Confirmed Signing with Link: [MTL] Joel Edmundson signs with the Canadiens (4 years, $3.5M AAV)

[aufheben]

I feel like Carolina letting go of a defenseman for once is kind of a red flag.

 

[HOPE]

No, I think MTL is incredibly underrated. This is just a stupid signing.

i mean he's a quality bottom pairing Dman the AVV is fine, you get stability. Term is mehh, a year too much but not a big deal. Chiarot is likely getting traded soon and we'll probably get some assets in the future for Edmundson too. i don't love the deal, but i don't HATE it.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Seems a year to long for my taste. Money is about right. Was thinking chiarott contract was the benchmark

 

[Gurglesons]

God, the pandemic is certainly not effecting awful contracts and trades, huh?

 

[CupInSIX]

Morc Bargainbin handcuffs his team with 2 big contracts before UFA begins, where Habs are finally a desirable destination for guys like Hall & Krug, and most teams have an internal cap. And most importantly, the market would probably bring down Edmunson's ask on October 9th...

 

[SI90]

That’s a lot of faith that Habs feel he can bounce back.

 

[Canuck86]

Welcome to Bergevin era , another depth d-man with awful terms

Only after he trade Max Domi for Tyler Myers haha!

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Montreal now pays up close to 42m in d-mans and goalies and have barely 26m in forwards.

Delusional another bottom 10 team

 

[HOPE]

I feel like Carolina letting go of a defenseman for once is kind of a red flag.

they have Slavin, Skjei, Gardiner, Fleury all shooting left, Bean in the AHL.

 

[Muffin]

Money is not bad but that's a lot of term for a 3rd pairing defenseman...

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

The habs d-corps next season will be
Chariot - Weber
Romanov/Edmundson - Petry
Romanov/Edmundson - Mete
Kulak

 

[Green Snow Storm]

are you trying to feel better about your cap situation?

At least our money is locked up in good players under the age of 30.

 

[Captain Mountain]

Thanks, I hate it.

 

[Flyer lurker]

3.5m isn't a bad number under the circumstances.

 

[belair]

Is this guy actually bad or is this another one of those defensemen that NHL coaches utilize extensively but the stats nerds don't know how to properly evaluate yet?

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Just be happy that trading and signing Edmundson means Bergevin won't make the bigger mistake in trading for Vlasic. lol

 

[Adam Michaels]

I feel like Carolina letting go of a defenseman for once is kind of a red flag.

Maybe this is the reason?

 

[serp]

4 years ? Why ?

 

[aufheben]

Maybe this is the reason?

I mean I was completely joking.

 

[LeafGrief]

The habs d-corps next season will be
Chariot - Weber
Romanov/Edmundson - Petry
Romanov/Edmundson - Mete
Kulak

That left is what people think the Leafs' right is.

 

[w e l o s t b o y s]

Maybe this is the reason?

aha what? That can't be right

 

[HOPE]

At least our money is locked up in good players under the age of 30.

yeah all these good players and can't can't win a serie, let alone make the playoffs.


Watch Nylander get traded for a lower tier player at defense. Matthews leave as a UFA, Pyjama boy declining while getting paid 11M. Tavares was never fast and looked slow as hell in the play ins.

 

[ViewsFromThe6ix]

i mean he's a quality bottom pairing Dman the AVV is fine, you get stability. Term is mehh, a year too much but not a big deal. Chiarot is likely getting traded soon and we'll probably get some assets in the future for Edmundson too. i don't love the deal, but i don't HATE it.

How is he a quality bottom pairing D? He was horrible last season.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

aha what? That can't be right

I mean it could be if a player just wanted out barring a severe overpayment.

 

[Techcoockie]

Terrible deal for a replacement level player

This dude lmao. Ok

He was supposed to hit 4M and he stagnated at 3.5, imo good deal for mtl and easy contract to trade after. A lot of team will be looking at a player like him for the playoff