Confirmed Signing with Link: [MTL] G Jake Allen signs extensions with the Canadiens (2 years, $3.85M AAV)

[Bouboumaster]

Coyotes say hi

You guys still have Chychrun, we have f***ing Michael Matheson has our best d-man. Montreal's current d-squad is arguably the worst they had in more than a century.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

Why not wait til January to confirm how he is doing? Seems premature.

Great idea!

If he's doing well by then, it would be more costly...

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Great idea!

If he's doing well by then, it would be more costly...

And if he's doing terrible (which is more likely), it would cost less. See how that works?

 

[Habby4Life]

Idiotic contract.

No it’s not. Price is done and this gives them three years to find or develop a #1

 

[Fainting Couch]

Idiotic contract.

It is pure genius compared to your steaming hot pile of a take.

 

[Lshap]

Reliable goaltending has become hard to find. Allen isn't the goalie of the future, but he'll keep the team from falling apart while the Habs' youth develops. The team collapsed last year when Allen was injured and they were forced to play their 3rd-5th string goalies.

 

[Hostile Offer]

That's a gentle way of saying Price is done.

 

[Jared Dunn]

Kind of wanted him to be trade bait but I'd imagine he's a good presence to have in the room. Think it should be a little closer to 3 but oh well

 

[Captain97]

He's a veteran that is well liked in the room, and will allow us to at worst platoon for two more years with a tandem goalie as our starter which means we won't win a ton but games won't be hopeless for our young developing players.

 

[PriceIsGod]

If Price really is done, I'm sad but love this deal. Allen deserves a nice payday for having to deal with this rebuild and still showing up every game

 

[Stealth JD]

Great for Jake. Glad to see him get another nice contract. He’s going to earn that money with the abuse he’s going to take. Dude will see more rubber than a street walker, but at least the Habs wont need to worry about goat-lending. Allen has earned the right to baaah while Carey Price tends to his own flock.

 

[CanadienShark]

Great for Jake. Glad to see him get another nice contract. He’s going to earn that money with the abuse he’s going to take. Dude will see more rubber than a street walker, but at least the Habs wont need to worry about goat-lending. Allen has earned the right to baaah while Carey Price tends to his own flock.

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I feel weird being on the same side as a Blues fan. Allen deserves a lot of respect. He's a pretty good player and seems well liked by just about everybody that works with him. He's been thrown to the wolves and doesn't complain.

 

[GordonGraham]

Should have been moved for assets at the trade deadline

maybe they are planning on having him backing for Price's big comeback in 2023-2024

 

[Coyotes19c]

You guys still have Chychrun, we have f***ing Michael Matheson has our best d-man. Montreal's current d-squad is arguably the worst they had in more than a century.

In my head Chychrun is already gone

 

[izzy]

holy christ lol

 

[stl76]

Good for Jake, you love to see it! Good goalie, and by all accounts an even better person.

This is the kind of contract Montreal can probably retain 50% on and flip at the 2024 TDL for a decent asset.

 

[Hostile Offer]

Kind of wanted him to be trade bait but I'd imagine he's a good presence to have in the room. Think it should be a little closer to 3 but oh well

Let's face it he wouldn't have fetched much on the trade market anyway. I'm cool with this although I agree it should've been a bit less on the AAV. But then again they're asking for a good goalie to sign with a team that has a defense lead by Mike Matheson, so it's not like the Habs had any leverage here.

 

[La Bamba]

idk how Jake Allen keeps getting these contracts from MTL. He's hella mediocre

 

[Treb]

idk how Jake Allen keeps getting these contracts from MTL. He's hella mediocre

I suggest looking at UFA goalies with comparable salaries and coming back here with an apology.

EDIT: Let me help you
Jonathan Bernier 4.1M
Petr Mrazek 3.8M
Cam Talbot 3.667M
Chris Driedger 3.5M
Anton Khudobin 3.333M

Allen is better than all of these goalies except arguably Talbot.

 

[BehindTheTimes]

A year too long and .5m too much, but meh, inconsequential. I wouldn’t have made this deal, but it doesn’t hurt.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

And if he's doing terrible (which is more likely), it would cost less. See how that works?

You probably are confusing what he will do with what his numbers might look like.

 

[La Bamba]

I suggest looking at UFA goalies with comparable salaries and coming back here with an apology.

EDIT: Let me help you
Jonathan Bernier 4.1M
Petr Mrazek 3.8M
Cam Talbot 3.667M
Chris Driedger 3.5M
Anton Khudobin 3.333M

Allen is better than all of these goalies except arguably Talbot.

idk how this strengthens your argument because all those guys have trash contracts aside from Talbot

I'm glad you're not my lawyer cuz id be fcked lol

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

idk how this strengthens your argument because all those guys have trash contracts aside from Talbot

I'm glad you're not my lawyer cuz id be fcked lol

Nah, you'd be f***ed because your lawyer would be making good points, but you wouldn't understand them and fire their ass.

 

[La Bamba]

Nah, you'd be f***ed because your lawyer would be making good points, but you wouldn't understand them and fire their ass.

Ok so:
-Allen signs a trash contract
-Poster compares Allen's trash contract to similar trash contracts
-lmaooooo. you're basically being proud you have the least shittiest contract out of the pile of other shitty contracts

a rebuilding team like MTL is better off giving minutes and opportunities to young guys instead of giving starts to a washed-up Allen

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Ok so:
-Allen signs a trash contract
-Poster compares Allen's trash contract to similar trash contracts
-lmaooooo. you're basically being proud you have the least shittiest contract out of the pile of other shitty contracts

a rebuilding team like MTL is better off giving minutes and opportunities to young guys instead of giving starts to a washed-up Allen

They give under 3 mill to Allen, who's, at best a 1b goalie, but a decent backup. Expensive as a backup, but Price isn't really there, so now he's the most expensive goalie they have.

Having Allen doesn't mean they can't play Monty, or Primeau. Allen and Monty can play 50/30.

Let's say Primeau takes the step, then next year he and Allen can play 50/30 and the year after Primeau can be the starter and have an experienced backup to help. If Primeau falters, Allen is capable to step in and provide solid goaltending


What is looking to be most likely is Allen is the starter with a rotating cast of backups and the Habs get some draft picks.

The cap is also going up.

So, again, enlighten us where the actual negativity comes from? Unless there's a top notch goalie thar becomes ufa before his contract is up and signs with the Habs, then maybe it becomes a problem.