HF Habs: Trade Proposal Thread #87: 2024 Season Finale

[Scintillating10]

Some of you might have seen this article on The Athletic, suggesting he might be bought out.

Is buying out Pierre-Luc Dubois the best move for the Kings?

Dubois underperformed in his first season in L.A., and by cutting their losses now, the Kings could free up much-needed cap space.

theathletic.com

In short, if the Kings choose to buy him out now before he turns 26 they would be on the hook for only 1/3 rather than 2/3 of his salary. One commentator suggested that rather than getting into a bidding war after he becomes a FA, the Habs could trade for him (possibly involving CP’s LTIR which I didn’t completely understand) with LA retaining the same 1/3, leaving his salary at $5.7M X 7 years.

Would you:
1. Wait until he’s bought out and hope to get him on a sweetheart deal?
2. Make that trade?
3. Call him a bum, thank HuGo for not getting him in the first place, and generally wish him ill?

Let the madness begin…now!

Don't know if fully understand. Can we trade Price contract for him and then buy Dubois out? Re-sign him for league minimum. Is that breaking any rules?

We get Dubois for 2.3 million. Shed the Price contract. Kings put Price on LTIR and gain the PLD 8.5 million in caproom.

 

[kyne]

With his track record, why risk this? Does the team need a talented yet enigmatic player as an essential part of a future championship team?

 

[Canadienna]

I think the other wrinkle I've heard said is that if the Cup Finals goes to game 7, they actually won't be able to buy him out at 1/3 at all because the buyout window won't open before his birthday (expected game 7 date).

Crazy scenario.

No interest in having him join our core. I was already wrong on that last summer, but I learned my lesson with him.

 

[CHfan1]

I’d sign him with a show me 2m$ one year contract.

Edmonton did this with Kane who was much worst.

Low risk high reward

This would be the only way I’d want Montreal to add him, on a short term deal if LA bought his contract out.

I don't think the Kings will buy him out after only 1 year and 40 points. I think they will at least wait to see if he can't be better next year.

This is the only season they may have a chance to buy his contract out at 1/3 the cost though (if the Cup finals finishes on June 21st or earlier). It’s either they do it now or risk his play doesn’t improve.

Don't know if fully understand. Can we trade Price contract for him and then buy Dubois out? Re-sign him for league minimum. Is that breaking any rules?

If Montreal did that they would be on the hook for PLD’s 14 year dead cap hit, so they wouldn’t want to do that.

 

[River Meadow]

PLD has no heart.

Why would we have any interest in him?

 

[26Mats]

This is the only season they may have a chance to buy his contract out at 1/3 the cost though. It’s either they do it now or risk his play doesn’t improve.

Ah! interesting point.

If he's bought out for sure I'd take a 1 or 2 year flyer on him. He may be able to be. Useful top 9 winger with size, either on Dach's line or on the 3rd line. He might even fit with Suzuki amd Caufield, allowing Dach to play with Slaf.

 

[Habs]

if he wasn't a french guy, nobody would be talking about this lol.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Already been discussed for like a week.


Why does this forum always need 2, or 3 of the same discussion taking place in different threads ?

 

[BLONG7]

PLD has no heart.

Why would we have any interest in him?

Doesn't seem to fit with the HuGo narrative, of character, and culture etc..........................he just seems like a kid who is not convinced he even wants to play hockey? Weird....

 

[Toene]

No interest whatsoever.

 

[overlords]

there's a poll function brosef

edit: 3

 

[CrAzYNiNe]

I wanted him very badly, but I admit I was very wrong. This guy just doesn’t ooze winning. He’s a coaster, let him coast somewhere else.

 

[montreal]

I don't think the Kings will buy him out after only 1 year and 40 points. I think they will at least wait to see if he can't be better next year.

I haven't seen him at all but it does sound crazy that they would buy him out a year into a 68M contract, that would certainly look bad.

But his contract is set up so that after the 1st season he has a NMC which I believe kicks in on July 1st, after that he can't be traded, waived until after the end of the '27-'28 season. That off-season he has a 15 team list he can be traded to.

In terms of money, if they buy him out this summer they save 31.66M, if they buy him out next summer it's only 13M.

He's been a consistent 60 pt guy so I would assume they just hope he bounces back but again I don't know a thing about whatever's going on with him this year.

 

[Vachon23]

Why would Philly trade Farabee ?

 

[StCaufield]

I’m really getting sick of hearing about this guy and Montreal. Listen to Hughes talk. You think that’s a man that would want a cancer like him spreading his bullshit in the locker room?

 

[L4br3cqu3]

Many interesting youngish Fowards are named, one I haven't seen is Arthur Kaliyev, he's RFA and had a meh year, could be a nice buy low candidate.

 

[HabzSauce]

I say we bring back The All Encompassing PLD Thread

 

[JRichard]

Hey, just wanna get your opinions on those players. Colombus has a lot of young RFA forward to sign. Sillinger, Marchenko and Chinakov all need new contracts and i can see potential on those player. We already talked about Kent Johnson, but not a lot of those players. With the rumor of chinakhov not being happy with his usage, i can see him slot in our top 9.

Columbus has no cap issue: their forwards cost 21 mil vs Habs 46.
Chinakhov plays 15 mins per game.

But lets say they trade away a forward. What are they getting back? Something they would want. Not a pile of pieces they do not want.

 

[Justin11]

Haven't we had enough of the PLD talk?

 

[jaffy27]

if he wasn't a french guy, nobody would be talking about this lol.

That’s not true, Kakko, Holloway amongst others have been mentioned.

He’s a top 3 pick that needs to be well surrounded.

At the right price I’d roll the dice

 

[Milhouse40]

Just the fact that was talk about buyout in his case is crazy, which is pretty much unheard of after 1 year of signing a 8 years deal at only 25 years old, Even at 1/3, it's a massive buyout.

Adding this to the many red flags in his case.....we shouldn't even be talking about him.

 

[26Mats]

Haven't we had enough of the PLD talk?

If you have there are other threads.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Hey, just wanna get your opinions on those players. Colombus has a lot of young RFA forward to sign. Sillinger, Marchenko and Chinakov all need new contracts and i can see potential on those player. We already talked about Kent Johnson, but not a lot of those players. With the rumor of chinakhov not being happy with his usage, i can see him slot in our top 9.

Sillinger would be nice.

He's got size, skill and would be a nice 3rd liner for the future, but I can't see Cbus moving on from.him.

 

[General Fanager]

Many interesting youngish Fowards are named, one I haven't seen is Arthur Kaliyev, he's RFA and had a meh year, could be a nice buy low candidate.

Isnt skating an issue with him?

Maybe he has trouble keeping up to the speed of the game today?

 

[Twisted Sinister]

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