Luke Schenn to be traded E4
- AdamFrench

oh my AnnGEE will be crushed.

Sources say Columbus and Florida are most likely.
- DTF69

or Calgary

And what about the players that need to be resigned.. with some sort of raise? You know... that kid... Price? and Subban ?

But I think I'm getting it now. The cap is not important anymore.. so we shouldn't have any problems getting those new contracts to fit in.. and it also means that we shouldnt b!tch anymore about Kaberlol's cap hit and Gomez's hit.

Thanks for clearing it up.

*cheers for the Yotes*
- WaterBoy

No, it means that trading to free up cap space is not a reason to make a trade. Sure the Habs save about $2.7M in the trade... for what? What are they gonna use that on? What is that $2.7M savings gonna buy the Habs to make them better? Who is the great hope of a player that will come in and save the day for $2.7M? What player even wants to come to Montreal, that would be actually worth $2.7M (rather than overpay a player to that salary to get them here)?

Nothing. No one.

So I do not see the cap savings as being a benefit to this trade.

That is my point.

In fact, the Habs should be taking on 1-2 year bad contracts to get extra picks for them, when trading off their expiring contracts.

As for Price and PK, the Habs already have enough flex to manage their new contracts with a little tweaking and / or expiring contracts. This trade really changes nothing in that regard.

or Calgary
- weirdoh

MY SOURCE SAYS ITS CALGARY

CONMFIRMED!

Sources say Columbus and Florida are most likely.
- DTF69

Possibly Calgary.

MY SOURCE SAYS ITS CALGARY

CONMFIRMED!
- DTF69

I was late on twitter because I was updating the site. That's my gig.

I was late on twitter because I was updating the site. That's my gig.
- weirdoh

I love when something is breaking, Ek goes and guesses and creates a blog. Then when he realizes he was way off, he deletes it and makes a new one

Look what's happening after half a season of sucking. Now imagine a few years of that.
Besides, as bad as they are right now it's not bad enough, they need to get rid of Price for this to work.
- habby

I don't know, keep Subban, Price, Gorges and Pacioretty, trade all veterans for picks, fill the rest with Bulldogs... should finish nice and low for 2-3 years

I was late on twitter because I was updating the site. That's my gig.
- weirdoh

ur way smarter than those tsn guyz.

oh my AnnGEE will be crushed.
- Cape Breton Bruins

Devastating blow.

oh my AnnGEE will be crushed.
- Cape Breton Bruins

Remember, he's an All Star!

Devastating blow.
- AdamFrench

No trade, this site hasn't crashed yet.

I love when something is breaking, Ek goes and guesses and creates a blog. Then when he realizes he was way off, he deletes it and makes a new one
- DTF69

This excuse was tremendous. He was wrong because he was updating his blog because he always does when actual news happens...like the other day, when Scott Arniel was fired...and there wasn't a new blog for two hours.

I don't know, keep Subban, Price, Gorges and Pacioretty, trade all veterans for picks, fill the rest with Bulldogs... should finish nice and low for 2-3 years
- CH1909-2009

dude's gonna need a monster second half to hit EE's predicton of 20 goals.

I love when something is breaking, Ek goes and guesses and creates a blog. Then when he realizes he was way off, he deletes it and makes a new one
- DTF69

Totes

No trade, this site hasn't crashed yet.
- mr.peanut

Trade deadline day is like the apocalypse.

Sources say Columbus and Florida are most likely.
- DTF69

or Philly. Looks like Philly.

This excuse was tremendous. He was wrong because he was updating his blog because he always does when actual news happens...like the other day, when Scott Arniel was fired...and there wasn't a new blog for two hours.
- Urethra Franklin

Or when he couldn't update because he was so exhausted from talking to his sources all day that he needed a nap.

Trade deadline day is like the apocalypse.
- AdamFrench

All talking about trades that that Ek didn't break.

So I do not see the cap savings as being a benefit to this trade.


- JDJ

But you're not the owner of the team.

"If we're gonna tank, cut the expenses".

All talking about trades that that Ek didn't break.
- mr.peanut

What?

Is anyone still not in favor of liquidating the veteran core and rebuilding through the draft
- CH1909-2009

That's why I didn't like the trade...

I think at the deadline the Habs could have gotten a better, younger return. Cammalleri would have been one of the really good, available pieces this deadline.

If you are going to liquidate the vertan core, which obviously needs to happen, for the most part at least, then you do so at the most opportune time.

What?
- Rtt19

This site always crashing on Trade Deadline day

But you're not the owner of the team.

"If we're gonna tank, cut the expenses".
- Pecafan Fan

Fair enough.

I just happen to think the Habs will always play close to the cap... someone will be overpaid somewhere or Gomez will just re main on the roster.

And I don't think the Habs have the mentality to tank, unfortunately, when it comes to the people who make the decisions.

They just kinda tank by default with bad sending. And hence, they even fail at tanking.

This site always crashing on Trade Deadline day
- mr.peanut

Yep.