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Confirmed Signing with Link: [MTL] Brendan Gallagher signs extension (6 years, $6.5M AAV)
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Captain97
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It seems I was missing something.22nd in EV goals last season, on pace for 59 points. Money is fair, and the term shouldn't be too bad either. Thanks.
Wow look at you, picking one season.
How about we look at the last 3 years.
He is 5th.
Saxon
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Captain97
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He's had injuries but they aren't recurring things. Here are all injuries that have kept him out of games in order from most recent to least.
Broken jaw - Cross checked in Face
Undisclosed lower body injury (less than 10 games missed)
Broken Hand - got hit by Shea Weber slap shot.
Broken Hand - got hit by a Johnny Boychuk shot.
2 of the 4 are freak accidents
1 was Niskanen maliciously breaking his face
And the third was a minor injury that is fairly common.
He has played in 90% of all possible games in his career. If you dont count the freak accident rocket shots to the finger that would break anyone's hand it goes up to 96%.
He is actually surprisingly durable.
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Captain97
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Its actually one of the reasons our power play has been bad. Our best goal scorer can only score 5v5 for some reason.
Burke the Legend
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Could easily see that being the plan. "Let's have some fun with these clowns." Very strange that "stall" story gets out when they basically would have had the deal wrapped up at that point and just drawing up contracts. Gallagher does some radio shows in Montreal, he knows the media world well.
lol our media is to blame. Every time someone (other than a starting goalie) has rumors of being traded, there is an article written that he could end up in montreal. same thing for free agents and quebequoi players.
i think this is funny - if you had a business and openly said that you were targeting a certain demographic, you woudl be labelled as a bigot. I do get the hometown hero appeal though.
BobClarkesfrontteeth
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LOL my first stalker on HF Forums. Sweet!
I am very happy Gallagher got his pay day. If a guy deserves one its him. Going to be interesting to watch how 3 top 2 wingers with the same skill set are going to fit. More interesting is what the extension to Allen will mean at expansion time.
Walrus26
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A little expensive (Montreal taxes are high though) and perhaps a year too long? Probably true in a vacuum, but with us adding Anderson (and to a lesser extent Toffoli) there is going to be more banging and crashing in the O zone and the onus won't all be on pint-sized Gally to do it.
I personally would still have explored possible returns for him this year, but let's just drop the ******* puck and get this juggernaut rolling!
I personally would still have explored possible returns for him this year, but let's just drop the ******* puck and get this juggernaut rolling!
Lapa
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Yeah look at me, looking at last season's numbers. Like I said, it's a fair deal.
NyQuil
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The value is ok, term is a bit tough for a scrappy, undersized physical forward but not sure he would sign for any fewer years.
Really happy about this contract , Gally is my favorite Habs player and the rumours about the negociation getting sloppy and the possible trade was making me nervous.
That guy is a warrior who plays at 100% every shift , never taking a night off .
Good move by the Habs
That guy is a warrior who plays at 100% every shift , never taking a night off .
Good move by the Habs
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What people forget is we also now have anderson and toffoli to relieve some of that pressure Gallagher had to go through on his own. He won't be the only scrappy winger we have which is good maybe it will lengthen gallagher's wear and tear on his body.
The Podium
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Like this deal for Montreal, Gally is a solid player.
Hopefully it ages well, considering these types of players decline quickly, but well deserved and fair contract from MTL POV.
Hopefully it ages well, considering these types of players decline quickly, but well deserved and fair contract from MTL POV.
It's the closest thing Bergevin's ever had to a vision.
The last few years of their contracts, all these players are old at the same time and the team would perform poorly and thereby rebuild with earlier draft picks. As for the next 1-3 years, maybe that's how small the window is.
Also.. every time I open a thread about contracts assigned to players, the same thing always comes up: he was signed for too long, he's gonna finish at X age
Well.. here's the thing. You need to give players term for them to accept contracts often time. Otherwise, the AAV will be higher. Higher AAV reduces your chance at a cup
DramaticGloveSave
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Folks saying we are playing a short term game... we still have our top 5 prospect pool and didn’t mortgage the future at all.
People just need to watch Gallagher go out every night and see him leaving it all on the ice day in and day out...he's the heart and soul of the org. and worth every penny.
Canadiens Ghost
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I'm interested in knowing what those 4 or 5 pieces would be.
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Habs need star forwards, IMO. Maybe the kids step up but it's hard winning 4 rounds in the playoffs without legit star forwards. I don't think they need 4 or 5 mind you, but definitely 1 or 2.
Gallagher seems about as valuable a player as Torey Krug, so the contract is not awful, it just isn't a bargain. I bet you Montreal could have had this at least a half million cheaper on the AAV if they didn't sign Anderson to that deal just days before. Gallagher is the better player, so he should be making more.
