Lindholm is a great 2 way C, but he is in no way worth that contract.

Maybe for Dvorak and a 5th
Habs won’t give a 2 nd rounder

Just what montreal needs, a 33yo pending UFA

I don't see Seattle making any crazy big trades for big names. They're not 1 big name away from being a stanley cup contender, so development and patience is the game they need to be playing, but they are also close enough that with the right moves they could be back in the playoffs. First off is that they need another top 6 center. Wright isn't ready for that, and he may only ever be a really good 3C or lower tier 2C. If he develops down the road. If Seattle can entice Lindholm to sign with them that's a splashy move they should make. They have the cap space to make that happen, but we'll see if he wants to stay on the west coast or go east. If they sign Lindholm, that probably makes Gourde expendable since I think Wright will probably be 3C next year. Gourde would be an expensive 4C, and so they can pick up some draft capital and sign a solid 4C for a lower price. There's a number of candidates, but It would be cool to see Gourde go back to Quebec where he lives in the off season and maybe even finish his career there. I think Montreal could benefit from him. Seattle needs to find a 3rd pairing Right Dman.

Tyson Barrie is damaged goods right now, so he can probably be had for cheap, and there could be some upside. a 1 year contract is pretty low risk, so could be worth signing someone like that, who could have a bounce back year and be a steal.

Other notable signings are Tolvanen, which I'm sure Seattle will keep, but will be interesting to see what that contract looks like, and while I was thinking Beniers would get the 8 year deal, he just hasn't performed this year to warrant an 8 year investment even though that's probably the most cap advantaged thing to do long term. I think he gets a 3 year bridge deal that will give the team 1 more year of RFA control to see if he can earn the 8 year contract in 3 years.

As far as the last 2 forwards, Seattle could sign a league min person, but I suspect that Seattle will try and rotate in some of the young kids throughout the season to get them some experience, and I suspect at least 1 of them will really catch on and stay up. I picked Nyman, because he's had a pretty solid year in Finland this year, so it'd be great to see him come over to North America and see what he can do over here next year.

I don't think its all that realistic that Montreal would pay for a 32 year old forward. I think Gourde's worth a 2nd, its just pretty unlikely Montreal would be the team to pay that.

what is montreal motivation?

why throw a 2nd away.. for a ufa? because he is french?
buy him out, well sign him for min cap.

Pass