Rumor: Victor Mete + Paul Byron on the block

[Kraken Jokes]

Habs don't NEED to move anyone. If they send Weal down and go with a 22 man roster, they're barely under the cap.

 

[Agalloch]

No need to trade anyone... Weal in AHL and we are below the cap.

 

[Captain97]

Habs don't NEED to move anyone. If they send Weal down and go with a 22 man roster, they're barely under the cap.

Begevin said he wants to be about 1-1.5 under the cap. So it seems likely that someone is moved. Very possible its weal and he is replaced with a league minimum guy and they role with 500k space but that doesn't line up with Bbinz plan.

 

[TT1]

He is small, not soft...

Mete isn't soft? I know Byron isn't soft, Mete is tho. Would be more fair to say that he's weak, he has trouble boxing out/board battling vs bigger forwards.

 

[Treb]

No need to trade anyone... Weal in AHL and we are below the cap.

With only 12 forwards and 0 wiggle room though.

 

[Agalloch]

With only 12 forwards and 0 wiggle room though.

The AHL team is so close.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

TyJo passed waivers so Byron has neg value

 

[jfhabs]

I think we can just bury Weal...

 

[Positive Vibes]

could see us moving byron/weal and bringing in a guy for the 4th line whos tougher.

 

[jfhabs]

TyJo passed waivers so Byron has neg value

Most likely, however, I'm sure the few teams that might be interested in Johnson want to pressure Tampa into giving up on a better player. No one wants to help the Stanley Cup champ win a second one.

 

[Treb]

The AHL team is so close.

Doesn't matter if you have no cap to call people up. The injured player would need to be put on LTIR to allow a call up.

 

[Treb]

I think we can just bury Weal...

Doesn't give us the ability to have a 23 man roster.

 

[JohnHodgson]

Byron + Mete for Jordie Benn?

 

[Djp]

Byron has three more years at $3.4M.

Mete has one year at $735K.

I wonder, packaged together, do these two have positive value?

Mete is not ED exempt so it’s nit good enough to move Byrn

 

[Moose Head]

TyJo passed waivers so Byron has neg value

No, it means nobody wants to take on that much salary and contract without giving one back for roster and cap purposes. It’s a matter of finding the right dance partner.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

With only 12 forwards and 0 wiggle room though.

Montreal has a ludicrous amount of 3rd/4th/5th rounders next year. I'd think they'd definitely be fine moving up to 3 picks in that range to not have that headache if it gets someone to take Byron

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

No, it means nobody wants to take on that much salary and contract without giving one back for roster and cap purposes. It’s a matter of finding the right dance partner.

Yes so neg value. Cap space is currently a sellable asset and its in high demand

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

could see us moving byron/weal and bringing in a guy for the 4th line whos tougher.

Matt Martin screams Julien 4th liner

 

[le_sean]

Habs don't NEED to move anyone. If they send Weal down and go with a 22 man roster, they're barely under the cap.

Bergevin always wants some wiggle room under the cap. He will trade Byron and probably Kulak.

 

[Captain97]

Byron + Mete for Jordie Benn?

I dont hat it tbh. But I think habs could do better.

But I may be wrong market is wack atm

 

[DaPhazz]

lol.

ok

 

[DaPhazz]

Now that we got bigger, i'd keep my man Byron without hesitation.

Weal is useless tho, peace oot

 

[My3Sons]

All these teams over the cap, all trying to dump salary to get below the cap... And nobody stepping up to take on the cap. Meanwhile, lots of quality UFAs continue to go unsigned...


Something is gonna have to give here. The teams looking to get below the cap are really going to have to pay assets if they want to dump salary, especially when a team like Ottawa or Detroit could get quality NHL players for pennies on the dollar in free agency right now.

I think a few GMs are still not willing to budge. At some point, a few players will get moved in deals that essentially net a first to move a player but my guess is they will be a bit complicated to fudge the return.

 

[Theodore450]

Lol just waive a D or waive weal. No need to ship anyone

 

[sansabri]

Lol.... Mete + Byron + what of value to take these 2 off the Habs hands?

I’d take Armia back to WPG, but not with these 2 attached.
Armia + Mete might work

lol you're not getting Armia back

Mete cost nothing.

Byron I imagine would cost us a 2nd to dump for a 7th, or an AHL contract. Would be nice to dump him for a skilled AHLer who isn't NHL material..

why would we dump Byron with a pick when we could just waive him (and save some cap even if someone doesn't take him)

Byron (1m retained) + Mete + Lindgren to Ottawa for a 3rd is my guess

you don't know Melnyk