Quoting: Burnout
How much is Montreal paying to move the salary to fit him? Its the cap era, trades are not nearly that simple.
Quoting: TheRealisticGuy
Ignore him lol he thinks MTL can move Gallagher contract for FC lol
I would counter saying that you should ignore "TheRealisticGuy", since he clearly has a selective memory and torques people's comments. I suspect he's mainly burned because I pointed out that he doesn't understand the US collegiate rule that will make Struble a UFA after this season. FWIW, this was my exchange with CHAR:
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Quoting: CHAR
Gallagher has one of the worst contracts in the league. Not a chance in hell Montreal moves that.
Conventional wisdom would suggest you are correct, but if Gallagher, as he says will happen given the long off-season to heal up, regains his form and scores on a 30+-goal pace again and does all the other great stuff he does, there might be teams willing to take his term in return for a shorter problem contract of their own.
So, yes, I did say Gallagher MIGHT be moveable
in the right circumstances but certainly not right away. And I stand by that.
As to Burnout's question:
Today, Dadonov could likely be offloaded reasonably easily, though his NTC likely complicates matters.
Anderson would not be a hard sell for any team with cap space, but given his history with Dubois and the hopes for Dach, I suspect the Habs aren't eager to part with him unless it's a very solid offer.
With a decent start, Drouin would fetch some interest, though it's just as likely the Habs might offer him a "lifer" contract at a much-reduced AAV. Drouin at $3M would be a bargain. At that point, Beauvillier becomes a lot less appealing.
I agree with the general consensus that moving Hoffman and Byron would be tough, though, if playing well, either/both could attract interest at the trade deadline, but I doubt either would fetch much. Hoffman is a credible addition to a team that needs scoring and has the other components in place. Byron, with an expiring contract, is a no-risk move for a team that needs a versatile veteran who, when healthy, is a significant' plus player.