving roughly 6-7M. That basically takes the Habs out of the running for Duchene unless they're going to move someone else (which I'll believe when I see it and not a second before that), and makes Gardiner unlikely as well. The point isn't that Reilly for 1.5M x 2 is some franchise ruining anchor. It's that all these little overpays which aren't really a big deal in isolation suddenly become a big deal when there's a handful of them on the roster, especially when that roster already has Shaw at 3.9, Byron at 3.4, and Alzner at 3.6 buried.

Remove Reilly and we still dont have enough for duchene (with lehkonen and armia signed). It makes no difference.

But I would assume that MB would much rather have duchene than lehkonen and/or armia.

So 11.6 - 9.5 (duchene contract) = 2.1 M left, which is probably enough to sign lehkonen as well.

We have enough cap to sign duchene, just not enough to sign duchene and both of lehkonen and armia. I couldnt care less of trading armia if we got duchene.

 

[waffledave]

Do you guys remember that they stated that last year too? How did that work out?

Again, I'M ALSO expecteing a move to be made. I just can't believe we are done. But seeing how Bergevin operates, it scares me. That's all. But logic DOES suggest we are not done.

I would actually be surprised if we are done, despite my other posts. I just don't have much faith in MB. He sucks.

 

[JoelWarlord]

I would actually be surprised if we are done, despite my other posts. I just don't have much faith in MB. He sucks.

It's gonna be one of Perry or Simmonds for too much money.

 

[Habby4Life]

You are not even following the question before stop

I understood the point, just thought it was bad and not valid

 

[Whitesnake]

I would actually be surprised if we are done, despite my other posts. I just don't have much faith in MB. He sucks.

Same for me. We are not done. We can't be. For me, what he's doing though so far, is really a testament as to how he likes his team. And that you have to believe that he seriously think we are not that far. Which is for me a big problem. But as far as this summer is concerned, yeah, we are not done.

 

[peate]

10 pages in 2 hours discussing a 7thD signing??? That's Habs all over.

Just Bargain Bin Berg doing his thing.

 

[waffledave]

It's gonna be one of Perry or Simmonds for too much money.

To me this kind of thing doesn't count as making a move.

It's like Streit/Semin/Hemsky/etc... These are not big moves. These are examples of someone who's out of ideas.

 

[JoelWarlord]

Remove Reilly and we still dont have enough for duchene (with lehkonen and armia signed). It makes no difference.

Having a range of 6M-7M or 7M-8.5M for sure makes a difference. That's the difference between a competitive offer on Gardiner or being an also-ran. It's the difference between being able to take back a large salary in a trade for futures and having to do other maneuvering to fit a player under the cap. Look at how cheap New Jersey was able to get Subban because they didn't have to send back any real money. It's the difference between adding someone like Pavelski/Nyquist/Zuccarello/Dzingel and being done or adding one of those guys and being able to do something else.

Speaking of Nashville...Irwin and Weber (675k each) are both better than Reilly, and signed as UFAs for less combined to be a 4th pairing than Reilly does to be our #6-7. Dan Hamhuis makes 250k less to be their #5 than Reilly does to be scratched half the games. That's why I get frustrated when the Habs throw a 3M contract at a plug that was scratched half the year. Why does every single Habs depth plug have to get the upper end of market value on contracts signed in May or June when other teams seem to do just fine paying their depth very little.

 

[Habs178]

It’s like Bargain Bin always says, “you can never have enough average or worse defensemen.”

It's because he sees himself in these players. Which explains why he does these signings. He thought he was better than he was....just like these guys.

 

[JoelWarlord]

To me this kind of thing doesn't count as making a move.

It's like Streit/Semin/Hemsky/etc... These are not big moves. These are examples of someone who's out of ideas.

It's alright, when they give Perry a 3 year deal he'll only count for 2.95M against the cap when he's buried.

 

[Koivu11]

UFA? - Weber
Kulak - Petry
Mete - Juulsen
Reilly, Folin

Who goes if we find someone for the top pair?

 

[ECWHSWI]

It’s idiotic but expected from this fan base.

Marc Bergevin.

 

[David Suzuki]

UFA? - Weber
Kulak - Petry
Mete - Juulsen
Reilly, Folin

Who goes if we find someone for the top pair?

I prefer Folin to Reilly if you have to move out a depth guy.

 

[ECWHSWI]

It’s way more intelligent to start the season without depth and trade pick in the middle of the season to go get an other Reilly during the year ....

cost a 5th round pick...

 

[Habby4Life]

Ufa most likely will be Gardiner.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

" at least he can be be buried in the AHL"

might as well get that warmed up for July 1st

 

[Walrus26]

This is a better value-for-money deal for the club than Gardiner at whatever stupid UFA $$$ and term he's after. If Gardiner gets signed here, expect a meltdown that would rival Philly's non-draft of Caulfield anger.

 

[CH25]

2 years ??? Why

 

[OldCraig71]

To me this kind of thing doesn't count as making a move.

It's like Streit/Semin/Hemsky/etc... These are not big moves. These are examples of someone who's out of ideas.

Marc Bergevin is the Michael Scott of NHL gm's.

 

[Draft]

Decent player that makes too many mental errors. Might improve with age, but has shown he can be a #5/#6. Why are we complaining again? This is just insurance and covering your bases for down the stretch.

 

[1909]

Insurance policy. That's it. Reilly is better than most scrubs that had played LD in the last 2 years for the Habs.

You prefer Morrow ? Ouellet ? Davidson ?

Benn would had been allright but he's asking too much.

 

[Redux91]

Wow, didnt expect that, tho I do like him...a bit..

 

[Vachon23]

He has played 100+ games the last two seasons. He's perfectly fine as a #7-8 defenceman and an #1 injury replacement on LD. Otherwise we'd have to use Ouellet or an unproven Olofsson. It also gives Bergevin some insurance in negotiating trades and UFA talks. Plus, some of those players may be lost on waivers after the training camp. The only thing that surprised me about this signing is the term. But, as someone pointed out, it gives us a body we are obligated to have, in order to expose in the expansion draft.

Thank you !

 

[CDN24]

2 years ??? Why

So he can get him through waivers to laval if need be