Player Discussion Phillip Danault's next contract
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Habs Halifax
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Sounds about right to me. How many more years of RFA does he have? 2 more years I'm assuming? So that contract would be 2 years of RFA and 2 years of UFA. I would go for the 6 year deal with the same AAV taking him to age 30/31. Eller is a very similar comparison and he got a 5 year deal (all UFA years) at $3.5M a few months ago. Both Eller and Danault are 3rd line centers that can produce 0.5 pts/game if they have good seasons.
If Danault wants more, give him a 1 year deal (if he actually has 2 more years of RFA left). Then you have a better sample size to judge a long term commitment. He's only played 187 NHL games. That is a little more than 2 seasons.
Boone Jenner is a very similar situation as well as he is RFA after 5 NHL seasons and was also drafted in 2011. He is also a 0.5 pts/game player but he has played more games (342) and he has one season at 49 pts a few seasons ago (with 30 goals). I expect Jenner to get more so hopefully they sign him soon and we can based Danault contract AAV to be a bit lower than him.
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Adam Michaels
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Eller > Danault
3.5 mil - 3.25 mil
4 years 13 million
Eller is beast mode in the playoffs again this season...
Why did Bergevin trade him again? Oh ya he was friends with Subban the other playoff beast... And at 6 foot 2, 210 pounds, he didn't meet our small French Center position criteria.
Eller finally is put in a position to show his offense with the emmergence of the all mighty EGG line! IT'S PURE MAGIC
MB: Michel you have to break dat up and get DesHarnais going.
MT: Don't worry Marc, i'm gonna f*** my lines up real nice!
MB: And Michel... get rid of dat Tripple Low Five au plus criss!.. Nobody in this organization is gonna be cooler den me.
3.5 mil - 3.25 mil
4 years 13 million
Eller is beast mode in the playoffs again this season...
Why did Bergevin trade him again? Oh ya he was friends with Subban the other playoff beast... And at 6 foot 2, 210 pounds, he didn't meet our small French Center position criteria.
Eller finally is put in a position to show his offense with the emmergence of the all mighty EGG line! IT'S PURE MAGIC
MB: Michel you have to break dat up and get DesHarnais going.
MT: Don't worry Marc, i'm gonna f*** my lines up real nice!
MB: And Michel... get rid of dat Tripple Low Five au plus criss!.. Nobody in this organization is gonna be cooler den me.
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NobleSix
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Did someone in here honestly suggest giving Danault 4.5m aav. Wow.
Kudo Shinichi
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A nobody. He's stating the obvious.
He's basically saying Danault would get between 2 mil to 3.75 mil. I think thats clear. Danault hasn't done enough to get 4+ million and he's good enough to get 2+ million.
4-5 years is obvious too. He's not a star player so he shouldnt be getting 6-7 years and he's young enough that you can give him 4-5 mil.
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Nice to see that Philip Danault & Patrice Bergeron are both involved with Leucan's fight against violence & intimidation.
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habsgirl5000
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signing somebody like PD should be the absolute least of our priorities or concerns.....he can be replaced very easily.....players like PD are not very hard to find
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PD << Eller playoff warrior
That is absurd for sure. $3.5 is the highest he should get.
admiralcadillac
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I'm happy with two second round picks and the "small french center" we're looking to sign now. The team isn't an eller away from contention.
Adam Michaels
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McCagg is without question DLR's biggest fan. I like DLR and was happy to see him step up when he was given a bigger role. But to say he will make Danault expendable is a bit much.
or how about finally having depth and use DLR at the 4C and move up when injuries... also not as if Danault will bring in a big asset...
trading pacio for an upgrade at C or LD is smart not Danault...
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But we had 2 better 2nd round picks that we gave up, and the small French center will never measure up. And an Eller here a Subban there, add a Radulov here... it all ads up.
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NobleSix
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Jesus Christ, pump the f***ing brakes buddy.
I'm by no means a member of the Danault fan club, but DLR is by no means a 3C, and is nowhere near emerging as a replacement for Danault. That is honestly rediculous.
Please gtfo of the internet Grant.
(Edit: this is not directed at you L4br3cqu3, only that shill McCagg)
Not that I think Danault is untouchable on the Habs or anything, buuuuuuut no, we actually need more centers, not less, he's not easily replaceable because of that context (thanks Bergevin !), and anyway, he's at least a good 3rd line C on a strong team (which we're not, especially at center, thanks again Bergevin !), so we might as well sign him.
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I like Danault and have no issue signing him to a 4 year deal. However if he can be part of a trade package that’s fine as well. Similar (but older) players will be available on short term deals.
The Habs have too many holes to make almost any player untouchable.
The Habs have too many holes to make almost any player untouchable.
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