assuming we lived in a world where Montreal and Boston would make a deal, Loui Eriksson would be a target.
- DoubleDown

Good call. That's the type of winger we should target. In the same time there are a lot of talks about a spot available for Sekac or De La Rose or whoever and I can't see it at the moment.

Mike Ribeiro!!!!!
- dt99999

that guy is going to drop dead in the next 18 months

He deserves to suck all the money he can from the Habs for all the poop he's been taking from them and Therrien.
- stinger67

this

He deserves to suck all the money he can from the Habs for all the poop he's been taking from them and Therrien.
- stinger67

this

He swallowed his pill and took the bridge deal. I know he can be a wild horse at times but Therrien seems to want to go out of his way to reign him in. The benchings and the team Canada healthy scratch treatment with no backing from the Habs. All that in spite of his Norris trophy and consistent 100% effort night in and night out. If I'm PK, I go for the max.
- habfanforever

Yeah I can just so how that conversation would go...

Terrien (MT): Hey Mike, Michel here.

Babcock (MB): Uhhhh, Michel who?

MT: Michel Terrien

MB: ...

MT: Coach of the Habs...

MB: Oh, uhhh, hi?

MT: So I think you need to play Subban more. He's an all-star and Norris trophy winner. Sure I cut his icetime but only because I'm trying to teach him a lesson. Sure I don't always let him have important minutes at the end of a game but it's for his own good. And I think he's too flashy for his own good. But I'm backing him now.

MB: Uhhhh, so how many cups and gold medals do you have as a coach???

MT: Well I came really close with the Pens once. Hey my name was Mike then too!

(Click)

MT: Uhhh, allo, Mike????

the highest cap hit in the game is what, $9.5 million? so what's his market value? because he's not the game's best player. he's not the game's best defenceman. should he have the highest cap hit in the game? i don't think so. i think $8-$9 million is a reasonable figure. i think anything over $9 million is getting into "bleed dry" territory.
- DoubleDown

Cap hit is irrelevant. Salary's with current League profit is where it counts.

If the guys with the highest salaries would have signed 7-8 year deals before the new CBA, their cap hits would be higher.

Why would Subban make less money because he signs after the new CBA?

Yeah I can just so how that conversation would go...

Terrien (MT): Hey Mike, Michel here.

Babcock (MB): Uhhhh, Michel who?

MT: Michel Terrien

MB: ...

MT: Coach of the Habs...

MB: Oh, uhhh, hi?

MT: So I think you need to play Subban more. He's an all-star and Norris trophy winner. Sure I cut his icetime but only because I'm trying to teach him a lesson. Sure I don't always let him have important minutes at the end of a game but it's for his own good. And I think he's too flashy for his own good. But I'm backing him now.

MB: Uhhhh, so how many cups and gold medals do you have as a coach???

MT: Well I came really close with the Pens once. Hey my name was Mike then too!

(Click)

MT: Uhhh, allo, Mike????
- Routs

I was talking about backing IN THE MEDIA. Sheesh.

Good call. That's the type of winger we should target. In the same time there are a lot of talks about a spot available for Sekac or De La Rose or whoever and I can't see it at the moment.
- Not_Yan

i find it hard to believe that MB is assuming any rookie can come in and fill a top 6 role. i would be shocked if one more veteran forward isn't added this summer.

He deserves to suck all the money he can from the Habs for all the poop he's been taking from them and Therrien.
- stinger67

he hasn't taken any poop from anyone but they did say 2 years ago that if he took a bridge deal and then played well the money would come.

he won a norris and became their key player...


i guess the money is on its way and he'll deserve every penny he gets.

the highest cap hit in the game is what, $9.5 million? so what's his market value? because he's not the game's best player. he's not the game's best defenceman. should he have the highest cap hit in the game? i don't think so. i think $8-$9 million is a reasonable figure. i think anything over $9 million is getting into "bleed dry" territory.
- DoubleDown

This...

But one problem is with the NHL constantly changing the salary cap, it's tough to compare the cap hit PK gets today with say what Crosby got a few years ago, or what the next superstar that negotiates in a few years will get...

Good questions. Sharp's name was circulating for a while and CHI needs to shed salary...
- Not_Yan

So Eller, 1st and a prospect?

So Eller, 1st and a prospect?
- l3ig_l2ecl

that's a lot.

i find it hard to believe that MB is assuming any rookie can come in and fill a top 6 role. i would be shocked if one more veteran forward isn't added this summer.
- DoubleDown

Especially if you look at our top offensive players. Therrien is keen on keeping everyone in this "grinder" state. When your top young gun (Galchenyuk) is playing 3rd line minutes on the wing with little or no PP time, it says a lot about how Therrien feels about offensive players. They'll be trading for a 30-40 point, 30+ year old RW à la gionta before the end of the summer.

*blows howard's whistle*
- dt99999

Nice.

this
- habfanforever

sarcasm detector fail

that's a lot.
- dt99999

For Sharp?

Meh, doubt it's even close to enough...

Cap hit is irrelevant. Salary's with current League profit is where it counts.

If the guys with the highest salaries would have signed 7-8 year deals before the new CBA, their cap hits would be higher.

Why would Subban make less money because he signs after the new CBA?
- l3ig_l2ecl

Claude Giroux, Henrik Lundqvist, Evgeni Malkin... among the 5-6 highest paid guys in the league, all signed under the new CBA.

he hasn't taken any poop from anyone but they did say 2 years ago that if he took a bridge deal and then played well the money would come.

he won a norris and became their key player...


i guess the money is on its way and he'll deserve every penny he gets.
- dt99999

Pretty sure piquer was being facetious.

For Sharp?

Meh, doubt it's even close to enough...
- l3ig_l2ecl

it is for the habs. they don't exactly have a boatload of prospects and that makes the 1st round pick that much more valuable.

Pretty sure piquer was being facetious.
- hscesq

pretty sure piqueur can go (frank) himself.



edit: sorry piqueur nothing personal

that's a lot.
- dt99999

Even a few Hawks fans were proposing Eller for Sharp recently... I guess Eller and a 2nd or mid-prospect would do? Or maybe a simple 1-on-1 swap like Eller for Tlusty.

he hasn't taken any poop from anyone but they did say 2 years ago that if he took a bridge deal and then played well the money would come.

he won a norris and became their key player...


i guess the money is on its way and he'll deserve every penny he gets.
- dt99999

I was joking.

People complaining about Subban not getting ice time when the team was shorthanded was funny.

I was joking.

People complaining about Subban not getting ice time when the team was shorthanded was funny.
- stinger67

He should be blocking more shots!!! and play 60 minutes.

I was joking.

People complaining about Subban not getting ice time when the team was shorthanded was funny.
- stinger67

there is nothing in your body of work that would indicate that anyone could detect sarcasm from you as you vary wildly between common sense and complete Bert Raymond in most of your posts.

I was joking.

People complaining about Subban not getting ice time when the team was shorthanded was funny.
- stinger67

could be that the guy just didn't want his Norris dman taking pucks off the forearm.