That doesn't make sense, I don't see why the Habs signing him to an AHL contract extended his NHL rights for a 6th season. That's crazy. Learn something new everyday.
Just to clarify, we can confirm this is an actual tradeMaybe CF is only basing this on the NHL media site, when we invite players to the camp, sometimes they get added to our roster as player in the system. And for some reason Novak wasnt removed from the Sens "in the system" player on August 15th and was moved to our roster since he is listed on the camp. I remember for at least a year we had Nik Koberstein still listed for us even if he was playing in ECHL and we didnt have his rights anymore.
Right now other than Novak, there are Isaac Dufort, Jan Spunar, Charle Truchon listed and we dont have their rights.
Any clarifications on how the Sens kept his rights beyond August 15th?Just to clarify, we can confirm this is an actual trade
That doesn't make sense, I don't see why the Habs signing him to an AHL contract extended his NHL rights for a 6th season. That's crazy. Learn something new everyday.
CF weirdly has MTL as having indefinite rights to Novak. There has to be some weird obscure CBA stuff going on.
Yeah this move might set us back 4 or 5 years.Good comment I saw on reddit/habs: "I'm genuinely curious how Kent's trade tendencies will change after he's finished acquiring every single player he has worked with in his pre-GM days or whom his son has played with or against."
Does he count against a contract slot if he has an AHL contract?
I wish him well but I don't like Hughes' lack of imagination (or: nepo-obsessions) and I don't think it bodes well for the future. Time will tell.
I wonder if we will have won a single playoff round by the time Hughes is done recruiting every player his son or him have ever met. Hope so!Yeah this move might set us back 4 or 5 years.
That is why this year for me is important in terms of boosted production. We can't continue down the path of spotting 60GF to the top teams in the division.I wonder if we will have won a single playoff round by the time Hughes is done recruiting every player his son or him have ever met. Hope so!
With a macro-view, I expect to see marked improvements (10%) in both GF and GA just by a regression to normal man-games lost. More consistency and better players (ie top players on the depth chart and not their replacements) should mean better performances on both ends of the ice. Other teams are still better but we will see the Habs nip points left and right if they're at or near full-strength. Last year's second half was a mess and a shame, but it was mostly due to injury -- replacement players brought good energy, veteran players went through the motions.That is why this year for me is important in terms of boosted production. We can't continue down the path of spotting 60GF to the top teams in the division.
We can probably cut down GA to around 285 if we stay healthy but it won't amount to much movement in the standings unless we can get the GF up to around 265. That would probably put us around the .500 range. Honestly GA doesn't concern me as much because by the time we approach TDL we will probably be looking at jockeying for lottery positions. Something that seemed to become very popular last season and a trend I think that will continue.
So whats the trade?Minor trade. Big guy for AHL
Montreal Canadiens Complete Minor Trade With Ottawa Senators
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So whats the trade?
Not clicking on this rumor mill 50 "news" per hour website. Click on this once and then all your social media feeds are bombarded with this crap
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*clicks on link*
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*End of article*.
Not getting bamboozled again.
He's on an AHL/ECHL contract. This trade just makes it so the Habs can sign him if they feel the need to.Surprised we used one of our 50 contract slots on Novak. Looking forward to learning more about his potential.
I saw his name on our rookie camp roster earlier in the week so timing of the trade seems off.
The sky is definitely falling.Yeah this move might set us back 4 or 5 years.
Does he count against a contract slot if he has an AHL contract?
May be wrong, I often am, but this move just allows him attend Habs rookie camp and main camp if need be. No impact on 50 contract limit. His AHL only contract with Laval would allow him to attend Laval's camp but not rookie camp with habs.He doesn’t have an NHL contract so he doesn’t count towards the 50 maximum contracts. He’s on the Habs reserve list. Teams can have a maximum 90 players on the reserve list, the Habs have 73 on that list.
Novak was signed to an AHL contract by the Rocket back on July 3rd, but Ottawa still had his rights somehow. This trade is just a formality.Seems pointless.
Surprised we used one of our 50 contract slots on Novak. Looking forward to learning more about his potential.
I saw his name on our rookie camp roster earlier in the week so timing of the trade seems off.
May be wrong, I often am, but this move just allows him attend Habs rookie camp and main camp if need be. No impact on 50 contract limit. His AHL only contract with Laval would allow him to attend Laval's camp but not rookie camp with habs.