Quoting: jgimp69
If Montreal were to offer sheet that/those 1sts are now unprotected. Big risk for Montreal.
Not at all
Anyone who thinks Suzuk,PLD , Dvorak and Evans as a Center group is missing the playoffs
Well they didnt watch a single F'n game MSL coached last years as Suzuki,Dvorak and Evans are all his guys he used A Lot
Slavkosky -Suzuki-Caufield alone is enough to drag us just out of a top 10 draft selection
MSL on PP with that lot while Matheson runs the PP from the Point is a good combination
MTL hasnt finished this low since after their 2010 push at the ECF left them depleted.
Molson came in 2 weeks before the draft buying the team pi**ing away all our assets early on then drafting Leblanc in MTL over Kreider
By the time our 2011-12 season came we were nothing being held together but Mike Cammaleri and Brian Gionta really
Then our POS Coach Gauthier traded Cammalerri mid game stripped him of his jersey and had him tossed from the building
That lead to his firing mid season where MTL went without a GM for nearly 6 months in a Free Fall
That was the last time we were this bad
Last year with Injuries and Covid Protocol we were handcuffed
That is not a normal circumstance and usually MTL finishes just good enough to not get a top 10 pick
A lot of the time you're looking at a pick 10th-25th OA which are traded constantly and easy to recoop
The only reason you'd worry is if you thought we couldnt win a game
Based on the Size of the Team hughes is building we will be able to Bully our way to wins we dont deserve
Whether its Allen , Price ,Montembault of Primeau in Net im confident in MTL's goaltending more then i am 17/32 other teams Goaltending.
Our Dcore needs a big RD to replace Petry or an Upgrade on Savard
Hughes has said he's actively pursuing RD options which to me says PHI trade for Ellis
I think thats what clearing this cap has been about and PHI needs to dump Ellis who's been built around by the new GM
PHI has no cap and 14m in Couturier and Ellis coming off IR where only moving JVR and Hayes or Provorov would clear
enough cap outright to bring them back and sign 2 players to have 23/23 needed
I think you'll hear it announced sooner then later as i think Hughes is just waiting for Carey Price's Doctors to say whether another Surgery is needed.
Faced his 2nd set back in 6 months and IMO will not play this year if ever again clearing up more then enough Cap for Ellis and half what you need for PLD