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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 13, 2021 at 12:43 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 28, 2021 at 12:51 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 5, 2020 at 1:02 a.m.
Thread: Habs 2020-21
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Campabee</b></div><div>Belzile does the same thing and was ok in his stint last year to boot. By bringing Belzile up as the 13th forward and moving Fleury back and forth before and after games (literally just a paper trasaction) you build cap for the deadline. Gauthier just doesn't bring anything to the table that we don't already have in the system. If you don't like Belzile that's ok we have Vejdemo, Blandisi, Baddock, Lucchini or Dauphin who can fill a 13th man role as well.</div></div>

Gauthier is a big physical centerman good at faceoffs. Belzile cant do any of those things. He is an "energy player", meaning he skates and forecheck and nothing else.

I would welcome a 2 way signing of Gauthier. Send him to Laval so that Bouchard help him with his defense play and bring him back as 4C when an injury occurs.

Habs still need more toughness for the playoffs.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 20, 2020 at 2:12 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 28, 2020 at 11:23 a.m.
Thread: Montreal Canadiens 2020-21
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OrganizedConfusion55</b></div><div>Yes, but we need good players in that age bracket. When a team is willing to just move a player for a 7th, its a clear sign you just want to remove that cap hit off the books.</div></div>

A cap situation that works for one team doesn't necessarily work for the other. I think the Habs clear out salary to make room for at least one big addition. Weal could be a useful player for you guys on your 3rd line. He's not a fit for the Habs in our top 9, and doesn't make sense in a 4th line role. He could always make sense as a depth option in Laval though, but we'd lose him for nothing if he doesn't clear waivers.

You could also easily sign a comparable UFA, but the downside of that is it will likely cost you more than 1 year of term. So there's more risk in that sense. The pick of the litter isn't exactly picking Buffalo as a top destination currently.

Ottawa has done that type of trade with us recently with both Reilly and Peca.