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Savard at 1750000 for 2 years to MIN

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Team: 2023-24 Montreal Canadiens
Initial Creation Date: Aug. 25, 2023
Published: Aug. 25, 2023
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Xhekaj i was against sending to the AHL
That said Xhekaj-Mailloux growing as a Duo has BIG Upside for Xhekaj.
LD is getting crowded and soon at least 2 players have to go whether its MM,KG,JH,AX or NB.
We Got Hutson and Adam Enstrom both overachieving past their draft expectations based on Work Ethic Largely.
They dont take more than a week or two a year off.
Engstrom trained to the point his Coach locked the Gym and told him to politely get a life.
He then began training with his Junior team every day as well which is why when his SHL team was Eliminated.
His final interview when asked "what now" he responded "Playoffs, If my JR team will have me"
He's a die hard and he learned to play RD to get an advantage for team Sweden selection camp and it worked.
He's someone you could say "go play Goalie" and not only would he try, he'd likely do well given the situation.

This brings me back to Xhekaj-Mailloux bonding in the AHL playing big minutes.
What better why to Ensure the Guy we ALL Want behind Guhle and Hutson long term is Xhekaj.
IMO there's not better pick or person because despite Engstrom being amazing Arber brings those same Qualities.
Arber gained 53 lbs of Muscle over 2 seasons ,learned to play RD too at a high level and got control of his Blistering Slapshot.


With all the Stiff competition coming in the summer of 2025 for that next season.
I think Strategically this is Xhekaj's based chance to stay and for growth in minutes/role


Everything else i did here i feel is Direct and Fair-ish.
But i feel like Xhekaj in the AHL was going to start a Crapfest
I wanted to address the logic behind it in hopes they see the upside of 6'4 & 6'6 Defensive Duo
By 2025-26 i want this :

Guhle-TBD(1/4 RD below will remain)
Hutson-Reinbacher
Xhekaj-Mailloux
Engstrom or Struble
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$1,375,000
Trades
1.
MTL
  1. Addison, Calen [RFA Rights]
  2. 2024 2nd round pick (MIN)
  3. 2026 5th round pick (MIN)
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Conditional 2nd becomes a 1st in 2025 (top 3 protected) if MIN Wins a Stanley Cup with Savard playing 50% of the games or more in 2023-24.


If MIN wins a cup it costs them, sure
But they get to keep Savard another year as Defending Champs and be gone just as Parise/Suter's 14m buyout hit goes to 850k
MIN
  1. Savard, David ($1,750,000 retained)
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MIN gets a good RD for 2 years at 1.75m
But MTL gets a young RD to play allowing MTL to let Reinbacher and Mailloux have a year or two to fully develop before stepping into a NHL Role. Lindstrom ,Barron, Addison and Kovacevic would all be playing for essentially one role long term.


Late 2nd round pick and 5th round pick arent great but the condition makes RS on Savard for 2 years worth it.
2.
MTL
  1. Comrie, Eric
Additional Details:
Better Mentor for Levi
Gone by the time he settles in
Extra year term but it fits BUF needs


I feel its a clean swap
Both are over paid
But 1 is a NHL goalie and Champ
The other is AHL bound as usual
BUF
  1. Allen, Jake
  2. 2025 4th round pick (DET)
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23$83,500,000$82,112,083$1,170,000$4,210,000$1,387,917
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RD
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Aug. 25, 2023 at 1:49 p.m.
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1 of them's making 1.8 mill, the other's making 4 mill
Aug. 25, 2023 at 1:50 p.m.
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Quoting: Leafsfan98
1 of them's making 1.8 mill, the other's making 4 mill


Cause BUF is against the cap hard
Also Water is Wet and Ice is Cold lol
Aug. 25, 2023 at 1:54 p.m.
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Sabres analytics dept really likes Comrie- it’s why we signed him in the first place

So even though YOU think Allen is a better mentor,
i don’t think the Sabres see it that way
And i don’t think we’d want any part of Allen’s contract/Cap hit
Aug. 25, 2023 at 1:55 p.m.
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Cause BUF is against the cap hard
Also Water is Wet and Ice is Cold lol


Buffalo will utilize the cap space... They are just waiting for start of season and beyond, they for sure don't need an .891 goalie making 4 mill
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Aug. 25, 2023 at 1:59 p.m.
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Easy no for Minnesota.
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Aug. 25, 2023 at 1:59 p.m.
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ur not getting a second for him . youd get a 3rd and 4th max imo
Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
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Quoting: AntiAnalytics
Sabres analytics dept really likes Comrie- it’s why we signed him in the first place

So even though YOU think Allen is a better mentor,
i don’t think the Sabres see it that way
And i don’t think we’d want any part of Allen’s contract/Cap hit


No i dont
I actually stole this from BUF posts.
They wanted a NHL Goalie not a Career AHL Goalie.
5 of their last 10 post have either traded or buried Comrie.
Of the 5 that didnt 2 had way more then 23 players just choosing to avoid the decision.

I just punked it and am going to Negotiate with BUF fans when they show up.
Pretty sure that's Little Jerry Seinfelds team so he should show up soon and give a educated analysis of what it needs for balance.
Or he'll just troll me lol
Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:01 p.m.
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Quoting: Leafsfan98
Buffalo will utilize the cap space... They are just waiting for start of season and beyond, they for sure don't need an .891 goalie making 4 mill


They resigned a AHL Goalie with those numbers for half that
Why not someone with 2 finals and 1 ring to show for it?
Wants Comrie bring ?
Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:02 p.m.
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ur not getting a second for him . youd get a 3rd and 4th max imo


In this deal or in General to Clarify?
Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:02 p.m.
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In this deal or in General to Clarify?


in gen, like the ppl saying theyd get a first for pettry, he has value but not that much
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Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:03 p.m.
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No i dont
I actually stole this from BUF posts.
They wanted a NHL Goalie not a Career AHL Goalie.
5 of their last 10 post have either traded or buried Comrie.
Of the 5 that didnt 2 had way more then 23 players just choosing to avoid the decision.

I just punked it and am going to Negotiate with BUF fans when they show up.
Pretty sure that's Little Jerry Seinfelds team so he should show up soon and give a educated analysis of what it needs for balance.
Or he'll just troll me lol


I think I'd do this
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Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:04 p.m.
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Quoting: Digitalbooya06
Easy no for Minnesota.


Well we know its not for Cap reasons
So what Triggered this Response?
Is it Addison cause i really dont care that much
Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:07 p.m.
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Considering the Wild's cap crunch, MTL should go for an offer sheet, but Bergevin's gone now so it's unlikelytears of joy
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Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:08 p.m.
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Quoting: JAKE6
in gen, like the ppl saying theyd get a first for pettry, he has value but not that much


Yeah you had me til you brought Petry into it
We were never meant to keep him and he has a NTC and used it expertly to get what he wanted in the end.

You're Comparing That to Savard . . . . Really?
1.75m x 2 years for 20+ Minutes Stanley Cup Defensman who's Nick Name is Big Game Dave cause he tends to play better with higher stakes.
You're saying that guy is the same as Petry's situation?


I mean its a POV i guess.
I just guess we're gonna have to wait to see how it boils down long term
I know its a lot easier when guys cant block the deal on GM's and they're only making 3.5m before RS basically nothing for a 20 minute defensman
Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:12 p.m.
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Quoting: HShockey
Considering the Wild's cap crunch, MTL should go for an offer sheet, but Bergevin's gone now so it's unlikelytears of joy


We could but i dont even care about addison
But what else do they have of Value?
They dont Trade 1st's really so it limits things a lot
Its a good fit but their fans are stingy as their actual GM which is fair.

I just want to get Savard there without having to give him away and RS just so they'll get on board.
Plenty of other good fits i think think he can win a cup there with that Dcore and Goaltending Duo their Offense stand a credible chance as Underdogs
Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:18 p.m.
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Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
I think I'd do this


Anything more needed?
So Allen a good fit for the job in mentoring Levi seen as a value??
Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:19 p.m.
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Quoting: Billy316
Well we know its not for Cap reasons
So what Triggered this Response?
Is it Addison cause i really dont care that much


I’m not paying a 2nd for him. I’m not paying Addison for him. I’m not paying both for him. It’s just obnoxious that the 2nd could turn into a 1st under any circumstance.
Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:22 p.m.
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Quoting: Digitalbooya06
I’m not paying a 2nd for him. I’m not paying Addison for him. I’m not paying both for him. It’s just obnoxious that the 2nd could turn into a 1st under any circumstance.


Yeah the only thing on this entire post that became "obnoxious" was this post you just made.
I say Good Day and ill be going back to the mature posts from here forward.

Have a nice day
Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:44 p.m.
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No i dont
I actually stole this from BUF posts.
They wanted a NHL Goalie not a Career AHL Goalie.
5 of their last 10 post have either traded or buried Comrie.
Of the 5 that didnt 2 had way more then 23 players just choosing to avoid the decision.

I just punked it and am going to Negotiate with BUF fans when they show up.
Pretty sure that's Little Jerry Seinfelds team so he should show up soon and give a educated analysis of what it needs for balance.
Or he'll just troll me lol


Sabres fans on this site are NOT our real life GM
I’ll stick with what will happen in reality, thanks though
Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:46 p.m.
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That's so bad for MN bffr
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Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:50 p.m.
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Quoting: AntiAnalytics
Sabres fans on this site are NOT our real life GM
I’ll stick with what will happen in reality, thanks though


Neither are you though and at least they're self aware enough to realize the designed purpose of this site. . . .
You're just more intolerant and less open minded then they are with this Self Righteous Tone.
IF you signed a NHL Goalie your point that isnt validated by Any Source , i might have humored it if you werent well . . . like you are.
But the reality is he's a career AHL Goalie

Anyways ill stick with the sabres fans who can prove their points not just whine online about people making Fiction Trades on a site specifically designed for this purpose.
This isnt a Diary and im not your friend so if there's nothing else maybe stop being Unrealistically difficult and offer something worth talking about ?
Aug. 25, 2023 at 2:53 p.m.
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Quoting: Billy316
Neither are you though and at least they're self aware enough to realize the designed purpose of this site. . . .
You're just more intolerant and less open minded then they are with this Self Righteous Tone.
IF you signed a NHL Goalie your point that isnt validated by Any Source , i might have humored it if you werent well . . . like you are.
But the reality is he's a career AHL Goalie

Anyways ill stick with the sabres fans who can prove their points not just whine online about people making Fiction Trades on a site specifically designed for this purpose.
This isnt a Diary and im not your friend so if there's nothing else maybe stop being Unrealistically difficult and offer something worth talking about ?


Well, i disagree with just about everything you’re saying

Allen is NOT good, and the Sabres will NOT be trading for him
If u can’t handle that, it’s your problem, not mine
Aug. 25, 2023 at 3:01 p.m.
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Quoting: Caerii
That's so bad for MN bffr


How? 1.75m x 2 years for Savard?
I mean Durzi got a 2nd and he's 3x the D that Addison is.
I dont need of care about him but a prospect of value is needed as MIN dont trade 1sts.
I mean even the long shot odds of MIN winning a cup and defending it with Savard needing 50% or more of the games to get the 1st and still they dug in.

Unlike other Expansion teams MIN does love hockey so much whether they win a cup or not doesnt matter much to them.
Their focus is on playing entertaining hockey for probably the 3rd or 4th best State in USA for Hockey Development .
They wouldnt trade a 1st round pick 32nd OA for a Stanley Cup win so deals with them are always challenging .

Soon Bass will chime in then the MIN fans who constructively debate will show up
Thats who im waiting for just like i was Little Jerry Seinfield for the BUF trade
Each Fanbase has long term Gatekeepers who smack down stupidity
LAK has OldNYIFan ,Hedman77 i think for TBL , MoSeidier for DET, Little Jerry for BUF, ext.

Why?
While we disagree A LOT!
They recognize Opinion from Fact.
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Aug. 25, 2023 at 3:03 p.m.
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Quoting: AntiAnalytics
Well, i disagree with just about everything you’re saying

Allen is NOT good, and the Sabres will NOT be trading for him
If u can’t handle that, it’s your problem, not mine


I dont think you get it
I dont care because i dont value your opinion
Minute you want to talk sources and facts im all in.

You wanna keep restating your opinion as if its fact though.
You'll just be doing it to hear yourself speak because i dont get paid enough to care to be blunt
Aug. 25, 2023 at 3:16 p.m.
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Quoting: Billy316
Their focus is on playing entertaining hockey for probably the 3rd or 4th best State in USA for Hockey Development .


Lol what in the world is that based on? MN produces more NHLers than any other state by a pretty hefty margin.
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