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Forum: Armchair-GM5 juill. 2021 à 11 h 57
Forum: Armchair-GM2 juill. 2021 à 18 h 17
Sujet: Habs offseason
I like the team, but I just don't think there's enough money to go around.

First, you need to bump Lehkhonen up a bit, his QO is 2.2m.

I also don't see St. Louis taking Byron. If you replace him with Brook in that deal, they'd probably take it. If we assume Byron gets moved in another deal for a draft pick, and Kulak walks at the end of the season, that leaves you around $5m to sign Suzuki, Patrick, Evans and Romanov.

Have to sacrifice a bit to free up at least a couple million more in cap space and then it might be a gamble on signing Caufield the next year. Also worth keeping in mind that the Habs have 4 NCAA prospects that could potentially sign at the end of their season and they may want the cap space to give at least one of them some NHL time.

Wonder if we can convince Price to go on LTIR until the playoffs...
Forum: Armchair-GM1 juill. 2021 à 22 h 3
Sujet: Habs fans who would you be intersted in bringing in next season
Cap space is going to be the major factor in what they do. If Danualt is resigned and Drouin is back in the lineup or he's replaced by a similar cap hit, about the only way they have money to sign Suzuki, Evans and Romanov is by letting Chiarot and Kulak walk and replacing them with ELCs or similar cap hits. That also probably means letting Armia walk, which is definitely going to hurt after the playoffs he's had.

I'd really like to see them get a good scoring LW and a PMD, but they'd probably have to avoid the big names and go for guys like Copp, Foegele or maybe DeBrusk (if they think they can sign him at a good number). On D, Dunn would be good if the trade price doesn't go too high.

I could see Bergevin signing guys like Janmark and Goligoski to short term deals to bridge the gap until some of their prospects that will be coming in the next 2-3 seasons are ready.
Forum: Armchair-GM30 juin 2021 à 23 h 46
Sujet: LW and PMD 2
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HabsFuture</b></div><div>Im a big Foegele fan so if we can get him that would be awesome. I also think we need a PMD but is Rafferty the best option? What do you think about Petterson in PIT?</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HabsFuture</b></div><div>Do you think Graves out of COL is a better PMD option?</div></div>

Rafferty is a gamble that costs next to nothing and has high potential rewards.

Graves would be good if they could get him without giving up too many prospects or Dunn from St. Louis, but it could also make sense to sign an older guy like Goligoski to buy time until Harris or Norlinider are ready to step in. The hard part for Bergevin will be finding some scoring help while leaving enough cap space for Suzuki and Caufield.
Forum: Armchair-GM30 juin 2021 à 0 h 1
Forum: Armchair-GM26 juin 2021 à 20 h 36
Sujet: Keep the deep 4 lines going
That feels like a <em>lot</em> to give up for a 32 year old winger at 4.5m. A package like that is getting into Sam Reinhart territory. I'd much rather keep Poehling and see if he's NHL ready this year, then try to sign a UFA like Saad, Schwartz, Janmark or Coleman. Or maybe try to trade for a guy like Copp, Foegele or DeBrusk; they might be more of a gamble, but they're a lot cheaper and young enough to still be around when Suzuki, KK and Caufield are hitting their primes.

It'd be great to get Seth Jones, but only if its a sign-and-trade. Giving up all that for a rental would be nuts. Even then, I feel like Farrell has a chance to be a really special player and, while he might fizzle out and not amount to much, it just feels like a lotto ticket that's worth hanging on to.
Forum: Armchair-GM25 juin 2021 à 11 h 35
Sujet: Dreaming dont at me lol Still what you think
It'd definitely be a tough team to face and addresses a couple of the biggest needs on the team. I'd love to see a big gun like Landeskog on the left wing, but realistically I doubt he leaves Colorado and signing him to a big contract like that would make it pretty hard to sign Suzuki and Caulfield as their contracts come up. Cheaper options like Schwartz or Janmark seem more likely or possibly trading for someone a team is going to lose to Seattle like Duclair.

I like Manson on D, but I think resigning him is just going to be too expensive as long as Weber and Petry are around. What about going for someone like Fabbro; he's young enough to be cheap and Nashville will likely lose him in the expansion draft if they don't move him. Fabbro doesn't have the size that the Habs like on their blueline, but does have the puck-moving skills they need for the powerplay.
Forum: Armchair-GM24 juin 2021 à 14 h 38
Sujet: Is drouin coming back
Keep seeing people saying he "quit on the team", but can't say I agree with that. I'm not sure I'd say Bobby Ryan "quit" on the Sens or that Robin Lehner "quit" on the Sabers -- we don't know the details around Drouin's absence yet, so saying he "quit on the team" is probably a bit much.

As for Tampa, saying he "quit on the team" might be harsh, but a reasonable opinion to have; many people felt the same about Dubois this year.

Drouin's value is definitely low right now and I doubt any team touches his contract without some details on his situation first. If he's going to be back and healthy, he's a 26 year old, half-point a game player with elite passing skills but trouble scoring. At 5.5m cap hit, he's a bit overpriced and Seattle might want a pick to take the contract, but not a 1st. Worst case, I think Montreal would have to retain a couple of million on his contract to trade him. Though I expect there would be a good number of teams interested in him and willing to take the full cap hit to give up slightly less in return. We'll probably find out for sure in about a month.
Forum: Armchair-GM22 juin 2021 à 12 h 32
Sujet: Improving With Cap Space
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>Blues pass.</div></div>

Yeah, I'm probably overvaluing Lehkonen because he's been so good in the playoffs, but I do think he's valuable player and would help St. Louis. Does replacing the 4th with Josh Brook make it fair?

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Devil1122</b></div><div>Not enough for Wood. It would take a big overpayment to get him out of NJ. Butcher for Chairot swap is more likely</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>Habs have enough young d-men in their pipeline to send young d-man along with some cap to NJD for Wood.

NJD needs young, defensive or two-way guys. L or R.
Preferably with skillsets that help break-out success rate and add to possession game.
(I know Habs have aimed for similar approach, so am guessing there are options that fit).</div></div>

Harris and Struble would fit that mould, but Harris has the option of going UFA at the end of the collage year and Struble is still a couple of years out. Norlinder would likely be the most valuable D prospect the Habs have, tho he's more of an offensive PMD and might spend another year in the SHL. Cale Fleury would be the best fit on the defensive side, but his stock is fairly low at the moment.

As for Butcher, I can't see him as a fit on the Habs at his cap hit. At half that, he'd probably be worth taking a chance on to see if he has a bounce back year, but Chiarot's grinding out 20+ minutes a night on the top pairing in the Stanley Cup semi finals, so it's hard to see them doing a swap.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Taz</b></div><div>The D-core is better with Chiarot than Dunn</div></div>

I don't agree. The Habs are running their top-4 into the ground to keep a guy like Gustafsson in the lineup to give them some offense from the blueline. While Dunn's had his struggles defensively, he's far more capable than Gus and would likely do well in the Habs system. Also, while the big lumbering D has worked great in the playoffs, the Habs have to actually make the playoffs next season, which will be hard in their division if they can't move the puck out of their zone.
I really like Chiarot and would rather keep him, but I think improving the LW and getting PMD is more important. Then again, this just an ACGM, so who cares what I think?